Deals with adult relationships. Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper. Can she find equality with Mellors, despite the vast gulf between their positions in society?

When Sofia Behrs married Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of War and Peace , husband and wife regularly exchanged diaries covering the years from 1862 to 1910. Sofia's life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband, but was tormented by him. Even her many children were not an unmitigated blessing.

Sharply observed and expertly constructed, D.H. Lawrence's 'The Fox' explores the dual themes of power and supremacy in the aftermath of the World War I.

The arrival of demure Scottish governess Jean Muir at a wealthy household sets the menfolk quarreling for her attention and the women beside themselves with jealousy. Alcott's novel is an ingenious study of deception and betrayal and of the ruthless power of a woman scorned.

This title is considered to be a lost work by Virginia Woolf.

A new translation of a masterpiece of French literature and companion piece to Gargantua (also published by Hesperus), this is a key work for all students of French and European Literature.

Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But she is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper and embarks on an affair that brings new life to her stifled existence.

Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper.

This title is a new translation of a neglected literary gem by the author of 'The Scarlet and the Black'.

Presents the saga of a wealthy Russian family.

In 1960 Penguin Books were prosecuted when they tried to publish Lady Chatterley's Lover unexpurgated for the first time. What followed was the most talked-about obscenity trial of the twentieth century, which resulted in a 'not guilty' verdict. This title celebrates the 50th anniversary of the novel and the trial.