\'All nations, colors, barbarisms, civilizations, languages...\' A selection taken from Walt Whitman\'s Leaves of Grass Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday.
Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. .
They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe.
Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. \'All nations, colors, barbarisms, civilizations, languages...\' A selection taken from Walt Whitman\'s Leaves of Grass Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday
