Bibliotheque de la Pleiade

The Bibliothèque de la Pléiade is a French editorial collection created in 1931 by Jacques Schiffrin, aimed at publishing reference editions of the complete works of classic authors in a pocket format. The collection includes over 800 books, with 11 new titles published annually, featuring authors such as André Gide, Charles Baudelaire, and William Shakespeare. The books are published with a high-quality appearance, including leather bindings and critical editions with annotations and accompanying documents. The collection has become a major sign of recognition for authors in France, with living authors being rarely published in the series. A similar series, the Biblioteca della Pléiade, was launched in Italy in 1992, and the Library of America series in the United States in 1979.learn more on wikipedia