In this chapter, Mason offers an insightful account of the relationship between the iconic Penguin Classic series and translation of French theatre into English. Focusing on the general editor of the series, E.V. Rieu’s relationship with the translators and his emphasis on readability and enjoyment above scholarship, this chapter explores the translation and reception of the early choices of plays for translation. Material in the Penguin Archive, housed in the University of Bristol, allows a rare glimpse of the complex relationship between translator and publisher and Mason concludes that it is such a network of relations which underpin the choice of texts for translation and the way in which they are rewritten.