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VIRGINIA WOOLF

Virginia Woolfs pioneering novel about a time-traveling sixteenth-century nobleman who wakes up in the body of a woman, with a new foreword by Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal GirlA brilliant book that teaches you so much about identity and loveall these fundamental questions that we ask ourselves. Emma CorrinI read this book and believed it was a ...

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INFERNO. THE GOTHIC CHRONICLES COLLECTION

ALIGHIERI, DANTE

"There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery." Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the first Canticle in the epic poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical lite...

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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

WILDE, OSCAR

"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic." The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a beloved Gothic masterpiece of supernatural terror and a #booktok sensation, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition, featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic hor...

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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 weve known since childhood: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, C...

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

DICKENS, CHARLES

The beloved historical novel is now available in an affordable softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for lovers of classic fiction, readers in high-school and college literature courses, and fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists.The A Tale of Two Cities softcover edition: Presents Charles ...

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AND THE EARTH WILL SIT ON THE MOON

NIKOLAI GOGOL

Iconic short stories from the Russian master of satire, in a strikingly modern translation"The most morally complete writer: baffled, outraged, reverent, mock-didactic, mocking, all at once. He honours life by feeling no one way about it." George SaundersNo writer has captured the absurdity of the human condition as acutely as Nikolai Gogol. In a lively new translation by Oli...

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LETTERS TO ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER

JAMES, HENRY

One of the most satisfying of all letter-writers. Spectator Henry Jamess beautiful letters to his friend and inspiration, the unconventional art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner Surrounded by the artists, writers and musicians who made up her court in Boston as they did in Venice, Isabella Stewart Gardner, a passionate art collector, was as revered and sought after as ro...

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THE VILLAGE OF STEPANCHIKOVO AND ITS INHABITANTS

DOSTOYEVSKI, FIODOR

Presented in a new translation by Roger Cockrell, The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants was originally conceived as a play and first published in 1859, shortly after the authors release from forced military service. Gogolian in style and tone, and waspish in its description of the villainous Opiskin, it is a sustained exercise in caricatural cruelty and a comedic to...

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THE NEW DRESS AND OTHER STORIES

WOOLF, VIRGINIA

As Mabel Waring takes off her cloak and steps into the drawing room of Clarissa Dalloway, she immediately realizes that something is not right: her pale-yellow silk dress, which she has had specially made for the occasion, is clearly old-fashioned, dowdy and out of place. Everyone seems to be looking at her in dismay or mocking her appearance. Crushed at once by her insecurity,...

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY / BARBARA HELLER

The must-have volume for Anne of Green Gables fans: This special edition invites readers inside the beloved story with gorgeous replicas of the characters' letters and mementos. Anne of Green Gables has been treasured by generations of dreamers and free spirits. For those who love to indulge in flights of fancy, Anne's world offers escape and inspiration. Now, your imagination ...

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ETHAN FROME

WHARTON, EDITH

Trapped in a loveless marriage and weighed down by poverty, Ethan Fromes days are enlivened by the presence of Mattie, his ailing wife Zeenas youthful and charming cousin, who provides help to the household. When Zeena realizes that her husbands feelings for Mattie go beyond simple affection, and that they seem to be reciprocated, the scene is set for a confrontation that wi...

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A CLERGYMANS DAUGHTER

ORWELL, GEORGE

Twenty-eight-year-old Dorothy Hare leads a life of drudgery and self-abnegation in the house of her father, the rector of Knype Hill, helping him stave off his creditors and making costumes for fund-raising events. When, after being invited to dinner by Mr Warburton, a local atheist and libertine, she is glimpsed in his arms by the village gossip, Mrs Semprill, Dorothy suffers ...

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WOMEN IN LOVE

D.H. LAWRENCE

First encountered in Lawrences novel The Rainbow, sisters Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen are now grown-up women living in the English Midlands at the time of the First World War. Each becomes involved in a love affair: Ursula with the misanthropic intellectual Rupert Birkin, and Gudrun with Gerald Crich, a successful industrialist. The contrast between the two relationships the ...

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PETER PAN

BARRIE, J. M. (JAMES MATHEW)

Relive the magic of finding Neverland in this beautiful Painted Edition of Peter Pan. This classic tale of never growing up and found family will delight new readers and old as they follow Wendy, Michael and John on this timeless adventure.This magical classic tale of childhood is now available in an exclusive collector's edition, featuring beautiful cover art from artist Laci ...

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THE SECRET GARDEN

HODGSON BURNETT, FRANCES

Beloved by fans across the globe, The Secret Garden explores the coming-of-age story of a little girl determined to bring a mysterious garden--and her uncle's broken heart--back to life. This time-honored classic is now available as an exclusive collector's edition featuring:A beautiful, high-end hardcover with Laci Fowler's distinctive hand-painted art and embossing/debossing ...

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THE PICKWICK PAPERS

DICKENS, CHARLES

A rich and varied array of stories and vignettes, The Pickwick Papers is based around the investigations of the Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club, consisting of its founder Mr Samuel Pickwick and Messrs Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle, who travel around the country and then report back to the club concerning their extraordinary adventures and expe...

