Wordsworth Editions LTD blev grundlagt i 1987, men opnåede for alvor sin berømmelse med lanceringen af £1 Classic paperbacks i 1992, en revolutionerende idé fra den nu afdøde Michael Trayler. Dette initiativ gjorde det muligt at tilbyde klassiske værker til en brøkdel af prisen, hvilket gjorde dem yderst attraktive for litteraturelskere.
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Wordsworth er kendt for sine serier, der hver har et unikt visuelt udtryk. Wordsworth Classics er deres mest kendte serie med over 200 prisvenlige paperbacks, ofte inklusive faglige introduktioner. Wordsworth Collector's Editions tilbyder smukt designede hardbacks med stoflignende omslag og folie-detaljer, og inkluderer populære titler som "Jane Eyre" og "Pride and Prejudice". Children's Classics henvender sig til det yngre publikum med værker som "Alice in Wonderland". Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural specialiserer sig i gyser- og mysteriefortællinger.
This collection comprises the majority of Machen’s short horror fiction, including his Decadent masterpiece The Great God Pan, his tales of the malevolent ‘Little People’ still living beneath the mountains and valleys of his native Wales, and the chilling novella The Terror.
When a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, where she follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz will grant any wish. She has further adventures in Glinda of Oz.
Wilde’s works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. His plays,... Læs mere
Includes: Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Northanger Abbey; Persuasion and Lady Susan.
The Works of Dostoevsky by Wordsworth Editions is a 6 book box set containing:Notes From The UndergroundCrime and PunishmentThe Brothers KaramazovDevilsThe IdiotThe House of the Dead & the Gambler
The little known, brilliant original text by Gaston Leroux has been immortalized by screen and stage adaptations. One of the greatest horror stories of all time, The Phantom of the Opera makes compulsive reading.
Contains Woolf’s second and third novels, Night and Day and Jacob’s Room.
A Christmas Carol is the most famous, heart-warming and chilling festive story of them all. In these pages we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony:
It is the poetry of the First World War above all else that has seared the horror of this conflict onto our collective memory. It was a war of poets, as professional writers and ordinary humanity took up the pen to try to record, interpret, mourn, or simply bear witness.
The simple language, dreamlike atmosphere, and fantastical characters of Alice in Wonderland are as appealing to young readers today as ever they were.
“The Fall of the House of Usher” is a gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of madness, isolation, and decay.
This is a touching personal account from one who actually knew this great writer of our time. It includes the fascinating cancelled chapter of Persuasion, and is accompanied by the full text of The Watsons, Lady Susan and Sanditon.