A beautiful boxed set of the inaugural five Penguin Vitae titlesPenguin Classics launches a new hardcover series with five Americanclassics that are relevant and timeless in their power, and part of a dynamicand diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from almost seventy-fiveyears of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifullydesigned classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes newreaders to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectualengagement, and creative originality. This boxed set contains the inaugural five titles in the series: The Awakening and Selected Stories by Kate Chopin, Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas, Passing by Nella Larsen, Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, and The Yellow Wall-Paper and Selected Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.