Jenny Tomlin suffered horrendous neglect along with physical and sexual abuse throughout her childhood at the hands of her father. Now a campaigner on behalf of victims of abuse, Jenny is a passionate believer in the absolute necessity of encouraging victims to speak out about their hardships. This belief is brought to fruition in this astonishing ...more

Dorian is a good-natured young man until he falls in with the cunning and quick-tongued Lord Henry, who unveils  to Dorian the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deeper into a glamorous and decadent world of selfish luxury, he seems to remain physically unchanged in spite of age and the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle. Bu...more

When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror. Represented in the anthology are such distinguished spell weavers as...more

Four short stories of murder and mystery, in which Edgar Allan Poe wrote about terrible people who lead strange lives. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language...more