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The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection is a full set of all the books published by Penguin Classics, a division of Penguin Books. As of 2005, the collection consists of 1,082 different books (some in multiple editions) and costs US$7,989.50. The collection weighs about 750 pounds (340 kg) and takes about 77 linear feet (23.5 m) of shelf space; laid end-to-end the books would reach about 630 feet (192 m).

Many authors are represented several times. Some of the most prolific are:

Books in the Collection By Title

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The cover of the Bhagavad Gita. The author(s) is unknown.
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The cover of the Bhagavad Gita. The author(s) is unknown.

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The cover of Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton.
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The cover of Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton.

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The cover of Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott.
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The cover of Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott.

The cover of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.
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The cover of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.

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The cover of Herzog, by Saul Bellow.
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The cover of Herzog, by Saul Bellow.

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The cover of The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair.
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The cover of The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair.

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The cover of Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott.
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The cover of Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott.

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The cover of Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert.
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The cover of Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert.

The cover of Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville.
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The cover of Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville.

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