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Penguin Classics

Because what you read matters.

Enhanced and Amplified Classics

November 2011

Experience two legendary novels the way you never have before, with exclusive and never-before-seen content that appears in our Jack Kerouac's On the Road (A Penguin Books Amplified Edition) and the Of Mice and Men: Amplified eBook, both available now for transformative reading experiences.

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Jack Kerouac's On the Road (A Penguin Books Amplified Edition)

Discover Penguin Threads

November 2011

Debuting the Penguin Threads series, featuring three exciting new releases: The Secret Garden, Emma, and Black Beauty with jacket art sketched and hand-embroidered by Jillian Tamaki, then sculpt-embossed for wonderful tactile covers.

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Penguin Threads

Every Classic in Your Pocket

November 2011

The Penguin Classics: A Complete Annotated Listing iPhone App connects you to the classics like never before, putting the complete, annotated descriptions of all in-print Penguin Classics right in your pocket. Includes a fun and engaging Classics quiz, a "Discover the Classics" section, and more!

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Penguin Classics Complete Annotated Listing iPhone App

Classics Events

December 2011

Sense and Sensibility
  • December 1, 6:00pm - Type Directors Club, NY
    Coralie Bickford-Smith, designer of all Penguin Classic hardcovers, will be speaking with designer and illustrator Kelly Blair at the Type Directors Club.
  • December 2, 7:00pm - Book Court, NY
    Coralie Bickford-Smith, designer of Penguin Classic hardcovers, continues her US tour at Book Court in conversation with Design*Sponge blogger Grace Bonney.

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Classics Deluxe Editions

Read the greatest works of literature in Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions

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Classics Highlights

Classics A-to-Z

Alan Walker

With one complete cycle under his belt, Alan Walker, our Senior Director of Academic Marketing and Sales, embarks on yet another Penguin Classics reading marathon of one book by an author per letter of the alphabet. Read Alan's latest blog entries (Q), as well as his entire first marathon.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Celebrate the new Penguin Classics Deluxe editions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach with delightful cover art by Ivan Brunetti and Jordan Crane and new introductions by Lev Grossman and Aimee Bender.

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Penguin Threads

Penguin Threads - Emma

Debuting the Penguin Threads series, featuring three exciting new releases: The Secret Garden, Emma, and Black Beauty with jacket art sketched and hand-embroidered by Jillian Tamaki, then sculpt-embossed for wonderful tactile covers. Combining story, style and a texture, the Penguin Threads is an exciting new series for true lovers of handmade beauty in book design.

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Penguin Classics on Air

"Penguin Classics on Air," a half-hour series devoted to the discussion and exploration of some of Penguin Classics' 1,500-plus titles.

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