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Book Bag - Emily Henry: Happy Place Tote Bag
€25.90
We love this eye-catching tote bag. Simple, classy and cool. A strong cotton canvas bag hand-screen-printed with vegetable ink. Medium length handle. 100% cotton canvas. Do you love books? Spread the word with this original tote. Product Details 100% cotton canvas Inner pocket Flat tote 38 x 43 cm 27 cm strap (hanging)
Book Bag - Shelf Love Tote Bag
€25.90
We love this eye-catching tote bag. Simple, classy and cool. A strong cotton canvas bag hand-screen-printed with vegetable ink. Medium length handle. 100% cotton canvas. Do you love books? Spread the word with this original tote. Product Details 100% cotton canvas Inner pocket Flat tote 38 x 43 cm 27 cm strap (hanging)
Book Bag - Book Nerd Pride Tote Bag
€25.90
We love this eye-catching tote bag. Simple, classy and cool. A strong cotton canvas bag hand-screen-printed with vegetable ink. Medium length handle. 100% cotton canvas. Are you a book nerd? Spread the word with this original tote. Product Details 100% cotton canvas Inner pocket Flat tote 38 x 43 cm 27 cm strap (hanging)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Picture Book - Beatrix Potter
€11.50
A stunning picture book edition of this classic tale. Beatrix Potter's original tale all about a cheeky little squirrel called Nutkin has been beautifully adapted to picture book format for the first time. Potter's original text appears in full alongside her engaging illustrations that bring her characters and their natural world to life in vivid colour. This new larger format is perfect for families to share and enjoy together.
Book Bag - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tote Bag
€25.90
We love this eye-catching Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tote bag which says "Don't Panic." Simple, classy and cool. A strong cotton canvas bag hand-screen-printed with vegetable ink. Medium length handle. 100% cotton canvas. Product Details 100% cotton canvas Inner pocket Flat tote 38 x 43 cm 27 cm strap (hanging)
Book Bag - Raised by Books Tote Bag
€25.90
We love this eye-catching tote bag. Simple, classy and cool. A strong cotton canvas bag hand-screen-printed with vegetable ink. Medium length handle. 100% cotton canvas. Were you raised by books? Spread the word with this original tote. Product Details 100% cotton canvas Inner pocket Flat tote 38 x 43 cm 27 cm strap (hanging)
Book Bag - Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis & Castle Tote Bag
€25.90
We love this eye-catching tote bag with Kafka's Metamorphosis on one side and The Castle on the other. Simple, classy and cool. A strong cotton canvas bag hand-screen-printed with vegetable ink. Medium length handle. 100% cotton canvas. Product Details 100% cotton canvas Inner pocket Flat tote 38 x 43 cm 27 cm strap (hanging)
The Inimitable Jeeves : (Jeeves & Wooster) - P.G. Wodehouse
€12.90
A Jeeves and Wooster novel A collection of classic stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of gentleman Bertie Wooster and his incomparable valet Jeeves. Meddling Aunt Agatha wants to see Bertie married, and nothing will stop her from playing matchmaker. The problem? Bertie has no plans to settle down. So it's up to Jeeves to find Bertie a way out of marrying the terrifying Honoria Glossop, and to help Bertie's insatiable friend Bingo Little navigate falling head-over-heels for seven different girls.
Joy in the Morning : (Jeeves & Wooster) - P.G. Wodehouse
€12.90
A Jeeves and Wooster novel Trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably give way at the knees. For among those present were Florence Craye, to whom Bertie had once been engaged and her new fiancé 'Stilton' Cheesewright, who sees Bertie as a snake in the grass. And that biggest blot on the landscape, Edwin the Boy Scout, who is busy doing acts of kindness out of sheer malevolence. All Bertie's forebodings are fully justified. For in his efforts to oil the wheels of commerce, promote the course of true love and avoid the consequences of a vendetta, he becomes the prey of all and sundry. In fact only Jeeves can save him...
