Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the consciences and hearts of the American people by its moving portrayal of slave experience.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket - sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by Pat Righelato.
Harriet Beecher Stowe shows us in scenes of great dramatic power the human effects of a system in which slaves were property - the break up of families, the struggles for freedom, and the horrors of ... |
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A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket - sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Peter Harness.
Selected Poems brings together some of Wordsworth's most acclaimed and influential works, including an extract from his "Magnus opus", The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such ... |
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A dead body is dredged from the Thames, presumed to be the son of wealthy miser John Harmon, in Charles Dickens final novel, "Our Mutual Friend".
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley and original illustrations by Marcus Stone.
John Harmon made his fortune collecting "dust", and on his death his estranged son is due to inherit his wealth on the condition that ... |
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The Prince and the Pauper is a classic adventure of mistaken identity set in Tudor London and told with Mark Twain’s trademark humour and concern for social justice.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by author and journalist Nicolette Jones.
Penniless Tom Canty wonders what it would be like to be a prince. Heir to the throne Edward Tudor dreams of a life outside the royal palace walls. When the two boys ... |
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The Warden introduces us to the lives of some of the most beloved characters in all literature.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Margaret Drabble.
Scandal strikes the peaceful cathedral town of Barchester when Septimus Harding, the warden of charitable foundation Hiram's Hospital, is accused of financial wrongdoing. A kindly and naive man, he finds himself caught between the forces of ... |
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Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket - sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by David Stuart Davies and original illustrations by H. K. Browne.
Bleak House is not only a love story and a tightly plotted murder mystery, but also a condemnation of the corruption at the heart of English society.
The inheritance case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has been going on for generations involving myriad characters from all walks of life. There's Esther ... |
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This boxed set contains Jane Austen's six best-loved titles: "Emma", "Persuasion", "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", "Northanger Abbey" and "Mansfield Park". With handsome cloth bindings, new contemporary covers, and a journal for recording your own thoughts, it is the perfect gift for lovers of classic English literature. ... |
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A collection of chilling supernatural tales. ... Gathered in this haunting collection are twenty-seven of the very best of their genre by British and American masters. These are classic tales from the heyday of ghost fiction, when the great names of literature contributed to the genre as a matter of course. This collection includes stimulating stories from masters of the genre and is the perfect gift for lovers of good writing who like to have their spines tingled. As well as contributions from established names, you will also find forgotten gems by unjustly neglected writers who deserve an opportunity to find a new ... |
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Cosmic conundrums from beyond the Black seas of infinity. ... Does your thirst for knowledge compel you to take risks that may threaten your very sanity? Are you brave enough to enter Cthulhu's twisted realm? You will need to have your wits about you to overcome the eldritch evils that lurk within. Using logic and lateral thinking, you may (or may not) manage to escape the traps that have been laid before you, which include such terrors as tentacle tests, nightmare wordsearches and worm-infested sudoku. You have been warned. ... |
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Mark Twain's novels are filled with humor, wit, and astounding insight into the world of the 19th-century United States. Written entirely in the vernacular, these classic satirical tales exposed the bigotry and hypocrisy of American life. The cheerful Tom Sawyer, the goodnatured Huck Finn, the independent Hank Morgan, and the well-meaning Tom Canty are quintessential Twain characters, full of life, verve, and a sense of justice they often felt was missing from the world around them.
Included are four of his greatest and most popular novels: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Adventures of ... |
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"He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both."
The Canterville GhostInspired by the Irish fairy tales of his childhood, Oscar Wilde's imaginative story-telling incorporates a variety of genres - from mystery to fantasy and the supernatural. Featuring fairy tales, short stories, and poetry, this anthology also demonstrates the serious social and artistic concerns which run throughout his fiction.
From "The Happy Prince", a tender story about friendship and compassion, to "The Remarkable Rocket", a cautionary tale about a deluded, self- ... |
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This anthology collects together Arthur Conan Doyle's finest Sherlock Holmes stories. The drug-addled, anti-social sleuth has become one of the most iconic characters in fiction and the tales collected here will entertain readers today just as much as when they were first published in the late 19th-century. Featuring such classic cases as "A Scandal in Bohemia" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", this provides the perfect introduction to the world's favourite detective. ... |
