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Little Women

Emma — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Recognized as one of the best-loved classic children’s stories of all time, Little Women is an utterly beguiling novel.

Louisa May Alcott tells the story of the courageous and ingenious March sisters: Jo, the independent tomboy; Beth, who is delicate and loving; pretty and kind Meg; and beautiful, precocious Amy, the baby of the family. Their devoted mother Marmee, recently impoverished, must care for them alone whilst their father is away serving as a chaplain in the Civil War.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning pocket-sized classics, featuring bespoke illustrated covers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

Little women

Emma — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of the beloved classic of girlhood with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.

The four March girls live together, as different as sisters as can be. There is sensible, romantic Meg and sweet, sunshiny Beth. There is Jo who burns with the ambition to be a writer and there is Amy who wishes for a more beautiful nose. Simple, true, and keenly resonant with life, spirit and affection, Little Women is a beloved classic for the ages.

This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

Little women

Emma — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation – including this charming edition Little Women complete with a stunning new cover.

Christmas won’t be the same this year in the March household, with Father at war and Mother struggling to make ends meet. But even though times are tough, the March sisters’ spirits remain high! Together, through love, heartache, and a ‘misplaced’ manuscript, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy learn that growing up and into the ‘little women’ society expects them to be is going to be much harder than they thought…

A Classic Christmas

Emma — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features 15 old-fashioned works from classic authors who invite you to a feast of holiday nostalgia.A Classic Christmas includes stories from Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol, the world-renowned holiday favorite). The volume also includes poems from Clement Clarke Moore, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Christina Rossetti, Margaret Deland, Libbie C. Baer, and Anna de Brémont. This collection is a timeless reminder that the heart of the holiday never changes.Affordable and giftable sizePresentation page for writing a meaningful message for giftingPerfect as a stocking stuffer, white-elephant gift, or host giftFilled with hopeful and encouraging Christmas stories and poemsMakes a lovely keepsake companion to A Vintage Christmas and A Timeless ChristmasFilled with stories that have been part of the Christmas season for generations, A Classic Christmas is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for any reader in your life.Revisit the most beloved Christmas story of all time, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.Delight in the wonder, joy, and humor of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”Discover the magical story of a tree whose secret thoughts come to life during the holidays in Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Fir Tree.”Share with your family the beauty and warmth of the Yuletide season with poetry from Paul Laurence Dunbar, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and many others.This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and cozy family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.

Little women

Emma — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Little Women

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world – including this charming edition of Little Women.

Christmas won’t be the same this year in the March household, with Father at war and Mother struggling to make ends meet. But even though times are tough, the March sisters’ spirits remain high!

‘Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.’

Together, through love, heartache, and a ‘misplaced’ manuscript, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy learn that growing up and into the ‘little women’ society expects them to be is going to be much harder than they thought…

Collect our Puffin Clothbound Classics:
9780241444313 The Little Prince
9780241663554 The Jungle Book
9780241568811 Charlotte’s Web
9780241688243 Little Women
9780241688250 Peter Pan
9780241688267 The Railway Children
9780241688236 Chinese Cinderella
9780241411216 Treasure Island
9780241411209 The Wizard of Oz
9780241655702 Watership Down
9780241663578 The Worst Witch
9780241663547 David Copperfield
9780241663561 The Neverending Story
9780241623909 Stig of the Dump
9780241623916 The Dark is Rising
9780241411162 The Secret Garden
9780241411148 Black Beauty
9780241411155 Dracula
9780241425121 Frankenstein
9780241425138 Wuthering Heights
9780241425114 Tales from Shakespeare
9780241425107 Tales of the Greek Heroes
9780241411193 A Christmas Carol
9780241621196 Grimms’ Fairy Tales
9780241425145 Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales