The Secret History by Donna Tartt
13.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret Historyis a remarkable achievement - incredibly compelling, dramatic and playful.Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college disc ...Show more
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Popular Penguins by Oscar Wilde
13.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray is the story of a man who makes a devilish pact never to grow old. Dorian Gray remains forever young, indulging in unspeakable pleasures while his portrait bears the mark of his corrupt existence. A beautifully decadent tale of the destructive allure of perpetual ...Show more
The Great Gatsby: Popular Penguins by F. Scott Fitzgerald
13.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
The world and his mistress are at Jay Gatsby's party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a secret longing. In between sips of champagne, his guests speculate about their mysterious host. Some say he's a bootlegger. Others swear he was a German spy during the war. They lean in and whispe ...Show more
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
13.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
Pride and PrejudiceBy Jane AustenElizabeth Bennet is Austen's most liberated and unambiguously appealing heroine, and Pride and Prejudice has remained over most of the past two centuries Austen's most popular novel. The story turns on the marriage prospects of the five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet: ...Show more
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
13.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: very good
My Family and Other Animalsis the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist G ...Show more
Animal Farm - Penguin Student Edition by George Orwell
17.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Student editions
Penguin Student Editions have been specifically designed for readers who are studying a text in detail. They include a helpful introduction and explanatory notes, character sketches, a text summary, a chronology, a selection of questions and topics for discussion and analysis, as well as suggestions for ...Show more
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas
21.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Set at the height of the "tulipomania" that gripped Holland in 17th century, this is the story of Cornelius van Baerle, a humble grower whose sole desire is to grow the perfect specimen of the tulip negra. When his godfather is murdered, Cornelius finds himself caught up in the deadly politics of the ti ...Show more
The Jewish War - Josephus- Translated by G. Williamson - Penguin Classics by Flavius Josephus; E. Mary Smallwood (Introduction by, Revised by, Notes by); Betty Radice; G. A. Williamson (Translator, Introduction by)
25.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, li ...Show more
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
29.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Reading Level: good-very good
It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school. Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters - shooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by p ...Show more
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
29.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Vintage Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
For its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin's classic work with a new introduction by Rory Stewart Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller ...Show more
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
25.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Reading Level: very good
'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird' - Meet Scout, the narrator of this book. Her story is one of Deep South summers, fights at school and playing in the street. The spooky house of her mysterious neighbour, Boo Radley, sags dark and forbid ...Show more
The Prophet by GIBRAN, KAHLIL
17.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Reading Level: very good
The original self-help book- bestselling The Prophet takes the reader on an unparalleled spiritual and philosophical journeyThe time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese. Before he departs, people gather around him and ask him to speak his wisdom. Divided into twenty-eight chapters coveri ...Show more