Gift Guide

Shakespeare's Britain 1000-Piece Puzzle

The beautiful image on this 1,000-piece puzzle is a pictorial map of Britain as it was in 1583, with the geographical settings of Shakespeare’s history plays labeled.

Do Not Disturb 1,000-Piece Puzzle

Leo Lionni Animal Alphabet 24-Piece Puzzle

This puzzle features some of the most endearing characters created by Leo Lionni; Swimmy, Frederick, Alexander, and more make the alphabet fun and accessible for ages 3+.

What good shall I do this day? Cuff Bracelet

Benjamin Franklin began each day by asking himself, in the pages of his journal, "What good shall I do this day?” and returned, at the end of the day, to ask himself the “evening question”: “What good have I done to- day?”

Linen Flex Cover Notebook

This notebook is especially appropriate for those who carry their notebooks with them: flexible linen covers and rounded corners mean no bent corners or broken bindings.

Whitman Square Inch Bracelet

"Some people are so much sunlight to the square inch.”—Walt Whitman

Book of Hours Silk Chiffon Scarf

The sumptuous imagery is based on illustrations found in copies of the medieval manuscripts; the motifs are printed in the opulent colors used in those works.

Pure Cotton Correspondence Pad and Envelopes

Pad of 50 sheets of creamy white paper with soft wove finish and watermark; made without chemicals. 25 tissue-lined envelopes.

“Those who love each other” Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet

"Those who love each other shall become invincible." —W. Whitman

Edward Gorey Sterling Heart Cat Pin

Shakespeare Sonnet 116 Möbius Bracelet

"Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments..."

Bodleian Library Silk Chiffon Scarf

This charming silk chiffon scarf features an artful montage of Victorian and Edwardian girls’ books with enchanting period titles, collated by the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Rainbow Fountain Pens for Everyday

Color coding is an old-school method, and a proven way to increase productivity. Use color to organize and prioritize a To Do list, or to make any writing project more fun.

Walt Whitman Earrings

"Resist much. Obey little." The poet's rallying cry for individual and collective liberty, from 1860 edition of "Leaves of Grass."

Prohibition and Repeal Amendments Rocks Glasses

Pair of 11 oz. rocks glasses, a witty and sobering reminder of the historical path to legal drinking in the United States.

Rhodia Treasure Box

For the list maker, the stationery lover, the neatnik: a box cleverly designed to look like one of the orange notepads so beloved by Europeans, filled with four essential pads.

Jane Austen Replica Ring

Only three pieces of jewelry are known to have belonged to Austen; this is a replica modeled on one of those rare artifacts, her ring, a gold band set with an oval turquoise-colored stone.

Medieval Manuscript Silk Chiffon Scarf

Based on motifs found in a circa-1500 book of hours in the collection of The Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge.

Walt Whitman Happiness Quote Cuff

"Happiness...not in another place but this place, not for another hour but this hour." — Leaves of Grass, “A Song for Occupations”

Classic Books Rocks Glasses

Four 11 oz. rocks glasses showcase the original first edition cover and a line from four classics of world literature: A Tale of Two Cities, Moby Dick, Frankenstein, and Ulysses.

Eudora Welty Cuff Bracelet

“All serious daring starts from within.”

Jane Austen Silk Scarf

This pure silk crepe de chine scarf features the oak leaf motif which decorated a silk pelisse (a type of coat-dress or over-garment) worn by Jane Austen in 1814.

"I Am Born" Onesie

Charles Dickens, 3-6 mo & 6-12 mo available

Collective Noun Animals Tea Towel

A prickle of hedgehogs, a parliament of owls, a circus of otters, and more on a hand-screened tea towel featuring 15 wonderfully evocative collective nouns, illustrated.

Collective Noun Birds Tea Towel

A chime of wrens, a bouquet of pheasants, a charm of goldfinches, and more on a hand-screened tea towel featuring 15 wonderfully evocative collective nouns, illustrated.

Midsummer Toddler Onesie or Tee

"And though she be but little, she is fierce!" 6-12 mo onesie, 12-18 mo tee, 18-24 mo tee and 2T tee

Sentence Diagrams of Great Literary Openers

“I really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences.” —Gertrude Stein. 24 detachable postcards, bound in a mini hardcover book.

Classic Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen

“...I love its precision, its modesty, its clarity and its minimal fuss. This is the cheaper, more practical version of a Mercedes.”

We’re All Mad Here Necklace

From Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Card Catalog Notecards

The front of each card is a reproduction of an original from the Library of Congress, featuring a work of literature.

Shakespeare Duck

This bathtub bard is equally at home in a swimming pool, and a charming addition to a desk or bookshelf. “To quack or not to quack?” is his existential question.

Old School Lap Desk

Perfect for writing and drawing as well as for working on laptop computers, this lap desk is made of handsome hardwood and rests comfortably on the user’s lap