Arcturus Decorative Classics – serie

Jane Austen's classic novel, Sense and Sensibility, is presented here in an elegant hardback collector's edition with gold cover embossing and printed page edges.Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Left almost penniless and homeless on the death of their father, each needs to resolve their problems by marrying well. But fate takes them on a bumpy road along which the impetuous Marianne falls for the duplicitous Willoughby, while Elinor, ever cautious, seems to be unlucky in love. Through risky liaisons, misunderstandings, and illness, two very different individuals discover, in their own ways, that a mixture of sense and sensibility is the solution.This beautiful hardback edition features stencilled page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory pages and beautifully designed endpapers, making it the perfect gift for any lover of classic literature.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

First published in 1847, this Gothic novel by Emily Brontë is a tragic tale of destructive love and obsession that will leave readers enthralled and captivated until the very end. When Heathcliff falls for his childhood companion Catherine Earnshaw, their conflicting personalities and societal constraints create obstacles that span generations. Set in the desolate Yorkshire moors, this is a haunting novel about the dangers of desire in a world that seeks to uphold traditions and civility.This Arcturus Decorative Classics edition with a beautiful, gold-embossed cover design, ivory pages, full-colour endpaper artwork and sprayed edges is the perfect gift for any Brontë lover.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

This luxurious hardback edition presents Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel, Frankenstein, featuring a striking silver embossing and stenciled page edges.Frankenstein - or, The Modern Prometheus - is considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Written by Mary Shelley, it tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein and the catastrophic consequences of his attempts to create a perfect new being by activating a group of body parts with an electrical charge. The hideous monster that is born of Frankenstein's experiment wreaks havoc when it realises that it will never know the happiness that mere mortals can enjoy. Today, Frankenstein continues to captivate readers worldwide through its enduring themes of ambition, alienation and human nature.This beautiful hardback edition features stenciled page edges, silver cover embossing, ivory pages and beautifully designed endpapers, making the perfect gift for any Frankenstein fan.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

This elegant hardback edition presents Jane Austen's classic love story, Pride and Prejudice, featuring a gold embossed cover design and sprayed page edges. Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is a timeless masterpiece that has endured as an ever-popular novel for generations. When the fiercely independent and outspoken Elizabeth Bennet catches the attention of the wealthy and reserved Mr Darcy, she is forced to face the expectations of society as well as her own prejudices. Filled with domestic dramas, budding romances and unexpected turns, this enchanting novel will entertain until the very end.This beautiful hardback edition features sprayed page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory paper and printed endpapers, making a wonderful collectible for any Austen lovers.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

The heroic story of the siege of Troy is presented here in a stunning hardback edition featuring gold cover embossing, patterned endpapers and printed page edges. A cornerstone of Western literature, Homer's The Iliad tells the story of the weeks during the Trojan war when King Agamemnon and the hero warrior Achilles were at loggerheads. After nine years, the Greeks are still fighting to reclaim the beautiful Helen and it is hardly the time for their supreme warrior, Achilles, to drop out of the war. But he does, in revenge against the overlord Agamemnon for seizing his concubine, Briseis. Only the death of his best friend, Patroclus, persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat.This handsome gift edition features an accessible prose translation by the classical scholar and novelist Samuel Butler, first published in 1898. Exquisitely presented with printed page edges, gold cover embossing, patterned endpapers and ivory paper, it makes a wonderful collectible for any fan of classic literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

Bram Stoker's classic gothic tale, Dracula, is presented here in a stunning hardback edition featuring silver cover embossing, patterned endpapers and printed page edges. Dracula (1897) begins with a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, on his way to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, who is buying property in London. Harker endures a nightmarish stay at Dracula's castle, which foreshadows some bizarre events in England. First, a huge wolf-like creature is seen to leap from the deck of a Russian ship which has run aground on the shores of Whitby, its captain dead at the helm and its crew mysteriously absent; and then Lucy - a friend of Harker's fiancée, Mina - develops a strange wasting disease and red marks on her throat. Vampire expert Professor Van Helsing convinces Harker and his friends that if Mina is not to share the same fate as poor 'undead' Lucy, Dracula must be caught and ritually killed.Dracula is widely considered the pre-eminent vampire story, influencing literature and popular culture for over 100 years. This handsome gift edition contains the classic, unabridged text, exquisitely presented with printed page edges, silver cover embossing, patterned endpapers and ivory paper.

Anne Elliot is persuaded to reject the love of her life, Captain Wentworth, when her good friend Lady Russell, hints that there is a better match to be found. Now eight years later, Anne's family has been forced to retrench and move to Bath. But while visiting her married sister, Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, who is now a wealthy man and seeking a wife. Will fate give Anne a second chance at happiness, or will the Captain look elsewhere as he still bears the hurt of her rejection.This beautiful hardback edition features sprayed page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory paper and printed endpapers, making it a wonderful collectible for any Austen lover.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

Jane Austen's witty, beloved classic on misguided matchmaking is beautifully presented in a deluxe hardback edition with printed page-edges.Albeit that she is not yet 21, Emma Woodhouse foresees a future as a spinster dabbling in matchmaking. Charming and infuriating, she almost ruins the marriage prospects of Harriet Smith, her protégée, after misguidedly attempting to match Harriet with the local rector, who is in fact in search of a wealthy wife. Reprimanded by her friend, George Knightly, and misled by Frank Crawford, whom she saw as a potential suitor, Emma learns some valuable lessons in humility and about love and marriage.This beautiful hardback edition features sprayed page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory paper and printed endpapers, making a wonderful collectible for any Austen lovers.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

This elegant gift edition presents Jane Austen's playful satire, Northanger Abbey, featuring striking cover embossing and printed page-edges.Northanger Abbey is the light-hearted account of a young girl's first excursion into fashionable society. While in Bath, Catherine Morland is invited by Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor to visit their home, Northanger Abbey. A devotee of Gothic novels, Catherine hopes that the Abbey will live up to her vision of haunted ruins. This delightful novel pokes fun at the popular fiction of its day and exposes the difference between illusion and reality.This beautiful hardback edition features stencilled page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory pages and beautifully designed endpapers, making it the perfect gift for any lover of classic literature.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.

Jane Austen's beloved classic Mansfield Park is beautifully presented in a deluxe hardback edition with printed page-edges.When shy Fanny Price arrives at Mansfield Park to live with her cousins, she is overwhelmed and only put at ease by her cousin, Edmund Bertram, whom she soon comes to love. But Edmund's head is turned by the beautiful Mary Crawford and she and her brother Henry spark a series of romantic entanglements that lead the Bertram family to the brink of social disaster. It becomes apparent to Fanny that pretty manners and fine words are no substitute for integrity.This beautiful hardback edition features stencilled page edges, gold cover embossing, ivory pages and beautifully designed endpapers, making it the perfect gift for any lover of classic literature.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Decorative Classics series brings together elegant hardcover editions of classic works, featuring Wibalin binding, stencilled page edges, foil accents and patterned endpapers. Beautifully crafted with a traditional design sensibility, this series will make a handsome collection in any home library.