Lady Macbeth's Guest Soap
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The ideal soap for washing your hands and washing your hands. You'll be the perfect host or hostess when you treat visitors to Lady Macbeth's Guest Soap. 'Try it in...
Literary Rubber Duck
£3.95
We all love reading a good book in the bath, so why shouldn't your rubber duck enjoy one too? Please note, this duck does not squeak; after all nothing should...
Tequila Mockingbird - Cocktails with a Literary Twist
£9.99
The perfect companion to any literary party, this witty collection of 65 different recipes includes classics like Love in the Time Of Kalhua, Vermouth the Bell Tolls and A Rum...
Rory's Story Cubes
£10.95
Rory’s Story Cubes are a remarkably simple and effective means for inspiring creative thinking and problem solving in all of us. Simply toss all the dice, examine each of the...
Edgar Allan Poe Soft Toy
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Another 'Little Thinker' from The Unemployed Philosophers' Guild. It's wonderful how Mr Poe's appearance suited his work! Comes, naturally, with a detachable Raven. 28cm tall. Not suitable for children under...
Great Writers Finger Puppet Set
£19.95
What would these Greats say to each other? What would they say to you? Now you can be playwright, actor, and director, putting on countless productions. Each set comes in...
Personal Library Kit
£12.95
It's wonderful to share books with your friends, but there is no crueler pain than losing your treasured favourites. Keep track of them with your own personal library kit. Contains...
Bookworm (Anobium Punctatum)
£7.95
An adorable little critter, this cuddly bookworm is guaranteed not to eat your books. Forget silverfish and booklice, Anobium Punctatum is the ultimate bibliophage! This Giant Microbe comes with a...
Flummoxed - The Foreign Language Bluffer's Game
£22.50
Don’t worry if you are completely floored by Finnish or totally baffled by Bulgarian. It doesn’t matter a jot if Japanese is all Greek to you and Swahili sounds like...
Alice's Tiny Hands Soap
£3.50
Remember to wash your hands before you enjoy a cake marked EAT ME, and that drink with a sort of mixed flavor of cherry-tart, custard, pineapple, roast turkey, toffee and...
The Joy of Cooking Apron
£16.95
What a brilliantly bookish title to feature on an apron. Continuously in print since 1936 The Joy of Cooking has graced many a kitchen shelf including, famously, Hannibal Lecter. 100%...
221B Baker Street Cookie Cutter
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These amazing cutters are made one by one on a 3D printer! The outer part cuts the shape of the cookie and the centre stamps the the details of one...
Shakespeare Cookie Cutter
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These amazing cutters are made one by one on a 3D printer! The outer part cuts the shape of the cookie and the centre stamps the pattern of William Shakespeare's...
Amazing Story Generator
£9.99
This fantastic source book can of different story prompts! This flipbook for writers and other creative types, allowing users to randomly combine three different elements to generate a unique story...
Magnetic Poetry: Kids Edition
£13.95
Over 320 words and word fragments to ignite your child's love of language and wordplay. This kit mixes simple words like 'get', 'tree' and 'up' with more exciting terms like...
Banned Books Matches
£5.95
A great addition to your restricted reading section, this is a special edition set of matches featuring a selection of celebrated yet once banned books. The titles featured are Black...
Ex Libris - The Game of First Lines and Last Words
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Fresh from the shelves of the British Library and Bodleian Library comes a game to challenge your literary acumen and test your writing skills. To play, one player takes a...
Magnetic Poetry: Kids Story Maker Edition
£13.95
Over 150 word and phrase magnets, colour coded to indicate nouns, verbs, prepositions etc. Kids can use these to create and describe a vast range of situations and short narratives...
Sherlock Holmes Temporary Tattoos
£7.99
A collection of mystery inspired temporary tattoos. The tattoos include quotations from these classic novels including 'To a great mind, nothing is little', and 'I never guess', along with an...
Jane Austen Soft Toy
£18.95
Another 'Little Thinker' from The Unemployed Philosophers' Guild; makes a perfect gift for a student, book lover, author, or anyone with the sense and sensibility to appreciate this delightful doll!...
Bookworm - The Game of Reading and remembering
£25.00
Inspired by the Opie collection at the Bodleian Library this is a fascinating game for the whole family. Players move around the board from A-Z. If you land on a...
Jane Austen Mr Darcy Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
Gorgeous Belgian milk chocolate with a wonderfully bookish quotation from Mr Darcy: "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you". Weight: 100g; dimensions: 8.5cm...
Shakespeare Insult Generator
£8.99
This handy flip-book will help you generate more than 150,000 insults using words straight from the Bard himself. The book contains hundreds of words that can be employed in as...
Magnetic Poetry - Shakespeare Edition
£9.95
Break into spontaneous prose and wax witty upon thy steely surfaces with this saucy collection of bard-inspired word tiles drawn from the works of Shakespeare, including bawdy, wicked, haste, love,...
