Classic Works from Women Writers (Leather-bound Classics)
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Classic Works from Women Writers (Leather-bound Classics)

Leather Bound – October 2, 2018

Price
$14.79
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1684125548
Dimensions
6.25 x 1.9 x 9.25 inches
Weight
2.87 pounds

Description

Canterbury Classics is an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC, the largest full-service book distributor to non-trade booksellers in North America. Canterbury Classics publishes classic works of literature in fresh, modern formats. From elegant leather-bound editions to whimsical pop-up books to the best-selling Word Cloud Classics series and more, our extensive collection is sure to captivate and inspire readers and brighten bookshelves.A. J. Odasso’s poetry has appeared in a varietyxa0of publications, including Sybil’s Garage , Mythic Delirium , Midnight Echo , Not One of Us , Dreams & Nightmares , Goblin Fruit , Strange Horizons , Stone Telling , Farrago’s Wainscot , Liminality , Battersea Review , Barking Sycamores , and New England Review of Books . A.J.’s debut collection, Lost Books (Flipped Eye Publishing), was nominated for the 2010 London New Poetry Award and was also a finalist for the 2010–11 People’s Book Prize. Her second collection with Flipped Eye, The Dishonesty of Dreams , was released in 2014; her third collection, Things Being What They Are , was shortlisted for the 2017 Sexton Prize. Shexa0holds an MFA in creative writing from Boston University, and works in the Honors College at the University of New Mexico. A.J. has served in the Poetry Department at Strange Horizons since 2012. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Features & Highlights

  • A fine collection of classic novels, short stories, poems, and essays from distinguished women writers.
  • Women writers have been making their voices heard for centuries, but their works were not always taken seriously. Over time, as women gained more social and political freedom, these works have reemerged as subjects that are considered to be worthy of closer study.
  • Classic Works from Women Writers
  • is a collection of more than thirty novels, short stories, poems, and essays by prominent and lesser-known female writers since the 17th century. Included in this volume are groundbreaking works such as Mary Shelley’s
  • Frankenstein
  • ; Agatha Christie’s
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • , the first Hercule Poirot novel; Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” and her follow-up essay; and poetry from the likes of Christina Rossetti, Amy Lowell, and Sara Teasdale. The words of these authors offer a multitude of perspectives on different issues that affect not only women but the wider world as well.

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Lovely book.

Nice volume of works by women. The book isn’t deeply stamped with the lettering like some lovely leather bound editions might be, and it is more of a screenprinted looking art on the front rather than deep embossing. Very nice though.
12 people found this helpful
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Essential femininity reading.

This book acquainted me with several female authors of which I was ignorant. Thank you! And it is a BEAUTIFUL volume. And now sentimental to me because it brought me new knowledge!
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Nice gift

Bought as a gift and she loves it.
Well made, good quality material
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Lovely

It’s a beautiful book. My daughter wants to steal it from me! She’s 10, so if this can get her to read the classics, it’s a bonus!
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Leather bound perfect

Beautiful book for my collection
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Classic

Beautiful book. No errors and interesting stories!
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Perfect!!

This book is beautiful. I love it!
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Nice-looking book

Looks very nice in person, bought it as a gift