Classics

Explore much-loved classic books and timeless literature that have captivated readers for generations and continue to stand the test of time.

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Dracula (Penguin Classic)
BookDracula (Penguin Classic)

Count Dracula's castle is a hellish world where night is day, pleasure is pain and the blood of the innocent prized above all. Young Jonathan Harker approaches the gloomy gates with no idea what he is about to...

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Day of the Triffods
BookDay of the Triffods

When Bill Masen awakes blindfolded in hospital and carefully removes his bandages, he realises he is one of the few who can see; almost everyone else has been blinded by a meteor shower. When Bill Masen awakes blindfolded...

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Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Penguin Classic)
BookCurious Case of Benjamin Button (Penguin Classic)

When Benjamin Button's father arrives at hospital he is surprised and ashamed to find his new baby boy is a weathered, aged man, to all appearances no younger than seventy years old. As time goes by, young Benjamin...

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (HB)
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (HB)

Discover the mesmerizing tale of two personalities in a war over the soul of one man with this gorgeous collectible edition of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr....

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1984 - Vintage Classics
Book1984 - Vintage Classics

The ultimate dystopian masterpiece. A dystopian masterpiece - the powerful and prophetic novel that defined the twentieth century. The year is 1984. War and revolution have created an unrecognisable world. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is...

$26.00
Illiad, Macmillan Classic
BookIlliad, Macmillan Classic

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges...

$19.99
Mansfield Park, MacMillan Classic
BookMansfield Park, MacMillan Classic

Aged ten, Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthier relations, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. However, life there is not as she imagined. Treated with disdain by three of her cousins, she finds her only comfort...

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Wind in the Willows, The (Harper Classic)
BookWind in the Willows, The (Harper Classic)

One of the all-time great animal stories. Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book, with exclusive illustrations from EH Shepard has delighted generations. "There's nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as messing about in boats...." One...

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Great Gatsby (MacMillan Classic)
BookGreat Gatsby (MacMillan Classic)

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds...

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Heidi (Macmillan classic)
BookHeidi (Macmillan classic)

Written as a book 'for children and those who love children', Johanna Spyri’s affectionate account of Swiss mountain life is one of the bestselling books ever written, and a joyous portrait of the innocence of childhood.Designed to appeal...

$29.99
Storyfold Classic: A Christmas Carol
BookStoryfold Classic: A Christmas Carol

A sumptuous, collectable edition of the beloved classic A Christmas Carol, which folds into a stunning 3D paper sculpture as you read. Rediscover Charles Dickens' timeless tale, A Christmas Carol, in a stunning new edition that folds into a...

$29.99
Oliver Twist (Macmillan classic)
BookOliver Twist (Macmillan classic)

Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's most popular novels, with many famous film, television and musical adaptations. It tells the story of the orphaned Oliver who is brought up in a harsh workhouse, then initiated into the...

$19.99
Persuasion, A Penguin Classic
BookPersuasion, A Penguin Classic

Eight years ago, Anne rejected the man she loved because her friends and family persuaded her that he wasn't rich or important enough. In all that time, she's never found anyone to match Captain Wentworth. With her snobbish...

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Grimm's Fairy Tales (MacMillan Classic)
BookGrimm's Fairy Tales (MacMillan Classic)

For the past two centuries these delightful stories, gathered together and written down by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, have entertained and frightened children and adults alike. The lives of Tom Thumb, Cinderella, Rumplestiltskin and the Frog Prince...

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Mansfield Park - 250 Year Anniversary
BookMansfield Park - 250 Year Anniversary

A dazzling pocket-sized special anniversary edition bound in real cloth with foiling, sprayed edges and a ribbon marker to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Part of a collectable series inspired by Jane Austen’s life and...

$29.99
Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (macmillan classic)
BookAdventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (macmillan classic)

The inspiration for the hit Netflix show, Lupin, Arsene Lupin is charming, clever and bold. A master of disguise, he steals from the rich, he outsmarts the police and he's generous to those in need. And above all,...

$22.99
Catcher In The Rye, The
BookCatcher In The Rye, The

The Catcher in the Rye is J . D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. It's Christmas and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school. Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New...

$26.00
Emma (Macmillan Classic)
BookEmma (Macmillan Classic)

Oft-copied but never bettered, Jane Austen's Emma is a remarkable comedy of manners that follows the charming but insensitive Emma Woodhouse as she sets out on an ill-fated career of match-making in the little town of Highbury. Taking...

$19.99
Christmas Carol, A (MacMillian Classic)
BookChristmas Carol, A (MacMillian Classic)

When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success. A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption, and a critique on Victorian society, Charles Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views...

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Wizard Of Oz, The (Penguin)
BookWizard Of Oz, The (Penguin)

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and...

$21.00
The Wind In The Willows Deluxe Classic
BookThe Wind In The Willows Deluxe Classic

This beautiful hardback gift edition presents Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story, The Wind in the Willows, featuring classic full-colour illustrations and stencilled page edges.One sunny spring day, Mole decides to visit the river bank. There he meets and soon...

$49.99
Peter Pan Deluxe Classic
BookPeter Pan Deluxe Classic

This beautiful hardback gift edition presents J. M. Barrie's classic children's story, Peter Pan, featuring original full-colour illustrations and stencilled page edges.Wendy knows that all children have to grow up... all apart from the magical Peter Pan! When Peter flies...

$49.99
Much Ado About Nothing
BookMuch Ado About Nothing

Love, deception and discord are flourishing in the court of Messina. Sweet, innocent Hero and the famed soldier Claudio are immediately infatuated, while the bickering Beatrice and Benedick can agree on just one thing- the other is insufferable....

$23.00
Age of Innocence, The (MacMillan Classic)
BookAge of Innocence, The (MacMillan Classic)

Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence, is both a poignant story of frustrated love and an extraordinarily vivid, delightfully satirical record of a vanished world. It's this vanished world that inspired the lavish costume drama...

$19.99
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