The Penguin Classics Book
The Penguin Classics Book by Henry Eliot, published by Penguin Publishing Group on October 8, 2019, is an illustrated edition that spans 480 pages. This historic guide explores the origins of Penguin Classics in the UK, detailing a timeline that stretches from the ancient world to World War I. It serves as a comprehensive companion to the series, featuring insights into 500 authors and 1,200 books, while also highlighting the evolution of world literature over 4,000 years.
Readers will find a wealth of information, including author biographies, short book summaries, and recommendations, all presented alongside illustrations of historic Penguin Classic covers. The book delves into various subjects such as design, graphic arts, and the significance of books as collectibles. With its luxurious clothbound package and full-color pages, The Penguin Classics Book offers an engaging look at the legacy of one of the most recognized classics imprints in the world.
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A historic guide to the world of Penguin Classics from its UK origin, covering a span from the ancient world to World War I, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, full-color pages, and illustrations
A Penguin Classic Hardcover
Penguin Classics is the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. The Penguin Classics Book covers all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history, and philosophy in between, this reader’s companion encompasses 500 authors, 1,200 books, and 4,000 years of world literature, from ancient Mesopotamia to World War I. Filled with stories of the series’ UK origin, author biographies, short book summaries and recommendations, and illustrated with historic Penguin Classic covers, The Penguin Classics Book is an entertaining historic look at the earliest chapters of the world’s best-known Classics publisher.
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