Frank HerbertIn 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called "Dune" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank...

Frank HerbertThe bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! This second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening...

Ayn Rand The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.This modern classic is the story of intransigent young...

John Fairfax and John MoatIn 1969 the poet John Fairfax and poet and novelist John Moat dreamt up the Arvon Foundation, a venture born out of their frustration that nowhere...

Milan KunderaAll too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now though, a quarter century after The Joke was first...

Author: William Shakespeare No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Hamlet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right."Hamlet" is the story of the...

Albert CamusA gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, of survival and resilience, and of the ways in which humankind confronts death, The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel,...

John Milton, edited by John T ShawcrossThe first complete annotated edition of Milton's poetry available in a one-volume paperback. The text is established from original sources, with collations of all...

Albert CamusThese six stories, written at the height of Camus' artistic powers, all depict people at decisive, revelatory moments in their lives. Translated by Justin O'Brien.These works of fiction cover...

Stephen CraneHenry Fleming, a raw Union Army recruit in the American Civil War, is anxious to confirm his patriotism and manhood - to earn his "badge of courage." But, his...

George EliotThis is a title in an inexpensive range of classics in the Penguin Popular Classics series. The story takes place at the close of the 18th century. Hetty Sorrel,...

Author: Thomas Hardy