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(H/B) Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is the story of an English seaman, Charles Marlow, who is hired by a Belgian company to captain a steamer up river through the African interior. Widely regarded as a critique of European colonial rule in Africa, it has endured to stand as a Modernist masterpiece Chiltern are publishers of exquisitely crafted editions of the world's finest classic literature. These beautiful books are a perfect mix of tradition and the very latest in printing techniques. With wonderful original, detailed and embossed covers...
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(H/B) THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
A colonel receives five seeds in the mail-and dies within weeks. A young bride disappears immediately after her wedding. An old hat and a Christmas goose are the only clues to a stolen jewel. A son is accused of his father's murder. These mysteries-and many more-are brought to the house on Baker Street where detective Sherlock Holmes resides. No case is too tricky for the world's most famous sleuth and his incredible powers of deduction. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired t...
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(H/B) The Romantic Poets
The Literary World of the nineteenth century was lit up by six of England's Greatest Poets. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Blake were in the vanguard of the early Romantic movement that broke from the past, emphasizing the individual and personal, embracing imagination over reason. Romanticism's second wave saw Byron, Shelley and Keats come to the fore, rebels who breathed new life into the movement which spawned some of the best poetry in English Literature. Chiltern are publishers of exquisitely crafted editions of the world's finest classic ...
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(H/B) THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL
When Helen Graham takes the tenancy of Wildfell Hall, she incites passion and rumour among the local community. Helen's secrets are slowly revealed; the flight from a brutish, dissolute husband, and determination that her son should not follow his example. Regarded as a milestone of feminist literature, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall challenged Victorian standards when it was published in 1848. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) THE SECRET GARDEN
The Secret Garden opens by introducing us to Mary Lennox, a sickly, foul-tempered, unsightly little girl who loves no one and whom no one loves. At the outset of the story, she is living in India with her parents. A dashing army captain and his frivolous, beautiful wife, but is rarely permitted to see them. They have placed her under the constant care of a number of native servants, as they find her too hideous and tiresome to look after. Mary's circumstances are cast into complete upheaval when an outbreak of cholera devastates the Lennox...
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(H/B) THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
Michael Henchard has risen to become a prosperous merchant and mayor of Casterbridge, but he habours a shameful secret. In his youth, while in a drunken rage, the now-respectable Henchard auctioned off his wife and infant daughter to a passing sailor. When his family unexpectedly returns, he tries to make amends, thus setting off a chain of event that will have grave consequences. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll When Alice follows a well-dressed white rabbit down a hole, she enters a magical subterranean world. There she encounters an extraordinary cast of characters, including the grinning Cheshire Cat, the eccentric March Hare and the capricious Queen Of Hearts. Lewis Carroll's tale of Alice's adventures in Wonderland has enchanted readers of all ages since it first appeared in 1865. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together bu...
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(H/B) MOBY DICK
Moby Dick by Herman Melville When Ishmael joins the crew of a whaling ship, he doesn't know that the captain is obsessed with taking revenge on Moby Dick, the great whale that ripped off his leg. Ishmael recounts their adventures aboard the ship as the captain pursues his foe - but Herman Melville's richly textured novel is more than a classic adventure. Exploring themes of ambition, self-discovery and the wonder of the natural world, it ranks among the foremost works in the English language. This book has matching lined and blank journals...
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(H/B) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
The arrival of two rich bachelors stirs Mrs Bennet to hope that wedding bells will soon be in the air. Jane, the eldest of Mrs Bennet's daughters, forms an early attachment to Mr Bingley, but her spirited sister Elizabeth takes against the arrogant Mr Darcy. Events conspire to keep Jane and Mr Bingley apart, while Darcy's pride and Lizzy's prejudice hamper the course of true love. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own. (From...
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(H/B) THE GREAT GATSBY
Nick Carraway rents a property on Long Island, where the new moneyed class are given to ostentatious displays of wealth. None more so than the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a man who throws lavish parties for uninvited guests. After befriending his enigmatic neighbour, Nick helps reconnect Gatsby with his lost love Daisy Buchanan, now married and living tantalizingly close by. The rekindling of their passion has explosive ramifications, and the secrets of Gatsby's murky past are finally revealed. This book has matching lined and blank journals (s...
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(H/B) The Time Machine
The Time Machine offers a post-apocalyptic vision of humanity's future. A scientist builds a time machine and travels to future. He finds that humanity has devolved into two races: the childlike Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks. His machine disappears, so he explores but realizes that the future world is nothing like what he had envisaged or hoped for. After narrowly escaping from the Morlocks, the Time Traveller undertakes another journey even further into the future where he finds the earth growing bitterly cold as the heat and energy of ...
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(H/B) The Arabian Nights
Part of the Chiltern Classics series On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale, but does not end it. The king is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion. The next night, as soon as she finishes the tale, she begins (and only begins) a new one, and the king, eager to hear the conclusion, postpones her execution once again. So it goes on for 1,001 nights . . . Chiltern are publishers of exquisitely crafted editions of the world's finest classic literature. These beautiful books ...
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(H/B) Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. First published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman living a solitary life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives modestly and carries out his habits with mathematical precision. He is a member of the Re...
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(H/B) Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
Chiltern Publishing was formed in 2018 with a vision to create the most beautiful classics. Using a perfect mix of tradition and the very latest in printing techniques, 19th Century quality has met 21st Century technology. With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, creamy pages, and stitched binding they are the most beautiful classics ever published. For 150 years, Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales have delighted both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entran...
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(H/B) The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the Paris Opera House. Mesmerized by the talents and beauty of the young soprano Christine, the Phantom lures her as his protege and falls fiercely in love with her. One of the most well-known and well-loved gothic horror stories, Leroux's suspenseful tale of unrequited love, passion and tragedy is both dark and moving in its portrayal of Erik, the anti-hero in his yearning for Christine. The novel has been adapted into several formats, most notably a 1925 si...
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(H/B) Gulliver's Travels
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.' Shipwrecked on the high seas, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself washed up on the strange island of Lilliput, a land inhabited by quarrelsome miniature people. On his travels he continues to meet others who force him to reflect on human behaviour - the giants of Brobdingnag, the Houyhnhnms and th...
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(H/B) Heidi
Part of the Chiltern Classics range. Orphaned in infancy, Heidi is raised by her Aunt Dete until a change of circumstances sees the girl placed into the care of her paternal grandfather. A curmudgeonly recluse living in the Swiss Alps, he's soon won over by Heidi, who blossoms in the mountain environment. The idyllic existence is threatened, however, when Aunt Dete reappears, wanting Heidi to return to city life. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) JANE EYRE
Orphaned Jane Eyre has endured a life of austerity and hardship until she is appointed governess at Thornfield Hall, whose master is the remote, brooding Edward Rochester. When the two finally meet, they are drawn together and Jane's future appears to be secure. But Rochester harbours a dark secret that bars their path to happiness. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) PERSUASION
In her last completed novel, Jane Austen revisits the theme of mischance and misunderstanding along the road to happiness. Seven years after she was persuaded to break off their engagement, Anne Elliot is unexpectedly reacquainted with Captain Frederick Wentworth. Anne is still in love with Wentworth, but will the captain be able to forgive her? This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) EMMA
As Emma Woodhouse attempts to orchestrate the romantic lives of those around her, Austen expertly reveals that she may not be as much in control as she would like to believe. Emma was first published in 1816, the year before Jane Austen died. Austen herself thought that Emma was someone "no one but myself will much like". In spite of Austen's fears, the indomitable Emma Woodhouse continues to win the loyal hearts of each new generation of readers. (From the publisher)...
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