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Animal Farm

Animal Farm

George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables (Collector’s Edition)

Anne of Green Gables (Collector’s Edition)

Lucy Montgomery
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

A Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë
Macbeth

Macbeth

William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare
Little Prince (Adult Edition)

The Little Prince (Adult Edition)

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Book Collections

Box Set

These beautiful box sets make a great gift, with a choice of four: Children’s Classics, Jane Austen, Sherlock Holmes and…

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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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Classics

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

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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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Exclusive Collection

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

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Library Collection

Beautifully produced hardback books which make a perfect gift or an attractive addition for your bookcase. 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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New for 2022

New Arrivals for 2022…

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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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Special Editions

These bumper paperback editions offer a great-value way to pick up collections by famous authors. The designs use subtle…

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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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For the last thirty years we have been making great literature available at a price that all can afford. It all began back in 1992 when we created the £1 classic paperback and ever since then we have stuck to one simple principle: to produce the best quality books that we can at the lowest possible price.

In this month…

We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

William Blake - Author

William Blake

DIED YESTERDAY IN 1827
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
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Friedrich Engels - Author

Friedrich Engels

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1895
All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.
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Frederick Marryat - Author

Captain Frederick Marryat

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1848
it is an old saying, that you must not work a willing horse to death
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Guy de Maupassant - Author

Guy de Maupassant

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1850
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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Edith Nesbit - Author

E. Nesbit

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1858
There are brown eyes in the world, after all, as well as blue, and one pair of brown that meant heaven to me as the blue had never done
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Edith Wharton - Author

Edith Wharton

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1937
There are moments when a man’s imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny.
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