Fifty new books, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry.`He felt a sudden deep pity for The Finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.`A deliberately severed finger, a junky`s Christmas miracle and a Tangier con-artist, among others, feature in these hallucinogenic sketches and stories from the infamous Beat legend.