My Penguin Group Index @ Squidoo

The Penguin Classics Complete Collection is an Amazon exclusive. It has been temporarily unavailable in the past, so we're leaving these links to the "top 100" titles separate. Some of the dead links on Amazon's main site have been fixed to...

Much of Western Civilization is derived from the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans, so a foundation in the Classics is essential not only for its direct benefits, but to fully understand the modern classics which often refer to them. Amazon appar...

Shakespeare was famous in his day for writing plays that appealed not only to wealthy patrons, but to the common folk as well. Patrician or groundling, you will enjoy Shakespeare once you begin to become comfortable with the Elizabethan style of the...

The American literary tradition is so rich and varied that the Penguin Classics editors have grouped the collection into two volumes, with Volume I focused on the novels, short stories, and poetry through the 19th century, and Volume II focused on th...

The American literary tradition is so rich and varied that the Penguin Classics editors have grouped the collection into two volumes, with Volume I focused on the novels, short stories, and poetry through the 19th century, and Volume II focused on th...

Amazon features a number of exclusive collections from Penguin Books, carefully selected by the editorial staff at Amazon and The Penguin Group. This selection of 19th century British literature is perfect for English majors or anyone who enjoys lter...

From the title, I expected this to be a collection of picture-books and bed-time stories. There are a few of those, but generally this would be better termed The Teen & Young Adult Collection. Confusion aside, there are quite a few titles in here...

Penguin publishes a very nice selection of Children's classic literature, much of it unavailable anywhere else. One of their more innovative offerings is the Penguin Readers Series a large selection of children's books arranged according to reading l...

The Penguin (Viking) Portable Library Series offers substantial if not complete works by significant authors at bargain prices. They are indispensible volumes for any well-rounded personal library. Buy two to qualify for free shipping.

John Steinbeck is one of my two favorite authors, I suppose. (The other, in no particular order, is Ernest Hemingway.) Steinbeck won both the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, which is not bad.

I don't suppose people commonly pick a publisher, then a book (unless they have a credit or coupon or something.) Nonetheless, it is useful to be familiar with publishers when evaluating books. Some just have a better reputation than others. Penguin...