Bantam Classics is an imprint of Bantam Books, the American publishing house founded in 1945 that helped pioneer the mass-market paperback in the United States. The Classics line is devoted to affordable editions of enduring works of literature, making the great books of the past widely accessible to students and general readers.
The imprint publishes a broad range of classic fiction, drama, and poetry, from ancient and classical texts to the canonical novels of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Its editions are valued for their low cost and wide availability, long a staple of classrooms and home libraries alike.
Bantam Classics editions often include helpful introductions and supporting material that place the works in context, serving readers encountering these texts for the first time. The line reflects the broader Bantam mission of bringing literature to a mass audience at an accessible price.
Now part of Penguin Random House, Bantam Classics continues to keep landmark works of world literature in print in affordable paperback editions for new generations of readers.
