Princess Irene lives in a castle in a wild and lonely mountainous region. One day she discovers a steep and winding stairway leading to a bewildering labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors - and a further stairway. What lies at the top? Can the...

A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers” about the author’s marriage and search for faith.Vanauken chronicles the birth of a powerful pagan love borne out of...

'We go to Shakespeare to find out about ourselves' -- Jeanette WintersonBeatrice and Benedick both claim they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, the pair begin...

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes...

'Unable to rely on heaven, we look to Shakespeare as a contemporary conscience' -- Peter Conrad Coriolanus, a famed warrior turned politician, is driven from Rome as a traitor when he arrogantly speaks out against popular rule and loses the good...

The two-part tale of King Henry IV, rewritten with new language for the twenty-first century. Shakespeare's two Henry IV plays follow the exploits of King Henry IV after usurping the crown from his cousin Richard II. Featuring some of Shakespeare's most...

'The magic in The Tempest is real ... It contains a great many unanswered questions' Margaret AtwoodA storm rages. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on...

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes...

Inspired by Homer's Iliad and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Shakespeare's play explores heroism, love and betrayal against the backdrop of the Trojan War. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by R. A. Foakes with an introduction by...

'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak' -- A. S. ByattA young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage. When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a...

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt?...

Thomas Hardy's last novel, Jude the Obscure is a fearless exploration of the hypocrisy of Victorian society, edited with an introduction by Dennis Taylor in Penguin Classics.Jude Fawley's hopes of an education at Christminster university are...

Learn how your DNA can empower you to make life choices that lead to a happier, healthier lifeThe personalized medicine wave is here.In this book, biotechnology entrepreneur and CEO of The DNA Company Kashif Khan offers an action plan to help you live...

The complete, authorised scripts of the multiple award-winning Succession.** Winner of thirteen Emmys, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **'Love'. You're coming for me with love?In the wake of an ambush by his rebellious son, Kendall,...

** Winner of thirteen Emmys, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **'The most thrilling and beautifully obscene TV there is.' GuardianWith an exclusive introduction from creator Jesse Armstrong.Collected here for the first time, the...

The complete, authorised scripts of the multiple award-winning Succession.** Winner of thirteen Emmys, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **I wonder if the sad I'd be from being without you might be less than the sad I get from being...

The complete, authorised scripts of the multiple award-winning Succession.** Winner of thirteen Emmys, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **Everything I've done in my life is for my children.When Logan Roy, the head of one of the world's...

Book 3 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.The thrilling conclusion to the Mark of the Lion series.With Hadassah confined to the...

First in a supernatural series from the acclaimed bestselling author: “Filled with murder, mystery, bad ass chicks and a good ole kick in the head twist.” —Under the Covers Book Blog A disgraced former detective walks into a bar...

The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen's - a small English private boarding school in deepest Norfolk - is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident.   But the local police cannot rule out foul...