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  • H. P. LOVECRAFT CTHULHU MYTHOS TALES
    H. P. LOVECRAFT CTHULHU MYTHOS TALES
    LOVECRAFT, H.P.
    The complete Cthulhu Mythos by master horror writer H. P. Lovecraft in one volume.The Cthulhu Mythos is a collection of 23 loosely connected short stories by H. P. Lovecraft, one of the earliest masters of dark fantasy and horror. From “Dagon” to “The Call of Cthulhu” to “The Haunter of the Dark,” each story connects to the ancient cosmic entities known as the Great Old Ones, b...
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    Q. 180

  • BROTHERS GRIMM: 101 FAIRY TALES
    BROTHERS GRIMM: 101 FAIRY TALES
    JACOB GRIMM / WILHELM GRIMM
    Classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm with a creatively embroidered cover.This creatively designed edition of Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales includes cherished favorites such as “Sleeping Beauty,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Little Red Cap,” and many more in their original versions. These are the stories of characters we’ve known since childhood: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, C...
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    Q. 180

  • THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
    THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
    HOWARD PYLE
    Don your Lincoln green and prepare for merriment!What could be merrier than joining Robin Hood's band of Merry Men for adventures in the English countryside? Pirates of the trees rather than the seas, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and many others ensure that Robin's clever schemes relieve the rich of their excess treasures and redistribute the wealth to those most in n...
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    Q. 180

  • LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER TALES
    LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER TALES
    IRVING, WASHINGTON
    The Headless Horseman faces off with Ichabod Crane in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," a ghost story of enduring popularity that takes place at the time of the American Revolution. "Rip Van Winkle," another traditional favorite from the same historic period, tells the tale of man who fell asleep for twenty years and found his small town in the Catskill Mountains much changed by t...
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    Q. 160

  • SELECTED WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
    SELECTED WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
    EDGAR ALLAN POE
    From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers’ deepest emotions. Poe’s stories and poems explore the darker side of life and still offer lessons and insight into human behavior today. This handsome Word Cloud edition presents many of Poe’s best-known works, including “The Raven,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Tell-Tale ...
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    Q. 160

  • ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS (KEEPSAKE EDITION)
    ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS (KEEPSAKE EDITION)
    CARROLL, LEWIS
    This keepsake edition of Lewis Carroll’s classic stories includes a creatively embroidered cover.Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to Wonderland and enjoy tea with the Mad Hatter, find your way with the Cheshire Cat, and play croquet with the Queen of Hearts. On the other side of the looking-glass, meet Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a host of other characters ...
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    Q. 180

  • WORD CLOUD CLASSICS: HORROR COLLECTION
    WORD CLOUD CLASSICS: HORROR COLLECTION
    EDITORS OF CANTERBURY CLASSICS
    These six volumes of classic stories from the masters of the macabre are perfect for dark and spooky reading.This collection of dark and haunting stories is an essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone who enjoys classic literature and tales of horror. The six volumes in this boxed set include short stories from esteemed authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, a...
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    Q. 860

  • TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
    TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
    WOOLF, VIRGINIA
    Virginia Woolf’s classic modernist novel, To the Lighthouse, draws from her own life and experiences.Hailed as one of the greatest works of modernist fiction, Virginia Woolf’s semi-autobiographical novel about the Ramsay family explores the themes of perspective, interpersonal relationships, and the complexity of human experience. Woolf’s use of shifting points of view in the n...
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    Q. 160

  • AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
    AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
    VERNE, JULES (JULIO)
    A classic tale of adventure from renowned French author Jules Verne.Originally published in 1872, Around the World in Eighty Days imagined for readers the possibility of circumnavigating the world when the prospect of such a feat was still in its infancy. After an argument with colleagues at London’s Reform Club, the wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers £20,000 that he can circumnavigat...
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  • ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
    ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
    CHARLES DARWIN
    These pages include the final edition of Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work that introduced the theory of evolution by means of natural selection.First published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species introduced the scientific theory of evolution by means of natural selection, a revolutionary idea at the time. Fiercely debated on its release, Darwin’s famous work ...
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  • A LITTLE PRINCESS
    A LITTLE PRINCESS
    HODGSON BURNETT, FRANCES
    This classic British tale tells the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl who grows up at a boarding school run by the unkindly Miss Minchin.Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl who has been left at a boarding school by her wealthy father. There, she displays all the attributes of an ideal pupil, treating the other children with ki...
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    Q. 160

  • SELECTED WORKS OF H. G. WELLS
    SELECTED WORKS OF H. G. WELLS
    H. G. Wells
    Dive into three captivating novels from a pioneer in the genre of science fiction: The Time, The Invisible, and The War in the The stories of H. G. Wells have engrossed readers for more than a century by incorporating fantastic, otherworldly elements into the lives of ordinary people. Selected Works of H. G. Wells includes three of the author’s most notable works: The Time Mach...
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  • THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
    THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
    DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle’s second collection of stories featuring the world’s greatest detective, includes eleven tales of intrigue that will puzzle all but the most astute of readers. Holmes and Dr. Watson are pulled into a variety of cases across England, ranging from a mystery involving a missing racehorse to their encounter with Holmes’s archenemy,...
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    Q. 160

  • THE GREAT GATSBY AND OTHER STORIES
    THE GREAT GATSBY AND OTHER STORIES
    FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT
    Love, ambition, and wealth take center stage in this collection of classic stories from the Jazz Age.Often described as the “Great American Novel,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the quintessential story of love, ambition, and wealth in the Roaring Twenties. In the Long Island village of West Egg, the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby pursues the now-married Daisy Bucha...
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    Q. 160

