Read 12 penguin little black classics

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01 Jan 2025—01 Jan 2026

Overview

Read at-least one penguin little black classic’s each month!

Challenge Books

All books added
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Oscar Wilde

50 pages • 1891 • 250 editions

fiction classics mystery short stories funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
Leonardo Da Vinci by Giorgio Vasari

Leonardo Da Vinci

Giorgio Vasari

51 pages • 1550 • 6 editions

nonfiction art biography classics adventurous mysterious slow-paced
How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Leo Tolstoy

53 pages • 1886 • 39 editions

fiction classics short stories reflective fast-paced
The Life of a Stupid Man by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Life of a Stupid Man

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

55 pages • 1927 • 10 editions

fiction classics short stories dark reflective sad fast-paced
Sindbad the Sailor by Anonymous

Sindbad the Sailor

Anonymous

56 pages • 2015 • 1 edition

fiction classics fantasy short stories adventurous medium-paced
Come Close by Sappho

Come Close

Sappho

55 pages • -570 • 3 editions

nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Socrates' Defence by Plato

Socrates' Defence

Plato

56 pages • -399 • 23 editions

nonfiction classics history philosophy challenging reflective fast-paced
Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen

Penguin Little Black Classics #50

Anthem For Doomed Youth

Wilfred Owen

54 pages • 2012 • 3 editions

nonfiction classics poetry dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James

The Figure in the Carpet

Henry James

56 pages • 1896 • 46 editions

fiction classics literary mysterious slow-paced
The Reckoning by Edith Wharton

The Reckoning

Edith Wharton

64 pages • 2015 • 4 editions

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced