Anne Collins Books

This Deluxe Edition of Alcott's beloved novel features a foreword by National Book Award-winning author and musician Patti Smith. Nominated as one of America’s most-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read, this classic transcends age, appealing to both adults and young readers. The story of the March sisters is a quintessential American feminist narrative, highlighting the struggle between societal expectations and the pursuit of personal freedom. Readers often find it hard to choose a favorite among the sisters: independent Jo, gentle Beth, kind Meg, or artistic Amy, the youngest. Set against the backdrop of Civil War New England, the tale of these four "little women" and their wise mother, Marmee, navigating hardships and adventures, became an instant success upon its 1868 publication and has remained cherished for generations. For over seventy years, Penguin has been a leading publisher of classic literature, offering a global collection of over 1,700 titles. Penguin Classics is trusted for its authoritative texts, enhanced by introductions and notes from distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A sumptuous guide to the art of Henry VIII - and what his collection of paintings and artworks reveal about the man and his reign

"Precious Ramotswe is a kind, warm-hearted and large African lady. She is also the only female private detective in Botswana. Her agency - the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - is the best in the country. With the help of her secretary, Mma Makutsi, and her best friend, Mr JLB Matekoni, she solves a number of difficult - and sometimes dangerous - problems. A missing husband, a missing finger and a missing child - she will solve these mysteries in her own special way"--Back cover

Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor Challenger: an adventure that leads Malone and his three companions deep into the Amazon jungle, to a lost world where dinosaurs roam free and the natives fight out a murderous war with their fierce neighbours, the ape-men. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World was first published in 1912 and has since established itself as a classic adventure-fantasy story. Cover illustration by Alun Hood

"Anna Karenina" is perhaps the greatest novel of all time. It tells the story of Anna, married to the dull, cold Karenin in 19th century St. Petersburg, Russia. She falls in love with a handsome young soldier, Vronsky. At first Anna is happy, but the story ends in despair, and death. -- from p. 4 of cover.

Who is the masked man that haunts the streets and estancias of old Los Angeles? A friend of the poor and the dispossessed, and a foe of the skulking and cowardly Captain Ramon, he is known only as Zorro - but what is his real name? And what of his relationship to the weak and foppish Don Diego?

"Who are the British? This book will tell you about their lives, TV programmes, business, family life, pets - and the food. This is a book about real people and real life in Britain today"--Back cover note.

Classic / British English These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.

The story of England's first great queen - and how she wielded power with a meticulously crafted image

Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured, crawling through the snowstorm in a delirium. Far from causing Joe's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his friend's life. What happened, and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.