Jane Eyre
Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Collins Glasgow offices
Billy Collins, William Collins Sons & Co.’s incumbent chairman, greets Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Collins Glasgow offices as part of the company’s celebration of its 150th anniversary in 1969. More
Wild Swans
Popular bestseller that has sold more than 13 million copies. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Bel Canto
Patchett’s critically acclaimed novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. More
Love and War in the Apennines
The early life story of a man who would become one of Britain’s best-loved literary adventurers. More
Wuthering Heights
A Gothic classic and one of the world’s greatest tales of unrequited love. More
Life on Earth
Established Sir David as a foremost naturalist and an iconic and beloved figure in British cultural life. More
Papillon
A bestselling phenomenon and classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure. More
Lauren Weisberger
A book that influenced me and why . . . Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume was incredibly influential to me as a child. More
B. A. Paris
I write because it’s something I love doing. More
Middlemarch
Ranked number one in a 2015 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British novels. More
The Golden Notebook
A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More
1973: William Collins and Sons secures the rights to Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago…
William Collins and Sons secures the rights to Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, an eye-opening work that exposes in startling detail the horrors of the communist regime in Russia. More
Jackie French
I write for kids because each book builds kids’ intelligence. It’s muscle-building for the brain. More
Peace with God
First book from Billy Graham, said to be the most influential Christian voice of this century. More
No Logo
International bestseller and one of the world’s most influential books on the alter-globalization movement. More
Harry the Dirty Dog
Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Thompson’s highly subjective blend of fact and fiction that popularized what has become known as gonzo journalism. More
1853: William Collins introduces new steam presses
William Collins introduces new steam presses, allowing Collins and Sons to publish Shakespeare and The Pilgrim’s Progress in affordable editions available to the masses. More
Lionel Shriver
Why I write: To find out what I think. More
Wolf Hall
Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. More
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The bestselling American novel of the nineteenth century; an epic tale of betrayal and honor. More
Sarah Morgan
I read for many reasons. More
I, Robot
Asimov’s science fiction masterpiece that influenced a legion of future authors. More
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s masterpiece, and winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction. More