The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
$28.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears th ...Show more
The Pocket Hobbit [75th Anniversary Edition] by J R R Tolkien
$27.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Reading Level: very good
To celebrate The Hobbit's 75th anniversary of publication, a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic, perfect for little Hobbits everywhere. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a b ...Show more
The Portable Dante (ed & tr from Italian Mark Musa) by Dante
$30.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
With complete verse translations of The Divine Comedy and La Vita Nuova, this collection realizes the scope and fire of Dante's genius in a single volume.
The Portable Mark Twain by Twain Mark
$30.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
Satirist, novelist, and keen observer of the American scene, Mark Twain remains one of the world's best-loved writers. This delightful collection of Twain's favorite and most memorable writings includes selected tales and sketches such as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, How I Edited an ...Show more
The Portable Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
$32.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest are accompanied by Wilde's prison memoirs, poems, and selected correspondence.
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
$13.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It i ...Show more
The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage
$24.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century American that inspired the new Jane Campion film. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is st ...Show more
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
$15.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin English Library
'He was constantly harassed with the idea, that the next time he lifted his eyes, he would to a certainty see that face, the most repulsive to all his feelings of aught the earth contained'. A nightmarish tale of religious fanaticism and darkness, this chilling classic of the macabre tells the tale of R ...Show more
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
$20.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
Roberta, better known as Bobbie, and her younger brother, Peter, and little sister Phyllis, were very happy living in a comfortable house surrounded by a cook and servants and two loving parents. One evening there was a knock on the door and their father was mysteriously taken away by two men. Suddenly ...Show more
The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence
$15.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Collector's Library
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
$33.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
Far from the gentle slopes of the "Hundred Acre Wood" lies The Red House", the setting for A.A Milne's only detective story, where secret passages, uninvited guests, a sinister valet and a puzzling murder lay the foundations for a classic crime caper. And when the local police prove baffled, it is up to ...Show more
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: The Originals
Masterfully linked short stories by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. The Red Pony is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father's California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him a red pony, and later pro ...Show more