Collection: Non-Fiction (Academy Use Only)

The story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as 'troubled artistic consciousness'.

A satirical portrait of a drunken, orgiastic Roman banquet, hosted by the grossly ostentatious Trimalchio.

'Little Black Classics' celebrate the huge range and diversity of 'Penguin Classics', with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russia...

Four personal, sun-drenched sketches of Lawrence's experiences in Italy.

'Our passion was so great. Will the Old Man understand and help us once again?' 'The Old Man of the Moon' is Shen Fu's intimate and moving account of his marriage - from early passion to the trials of poverty and separation - and his great, enduring love for his wife in 8th-century China.

'Little Black Classics' celebrate the huge range and diversity of 'Penguin Classics', with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russia...

'He gave orders that they were not to get any hot glum pudding in flames, for fear the spirits in their innards might catch fire. 'The Steel Flea' is an uproarious and alcohol-soaked shaggy-dog story from one of Russia's great comic masters.

Told with verve and self-mocking wit, the adventures of doughty female Victorian explorer Mary Kingsley describe stumbling upon five hippos by night, dodging elephants and fighting off a leopard with a stool.

'Those husbands that I had, three of them were good and two were bad. The three that I call 'good' were rich and old.' One of the most bawdy, entertaining and popular stories from The Canterbury Tales.

'The Argonauts were terrified at the sight. But Jason planting his feet apart stood to receive them, as a reef in the sea confronts the tossing billows in a gale.' The tragic, epic love affair that allowed Jason to get the Golden Fleece.