C. S. Lewis Cup of Tea Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
Gorgeous Belgian milk chocolate with a wonderfully bookish quotation: "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me". Weight: 100g; dimensions:...
Alice in Wonderland Temporary Tattoos
£7.99
A surreal selection of temporary tattoos celebrating this fantastic novel. The tattoos include quotations such as 'Curiouser and curiouser', and (our favourite) 'We're all mad here'. Includes six designs (one...
She is too fond of books... Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
The perfect treat for any book-loving chocoholic! Delicious Belgian milk chocolate with a wonderful quotation on the packaging from Louisa May Alcott: "She is too fond of books, and it...
Hamlet Temporary Tattoos
£7.99
These Shakespearian tattoos include quotations from this classic play such as 'The rest is silence', and 'words, words, words', and 'Give every man thine ear; but few thine voice'. Pack...
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Temporary Tattoos
£7.99
Some inspirational quotations from this classic novel feature in this set of temporary tattoos including 'Your will shall decide your destiny', and 'I would always rather be happy than dignified',...
Library Lovers Playing Cards
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A deck of playing cards featuring a wonderful range of promotional posters for libraries. These posters are all taken from the first half of the C20th, and there is a...
Jane Austen Cookie Cutter
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These amazing cutters are made one by one on a 3D printer! The outer part cuts the shape of the cookie and the centre stamps the pattern of Austen's face. ...
Magnetic Poetry - Poe Edition
£9.95
Enter a world of gothic darkness through the Magnetic Poetry Edgar Allan Poet Kit. Open up this box, hear the dogs howling in the distance, and release the tormented poet...
Shakespeare's Quips, Cusses & Curses Quiz Game
£7.50
This decimating deck of 48 cards features fill-in-the-gap bawdiness. Try and guess the missing words before the answer, along with contextual notes and citation details, are revealed. A fun game...
Does This Name Ring a Bell? Literary Characters Quiz Deck
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This fascinating deck of 48 cards features 48 favourite literary characters, but can you guess who they are? The characters, who range from quixotic protagonists to supporting sidekicks to aggressive...
Magnetic Poetry - Haiku Edition
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Haiku is a very old form of Japanese poetry which traditionally has 17 syllables and makes reference to nature and the seasons. This kit will help you follow in the...
Austen's Pride and Prejudice Temporary Tattoos
£7.99
We're pretty sure Austen wouldn't have approved of these, but what a remarkable way to display your love of her novels. The tattoos include quotations from this classic novel such...
Magnetic Poetry: The Poet Edition
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Over 300 words and word fragments to take your imagination to all kinds of uncharted territories. This special Poet's Edition includes words suggested by magnetic poets from around the world...
Good Books, Good Friends Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
Gorgeous Belgian milk chocolate with a wonderful quotation from Louisa May Alcott: "Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable". Weight: 100g; dimensions:...
Magnetic Poetry Kit
£13.95
Over 300 words and word fragments to take your imagination to all kinds of uncharted territories. Includes words like music, elaborate, time, soar and dream. Comes in a reusable...
Great Literary Moustaches
£4.95
A glance at the faces of some of history's outstanding writers reveals a common theme. In recognition of this we present a collection of superb specimens from the literary world....
Type Trumps Cards
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Do you know your Helvetica from your Arial? If you do, you need to A) get out more and B) buy Type Trumps. Based on the classic game of one-upmanship,...
Go Away I'm Reading Chocolate Bar
£4.50
This scrumptious bar of Belgian milk chocolate has been wrapped in beautiful packaging featuring a not so polite warning to anyone who might be tempted to interrupt you! On the...
William Shakespeare Soft Toy
£18.95
Another 'Little Thinker' from The Unemployed Philosophers' Guild. Shakespeare was never so cuddly! 28 cm tall. Not suitable for children under 3.
Magnetic Poetry - Sci-Fi Edition
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Modify and enlarge your own human brain with these magnetic language seeds, aligned to superconscious frequencies and benevolently designed to enable travel through vast realms of time, space, and linguistic...
Dads - Heroes & Adventurers Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
Gorgeous Belgian milk chocolate has been wrapped in beautiful packaging featuring Pam Brown's affectionate and slightly cheeky quotation: "Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers,...
To Read a Book... Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
Gorgeous Belgian milk chocolate with a wonderfully bookish quotation: "To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for...
Man's Best Friend Quotable Chocolate Bar
£4.50
Gorgeous Belgian milk chocolate with a wonderful quotation from Groucho Marx: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to...
Magnetic Poetry - Book Lover Edition
£9.95
The perfect gift for any bibliophile, the Book Lover taps into a world of endless new chapters, compelling characters and evocative poems with words like desire, epic, inspire, magic, and...
