Originally published in 1923, The Prophet continues to inspire millions worldwide with its timeless words of love and mystical longing. Kahlil Gibran's most celebrated work is a timeless tale that spe
"...not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle" - Leo Tolstoy Oscillating between philosophical discussion and compelling story-telling, War and Peace transcends the re
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AMANDA VICKERY The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen
Homer's Odyssey is the Ancient Greek tale of Odysseus and his eventful voyage home after the Trojan War. His many adventures on his 10-year journey are the subject of this famous prose translation by
This classic novel about the frailty of human beauty and sensual experience and the futility of vanity remains as powerful today as when it was first published in 1891. A truly extraordinary piece of
Mark Twain's classic of smalltown life along the banks of the Mississippi features loveable rascal Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn. Tom lives with his respectable but gullible Aunt Polly an
To escape from his violent and drunken father, a 13-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Huckleberry Finn, fakes his own death and floats away on a raft down the Mississippi with Jim, a run
Oliver Twist sent out shock waves when it appeared in 1838. With a half-starved orphan for a hero, it was Dickens' first attempt to rouse the public conscience over the social evils of the day. The ad
Alexei Ivanovich is tutor to a Russian family. They are bankrupt and eagerly awaiting the death of 'Grandmother'. Alexei falls in love twice: first, with the beautiful but impossible Polina; and secon
Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, primarily the two oldest - Elinor and Marianne. Left almost penniless and homeless on the death of their father, they rely on the kindnes
Anne Elliot is persuaded to reject the love of her life, Captain Wentworth, when her good friend Lady Russell, hints that there is a better match to be found. Now eight years later, Anne's family has
Northanger Abbey is the light-hearted account of a young girl's first excursion into fashionable society. While in Bath, Catherine Morland is invited by Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor to visit th
Albeit that she is not yet 21, Emma Woodhouse foresees a future as a spinster dabbling in matchmaking. Charming and infuriating, she almost ruins the marriage prospects of Harriet Smith, her protégée,
This collection contains the five stories that reference one of H. P. Lovecraft's greatest creations - Cthulhu. They include; 'Dragon', 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Dunwich Horror', 'The Whisperer in D
"If you look at the way critics describe Lovecraft ... they often say he's purple, overwritten, overblown, verbose, but it's un-put-downable. There's something about that kind of hallucinatorily inten
There's nothing like a good ghost story to give you a frisson of fear on a dark winter's night. Gathered in this haunting collection are twenty-seven of the very best of their genre by British and Ame
One of the books that 'everybody should read', this was named the '2nd greatest novel of the 20th century' by the Modern Library and it has now been filmed six times, including the latest version dire
Jane Austen's classic tale of love overcoming preconceptions centres on the two eldest daughters of the Bennet family: Jane and Elizabeth. Elizabeth has to fend off an unwelcome offer of marriage from
Mary Shelley was only eighteen when Lord Byron challenged a group of friends to write the best horror story. She fleshed out her original and this was accepted for publication when she was just twenty
Jane Eyre recounts the story of a governess who, having suffered during childhood both at her aunt's house and then at school, finds herself falling for her new employer, Mr Rochester. But Mr Rocheste
Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the roman
One of Jane Austen's best loved stories, Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Left almost penniless on the death of their father, they rely on the kindne
Emily Bronte's brutally passionate poetic masterpiece is about doomed love on the bleak Pennine moors. This haunting tale of uncontrolled, violent passion between the wilful Catherine Earnshaw and the
Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a young lad, who grows up without any expectations, but is surprised to hear from a lawyer that he has an unknown benefactor who is sending him to London to
When Gabriel Utterson, a lawyer, first encounters the figure of Edward Hyde, he has little notion of the man's background. Bringing Hyde to account for an attack on a girl, he discovers that Hyde is a
Written in an epistolary format, Dracula recalls the experiences of a young lawyer called Jonathan Harker, who pays a visit to Count Dracula on the border of Transylvania to deal with the purchase of
Written by the greatest chronicler of the Jazz Age, Tender Is the Night examines the lives of a circle of American expatriates on the Cote d'Azur. Fitzgerald's fourth novel, it is a cool dissection of
This collection of chilling horror stories from the maestro of suspense contains nearly 20 of Edgar Allan Poe's best known stories, including "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Masque of the Red D
Classic Tales of Horror presents the work of some of the world's most celebrated authors in a compilation that provides both a gripping read and glimpses of life beyond the everyday realm. Spooks and
Little is known about the poet Homer. Some say he lived c. 850 BCE; others that he lived earlier - around 1102 BCE. But he is considered to be the first and the greatest of the epic poets and in addit
Jules Verne's classic work, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, has been adapted at least three times as a film and also for television. The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel and their gu
Described by D H Lawrence as "the greatest book of the sea ever written" and now heralded as a classic of American literature, ironically Moby Dick was not a financial success for Herman Melville. Mob
Not for those of a nervous disposition, this chilling collection contains some of Edgar Allan Poe's bestknown stories, including The Fall of the House of Usher and The Masque of the Red Death. Themes
Banish those winter blues with this lovely collection of Christmas designs and scenes. With over 60 images to colour in and make your own, this book will get you feeling festive in no time. The perfec
The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to humor
Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and first major literary success, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of Gabriel Oak, a young shepherd, and Bathsheba Everdene, a proud and beautiful young woman. Th
When Doctor Frankenstein builds a monster in the name of science, he never expects to have to leave the creature and return later to find it killed his brother. The monster eventually tracks him down
The Inferno is by far the most popular and well-known of the books in the Divine Comedy trilogy because of its depiction and understanding of the moral and spiritual pitfalls which still plague us tod
From verse of the past to modern classics, this anthology of poetry has words for every occasion: about youth and age, nature, musings on life and death, wisdom, nonsense, romance and much besides. Ea
This beautifully illustrated colouring book feature artworks of plants taken from the archive of Curtis' Botanical Magazine the world's most enduring and respected periodical of its kind, published by
