Penguin Press 70s King Arthur In The East Riding (Pocket Penguins)

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In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of 'good books for all'.

King Arthur in the East Riding is a brilliant selection of essays from Simon Armitage's acclaimed book All Points North (Penguin 1998)







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