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Written between 1387 and 1400 as a series of stories told by a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury, 'The Canterbury Tales' offers romance, farce, philosophy, religion and satire in a ribald reflection of humankind. This offers a specially written introduction to contextualise the book.

American writer Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851 but it took decades before finally it was regarded as a great American novel, and worthy of its place amongst the greatest texts of humankind. This edition offers a specially written introduction to contextualise the book.

The Interpretation of Dreams is a seminal work of psychological theory and probably the most important of Freud's output. This new deluxe edition boasts a new introduction by expert Dr Richard Stevens, discussing it in the round, its initial impact and subsequent influence on modern thought, as one of the great works of our cultural heritage.