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The Penguin classics book / Henry Eliot.

By: Publication details: London : Particular Books, 2018.Description: xix, 459 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780241320853 (hardback)
  • 0241320852
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 028
Other classification:
  • 06.23
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: THE ANCIENT WORLD -- The Fertile Crescent -- Ancient India -- Ancient China -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- THE MIDDLE AGES -- Medieval Europe -- Medieval & Classical Asia -- Medieval Africa -- EARLY MODERN EUROPE -- The Renaissance -- The Enlightenment -- THE INDUSTRIAL AGE -- Britain -- Western Europe -- Central & Eastern Europe -- Scandinavia -- Russia -- Asia -- Australasia -- The Americas -- The First World War -- The Vaults.
Summary: Penguin Classics is the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. From The Epic of Gilgameshto the poetry of the First World War, and covering 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. Stuffed full of stories, author biographies, book summaries and recommendations, and illustrated with thousands of historic Penguin Classic covers, this is an exhilarating and comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to explore and discover the best books ever written.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Non-Fiction 028 ELI Available 070448
Total reserves: 0

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: THE ANCIENT WORLD -- The Fertile Crescent -- Ancient India -- Ancient China -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- THE MIDDLE AGES -- Medieval Europe -- Medieval & Classical Asia -- Medieval Africa -- EARLY MODERN EUROPE -- The Renaissance -- The Enlightenment -- THE INDUSTRIAL AGE -- Britain -- Western Europe -- Central & Eastern Europe -- Scandinavia -- Russia -- Asia -- Australasia -- The Americas -- The First World War -- The Vaults.

Penguin Classics is the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. From The Epic of Gilgameshto the poetry of the First World War, and covering 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. Stuffed full of stories, author biographies, book summaries and recommendations, and illustrated with thousands of historic Penguin Classic covers, this is an exhilarating and comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to explore and discover the best books ever written.

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