Why Read the Classics? History of Witchcraft The Blues Brothers hit cinemas

The Blues Brothers hit cinemas on 20th June

there's no better time to understand the real history of England

With glamorous photos from disco’s heyday up through today

To defeat them

this austere

Why Read the Classics? History of Witchcraft The Blues Brothers hit cinemasNew to Penguin Modern Classics Why Read the Classics? is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century. Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic (number one classics are those books that people always say they are 'rereading', not 'reading'), this is an absorbing collection of Italo Calvino's witty and passionate criticism.