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MANSFIELD PARK (JANE AUSTEN COLLECTION)

AUSTEN, JANE

Jane Austen's Mansfield Park is now available in an exclusive collector's edition featuring a delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping and ribbon marker, ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Austen fans who appreciated the Seasons collection will love this exquisitely designed volume from their beloved literary heroine.Mansfield Park follow...

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NORTHANGER ABBEY (JANE AUSTEN COLLECTION)

AUSTEN, JANE

Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is now available in an exclusive collector's edition featuring a delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping and ribbon marker, ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Austen fans who appreciated the Seasons collection will love this exquisitely designed volume from their beloved literary heroine.Obsessed with Gothi...

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THE VOYAGE OUT

WOOLF, VIRGINIA

Helen and Ridley Ambrose are preparing to set off for an exotic resort off the coast of South America on the Euphrosyne, a ship belonging to Helens brother-in-law Willoughby Vinrace. Travelling with them is his daughter Rachel a quiet, unremarkable girl raised in the London suburbs by her spinster aunts after the death of her mother. Along the way other people come aboard, s...

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THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

HOWARD PYLE

The legendary adventure of a medieval outlaw is now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and in so doing became a lasting symbol of virtue. The thrilling adventures of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men will keep young readers turning the pages. Who can resist the arrows flying, danger lurking, a...

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OUR PLACE IN NATURE

SEAGER, ZACHARY

With the natural world increasingly under threat, Our Place in Nature explores one of the most topical issues of our day; our appreciation of nature and recognition of our place in it.Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is ...

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THE YEARS

WOOLF, VIRGINIA

It is 1880: after visiting his mistress in the London suburbs, Colonel Pargiter returns home to his children and his dying wife. In a series of snapshots we meet all the Pargiter siblings: twenty-year-old Eleanor, whose concern is to help the poor; her younger sisters Milly, Delia and Rose; her brothers Morris, Martin and Edward, who is at Oxford and in love with his cousin Kit...

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BETWEEN THE ACTS

WOOLF, VIRGINIA

It is a variable early summers day, and there is an unusual bustle in the grounds of Pointz Hall, a country house in a remote village in the very heart of England. The local community is all astir, intent on putting the finishing touches to preparations for the annual pageant, which is to be performed there that evening. Among the medley of attendees are Mr Oliver, the owner o...

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NIGHT AND DAY

WOOLF, VIRGINIA

As Katharine Hilbery, the granddaughter of a famous man of letters buried in Poets Corner, is helping her mother write the biography of their illustrious progenitor, she becomes engaged to William Rodney, a budding writer with an exaggerated opinion of his own poetical talent. Meanwhile, the suffragette Mary Datchet is in love with Ralph Denham, a lawyer and reviewer from a lo...

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SONS AND LOVERS

D.H. LAWRENCE

Part of Alma Classics' Evergreens series of popular classics, Sons and Lovers is presented here with an extensive critical apparatus and extra material, including a section of photographs and notes.As the sensitive and delicate Gertrude begins to shrink from her drunken and violent husband, their marriage becomes a battleground. Gertrude turns increasingly towards her two eldes...

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THE TURN OF THE SCREW

JAMES, HENRY

An unnamed young governess is sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Yet she is soon oppressed by a sense of foreboding and deep disquiet, becoming convinced that something dark is threatening her young charges. But are supernatural forces at work, or is the danger something altogether more earthly?Henry Jamess masterpiece, and widely considere...

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BLEAK HOUSE

DICKENS, CHARLES

The interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has gone on for so long that it has become a subject of mirth in legal circles and a source of great profit to those professionally engaged in it. Held in its inexorable grip along with a diverse cross section of mid-Victorian society, from baronets to crossing-sweepers are two wards of court, Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, wh...

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THE WARDEN

ANTHONY TROLLOPE

When the peaceful atmosphere of Barchester is destroyed by a scandal concerning the financial affairs of an almshouse, Septimus Harding, the kindly but unworldly warden who is responsible for the care of the establishment's twelve elderly residents, finds himself in conflict with his daughter's suitor, the zealous reformer John Bold, who unwittingly unleashes the full might of ...

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KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLYING

ORWELL, GEORGE

Despite hailing from a comfortable family background, budding poet Gordon Comstock decides to declare war on money and all the middle-class trappings that wealth can buy. Working in a small bookshop and living in a bedsit in London, he dreams of completing an ambitious poem in rhyme royal and devoting his life to literature. But when poverty begins to damage his self-esteem and...

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THREE YEARS

CHÉJOV, ANTÓN P.

On a visit to a provincial town to see his sister Nina who is suffering from cancer, Alexei Laptev, who works for his fathers Moscow haberdashery business, falls in love with Yulia, the daughter of her doctor, and proposes to her. Although she does not reciprocate his feelings, she agrees to marry him and live with him in the capital, where the couples relationship is marred ...

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