Hamlet's Soliloquy Mug
£13.99
Yorick would like his skull back please, if the young prince has finished with it! A brilliant cartoon from The New Yorker. Made from porcelain. Holds 15oz. Dishwasher and microwave...
Booklovers Never Go To Bed Alone Mug
£9.99
This excellent mug is a great reminder of the perks of being a reader. The phrase 'Book Lovers Never Go To Bed Alone' is printed around the mug. Mug measures...
Alice Meets Dorothy Mug
£12.99
Ever wondered what happened when the two leading ladies of literature first met? Based on a New Yorker cartoon by Edward Frascino. Large porcelain mug with gift box. Holds 15oz/420ml....
I Read Past My Bedtime Mug
£9.99
Sorry day job, sorry school; we just don't care! This loud and proud mug features the phrase 'I read past my bedtime' on the front, and is perfect for strong...
The Key To Happiness Mug
£9.99
This excellent mug is a great reminder of the perks of being a reader. The quote 'The key to happiness is a good book' is printed around the mug, with...
The Magic Toyshop - Angela Carter Virago Mug
£12.99
A beautiful ceramic mug featuring artwork from the Virago Modern Classics edition of this wonderful novel. This series of elegantly designed classic books feature artwork inspired by textile design and...
Time Spent Reading Is Never Wasted Mug
£10.99
This brilliant mug is illustrated by Quentin Blake, with the excellent sentiment "Time spent reading is never wasted". Bone china. Capacity 300ml. Measures 8 cm high.
Last Lines in Literature Mug
£10.99
Pour a cup and spend time with some great literary endings, from Beckett's "I'll go on" to Cervantes' poignant "Farewell". Not many people can guess them all, but don't worry...
Matilda Mug
£9.99
Matilda is always wondering "what to read next?" Quentin Blake's illustrations for Roald Dahl are classics, and Matilda has become a favourite. Bone china. Holds 8oz.
Book Lover Mug
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A beautifully bookish mug featuring 30 great novels, including Kafka, Plath and Chaucer. A generously sized yet charming mug for any book lover. A must-read bookshelf in ceramic form: how...
Watership Downer Mug
£10.95
We've all thought something like this when reading Richard Adams' children's classic; now imagine how a rabbit would feel reading it! A beautifully smooth stoneware mug with a gorgeously pastoral...
Sherlock Holmes Mug
£10.99
Don't just see the mug: observe the mug! This improbably good mug is covered in great quotations from the master detective and would make the perfect gift for a crime...
Kurt Vonnegut Quotations Mug
£13.99
The right amount of caffeine helps you adapt to the requirements of chaos; the right mug helps even more. Pour your favourite beverage into your Kurt Vonnegut mug, clear your...
Literally - Grammar Grumble Mug No. 5
£9.95
This usage drives us quite literally insane. An original design by The Literary Gift Company inspired by the 2013 publication A Mug's Guide to Grammar. Fine bone china. Height 8.5...
Personalised Bookaholic Mug
£11.95
The first step to understanding your addiction to books is to acknowledge it. This personalised mug will help you admit to yourself, and the world, that you love literature and...
First Lines in Literature Mug
£10.99
Featuring opening lines of some of the greatest works of literature including "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times", "Call me Ishmael" and 22 more....
Fathers in Literature Gift Set
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This set is a beautiful and thoughtful gift, featuring a range of fictional dads who portray the diverse qualities of fatherhood, including Atticus Finch, Dr. Carr, Bob Cratchitt, Harry Silver,...
Disappearing Cheshire Cat Mug
£12.99
"Well, I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought Alice, "but a grin without a cat is the most curious thing!" Pour any hot liquid into this mug and...
Shakespearean Insult Mug
£10.99
The Shakespeare Insults mug is covered with the Bard's funniest and most biting insults from his plays. Some of our favorites are: "Oh gull, O dolt, As ignorant as dirt"...
Teachers in Literature Mug
£9.95
This mug is a beautiful and thoughtful gift, featuring a range fictional teachers good, bad or just odd; including Mr Chips, Jane Eyre, Severus Snape and many more. Bone...
Grammar Grumble Mugs Set
£45.00
The full set of all six Grammar Grumbles mugs. An original design by The Literary Gift Company, this series is inspired, of course, by the 2013 publication A Mug's Guide...
Mothers in Literature Mug
£9.95
This mug is a beautiful and thoughtful gift, featuring a range literary mothers who portray the diverse qualities of motherhood, including Kanga, Mrs Weasley, Ma Larkin, Moominmamma, Mrs Bennet and...
Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes Mug
£8.99
A Penguin mug celebrating one of the most well known classic crime series Sherlock Holmes. Enjoy your favourite beverage while investigating with Sherlock in Arthur Conan Doyle's novels. China mug....
Go Away I'm Reading Gift Sets
£15.95
Now you can give the priceless gift of a bit of peace and quiet to the reader in your life. Not particularly polite, but sometimes people need to be told!...
