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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Karamazov Brothers

The Karamazov Brothers

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Alice in Wonderland (Collector’s Edition)

Lewis Carroll
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell
Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake

James Joyce
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne
Devils

Devils

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dracula

Dracula

Bram Stoker

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Library Collection

Our Library Collection hardback series has been completely redesigned, for launch in November 2024. The books are now …

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Heritage Collection

This range is quarter cloth bound with a soft textured linen, they are complete with 4-colour print patterned endpapers,…

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Collector’s Editions

These compact hardbacks are cloth-bound, with matching coloured end papers, embossed gold and coloured blocking. These …

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Classics

Over 200 titles from the finest works of literature. Most of these titles have exclusive introductions which are …

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World Literature

This series includes some of the most influential books ever written, encompassing politics, economics, psychology, …

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The Luxe Editions

A limited edition set of six of the most beloved classics of all time. These beautiful hardback books have a hand-etched…

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Children’s Classics

A wonderful collection of nearly fifty timeless classics which appeal to both children and adults alike. These …

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Mystery & Supernatural

This is a collection of classic ghost stories, weird tales and intriguing mysteries written by masters of the genre. …

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Poetry

English is the language of some of the finest poetry ever written, and our range includes collections from the major …

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Box Set

These beautiful box sets make a wonderful gift for all lovers of classic literature. …

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In this month…

We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

Kenneth Grahame - Author

Kenneth Grahame

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1932
Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne - Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

BORN TOMORROW IN 1804
Easy reading is damn hard writing.
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Franz Kafka - Author

Franz Kafka

BORN TODAY IN 1883
If I shall exist eternally, how shall I exist tomorrow?
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Matthew Lewis - Author

Matthew Lewis

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1775
You are mine, and Heaven itself cannot rescue you from my power
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Guy de Maupassant - Author

Guy de Maupassant

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1893
The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
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Thomas More - Author

Sir Thomas More

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1535
I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

DIED YESTERDAY IN 1778
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
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Johanna Spyri - Author

Johanna Spyri

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1901
I want to go about like the light-footed goats.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author

Harriet Beecher Stowe

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1896
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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Latest Posts

Jun17

Summer Reading with the Classics: Timeless Stories for Long Days

There’s something about summer that invites us to slow down and immerse ourselves in a good book. Whether you’re reading on a sun-dappled terrace, stretched out on the beach, or…
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Between Two Worlds
Jun11

Between Two Worlds: The Weird Tales of Arthur Machen

In his seminal 1927 essay ‘Supernatural Horror in Literature’, an overview of the genre from the folk tales of primitive man to the pulp authors of his own day, H.P.…
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The Shadowy World of Edith Nesbit
Jun6

The Shadowy World of Edith Nesbit

Denise Hanrahan Wells looks the supernatural short stories of Edith Nesbit, now available in our new publication Man-size in Marble and Other Grim Tales The Shadowy World of Edith Nesbit…
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May15

Nesbit & Hubert Bland: The Truth Behind ‘Woman of Stone’

You might recall that just before Christmas last year I wrote a post about the BBC’s ‘Ghost Story for Christmas’ in anticipation of Woman of Stone. This was an adaptation…
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May8

Sassy, Sharp & Still Slaying: Why Jane Austen is the Original Literary Queen

At Wordsworth Editions, we’ve published dozens of iconic writers — but let’s be honest: Jane Austen never goes out of style. Two centuries after her death, she’s still setting hearts…
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Apr6

The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

David Ellis revisits Charles Dickens’ fourth novel, The Old Curiosity Shop Dickens’s novels are full of members of the older generation who fail in their obligations to the young.  It is…
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