Plays, playscripts

Treat yourself to the spectacular work of Lavinia Kent.

The screenplay of the 1987 movie, as written by Charles Bukowski.

Manuel is a man of many talents; an art historian and professor, he is also an exquisite storyteller.

Although Classical Athenian ideology did not permit women to exercise legal, economic, and social autonomy, the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides often represent them as influential social and moral forces in their own right.

It was a time of miraculous change in America, as the cry for justice and equality rang out, from the Deep South to the West Coast.

Shakespeare's plays are usually studied by literary scholars and historians and the books about him from those perspectives are legion.

According to Gigi Anders, when you’re a bride-to-be Jubana in America, or a Cuban Jewess in the US of A, you have to know you’re heading straight into the mondo-bizarro jaws of cross cultural hell.

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A hilarious collection of Hercule Van Wolfwinkle's 'extremely realistic' pet portraits.

"e;Quiara Hudes is in her own league.

Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets, by William Shakespeare, the greatest writer in the English language, is available in a fine exclusive collector's edition featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike.

TRAVELLING WITH POMEGRANATES is a touching and perceptive memoir about mothers and daughters that will resonate with women of all ages.

Giant hornets, rampaging rabbits, dancing dinosaurs, angry ants, human boiler systems.

Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror and what it means to make the journey home again.

One of the most endearing features of sport is its perennial humour.

You're not properly equipped without The World's Best Skiing Jokes!

This is Limmy's second book.

Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent emigres, freedom fighters, and pioneering African leaders made Shakespeare their own in this alien land.

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A new, revised edition for the London transfer of Mike Poulton's expertly adapted two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's hugely acclaimed novels, featuring a substantial set of character notes by Hilary Mantel.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

For decades Jokes Cracked by Lord Aberdeen has been one of the most sought-after out-of-print books; it has become something of a cult classic.

The collected hard-boiled cases of nursery rhyme-noir with Detective Harry Pigg.

A new and original take on the iconic story of man meets giant ape in the biggest and hairiest parody of all time.

More gripping than THE EXORCIST!

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One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'.

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Three acclaimed works for the stage by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureWritten from 1950s to the 1970s, the three plays collected here reflect the social and political concerns of the times, and are rich with Doris Lessing's characteristic passion and incisiveness.

Author, dramatist and satirist, Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852) deeply influenced later Russian literature with his powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty beaurocracy and base corruption.

The 'greatest hits' of French classical theatre, in vivid and acclaimed new Penguin translations by John Edmunds and with editorial apparatus by Joseph Harris.

These four plays, written during the reigns of James I and Charles I, took revenge tragedy in dark and ambiguous new directions.

A ribald tale from Britain's best-love Science Fiction writer.

A Theban adventure from the master of Science-Fiction, here proving himself adept at imagining historical worlds.

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A brilliantly witty story of unconventional, unwavering, and regularly exasperating friendship.

A remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.

Do you secretly dream of whirling across the dance floor in a dress more glamour personified than Joan Collins circa 1955?

Ever wondered what Santa gets up to the rest of the year?

A powerful, involving new novel, following on from the author's much-praised debut novel 'Mary George of Allnorthover'.

A lyrical and beautifully realised novel about a blind man's experiences of the world around him, from the acclaimed author of Ghost MacIndoe.

The Complete Works of Shakespeare contains the recognized canon of the bard's plays, and his sonnets and poems.

Sex, fame and scandal in the theatrical, literary and social circles of late 18th-century England.

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