Penguin Classics editor signs publishing deal for Clew

Penguin Press is to publish the first solo book from Henry Eliot, the editor-at-large of Penguin Classics and co-author of Curiocity (Particular Books). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Penguin Classics editor signs publishing deal for Clew

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