Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless literary tales. With a higher production value, these editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere. Purchase all the Word Cloud Classics as a set to complete your home library, or simply place them on a shelf to visually brighten up any room.
Each book includes heat-burnished covers, foil stamping, specially-designed endpapers, a smaller trim size that’s easy to hold, and a clean, modern aesthetic.
Titles available in the Word Cloud Classics—Fiction Collection:
The story of a young, abused boy on the run and his friendship with a runaway slave is about loyalty, compassion and doing what is right.
A collection of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction
Aesop was a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece around 620-564 BC. No writings by him exist (if they ever existed at all), yet numerous stories and tales have been credited to him and have been shared through oral tradition throughout the world.
In a society where people “dreaded scandal more than disease,” passion was a force of ruin. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is set amidst the pre-World War I “Golden Age” of upper-class society in New York and is framed by society’s strict moral code.
First published in the late 19th century, Anna Karenina, by famed Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time.
Best-selling Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published the first book in her charming series in 1908, making it a literary favorite for more than a hundred years.
Anna Sewell’s 1877 classic Black Beauty is considered to be one of the foremost works in animal welfare literature and a leading work in the children’s pony book genre.f
Originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s, this edition includes favorites such as “Sleeping Beauty,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Little Red Cap,” and many others. Many of these stories begin with the familiar refrain of “once upon a time” — but they end with something unexpected and fascinating!
We all know the stories — or do we? We know who Snow White is, but what about Rose Red? And what happens to an all-too willful child? Learn more intriguing stories from the Brothers Grimm about “Wise Folks,” “The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing,” and . . . well . . . “Donkey Cabbages” — to name a few.
The first of three works that make up the mythology, this is a useful and concise guide to the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology.
Story of a domesticated dog, stolen from his home in California and sold into sled dog slavery during the 1980s Klondike gold rush in Alaska.
Most famous in the realm of holiday literature for his 1843 publication, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens was in fact a prolific writer in the yuletide genre and a great contributor to many now-prevalent traditions of the holiday itself.
Miguel de Cervantes began to write this literary classic after serving in the Spanish militia, surviving a gunshot wound, being captured by Barbary pirates, forced into slavery, and being ransomed by his parents.
Written as a series of letters, newspaper clippings, diary entries, and ships’ logs, author Bram Stoker introduces the character of Count Dracula and provides the basis of modern vampire fiction.
Emma, a matchmaker at heart, is obsessed with love and romance—for others. As for her own love life, she wants nothing of it.
The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first.
In the 1861 best seller, Charles Dickens wrote this amazing tale of mystery and personal development.
Fairy tales are timeless treasures passed from generation to generation, and few are as beloved as those of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
A 14th century poem and the first part of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, paints an allegorical underworld in which sinners are punished in accordance with their sins.
The story of a young girl–plain, poor, and alone—who endures abuse, abandonment, and ridicule only to become a loving compassionate young woman of great moral character remains Charlotte Bronte’s greatest achievement.
Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place in the Indian jungle.
When first published privately in Italy, in 1928, Lady Chatterly’s Lover was too risqué for readers and was considered unprintable. It wasn’t until three decades later, in 1960, that the novel could be printed openly in the United Kingdom.
The Headless Horseman faces off with Ichabod Crane in this ghost story of enduring popularity that takes place at the time of the American Revolution.
First published in France in 1862, it is Victor Hugo’s greatest achievement–the ultimate tale of redemption.
The book’s gentle lessons and charming story of four adventurous sisters coming of age in Civil War-era New England was originally written as a children’s book.
Gustave Flaubert is arguably one of the greatest novelists of all time. His first novel, Madame Bovary, was published in 1856 and is considered a literary masterpiece by critics and scholars.
A fictional work based on actual events, Moby-Dick is a classic that has been enjoyed for generations and is now available as part of the Word Cloud Classic series, making it a stylish and affordable addition to any library.
The story of Odysseus’ perilous journey home after the fall of Troy relates allegorical tales of goddesses and sirens, capture and escape, and maneuvering between Scylla and Charybdis.
Published in 1818, Persuasion was Jane Austen’s last completed novel.
Join Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, and a cast of other familiar characters on a fantastical journey.
A young man, infatuated with his own handsomeness and youth as depicted in a perfect portrait, makes a bargain he will come to regret.
First published in 1813, it is one of the most popular and beloved British novels of all time, maintaining its allure for contemporary readers everywhere and selling millions of copies.
The best-known work by famed American writer Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage is a compelling exploration of human emotion in the midst of battle.
In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes readers back to the Puritan days of the American colonies, into a society as unforgiving as its harsh New England winters.
A classic piece of children’s literature first published as a novel in 1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden is a story of transformation and renewal.
Jane Austen wrote the original draft of this title around 1795 at the age of nineteen, and published it in 1811.
A book so iconic that its title is synonymous with split personalities, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson was first released in 1886.
John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, is marooned on the west coast of Africa as an infant, and is adopted by a tribe of apes. The first two Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs are included in this edition.
First released in serial form in 1844, a year before Dumas’ publication of The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers was an instant success, largely due to Dumas’ transformation of the historical fiction genre.
Perhaps the most iconic pirate story of all time, Treasure Island was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1881.
The classic story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the point of view of Professor Aronnax.
The story of a slave struggling to maintain his dignity during the pre-Civil War era, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in 1852 to tremendous success.
Influenced by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, L. Frank Baum created this classic story and fantasy using the dream of young Dorothy on her journey home to demonstrate the theme of good vs. evil.
Are these editions complete, unabridged and unadapted?
These are all complete editions. None of them are unabridged. However, some are translated.