George Bernard Shaw's witty comedy of manners, Pygmalion includes an introduction by Nicholas Grene in Penguin Classics. Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor Pygmalion, who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views.

"VONNEGUT IS GEORGE ORWELL, DR. CALIGARI AND FLASH GORDON COMPOUNDED INTO ONE WRITER ... A ZANY BUT MORAL MAD SCIENTIST." - TimeKURT VONNECUT is a master of contemporary American literature. He is the author of eighteen highly acclaimed books and dozens of short stories and essays. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him as "a true artist"* with Cat's Cradle in 1963. He is, as Graham Gre...

'A modern classic.' Guardian'A near-perfect work of art.' Joyce Carol OatesSylvia Plath is a major cultural icon who continues to inspire new generations of female readers. The Bell Jar is one of the defining novels of the 20th century. I was supposed to be having the time of my life .

. . Working as an intern for a New York fashion magazine in the summer of 1953, Esther Greenwood is on the brink of her future.

Yet she is also on the edge of a darkness that makes her world increasingly unreal...

The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, and one who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject.For the first time in many years the book has been completely redesigned. The illustrations, now in color throughout, ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Alice comes this dark retelling of J.M Barrie's Peter Pan. There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. Once I loved a boy called Peter Pan.

Includes pictures, notes and an extensive section on Oscar Wilde's life and works. Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits, and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait, rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, rea...

Romeo and Juliet is the world's most famous drama of tragic young love. Defying the feud which divides their families, Romeo and Juliet enjoy the fleeting rapture of courtship, marriage and sexual fulfilment; but a combination of old animosities and new coincidences brings them to suicidal deaths.

Een zusje! De twaalfjarige Ellen is de enige van de vier kinderen uit het saamhorige gezin Van Bemmel die de gezinsuitbreiding met grote ongerustheid tegemoetziet. Want stel dat de banvloek die ze heeft uitgesproken werkelijkheid wordt?

Vijfentwintig jaar later keert Ellen, als enige nog levende Van Bemmel, terug naar haar ouderlijk huis. Vol angst bivakkeert ze in de lege kamers, die bevolkt worden door schimmen.

Joshua mist zijn soulmate Zivan, die met haar ouders is terugverhuisd naar haar geboorteland Irak. Bovendien maakt hij zich zorgen: ze reageert niet meer op zijn berichtjes; de vinkjes achter zijn WhatsApp-berichten blijven zwart. Noodgedwongen probeert Joshua zichzelf opnieuw uit te vinden zonder Zivan. Zijn passie voor tekenen en kunst, en een onverwachte vriendschap met Sergio (‘grote bek, grote spieren en maximaal aantrekkelijk voor de meiden’), redden hem.

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Maart 2028: Russische troepen veroveren het Estische stadje Narva en het eiland Hiiumaa in de Oostzee. De aanval op de Baltische staten is begonnen. In de jaren na het einde van de oorlog in Oekraïne heeft Europa zich niet goed genoeg bewapend en ontbeert het cruciale militaire kracht. Rusland gebruikt de inval van Estland als test. Hoe zal de NAVO reageren? Geldt Artikel 5 nog? En bestaat er een risico op een kernoorlog?

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