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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Idiot

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Karamazov Brothers

The Karamazov Brothers

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

George Orwell
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens
Macbeth

Macbeth

William Shakespeare
Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

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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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Poetry

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World Literature

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A beautiful collection of twelve titles loved by all ages. These paperbacks have stunningly atmospheric covers, complete…

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Special Editions

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Library Collection

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We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

Louisa May Alcott - Author

Louisa May Alcott

BORN TODAY IN 1832
Love is a great beautifier.
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William Blake - Author

William Blake

BORN YESTERDAY IN 1757
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
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John Bunyan Author

John Bunyan

BORN TOMORROW IN 1628
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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Friedrich Engels - Author

Friedrich Engels

BORN YESTERDAY IN 1820
All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.
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Henry Mayhew - Author

Henry Mayhew

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1812
The essential quality of an animal is that it seeks its own living, whereas a vegetable has its living brought to it.
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Benedict de Spinoza - Benedict de Spinoza

Benedict Spinoza

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1632
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.
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Johnathan Swift - Author

Jonathan Swift

BORN TOMORROW IN 1667
A wise person should have money in their head but not in their heart.
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Oscar Wilde - Author

Oscar Wilde

DIED TOMORROW IN 1900
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
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