One of a major new Classics series – books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks.<\/p>\n
The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also address fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of Christianity today.<\/p>\n
Penguin Clothbound Classics Series<\/strong><\/p>\n With splendid packaging created by award-winning designer Coralie Bickford-Smith, Penguin Classics presents beautiful hardcover editions of beloved classic literature. Featuring custom patterns inspired by each work stamped on linen cases, colored endpapers, and ribbon markers, these gift-worthy editions of more than sixty titles including Great Expectations, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Wuthering Heights are one of the most coveted series of classic literature ever produced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of a major new Classics series – books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks. The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":109132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[13533,20983],"product_tag":[11548],"class_list":{"0":"post-109078","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_cat-literature","8":"product_tag-literature-en","9":"pa_author_att-saint-augustine","10":"pa_cover-hardcover","11":"pa_format-175-x-111-cm","12":"pa_isbn-21059","13":"pa_language-eng","14":"pa_pages-576-en","15":"pa_published-2015-02-05-en","16":"pa_publisher-penguin-en","17":"pa_series-penguin-clothbound-classics","19":"first","20":"instock","21":"sold-individually","22":"shipping-taxable","23":"purchasable","24":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n