--- product_id: 53488900 title: "The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint: The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Clothbound Classics) (Penguin Clothbound Classics)" price: "€ 40.37" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/53488900-the-sonnets-and-a-lovers-complaint-the-sonnets-and-lovers store_origin: FR region: France --- # The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint: The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Clothbound Classics) (Penguin Clothbound Classics) **Price:** € 40.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint: The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Clothbound Classics) (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - **How much does it cost?** € 40.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/53488900-the-sonnets-and-a-lovers-complaint-the-sonnets-and-lovers) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. When this volume of Shakespeare's poems first appeared in 1609, he had already written most of the great plays that made him famous. The 154 sonnets - all but two of which are addressed to a beautiful young man or a treacherous 'dark lady' - contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, and deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. Also included is A Lover's Complaint , originally published with the sonnets, in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer. Review: Good value - Lovely looking book. Good value. Review: Stunning. - To start, for the price you'll be hard pushed to find an equally pleasing copy of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Penguin has done an excellent job on it's 'Clothbound Classics' series, but this particular book stands out among them. The cover art is excellent, a classic floral design on a deep red background. Another positive aspect of this book is that it makes a wonderful gift to an avid reader as a vegetarian doesn't want to own leather-bound books (My significant other for example). This book looks brilliant when on a bookshelf alongside others of the series, (Wuthering Heights, Great Expectation, Emma etc etc) as they all share similar cover art. The only bad thing I have to say about this series of books, isn't technically a fault of their own. As with most books they have a sticker on the back cover with a bar code and retail price attached, but due to the delicate nature of the artwork on the covers, if you aren't very careful when removing this sticker, you can actually peel small pieces of the design off of the book. Despite this small issue I would still highly recommend this product and others in the series to anybody who wants affordable yet visually pleasing copies of the classics! 9.8/10 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 113,258 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 25 in Drama & Dramatists 173 in Erotic Poetry 251 in Love Poetry (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 506 Reviews | ## Images ![The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint: The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Clothbound Classics) (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91h6wnw1vjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value *by M***E on 12 December 2025* Lovely looking book. Good value. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning. *by M***T on 17 December 2012* To start, for the price you'll be hard pushed to find an equally pleasing copy of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Penguin has done an excellent job on it's 'Clothbound Classics' series, but this particular book stands out among them. The cover art is excellent, a classic floral design on a deep red background. Another positive aspect of this book is that it makes a wonderful gift to an avid reader as a vegetarian doesn't want to own leather-bound books (My significant other for example). This book looks brilliant when on a bookshelf alongside others of the series, (Wuthering Heights, Great Expectation, Emma etc etc) as they all share similar cover art. The only bad thing I have to say about this series of books, isn't technically a fault of their own. As with most books they have a sticker on the back cover with a bar code and retail price attached, but due to the delicate nature of the artwork on the covers, if you aren't very careful when removing this sticker, you can actually peel small pieces of the design off of the book. Despite this small issue I would still highly recommend this product and others in the series to anybody who wants affordable yet visually pleasing copies of the classics! 9.8/10 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderfully Bound Book of Sonnets *by L***N on 21 December 2024* It is nice to have a collection of Shakespear sonnets to read whenever I feel the urge. The binding is really nice and has its own protective sleeve. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - The Odyssey (Penguin Clothbound Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fr/products/53488900-the-sonnets-and-a-lovers-complaint-the-sonnets-and-lovers](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/53488900-the-sonnets-and-a-lovers-complaint-the-sonnets-and-lovers) --- *Product available on Desertcart France* *Store origin: FR* *Last updated: 2026-10-25*