The supernatural figure of the sorcerer, someone with magic powers for both good and evil, features in storytelling and legends...

The stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are sprawling, dramatic and wonderfully strange; their lives intertwine...

From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection of short stories is a must for all fantasy...

Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V is an inspirational, gripping play that struck a chord in a time of...

In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the most notorious murder in classical history to tell a tragic tale of friendship,...

Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of...

As heard on Radio 4 and seen on Netflix, Nella Larsen’s Passing is a distinctive and revealing novel about racial...

In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm...

Shakespeare’s gentle melancholy, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, has long made Twelfth Night a...

Mark Twain’s first historical novel, The Prince and the Pauper, is a classic adventure of mistaken identity that champions social...

This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of the second volume in James Herriot's memoirs, It Shouldn't Happen to a...

A collection of eighteen romantic short stories from the award-winning and much-loved Eva Ibbotson, A Glove Shop in Vienna will...

A special edition from Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning classics that make perfect gifts or a treat for any...

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Cornwall is steeped in poetry, legend and storytelling. Join Luke Thompson on a literary tour around its dramatic coastline, its...

One of Charles Dickens's most renowned and enjoyable novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphan boy who wishes...

Bringing together all Charles Dickens' ghost stories - twenty in all - including several longer tales. Here are chilling...

The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written...

Nostalgic and melancholy in equal measure, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a razor-sharp satire of the...

A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language...

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, swashbuckling novel about a young boy who is forced to go to sea and who is then caught up in...

Frederic Henry is an American Lieutenant serving in the ambulance corps of the Italian army during the First World War. While...

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Happy Hour is a gorgeous gift book of classic poetry which fizzes with poetry about all kinds of drink, drinkers and drinking...

George Bernard Shaw is one of the most famous and celebrated Irish playwrights and this new collection brings together the very...

The four great comedies of Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of...

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's final twelve stories about his great fictional detective....

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers...

Three Men in a Boat remains one of the best-loved and most entertaining comic novels.
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This mesmerising, macabre collection contains Edgar Allan Poe's best-known poetry, including 'The Raven', 'Annabel Lee' and...

Shakespeare’s combination of violence, introspection, dark humour and rich language in Hamlet is intoxicating. It remains the...

In its vivid rendering of the savagery lurking within civilization, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy...