Wordsworth Editions
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A small family-run publishing company offering classic literature at remarkably low prices.
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We hope you will enjoy exploring the wide range of books that we have to offer. Although we only sell directly to trade customers, you will see that, on our website, we have provided links to external websites that can supply our books to personal customers, both in printed form and as eBooks. A question we are often asked is how we are able to offer such high quality books at such low prices. The simple answer is that we are a small family business, with rather old-fashioned values. We do not have corporate headquarters or a massive marketing budget, and this helps us to achieve our ultimate aim: making classic fiction and non-fiction books available at an affordable price, but without any compromise on quality. Wordsworth Editions was established in 1987, but it was the launch of the £1 Classic paperback, the brainchild of the late Michael Trayler, in 1992 that created a sensation in the book trade and the national press. How could we produce such high quality books for a fraction of the price charged by leading publishers for the same titles? In the following years, many publishers, both large and small, have tried to copy our formula, but with little success. Over twenty years later, our Adult and Children’s Classics are still retailing for only £2.50. Our range of over 400 titles includes World Literature, Poetry and Mystery & Supernatural titles, together with large format Special Editions and high-quality deluxe hardbacks in our Library Collection and Collector’s Edition series, all offering unbeatable quality and value for money. Introductions and Notes are included in the vast majority of the titles in our Adult Classics and World Literature series; written by leading academics, they make our books invaluable for students on a tight budget and are fascinating for the general reader. We are constantly looking at ways to improve our books, whether it be through additional content or a better quality finish, but without any increase in prices - proof indeed that Wordsworth truly believes in offering true value over profits.
25/09/2026
Our weekend plans are looking very sensible… 🎬📖🍿
A brand new adaptation of Jane Austen’s *Sense and Sensibility* hits the big screen today, and naturally, we’ve packed the essentials.
Whether you’re heading straight to the cinema or revisiting the Dashwood sisters from the comfort of home, it feels like the perfect weekend for a little Austen.
Who’s off to see Sense and Sensibility? 👀
24/09/2026
Happy Birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald! 🎂✨
Born on this day in 1896, Fitzgerald gave us one of the most iconic novels of the twentieth century: *The Great Gatsby* 🩵
A story of love, longing, ambition and the elusive American Dream, Gatsby’s world continues to captivate readers more than a century after it was first published.
To celebrate Fitzgerald’s birthday, we’re shining a spotlight on four of our editions of this timeless classic. Which one would you choose for your bookshelf? 📚
23/09/2026
✨Something rather special is coming this Christmas… ✨🎄
Introducing ***Once Upon a Christmas: Traditions to Share Together*** - a beautiful new hardback filled with everything we love about the festive season.
From making Christmas crackers, paper snowflakes and wreaths to baking gingerbread, mince pies and festive treats, its pages are packed with **over 20 seasonal activities and recipes**, alongside the stories behind much loved Christmas traditions and classic festive tales to read by the fireside 🔥
And we’ve made this one a little extra special… ❤️
At 21 x 21cm, it’s a brand new square format for Wordsworth, with gilded page edges, illustrated endpapers, red head and tail bands, a matching satin ribbon marker and beautiful colour illustrations throughout by Amy Swann.
Inside, you’ll also find festive writing from Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll, Louisa May Alcott, Christina Rossetti and more! Plus, pages for recording your own traditions, Christmas memories and family recipes.
A book to bring out year after year, fill with memories and, we hope, one day pass on 🎁✨
🌟Once Upon a Christmas 🌟will be available to pre order later this week for £19.99 RRP.
22/09/2026
It is the best of times… for a Dickens reread! 📖
A new adaptation of *A Tale of Two Cities* is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with Kit Harington stepping into the role of the brilliant but troubled Sydney Carton.
Before the story returns to the screen, revisit Dickens’s unforgettable tale of revolution, love, sacrifice and redemption with our Wordsworth Classics edition, just £4.99.
Will you read the book before watching the series?
15/09/2026
✨ A little reminder: our Pocket Fairytales are available to pre-order now!
Six timeless tales, beautifully bound in vibrant cloth covers with intricate gold foiling and beautiful colour illustrations inside. Perfect for gifting, collecting, or carrying a little magic wherever you go 📚
Which fairytale would you choose first? 🧜♀️🏰🌹
Pre-order yours via the link in our bio.
12/09/2026
Two legendary epics. One beautiful volume. Just £5.99🏺
You may know *The Odyssey* from our Classics collection but did you know it also appears in our World Literature series alongside *The Iliad*?
From the battlefields of Troy to Odysseus’ long voyage home, experience both of Homer’s timeless epics in one remarkable edition.
Two classics, one book and an incredible price. Available on our website now for £5.99!
11/09/2026
Happy birthday to D. H. Lawrence, born on this day in 1885 🎂📚
A writer of love, conflict, freedom and the complicated inner lives of his characters, his work continues to provoke conversation more than a century later.
Which Lawrence novel would you choose from this stack?
10/09/2026
✨ A little Christmas magic is coming… ✨
Here’s your first look at *Once Upon a Christmas: Traditions to Share Together* - a beautiful new book unlike anything we’ve produced before, brought to life with enchanting full colour illustrations by Amy Swann .amy
Created as a gentle return to the magic of Christmas, its pages are filled with festive traditions, recipes, crafts, homemade gift ideas and much loved fireside stories. Discover why we decorate trees and hang stockings, make everything from mince pies and gingerbread to Christmas crackers and wreaths and revisit seasonal tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll, Louisa May Alcott and more.
There’s even space to record your own traditions, memories and family recipes, making it a book to return to year after year.
*Once Upon a Christmas* will be available to pre-order in time for Christmas. Who would you love to share it with? 🎄📖
09/09/2026
✨ 50% OFF exclusively on our website ✨ Now just £7.49 each, reduced from £14.99!
Discover our Limited Edition Collector’s Editions: compact hardbacks created to be treasured as much as they are read.
Each edition is finished carefully with a clothbound effect, complete with beautifully designed sprayed edges, coordinating coloured endpapers and gleaming gold foil embossing. There are also original illustrations within each book.
Elegant keepsakes for collectors, Classic literature lovers or anyone who believes a beautiful book makes the perfect gift 🩵
The discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
07/09/2026
✨ A little Christmas magic is coming… ✨
Here’s your first look at *Once Upon a Christmas: Traditions to Share Together* - a beautiful new book unlike anything we’ve produced before, brought to life with enchanting full colour illustrations by Amy Swann.
Created as a gentle return to the magic of Christmas, its pages are filled with festive traditions, recipes, crafts, homemade gift ideas and much loved fireside stories. Discover why we decorate trees and hang stockings, make everything from mince pies and gingerbread to Christmas crackers and wreaths and revisit seasonal tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll, Louisa May Alcott and more.
There’s even space to record your own traditions, memories and family recipes, making it a book to return to and add to year after year.
*Once Upon a Christmas* will be available to pre-order in time for Christmas. Who would you love to share it with? 🎄📖
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