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Red is the new Brown (Rowling and Pratchett)
From the Da Vinci Code to Jonathan Strange, from chick lit to crime, there are so many bestsellers bursting onto the scene every week it can be hard to decide what's actually good, as well as being a good read. The sort of book that might change the way you think and feel forever, as well as making your train journey home a bit more bearable.

Over the 70 years in which we've been publishing books, we started to realise that for every Harry Potter there's an Alice in Wonderland, for every Stephen King horror there's a Frankenstein. That, with our Classics and Modern Classics ranges, Penguin actually publish what are, quite simply, the best books ever written - whether they're thrillers or romances, horror stories or comedy. So we thought we'd offer you a selection of them, but without all the extra material that usually comes in a classic.

And that's how we came up with the Red Classics. They're just simply wonderful stories that stand alone and grip you right from the start. So, if you're a serial killer thriller addict, why not read the original and best, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Or, instead of reaching for a romantic blockbuster, try the love story that leaves all the others standing, Wuthering Heights. (You'll be glad you did, honestly).

With the Red Classics you'll get the very best of everything: stories that speak for themselves, brilliantly designed and gorgeous-looking books, but still with the stamp of quality that Penguin Classics guarantees. We hope you like them ...
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