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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
Secret Garden (Collector’s Edition)

The Secret Garden (Collector’s Edition)

Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pride and Prejudice (Collector’s Edition)

Pride and Prejudice (Collector’s Edition)

Jane Austen
Emma (Collector’s Edition)

Emma (Collector’s Edition)

Jane Austen
Little Women (Collector’s Edition)

Little Women (Collector’s Edition)

Louisa May Alcott
Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

A Christmas Carol (Adult Edition)

Charles Dickens
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

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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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The Luxe Editions

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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World Literature

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Dec1

The Railway Children

The Timeless Story of The Railway Children The story of The Railway Children is one that has resonated with readers for over a century. Now, beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson…
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Emma Mackey as Emily Brontë
Nov24

Emily

Emily, a film loosely based on Emily Brontë’s life, has hit the screens. Sally Minogue finds herself at odds with the rave reviews. As soon as I had seen the…
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Nov16

Agnes Grey

Agnes Grey was Anne’s Brontë’s first novel, written at the time when her sister Emily was working on Wuthering Heights and sister Charlotte on The Professor. David Stuart Davies takes…
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Frieda Lawrence
Nov9

What if?

How might a different marriage have impacted on D.H. Lawrence’s writing career? David Ellis considers a literary counterfactual. There are some historians who are inclined to ask `what if’ questions:…
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Robinson Crusoe and his pets
Nov3

Robinson Crusoe

The story of Robinson Crusoe is familiar to us in many forms; here Sally Minogue re-evaluates Daniel Defoe’s novel some 300 years after it was first published. I touched briefly…
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The Innocents
Oct31

Spooks on Screen

As the nights draw in, the leaves turn red and gold with a chill wind easing them from the branches to provide a rainbow carpet below, and so we move…
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