  • THE GREAT GATSBY AND OTHER WORKS
    THE GREAT GATSBY AND OTHER WORKS
    FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT
    Three of the great American novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the incomparable chronicler of the Jazz Age, are all together in one keepsake volume.F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote some of the most acclaimed novels of the 20th century, and literary scholars regard him as one of the finest American writers of all time. His stories were the stories of the "Lost Generation," Americans who ca...
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    Q. 260

  • JANE AUSTEN BOXED SET
    JANE AUSTEN BOXED SET
    AUSTEN, JANE
    This complete set of Jane Austen novels makes a beautiful decoration for any home library.Jane Austen's stories of clever women, elusive love, and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling, heartwarming, and essential. Adapted time and again for screen and stage, these enduring classics remain as enjoyable as ever. This elegant, col...
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    Q. 820

  • THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
    THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
    TWAIN, MARK
    u003cbu003eThe classic tale of a young boy’s adventures on the Mississippi in the nineteenth century.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eMark Twain’s classic u003ciu003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer u003c/iu003ehas been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America,...
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    Q. 160

  • WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    BRONTË, EMILY
    u003cbu003eYou'll be burning the midnight oil to discover the tortured tales of the inhabitants of Wuthering Heights.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eDiscover a passionate tale of love lost, found, and avenged in u003ciu003eWuthering Heightsu003c/iu003e. Lockwood, a wealthy man from England, rents a house from an eccentric gentleman named Heathcliff, who is the tortured mast...
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  • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
    THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
    LEROUX, GASTON
    u003cbu003eThe classic story of a dangerous love triangle set in an 1890s Paris opera house.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eRumored to be haunted, the Palais Garnier opera house in nineteenth-century Paris is the setting for this story of a dangerous love triangle involving a young Swedish soprano, her mysterious “Phantom” tutor, and her childhood friend. When Carlotta, the...
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  • ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
    ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
    CARROLL, LEWIS
    Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to Wonderland and enjoy tea with the Mad Hatter, find your way with the Cheshire Cat, and play croquet with the Queen of Hearts. On the other side of the looking-glass, meet Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a host of other characters that share a different reality. A heat-burnished, flexibound cover, small trim size, and lovely i...
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  • TREASURE ISLAND
    TREASURE ISLAND
    STEVENSON, ROBERT L
    Perhaps the most iconic pirate story of all time, Treasure Island was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1881. The book follows young Jim Hawkins who finds himself in possession of a treasure map and embarks on a journey to unearth the pirate booty. His adventure takes him through the turbulent waters of morality, and his subsequent coming of age has captivated generations of...
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    Q. 150

  • JUNGLE BOOK
    JUNGLE BOOK
    KIPLING, RUDYARD
    Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, "The Jungle Book" is a collection of allegorical stories that take place in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of "The Jungle Book" are those featuring a young boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves, is friends with a panther, and was educated by the animals of the jungle. Also popular in this collection is "R...
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  • COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
    COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
    SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
    Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth -the works of William Shakespeare still resonate in our imaginations four centuries after they were written. The timeless characters and themes of the Bard's plays fascinate us with their joys, struggles, and triumphs, and now they are available in a special volume for Shakespeare fans everywhere. ...
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    Q. 300

  • HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
    HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
    ANDERSEN / MONDSCHEIN
    All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Ugly Duckling,” “Thumbelina,” “The Red Shoes,” “The Princess on the Pea,” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” fill the pages of this beautiful leather-bound collector’s edition. Also included is “The Tallow Candle” — one of the earliest stories written by Andersen, just discovered recently! With both short a...
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    Q. 260

  • THE ART OF WAR
    THE ART OF WAR
    SUN-TZU
    Dated to about the fifth century B.C., The Art of War is considered the world’s oldest treatise on war. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the book is composed of 13 chapters, each addressing a particular aspect of warfare such as planning offenses, military combat, and the employment of spies. Influential in Eastern civilization for millennia and in Western culture sin...
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    Q. 160

  • THE SCARLET LETTER
    THE SCARLET LETTER
    NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
    In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes readers back to the Puritan days of the American colonies, into a society as unforgiving as its harsh New England winters. The story of Hester Prynne, who bears a scarlet “A” upon her breast as a symbol of her adultery, and that of her pious lover who atones in tormented silence, is one that has captivated readers since its publi...
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  • THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
    THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
    WHARTON, EDITH
    With her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Age of Innocence (1920), Wharton recreated the Old New York of her own childhood, in a moving tale of passion and desire. "Edith Wharton is a writer who brings glory to the name of America, and this is her best book. It is one of the best novels of the twentieth century ... a permanent addition to literature" (The New York Times). ...
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  • FRANKENSTEIN
    FRANKENSTEIN
    MARY SHELLEY
    The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first. A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, after going through his own near-death experience, decides to play God and create life...
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  • ANNA KARENINA
    ANNA KARENINA
    TOLSTOI, LEV (LEON)
    Now the subject of a major new film adaptation from director Joe Wright ("Atonement", "Pride and Prejudice"), Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" is translated by award-winning duo Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky in "Penguin Classics". Starring Keira Knightley ("A Dangerous Method") as Anna Karenina, Jude Law ("Sherlock Holmes") as her husband Alexei, Aaron Johnson ("Nowhere B...
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    Q. 180

  • TOLKIEN: A DICTIONARY
    TOLKIEN: A DICTIONARY
    DAY, DAVID
    J.R.R. Tolkien is the father of modern fantasy. He created characters and a world so rich with details—and so unique—that it warranted a whole new vocabulary along with it. His creation of language is not surprising, considering his first civilian job following his service during World War I was working on the Oxford English Dictionary. Inside, you’ll find a chronology of Tolki...
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