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Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Lewis Carroll
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell
Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake

James Joyce
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne
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Devils

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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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

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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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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

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In this month…

We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

DIED TODAY IN 1817
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
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Robert Burns Author

Robert Burns

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1796
Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
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Alexandre Dumas - Author

Alexandre Dumas

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1802
How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.
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John Meade Falkner - Author

J. Meade Falkner

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1932
Illusions connected with religion are generally most difficult to remove
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Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1899
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
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Andrew Lang - Author

Andrew Lang

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1912
In literature, as in love, one can only speak for himself.
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William Makepeace Thackeray - Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

BORN TODAY IN 1811
Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.
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Margery Williams - Author

Margery Williams Bianco

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1881
When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.
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