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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Karamazov Brothers

The Karamazov Brothers

Fyodor Dostoevsky
we love Alice in Wonderland (Collector’s Edition)

Alice in Wonderland (Collector’s Edition)

Lewis Carroll
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell
Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake

James Joyce
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne
Devils

Devils

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dracula

Dracula

Bram Stoker

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This range is quarter cloth bound with a soft textured linen, they are complete with 4-colour print patterned endpapers,…

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These compact hardbacks are cloth-bound, with matching coloured end papers, embossed gold and coloured blocking. These …

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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

English is the language of some of the finest poetry ever written, and our range includes collections from the major …

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In this month…

We shine a spotlight on authors who have an anniversary.

Frank Baum - Author

L. Frank Baum

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1856
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
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Arthur Conan Doyle - Author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

BORN THIS WEEK IN 1859
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
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Henry Rider Haggard - Author

Sir Henry Rider Haggard

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1925
As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me
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Nathaniel Hawthorne - Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1864
Easy reading is damn hard writing.
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Thomas Edward Lawrence - Author

T.E. Lawrence

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1935
To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.
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Edward Lear - Author

Edward Lear

BORN TODAY IN 1812
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat…
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Matthew Lewis - Author

Matthew Lewis

DIED THIS WEEK IN 1818
You are mine, and Heaven itself cannot rescue you from my power
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May8

Sassy, Sharp & Still Slaying: Why Jane Austen is the Original Literary Queen

At Wordsworth Editions, we’ve published dozens of iconic writers — but let’s be honest: Jane Austen never goes out of style. Two centuries after her death, she’s still setting hearts…
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Apr6

The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

David Ellis revisits Charles Dickens’ fourth novel, The Old Curiosity Shop Dickens’s novels are full of members of the older generation who fail in their obligations to the young.  It is…
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Mar20

Yorkshire’s Literary Influence

Does it make sense to think of writing as belonging to a particular place? Sally Minogue reflects on the influence Yorkshire has had on our national literature. A couple of…
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Miss Austen
Feb24

‘Miss Austen’ – the BBC drama reviewed

‘She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow, I had not a thought concealed from her, and it is as if…
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Feb16

Charlotte Brontë and ‘Villette’ in Context

On first publication in 1853 Villette received a rather varied reception, and did not achieve the same level of success as Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë and ‘Villette’ intext This was…
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Percy Byshhe Shelley
Jan31

I am the eye with which the Universe, Beholds itself and knows itself divine

Mia Rocquemore reflects on time and nature in the poetry of Shelley  The most famous of Shelley’s poems describes the annihilating effects of time: Nothing beside remains. Round the decay…
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