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Little Prince (Collector’s Edition)

The Little Prince (Collector’s Edition)

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Anne of Green Gables (Collector’s Edition)

Anne of Green Gables (Collector’s Edition)

Lucy Montgomery
Alice in Wonderland (Collector’s Edition)

Alice in Wonderland (Collector’s Edition)

Lewis Carroll
Pride and Prejudice (Collector’s Edition)

Pride and Prejudice (Collector’s Edition)

Jane Austen
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
Little Women (Collector’s Edition)

Little Women (Collector’s Edition)

Louisa May Alcott
Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

A Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

Charles Dickens
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare
Little Prince (Adult Edition)

The Little Prince (Adult Edition)

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

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In this month…

We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1832
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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Thomas Hughes - Author

Thomas Hughes

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1896
Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts
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Jules Verne - Author

Jules Verne

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1905
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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Walter Whitman - Author

Walt Whitman

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1892
I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before, Or else I am awake for the first time, and all before has been a mean sleep.
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