Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

Winner of the 2020 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, France's best foreign book of the year.

A story of love and grief.

"e;It's a genuine pleasure to hear spoken Latin--lots of it, and by many of the great classical authors, including Cicero, Ovid, and Virgil--and to follow the story of Gardini's lifelong infatuation with a language that is nowhere and everywhere in our modern lives.

'Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world's most renowned voices.

Set in the 12th century, during the reign of Richard the Lionheart, Ivanhoe tells of the love of Wilfred of Ivanhoe for the Lady Rowena, his father Cedric's ward.

Hardy's classic 'pastoral tale' of wilful and capricious Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors, the faithful shepherd, the lonely widower and the dashing but faithless soldier.

You've heard all about the 'brilliant men' of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow?

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices.

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath.

Another in the great Caedmon Shakespeare series from the 1960s.

Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Classic fables are told with a twist by the wonderful children's author Michael Morpurgo.