A masterly facsimile of the acclaimed Golden Cockerel Press edition of Chaucer’s masterpiece, this beautiful work unites the talents of typographer Robert Gibbings and artist-engraver Eric Gill.
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This beautifully illustrated book brings together all the best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments, from Noah’s Ark and David and Goliath to the life of Jesus.
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From the Crusades and the Knights Templar to courtly love and the battles of Agincourt and Crécy, this award-winning work illuminates the historical reality of an ideal which transformed European society.
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The magical land of Narnia is a world like no other. With talking animals, mythical creatures, the evil White Witch and the mighty lion Aslan, Lewis's magnificent fantasy series has captivated children for generations. Now reissued in a striking new binding.
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Uncover the dramatic story of the Anglo–Saxons through their own words in this unique collection of Anglo–Saxon writing.
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So impossible to vanquish with words that Mark Antony put him to death, Cicero was a master of rhetoric and declamation. His Orations live on, echoed by the most famous speakers of modern times, from Winston Churchill to Barack Obama. In a rare commission for Folio, Tom Phillips, RA, has illustrated this edition.
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The 13 stories collected here are as varied as the characters that inhabit them, but all share a liveliness and strangeness that is unmistakably Gogolian. Illustrator Peter Suart brilliantly captures their characteristic blend of pathos and dark humour.
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Anton Chekhov’s contribution to world literature is without parallel. He created a body of short fiction that is widely acknowledged as the greatest ever written. The 60 stories in this collection span the length of his career, from his early stories to his final works.
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Colour tells the fascinating story of how the recreation of the rainbow has been a human obsession throughout the ages. Finlay blends art and science, travel and history, touching on everything from the structure of the solar system to the composition of wallpaper. Newly edited and illustrated with over 100 stunning colour images, this is a glorious edition of a wonderful book, equally absorbing to dip into or to read in one sitting.
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Enter the world of Shakespeare's most enchanting play through the beauty of letterpress. A Midsummer Night's Dream is now the most frequently performed of all Shakespeare's comedies.
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Shakespeare's ground-breaking comedy: unconventional and witty, it is the most playful of romances.
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The most powerful sorcery is Shakespeare's language. Complex, personal and unsurpassably lyrical: rediscover one of Shakespeare's most finely nuanced plays.
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Revel in a comic masterpiece, celebrated in this beautiful timeless edition that does justice to the power and richness of Shakespeare's art.
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This illustrated edition brings together all the surviving Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, in the acclaimed University of Chicago translations, with newly commissioned prefaces.
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This complete set of all seven novels makes a treasured gift for those who already know and love the books or the perfect introduction to children who have not yet discovered their magic.
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