Something Fresh : (Blandings Castle) - P.G. Wodehouse
€12.90
A Blandings novel Welcome to the world of the delightfully dotty Lord Emsworth, his bone-headed younger son and his long-suffering secretary. Having returned home with a valuable Egyptian amulet, Lord Emsworth finds his home contains not one but two imposters intent on taking it off his hands. But with no real sense of how the amulet came to be in his pocket in the first place, things get a lot more complicated very quickly...
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere : (Blandings Castle) - P.G. Wodehouse
€12.90
A Blandings novel Dive into this collection of laugh-out-loud funny short stories from the perennial comic P. G. Wodehouse. Meet Clarence, the absent-minded ninth Earl of Emsworth, whose beloved pig the Empress of Blandings is in the running for her first prize in the Fat Pigs Class at the Shropshire Agricultural Show. Revel in the delicious feud between Head Gardener McAllister and the terrifying Lady Constance, which can only be solved by a delightfully rebellious little girl from London. And skipping an ocean and a continent, indulge in unputdownable stories of excess from the monstrous Golden Age of Hollywood, specially selected by Wodehouse himself.
Uncle Fred in the Springtime : (Blandings Castle) - P.G. Wodehouse
€12.90
A Blandings novel Uncle Fred is one of the hottest earls who ever donned a coronet. Or as he crisply puts it, 'There are no limits, literally none, to what I can achieve in the springtime.'Even so, his gifts are stretched to the limit when he is urged by Lord Emsworth to save his prize pig, the Empress of Blandings, from the enforced slimming cure of the haughty Duke of Dunstable. Pongo Twistleton knows his debonair but wild uncle shouldn't really be allowed at large - especially when disguised as a brain surgeon. He fears the worst. And in yet another brilliant novel by the master of English comedy, Pongo will soon find his fears are amply justified.
The Code of the Woosters : (Jeeves & Wooster) - P.G. Wodehouse
€12.90
Number 15 in 100 Greatest Books of All Time list in Daily Telegraph 'There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, "Do trousers matter?"' 'The mood will pass, sir.' Aunt Dahlia has tasked Bertie with purloining an antique cow creamer from Totleigh Towers. In order to do so, Jeeves hatches a scheme whereby Bertie must charm the droopy and altogether unappealing Madeline and face the wrath of would-be dictator Roderick Spode. Though the prospect fills him with dread, when duty calls, Bertie will answer, for Aunt Dahlia will not be denied. In a plot that swiftly becomes rife with mishaps, it is Jeeves who must extract his master from trouble. Again.
The Once and Future King - T.H. White
€17.90
The classic novel of King Arthur. A beautiful paperback edition of The Once and Future King, White’s masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend. T.H. White’s masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic. Here all five volumes that make up the story are published together in a single volume, as White himself always wished. This is the tale of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlyn and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly; of knights, wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad; the masterpiece of fantasy by which all others are judged. Contains The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood , The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn.
The Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Starlight Barking - Dodie Smith
€12.50
A hundred and one dalmatians and more! This bumper Modern Classic edition includes the original Hundred and One Dalmatians and Dodie Smith's sequel, Starlight Barking. Cruella de Vil is enough to frighten the spots off a Dalmatian puppy. So when she steals a whole family of them, the puppies’ parents, Pongo and Missus, lose no time in mounting a daring rescue mission. Will they be in time to thwart Cruella’s evil scheme, or have they bitten off more than they can chew? Perfect for fans of the classic Disney film.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Alexander Solzhenitsyn (HT Willits Translator)
€13.90
FROM THE PUBLISHER OF THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO - THE OFFICIALLY APPROVED TRANSLATION OF SOLZHENITSYN'S SEARING DEBUT NOVEL The Gulag, the Stalinist labour camps to which millions of Russians were condemned for political deviation, has become a household word in the West. This is due to the accounts of many witnesses, but most of all to the publication, in 1962, of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the novel that first brought Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to public attention. His story of one typical day in a labour camp as experienced by prisoner Ivan Denisovich Shukhov is sufficient to describe the entire world of the Soviet camps. Translated from the Russian by H. T. Willetts
Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes
€13.90
Charlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius. But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation preceded his, fades and dies, and Charlie has to face the possibility that his salvation was only temporary. Winner of the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and subsequently expanded into a Hugo-nominated novel, Flowers for Algernon earned Daniel Keyes the honour of SFWA Author Emeritus in 2000 for his contribution to Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Aphorisms on Love and Hate - Friedrich Nietzsche
€5.90
'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a proficient hater' This volume contains a selection of Nietzsche's brilliant and challenging aphorisms, examining the pleasures of revenge, the falsity of pity, and the incompatibility of marriage with the philosophical life. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). Nietzsche's works available in Penguin Classics are A Nietzsche Reader, Beyond Good and Evil, Ecce Homo, Human, All Too Human, On the Genealogy of Morals, The Birth of Tragedy, The Portable Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight of Idols and Anti-Christ.
Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems : Hardback Slipcase Volume - A. A. Milne and E. H. Shephard
€53.90
This beautiful edition brings together four volumes in one stunning slipcased gift book: Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. A.A.Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh is nothing less than a true children’s classic. Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of course, Christopher Robin, he’s never far from an adventure. This very special collection of the classic stories and poetry will delight fans of Winnie-the-Pooh young and old. Relive all your favourite moments in the Hundred Acre Wood, brought stunningly to life with the iconic decorations by E.H.Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems is a perfect christening gift. The nation’s favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for over 95 years. Milne’s classic children’s stories – featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself – are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you’re 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages. Do you own all the classic Pooh titles? Winnie-the-Pooh The House at Pooh Corner When We Were Very Young Now We Are Six Return to the Hundred Acre Wood The Best Bear in All the World Once There Was a Bear Tales from the Forest Winter in the Wood
Every Day is a Fresh Beginning : Meaningful Poems for Life - Aoibhin Garrihy
€15.50
Every Day is a Fresh Beginning : Meaningful Poems for Life is a stunning collection of poetry chosen by Aoibhin Garrihy to uplift and inspire, delight and comfort. These powerful verses will guide you through the stresses of modern life, touching on themes such as friendship, love, home, parenting, and grief. With lines of classic and contemporary wisdom taken from a wide range of poets including Emily Bronte, W. B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Anne Casey and Jan Brierton, this anthology will bring joy to every reader. It's mind-blowing how ordinary words in the hands of poets can create such powerful magic. As a lover of language Aoibhin has gathered the most beautiful collection of poetry.
A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of the Four (Wordsworth Collector's Editions) - Arthur Conan Doyle
€12.90
'Doctor Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes' - The most famous introduction in the history of crime fiction takes place in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, bringing together Sherlock Holmes, the master of science detection, and John H. Watson, the great detective's faithful chronicler. This novel not only establishes the magic of the Holmes myth but also provides the reader with a dramatic adventure yarn which ranges from the foggy, gas-lit streets of London to the burning plains of Utah. The Sign of the Four, the second Holmes novel, presents the detective with one of his greatest challenges. The theft of the Agna treasure in India forms a catalyst for treachery, deceit and murder. With these two classic novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, you have the brilliant foundation of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Reading pleasure rarely comes any finer. About our Collector’s Editions: These compact hardbacks are cloth-bound, with matching coloured end papers, embossed gold and coloured blocking to enhance their beautiful, bespoke cover illustrations.
Papillon - Henri Charriere
€15.50
An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and heroic adventure on shark-infested seas. Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charriere, nicknamed Papillon, was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break for freedom, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. He was recaptured and put into solitary confinement but his spirit remained untamed: over thirteen years he made nine incredible escapes, including from the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. This edition of Papillon, one of the greatest adventure stories ever told, includes an exclusive new essay by Howard Marks.
White Nights - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
€5.90
'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?'A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
Frankenstein (Wordsworth Collector's Editions) - Mary Shelley
€13.90
Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would 'curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.' The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy. The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley's masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and stage adaptations.
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