Quentin Blake 'Wonderful Teacher' Mug
£10.99
The perfect gift for your favourite teacher. A full-colour illustration by the great Quentin Blake wraps around the whole mug. Bone china mug. Capacity 300ml. Height 8.5 cm.
Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland Quotation Mug
£13.99
This wonderful mug focuses on Lewis Carroll. It features the Mad Hatter from The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland as well as suitably nonsensical quotes from this favourite novel. Comes boxed. Measures:...
Brontë Sisters Mug
£13.99
This lovely mug features the three Brontë sisters and words from some of the classic novels they created. Quotes include 'I would always rather be happy than dignified'. Comes boxed. Microwave...
Cats in Literature Mug
£9.95
A delightful selection of literary cats from adult and children's fiction and poetry. Includes Slinky Malinki, Saha, Behemoth and Gobbolino. Look out for The Cat Who Walked By Himself slinking...
They're, There, Their - Grammar Grumble Mug No. 3
£9.95
A common grammatical error, and also, incidentally, the best way to comfort an upset grammarian. An original design by The Literary Gift Company. Fine bone china. Height 8.5 cm, Diameter...
Edgar Allan Poe Quotation Mug
£13.99
This Edgar Allan Poe mug is for tea-drinkers, coffee-drinkers and any fellow that fancies himself a tea-pot. This mug features Poe's likeness, as well as images and quotes from his...
Go Away I'm Writing Bone China Mug
£9.95
There are times when we just don't want to be interrupted (except for a refill). This mug works across all genres, including non-fiction, and is virtually guaranteed to improve productivity....
Less or Fewer - Grammar Grumble Mug No.1
£9.95
A favourite solecism, thanks to supermarket tills: "...I'm sorry madam, you've got too much items, you'll have to go to the other checkout." One of a series of six original mug...
Lined Paper Mug
£10.99
Suffering from writer's block... Take time to refresh your creativity with this feint and margin lined porcelain mug. With it's beautiful yellow glazed interior, this mug will soon have the...
Shakespearean Love Mug
£10.99
The course of true love never did run smooth, wrote Shakespeare. Twenty-one such quotes of love by the bard adorn this mug. Pair it with our Shakespearean Insults mug. Measures...
Mark Twain Quotations Mug
£13.99
Employ this Mark Twain mug when you need to preserve the outward signs of sanity - or just when you require a clear head to write a certain thing. You...
Good Behaviour Virago Mug
£12.99
A beautiful ceramic mug featuring artwork from the Virago Modern Classics edition of this classic novel. This series of elegantly designed classic books features artwork inspired by textile design. Each...
The Talented Mr Ripley Virago Mug
£12.99
A beautiful ceramic mug featuring artwork from the Virago Modern Classics edition of mesmerising psychological thriller. This series of elegantly designed classic books feature artwork inspired by textile design. Each...
Jane Austen Quotations Mug
£13.99
This mug is just the thing for women of independent means, and superior men. It features her image, as well as a pleasing collection of quotes and excerpts from her...
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Mug
£12.99
A beautiful mug for Manderley, featuring artwork from the Virago Modern Classics edition of Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel. This series of elegantly designed classic books feature artwork inspired by...
Libraries: Where Shhh Happens Mug
£9.95
The perfect mug for librarians: we tried to do a mug which said "Go away I'm cataloguing, and helping children, and shelving, and being nice to borrowers..." but we couldn't...
Jane Austen - Persuasion Penguin Mug
£8.99
A mug celebrating Austen's final completed novel. Interestingly, the novel's title was bestowed by Austen's brother who oversaw the publication after the author's death; we do not know what she...
Virginia Woolf - A Room of One's Own Penguin Mug
£8.99
Once you have your own room, you need something to put in it and this mug is a great start. A perfect gift for any creative person who likes their...
Man and Superman - Penguin Mug
£8.99
A mug celebrating the play by George Bernard Shaw. Even supermen need a cuppa to get them going in the morning. China mug. Height 9 cm. Dishwasher and microwave safe....
Excellent Women Virago Mug
£12.99
A beautiful ceramic mug featuring artwork from the Virago Modern Classics edition of Barbara Pym's comic novel. This series of elegantly designed classic books feature artwork inspired by textile design...
Valley of the Dolls Virago Mug
£12.99
A beautiful ceramic mug featuring artwork from the Virago Modern Classics edition of this tale of Hollywood excess. This series of elegantly designed classic books feature artwork inspired by textile...
Banned Books Mug
£10.99
Featuring a fascinating selection of books that have all been banned at some point in history, including The Origin of Species, Ulysses and Catch 22. The artwork on the mug...
Shakespeare Mug
£10.99
Some of Shakespeare's characters are humorously depicted on this mug. Macbeth's witches are brewing up some trouble in their cauldron, Caesar is finding out the measure of his mate and...
Go Away I'm Marking Bone China Mug
£9.95
This mug works across all key stages and also covers material applicable to further and higher education. Let's face it there are times when we just don't want to be...
