Gift Guide

Jane Austen Replica Ring

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

Shakespeare's Flowers Playing Cards

Each card has an illustration of a flower, herb, or tree from a work of Shakespeare, the plant’s common and Latin name, and a companion quote.

Shakespeare Love Silk Chiffon Scarf

The design incorporates favorite love quotations from Shakespeare, along with stylized illustrations of flowers mentioned in his works (wildflowers, the Tudor rose, sprigs of berries, and bees)

“Resist much. Obey little.” Ring

Walt Whitman

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.

Edward Gorey “Life is Sweet” Sterling Silver Pin

Engraved on the back: “Books. Cats. Life is sweet.”

Walt Whitman Happiness Quote Cuff

Happiness...not in another place but this place, not for another hour but this hour

Classic Books Rocks Glasses

A Tale of Two Cities, Moby Dick, Frankenstein, Ulysses

Edward Gorey Sterling Silver Dancing Cat Earrings

Edward Gorey Cat on a Moon Necklace

The image of this irresistible cat perched on a crescent moon is adapted from a series of Edward Gorey's unpublished drawings of cats engaged in improbable activities.

Shakespeare’s Flowers Silk Scarf

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, quite canopied with luscious wood, with sweet musk rose and with eglantine.”- A Midsummer Night's Dream

Eudora Welty Cuff Bracelet

“All serious daring starts from within.”

Jane Austen Silk Scarf

Features the oak leaf motif which decorated a silk pelisse worn by Jane Austen in 1814.

Medieval Alphabet Tie

Detailed illustrations of initial letters from early manuscripts in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge

"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.

Collective Noun Birds Tea Towel

A chime of wrens, a bouquet of pheasants, a charm of goldfinches.

Banned Books Socks

two sizes

Midsummer Toddler 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

Edward Gorey Holiday Card Assortment

Banned Books Matches

Featured titles are: Slaughterhouse-Five, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Black Beauty, Fahrenheit 451, and Song of Solomon.

Classic Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen

We’re All Mad Here Necklace

From Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Card Catalog Notecards

The front of each of the different cards is a reproduction of an original from the Library of Congress, and features a different beloved work of literature, including The Divine Comedy, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Ulysses, and more.

Bodleian Library Christmas Cards

Shakespeare Quotes Playing Cards

Roman Numeral Birthday Candles

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.

Shakespeare Duck

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

Booklover's Cocktail Napkins

Packaged with 25 or 100 or 250 napkins