'Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too.

Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also love.'Virginia Woolf's delightful biography of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel, which asks what it means to be human - and to be dog. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and acr...

'It is only a bruise'. A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident... One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Voor een Helmondse schoenmakersdochter, een Indische voormalige oorlogstolk en hun zoon bestaat er geen heden. Alleen een belast verleden. De zoon achtervolgt zijn ouders met vragen over de oorlog in Nederlands-Indië die woedt in het gezin. Hun verhalen zijn spannend, hilarisch, gruwelijk, niet te bevatten, rauw, maar niet zonder humor.

This collection of Poe's work contains some of the most exciting and haunting stories ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious to the darkly comic, yet all possess the genius for the grotesque that defines Poe's writing. They are peopled with neurotics and social outcasts, obsessed with nameless terrors or preoccupied with seemingly unsolvable mysteries. 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are key works in the horror canon, while in the 'The Murders in...

Wat moet je doen als een leerling je waarschuwt voor een aanslag, morgenochtend op het Centraal Station? Als je klas die ‘fokking toets’ niet wil maken omdat die toch niet meetelt? Als je favoriete leerling van school dreigt te worden getrapt? Als je in een vlaag van verstandsverbijstering een stacaravan hebt gekocht? Als je ruzie hebt met je Roemeense schoonmaakster? In zijn nieuwe bundel schetst Johan Goossens kleurrijk wat hij ziet en meemaakt. In de klas op een roc in de Randstad, maa...

Utterly unique and beloved around the world, The Prophet is a collection of twenty-six poetic essays by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. Telling the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa and his conversations with various acquaintances as he returns home after a long absence, the book touches on subjects of universal concern, including love, friendship, passion, pain, religion and freedom.Thought-provoking, comforting and wise, the simple truths of The Prophet remain compe...

The text is that of the 1813 first edition, accompanied by revised and expanded explanatory annotations. This edition also includes: biographical portraits of Austen by members of her family and, new to the fourth edition, those by Jon Spence (Becoming Jane Austen) and Paula Byrne (The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things). Also included are fifteen critical essays, twelve of them new to the fourth edition, reflecting the finest current scholarship.

Contributors include Janet Todd, Jim Co...

An illustrated, full-colour edition of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale.