Penguin Classics
Little Black Classics Box Set
For a curious reader who likes to dip into short classics a few pages at a time.
Where to buy
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Canada
Indigo
Price seen October 13, 2026
$182 CAD
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Why it made our lists
For a curious reader who likes to dip into short classics a few pages at a time. The books are very small and thin, and each is an extract or short piece rather than a full novel.
What it is
A boxed set of all 80 small paperbacks in Penguin's Little Black Classics series, with short works of fiction, poetry, essays and history from writers including Chekhov, Austen, Dante and Darwin.
A box containing all 80 of Penguin's Little Black Classics, small, thin paperbacks that each hold a short story, a few poems, an essay or an extract from a longer work. Writers range across centuries and countries: Chekhov, Austen, Ovid, Basho, Poe, Gogol, Darwin, Marco Polo and many more. Each book takes about one sitting, so the set suits someone who likes to sample a new writer on a commute or before bed. Indigo lists it as a final sale item that ships by appointment because of its size and weight.
The details
- Books
- 80 Little Black Classics
- Total pages
- 5,120
- Contents
- Fiction, poetry, essays and maxims from many countries and eras
- ISBN
- 9780141398877
- Returns
- Final sale, no returns or exchanges
- Shipping
- Oversized; delivered by appointment
From the shop's product page, read October 3, 2026.
Worth knowing
The books are very small and thin; each is an extract or short piece, not a full novel.
Skip it for a reader who wants complete novels, since each little book is a short work or excerpt.
- Good for
- Has everything, Grandparent, Student, Partner, Dad
- Interests
- Books & reading
- Occasions
- Christmas, Birthday, Graduation, Retirement
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