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Public-domain classics by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Jane Austen, Jules Verne, and more, in new NovelSpell editions and translations.

  • Cover of the book “Frankenstein” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Frankenstein

    Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · A Gothic classic of scientific ambition and its human cost

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll

    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll · A children’s classic with logic all its own

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens

    A Christmas Carol

    Charles Dickens · A Christmas tale of ghosts and conscience

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

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  • Cover of the book “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Treasure Island

    Robert Louis Stevenson · A pirate classic of treasure, mutiny and peril at sea

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Oscar Wilde · Beauty and conscience in a Gothic novel

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson

    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Robert Louis Stevenson · A Gothic classic of secrets and suspicion

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum · A fairy-tale classic for children and families

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “Around the World in Eighty Days” by Jules Verne

    Around the World in Eighty Days

    Jules Verne · Steamships, railways and a wager in a classic adventure

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition · English translation by George Makepeace Towle (1874)

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘The Time Machine’ by H. G. Wells

    The Time Machine

    H. G. Wells · Victorian adventure, time travel and dystopia

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Arthur Conan Doyle · A classic of gothic detective fiction

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift

    Gulliver’s Travels

    Jonathan Swift · A classic of political satire and voyages beyond the familiar

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “Persuasion” by Jane Austen

    Persuasion

    Jane Austen · Love and judgement in an English classic

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘Northanger Abbey’ by Jane Austen

    Northanger Abbey

    Jane Austen · A classic romance with a wry eye for Gothic terrors

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne · A landmark of American fiction

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James

    The Turn of the Screw

    Henry James · A Gothic classic of ghosts and doubt

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ by Stephen Crane

    The Red Badge of Courage

    Stephen Crane · A Civil War classic seen through a young recruit’s doubts

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘The Awakening’ by Kate Chopin

    The Awakening

    Kate Chopin · A literary classic of marriage and a woman’s inner life

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Three Men in a Boat’ by Jerome K. Jerome

    Three Men in a Boat

    Jerome K. Jerome · A classic of English comic fiction

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘Silas Marner’ by George Eliot

    Silas Marner

    George Eliot · A Victorian classic of fatherhood and village life

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘Agnes Grey’ by Anne Brontë

    Agnes Grey

    Anne Brontë · A classic romance of duty and quiet longing

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘Phantastes’ by George MacDonald

    Phantastes

    George MacDonald · A Victorian classic of literary fantasy

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘The Haunted Hotel’ by Wilkie Collins

    The Haunted Hotel

    Wilkie Collins · A Victorian classic of unease and suspicion

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “Anne of Green Gables” by L. M. Montgomery

    Anne of Green Gables

    L. M. Montgomery · A children’s classic of imagination and belonging

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Blue Castle’ by L. M. Montgomery

    The Blue Castle

    L. M. Montgomery · A Canadian classic of love and independence

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells

    The War of the Worlds

    H. G. Wells · Alien invasion and the fragility of ordinary life

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London

    The Call of the Wild

    Jack London · An animal adventure of instinct and survival

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald · An American classic of wealth and longing

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton

    Ethan Frome

    Edith Wharton · A short American classic of longing and marital duty

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘The Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Grahame

    The Wind in the Willows

    Kenneth Grahame · A children’s classic of friendship and countryside adventure

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ by John Buchan

    The Thirty-Nine Steps

    John Buchan · A short classic of espionage and escape

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of “The Railway Children” by E. Nesbit

    The Railway Children

    E. Nesbit · A children’s classic of family ties and steam trains

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Pollyanna’ by Eleanor H. Porter

    Pollyanna

    Eleanor H. Porter · A children’s classic for ages 8–12

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Prisoner of Zenda” by Anthony Hope

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    Anthony Hope · A classic adventure of kingship, loyalty and romance

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘A Little Princess’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    A Little Princess

    Frances Hodgson Burnett · A children’s classic of friendship and imagination

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Valley of Fear” by Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Valley of Fear

    Arthur Conan Doyle · A Sherlock Holmes novel of clues and conflicting accounts

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Frances Hodgson Burnett · A children's novel of family and privilege

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Man Who Was Thursday” by G. K. Chesterton

    The Man Who Was Thursday

    G. K. Chesterton · A classic mystery with a philosophical turn

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “Five Children and It” by E. Nesbit

    Five Children and It

    E. Nesbit · A comic children’s fantasy of wishes and consequences

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Black Beauty’ by Anna Sewell

    Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell · A children’s classic seen through a horse’s eyes

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Washington Square’ by Henry James

    Washington Square

    Henry James · Classic fiction of courtship and family power

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm’ by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin · A children’s classic of girlhood, school and family

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Marvelous Land of Oz’ by L. Frank Baum

    The Marvelous Land of Oz

    L. Frank Baum · A classic adventure for children, made for reading aloud

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book ‘Lady Susan’ by Jane Austen

    Lady Susan

    Jane Austen · A classic novella of courtship and family conflict

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald

    The Princess and the Goblin

    George MacDonald · A fairy-tale adventure for ages 8–12

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The House on the Borderland’ by William Hope Hodgson

    The House on the Borderland

    William Hope Hodgson · Gothic terror with a cosmic reach

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of ‘The Black Arrow’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

    The Black Arrow

    Robert Louis Stevenson · Adventure and divided loyalties in medieval England

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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  • Cover of the book “The Age of Innocence” by Edith Wharton

    The Age of Innocence

    Edith Wharton · An American classic of desire and decorum

    Public-domain classic · New NovelSpell edition

    €4.54 – €20.01

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