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Old 11-06-2013, 11:20 PM   #1
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Are there any high-quality newly illustrated classics in ebook format?
Last week I bought a newly illustrated Dracula (illustrated by Becky Cloonan) and quite like it. I wonder if any other classics got similar treatment? In particular, I'm trying to find Jane Eyre or Little Women with new illustrations.

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Old 11-07-2013, 07:24 AM   #2
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You might check the Mobile Read library here. There are some nicely illustrated editions here.
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Old 11-07-2013, 08:31 AM   #3
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Thank you Ralph Sir Edward, I actually have all the versions from mobileread library, they are really nice. I just wonder if anyone see a new version with new illustrations. Thank you again..
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Old 11-07-2013, 09:41 AM   #4
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Delphi Classics (www.delphiclassics.com) offers high quality "Complete Works of ..." volumes of authors now in the public domain - with original illustrations included, and additional images too. These are DRM free huge collections - and available in ePub and MOBI at very reasonable prices.
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Old 11-07-2013, 11:44 AM   #5
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There was something recently from either a new publisher and/or a new series that offered 3 or 4 classics for free on Amazon. This was about 3-4 weeks ago.

They were beautifully illustrated titles.

Let me try to find those and I'll list the publisher and those titles.

---If another member here knows what publisher I'm talking about, please post it.




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Old 11-07-2013, 12:55 PM   #6
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Delphi Classics offers high quality "Complete Works of ..." volumes of authors now in the public domain - with original illustrations included, and additional images too. These are DRM free huge collections - and available in ePub and MOBI at very reasonable prices.
I second that. And, in addition to the above points, they tend to have far fewer typographical errors than most public-domain editions.

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Old 11-07-2013, 03:29 PM   #7
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G Books publishes a Literary Classics Collection, which offers annotated & illustrated editions of public domain works - at reasonable prices.
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Delphi Classics (www.delphiclassics.com) offers high quality "Complete Works of ..." volumes of authors now in the public domain - with original illustrations included, and additional images too. These are DRM free huge collections - and available in ePub and MOBI at very reasonable prices.
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G Books publishes a Literary Classics Collection, which offers annotated & illustrated editions of public domain works - at reasonable prices.

From what I know of these two the illustrations are of the old public domain variety not newly created/modern illustrations/artwork that the OP is looking for.
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Old 11-07-2013, 08:00 PM   #9
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Found it:

Top Five Classics, put out by Top Five Books.

The free title I picked up (about 3 or 4 weeks ago) is "Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems [Illustrated]"

http://www.top-five-books.com/





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Old 11-07-2013, 09:47 PM   #10
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Thank you very much Dr Drib. I've just got Jane Eyre, which is free on kobo & The Treasure Island, which looks really good.

And thank you poohbear_nc & Mike L for your recommendations. I do love Delphi classics, especially their poet series. Thanks anyway.

By the way, I actually like the Dracula illustrations done by Becky Cloonan
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I also have a Kobo (for UK purchases), and was able to get Jane Eyre from them for free, whereas from Amazon it is still $1.99

Thank you for the information on that title!



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