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Seven Hanged : Little Black Classic by Leonid Andreyev
6.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'It was like walking along the knife-edge of the highest possible mountain range, seeing life on one side and death on the other in the form of two deep, gorgeous and gleaming seascapes.' This astonishing novella from 1908, newly translated for Little Black Classics by War and Peace translator Anthony B ...Show more
Stancliffe's Hotel by Charlotte Bronte
6.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics | Reading Level: very good
'Reader, if you're ready, so am I.' These witty vignettes, set in Charlotte Bronte's imaginary world of Angria, feature debauched aristocrats, high-society courtesans and the rakish, brooding hero Zamorna, and offer a fascinating insight into Bronte's early writing. This is one of 46 new books in the be ...Show more
Tell-Tale Heart: : Little Black Classic by Edgar Allan Poe
2.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics Ser.
'Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was a groan of mortal terror ...the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul.' Stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height. Horrifying tales of mystery, sickening madnes ...Show more
The Body Politic : Little Black Classic by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'No true Democracy has ever existed, nor ever will exist.' In this selection from The Social Contract, Rousseau asserts that a state's only legitimate political authority comes from its people. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Class ...Show more
The Book of Tea : Little Black Classic by Kakuzo Okakura
6.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics | Reading Level: very good
'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.' In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism, Tea Masters and the significance of the Japanese tea ceremony. ...Show more
The Death of Ivan Ilyich : Little Black Classic by Leo Tolstoy
6.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'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 fro ...Show more
The Frogs : Little Black Classic by Aristophanes
6.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'Ko-ax, ko-ax, ko-ax!Now listen, you musical twerps,I don't give a damn for your burps!' A biting comedy from the great Ancient Greek playwright. 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 ...Show more
The Lifted Veil : Little Black Classic by George Eliot
6.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'Why did she stand before me with the candle in her hand, with her cruel contemptuous eyes fixed on me, and the glittering serpent, like a familiar demon, on her breast?' In this dark novella of Victorian horror, George Eliot explores clairvoyance, fate and the possibility of life after death. It is one ...Show more
The Nun of Murano : Little Black Classic by Giacomo Casanova
2.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
' "You are not my first passion, my divine friend, but you shall be my last." ' In this episode from his infamous memoirs, swashbuckling serial seducer Casanova falls for a beautiful nun on the Venetian island of Murano - despite already being involved with another one... One of 46 new books in the be ...Show more
The Queen of Spades : Little Black Classic by Alexander Pushkin
2.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics 110 | Reading Level: very good
'Hermann waited for the appointed hour like a tiger trembling for its prey.' One of Pushkin's most popular and chilling stories, 'The Queen of Spades' tells of a young man who develops a dangerous obsession in pursuit of the wealth he craves. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classic ...Show more
The Robber Bridegroom : Little Black Classic by Grimm Brothers
2.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics 68 | Reading Level: very good
'Then she began to run, and she ran over the sharp stones and through the thorns, and the wild animals bounded past her...' Four weird, dark and enchanting fairy-tales from the Brothers Grimm. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the hu ...Show more
The Rule of Benedict : Little Black Classic by Anon
6.99 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'Idleness is the enemy of the soul'. Saint Benedict's advice to monks - on everything from correct posture to the value of silence - has offered spiritual guidance to many for fifteen centuries. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Clas ...Show more