Mary Shelley's iconic book in a special hardcover edition with silver foil embossing. The novel about the young Swiss Victor Frankenstein, who creates an artificial human being, is a rare gem of romantic horror literature: the grandiose narrative skill with which the English author turned her subject into a story that remains popular to this day makes her "Frankenstein" novel stand out far beyond most comparable novels of its era. Hardly any other classic has had as many stage adaptations and film adaptations as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". The text of this edition follows the 1831 revised...

When F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby" was first published in 1925, its author received raving reviews from numerous fellow writers, but it was not until the post-war decades that his masterpiece received the worldwide recognition it deserved. Poignantly and with subtle finesse, Fitzgerald tells the story of the dazzling upstart Jay Gatsby, who celebrates lavish parties on his estate in order to win back his lost love - a story about the power of great feelings and the painful failure of a romantic dream. This edition presents the grandiose classic of American literature...

Orwell's classic in a special hardcover edition with silver foil embossing.

London, 1984: Winston Smith, a history falsifier at the Ministry of Truth, falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious Julia. Together they begin to question the totalitarian world in which they have functioned until now. George Orwell's vision of a totalitarian state, in which cyber surveillance, historical revisionism and the Thought Police determine the lives of transparent citizens, has only become more urgent to this day.

• »Who controls the past controls the future.«...

A special hardcover edition embossed with silver foil

Whether he's uncovering secret criminal organisations, finding missing persons, breaking mysterious codes or pondering unexplained deaths, Sherlock Holmes solves every case. With his perennial hero, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a blueprint for all detective fiction to come, as well as delightful stories that are still enjoyed today. This hardcover edition embossed with silver foil contains 12 of his best stories, in which the famous detective, accompanied by his faithful sidekick Dr. Watson, showcases his legendary...

Headstrong, confident, young, and very beautiful, Emma Woodhouse is one of the great female characters in world literature. Seemingly only concerned with the romance of others, she decides to inject a little more zest into her friends' love lives. But her efforts fail and lead to the strangest of entanglements. It is only in the end that things take a turn for the better. Jane Austen's last novel, published in 1817, one year before her death, still captivates us with its brilliant language, its incisiveness, and the wonderful wit of its dialogues.

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Poe's most iconic horror stories

Despite a terrible plague ravaging the land, Prince Prospero hosts a lavish masked ball. The festivities are a complete success - until midnight when a stranger appears wearing the mask of the plague itself, and terror grips the castle.

The Masque of the Red Death, The Fall of the House of Usher, William Wilson, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Black Cat: Poe is the unequivocal master of literary horror, dissecting the dark side of the human soul. This collection presents 20 eerie stories in a special hardcover...

A timeless classic - a BookTok sensation

It was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader.

Dostoevsky's story of young love begins with a chance encounter between the lonely narrator and a 17-year-old girl, Nastenka. Over the course of four nights, the two reveal their fears and desires to each other, yet Nastenka's heart belongs to someone else. Dostoevsky's love story, set during the bright summer nights of St. Petersburg, is a timeless masterpiece.

• English edition of Dostoevsky's bittersweet love story...

Life and love - Jane Austen's famous first novel

Set against the idyllic backdrop of 18th century Britain, Sense and Sensibility follows the contrasting fortunes of the impoverished Dashwood sisters - pragmatic Elinor and impulsive Marianne - as they navigate the treacherous waters of society to find love. Austen's wit and sharp social commentary illuminate the constraints of class and gender with a subtle irony, while at the same time her classic novel, written when she was only 20, remains a charming and delightful read to this day.-

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The diary-like notes of Marcus Aurelius, the last Roman emperor of the Golden Age, are a unique combination of life experience and philosophical insight. In various military camps, he wrote down what life and his role models had taught him about the Stoic art of wisdom: Humanity and tolerance, modesty and respect, prudence and reason are among the virtues he recommends to himself - and to posterity. Aurelius' aphorisms and reflections are among the most impressive texts in world literature. This special hardcover edition embossed with silver foil entails the classic translation by Charles...

A special edition hardcover embossed with silver foil

The estate of Wuthering Heights sits on a hill in the rugged Yorkshire countryside. It lies defenceless against the wind, which blows harder here than anywhere else. Its owner, the kind-hearted Mr Earnshaw, takes in the foundling Heathcliff. Earnshaw's daughter Cathy soon falls madly in love with him. But their love ends in tragedy, and a web of revenge and betrayal is woven around the estate. Emily Brontë's classic dark love story, set in a romantic and untamed landscape, remains one of the most intense reads to this...