Post by mallory on Jan 18, 2012 23:03:22 GMT -5
Penguins are fantastic. I always find the introductory essays informative and interesting, and the fact that they "place the book" in the real world, so to speak, is really helpful. That and all the footnotes in the back. I don't think I would have realized just how religious Jane Eyre if I hadn't been reading a Penguin edition.
For Shakespeare, I have to say that I'm partial to the Folger editions. They're novel sized, so you can just pick up a play and go, and the "translations" on every other page are helpful when trying to unpack some of the more difficult passages.
I just bought the Penguin complete works for myself, and I really like it so far. I also have the Folger Editions for a few plays.