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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
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

George Orwell
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

A Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

Charles Dickens
Macbeth

Macbeth

William Shakespeare
Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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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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World Literature

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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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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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Library Collection

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In this month…

We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Author

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1835
Surely a pretty woman never looksprettier than when making tea.
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Radclyffe Hall - Author

Radclyffe Hall

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1943
You’re neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you’re as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else.
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Edgar Allan Poe - Author

Edgar Allan Poe

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1849
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity
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Alfred Tennyson - Author

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1892
No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors.The sensible worker does not knock those who work with him. Don’t knock your friends. Don’t knock your enemies. Don’t knock yourself.
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