5 Good Things Under $50: Penguin Classics
When I hear Penguin Classics, I think of love, because there is always a classical work of literature that I know I am going to love forever. Many literary critics acclaim the Penguin Classics series as important pieces of the Western high-culture of literature, philosophy, art, music and architecture of the Western world. Through the years, many of the works from all over the world in Spanish, Portuguese and Korean languages have been translated into the series.
You either love a Penguin Classic or you don’t, there is no in between. I am that girl that loves and fortunately even some of the deluxe editions can range affordably under $50.
SENSE and SENSIBILITY by JANE AUSTEN * $18 paperback
Jane Austen’s love for sisterhood continues in this classic literature about Marianne and Elinor Dashwood where they hope for love, loyalty and romance during a time when money and status ruled overall.
MADONNA IN A FUR COAT by SABAHATTIN ALI * $14.50 paperback
Set in 1920’s Berlin a young Turkish man meets and falls for a half-Jewish artist, this bestselling Turkish novel explores love and alienation in a very changing world. This is about new beginnings, the pull to family ties and following your soul’s path and your heart.
MARY OLIVER SELECTED POEMS 1965-2005 * $18.99 paperback
'Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?' Mary Oliver was an American poet whose words reflected everyday observations and emotions. What a great collection to have in one book spanning her works on life, death and everything in between.
THE SECRET HISTORY by DONNA TARTT * $16.54 paperback
This cult favorite (as proven on TikTok) follows a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college in Vermont who get drawn into murders. A dark academia thriller a psychological “whodunnit” mystery, the novel focuses on why the murders happened and moral corruptions ensues each of the characters.
ORLANDO by VIRGINIA WOOLF * $20 paperback (check for sale price)
A time traveling 16th century English nobleman wakes up in the body of a woman. As Woolf notes, “Different sex. Same person.” This book offers themes of gender fluidity, androgyny along with satire of biography and history.
