90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books. ‘People should fall in love with their eyes closed. Just close your eyes. Don’t look.’ From Warhol’s romantic relationships to his thoughts on...

'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post. When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his...

Martine and Philippa are the daughters of a forceful priest of a Lutheran sect. Reared to deny all earthly pleasures, they live out their lives performing good work on behalf of the inhabitants of...

George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society. 'You have talked so...

I've been told that no one sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love'. Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century. Born...

'[He] inspired a generation ... He changed the course of history' -- Barack Obama.As Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons...

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Inspector Maigret is subject to unexpected scrutiny in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend For the first time in...

In a sweltering Paris summer Inspector Maigret works against the clock to catch a serial killer in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible...

Inspector Maigret's Holiday takes an unexpected turn in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret's wife has fallen ill during their seaside holiday at Les...

An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian RevolutionAn American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 revolution in...