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WEBThe Rainbow Yasunari Kawabata. Botchan Natsume Soseki. Child of Fortune Yuko Tsushima. Japanese Ghost Stories Lafcadio Hearn. The Ark Sakura Kobo Abe. The Frolic of the Beasts Yukio Mishima. The Penguin Book of Elegy Stephen Regan, Andrew Motion. Collected Poems Laurie Lee. The Need for Roots Simone Weil.
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100 must-read classics, as chosen by our readers - Penguin Books …
WEBMay 26, 2022 · You said: One classic everyone must read: The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. A beautifully told story of an intelligent girl who yearns for more than society allows. Jess, X (formerly Twitter) Lady Chatterley's Lover D. H. Lawrence. 44. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H Lawrence (1960) We said: The story of Lady Chatterley who starved of ...
Mein Kampf - Penguin Books UK
WEBMein Kampf was first published in two volumes in 1925-6 and sold between eight and nine million copies during Hitler's lifetime, as well as being widely translated. It is the most notorious political tract of the twentieth century, a mixture of unreliable autobiography and half-baked political philosophy, which brought tragedy to Germany and the world.
The best books of 2023, according to readers - Penguin Books UK
WEBNov 21, 2023 · Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. We said: Ostensibly a story about two friends who love video games, Zevin’s breakthrough novel is a deeply moving, life-affirming meditation on love, creativity, art, romance, friendship, fame and more – which explains its extraordinary word-of-mouth success.
Rick Riordan - Penguin Books UK
WEBRick Riordan (he/him), dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a live-action series on Disney+. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan …
24 must-read books for 9-12-year-olds - Penguin Books UK
WEB24 must-read books for 9-12-year-olds. From timeless classics to graphic novels; marvellous mysteries and trips back in time, these books deserve a spot on everyone's bookshelf. Puffin team. The Starlight Stables Gang Esme Higgs, Jo Cotterill (and others) Buy the book. The Starlight Stables Gang by Esme Higgs, Jo Cotterill & Hannah George …
11 must-read classics for 9 to 12-year-olds - Penguin Books UK
WEBChinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (1989) Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiography makes for a difficult but triumphant read. Two weeks after she was born, her mother died causing the family to see Adeline as bad luck. Her father remarries a cruel woman who regards Adeline and her four older siblings with ...
42 reasons why The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is beyond …
WEBMar 8, 2021 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams’s gloriously funny, inventive and chaotic story about a human fleeing to space with an alien friend to avoid dying on Earth, has had as many reinventions and retellings as the Guide. Originally written as a BBC radio series, Adams then wrote it as a novel, a 1981 TV series, stage play and …
24 must-read books for 6-8-year-olds - Penguin Books UK
WEBThe Bear in the Stars Alexis Snell. The Bear in the Stars by Alexis Snell (2020) A great white bear, known as the Queen of Beasts, rules over an icy kingdom. It’s cold but breathtakingly beautiful. Gradually, the ice begins to melt and the kingdom’s inhabitants leave for new homes. It’s soon time for the Queen of Beasts to leave her snowy ...