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Penguin Decades
This year Penguin celebrates its 75th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, Penguin has launched the ‘Penguin Decades’ series, which consists of 20 seminal novels from four decades – five from each of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Each reissued book features beautiful cover artwork by high-profile artists and designers, as well as an introduction by another eminent Penguin author.
To borrow these books just click on the linked titles below.
Penguin Decades 1950s
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Title |
Author |
Introduction by |
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John Wyndham |
John Harrison | |
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Ian Fleming |
Christopher Andrew | |
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Kingsley Amis |
David Nicholls | |
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William Cooper |
Nick Hornby | |
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Keith Waterhouse |
Blake Morrison |
Penguin Decades 1960s
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Title |
Author |
Introduction by |
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Beryl Bainbridge |
Lynn Barber | |
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Anthony Burgess |
Will Self | |
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David Lodge |
Mark Lawson | |
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Barry Hines |
Ian McMillan | |
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Margaret Drabble |
Elaine Showalter |
Penguin Decades 1970s
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Title |
Author |
Introduction by |
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William Trevor |
Roy Foster | |
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Daphne Du Maurier |
Julie Myerson | |
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Angela Carter |
Ali Smith | |
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Susan Hill |
Esther Freud | |
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Penelope Lively |
Selina Hastings |
Penguin Decades 1980s
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Title |
Author |
Introduction by |
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Peter Ackroyd |
Will Self | |
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William Boyd |
Giles Foden | |
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Anita Brookner |
Helen Dunmore | |
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J. L. Carr |
Byron Rogers | |
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John Mortimer |
Jeremy Paxman |
To view a cover or read a synopsis of any of these books see the Penguin website.
