Classics Retold

Classic novels rewritten for modern audiences and introduced to new generations of readers.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Circe
Madeline Miller
Audiobook
The fleshed-out story of Circe, a character from the Odyssey.
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Curtis Sittenfeld
Ebook
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original' STYLIST 'Bold and brilliant' GLAMOUR 'Sheer joy... Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice' JESSIE BURTON, author of The Miniaturist ...
A modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
Audiobook
The New York Times bestseller that inspired the Tony-winning hit musical and major motion picture OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is...
An exploration of the characters & setting of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
Cinder
Marissa Meyer
Ebook
A futuristic retelling of Cinderella.
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
Ebook
**OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD**WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONTHE INTERNATIONAL SENSATIONA SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Captivating' DONNA TARTT'A book I could not put down' ANN PATCHETT'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE<...
Homer's Iliad as told from the perspective of the character Patroclus.
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
Margaret Atwood
Ebook
In a splendid contemporary twist, Margaret Atwood tells Penelope's story. In Homer's account, Penelope is the constant wife. It is she who rules Odysseus's kingdom of Ithaca during his twenty-year absence at the Trojan War. She raises their wayward son and fends off over a hundred insistent...
Emma
Alexander McCall Smith
Ebook
'It's comfort reading at its most soothing' Independent 'Funny, heartfelt and very readable' Good Housekeeping In this reimagined modern classic, prepare to meet a young woman who thinks she knows everything... Fresh from university, Emma Woodhouse triumphantly arrives home...
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Ahmed Saadawi
Ebook

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