Classic Literature Pins and Buttons

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Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school, he reported for a few months for The Kansas City Star, before leaving for the Italian front to enlist with the World War I ambulance drivers. In 1918, he was seriously wounded and returned home. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms in 1929. In 1921, he married Hadley Richardson, and moved to Paris where he worked as a foreign correspondent. He fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artists of the 1920s "Lost Generation" expatriate community. He published his debut novel, The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. After his di...

Do you ever feel all mimsy? Or perhaps as if you've fallen down the rabbit hole? This design features the first (or last) stanza of Lewis Carroll's poem, Jabberwocky (in the public domain) a fancy script. "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe." Great gift for classic literature buffs or poetry lovers, men, ladies, juniors, teens, misses, youth, girls, boys or children,

Jane Eyre claims her independence from Rochester when she states, "I am no bird and no net ensnares me. I am a human being with an independent will which I will now exert to leave you." She is a remarkably independent and strong willed woman, especially when it was published in 1847. Charlotte Bronte even used a pseudonym to publish it. See my other feminist and bookish designs.

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Who *didn't* want to live at Green Gables as a kid??

Read the Classics. Reading classic literature is the best way to connect to the past and expand your knowledge of books.

The words of the master, with an image that I hope would have made him smile to know how he has inspired so many....

Jane Austen quote from Persuasion. The author of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen is the perfect gift for bookworms and lovers of all classic literature.

Be a part of the epic adventure with a Scaramouche shirt! or hoodie! or whatever!

Funny design fitting for a person who loves cats. It can also be given as a Birthday or Christmas gift to your best friend, relative, boyfriend or girlfriend who also loves classic literature.

Tongue-in-cheek humor for fans of the classic novel "North & South" (made most famous for a 2004 BBC miniseries starring Richard Armitage as John Thornton). "Come visit Milton, Lancashire - famous for prosperity, industry, and cotton mills". It looks like a regular tourist souvenir design at first, but for those in the know, it's a fun fangirl design!

Celebrate your passion for literature with our "Book Club Enthusiast" design, designed for those who find joy and community in reading and discussing books. This design is perfect for wearing to your next book club meeting or while cozying up with a good novel. Show off your love for reading and connect with fellow book lovers. Whether you're into the latest bestsellers or classic tales, this tee is a must-have for any proud book club member!

A quote from a genius of early horror writing. Great gift for the author or literature lover in your family.

Roughness and delicacy united by the fire of passion. Illustration of a monster and a lady with dark abstract agate texture. Concept of the classic story of beauty and the beast.

Inspired by A New Book of the Fairies by Beatrice Harraden (1897)

William Blakes haunting poem THE TYGER, shows the tiger peering at us from a darkened jungle. With poem text

A handlettered tribute to a classic poem by Dylan Thomas. This is a beautiful poem to motivate you or celebrate someone who is fighting a personal battle.

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Inspired by Richard Adam's Watership Down. “All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you."

Titles page from a volume of Jules Verne's collection of novels, "Voyages Extraordinaires", containing his novels "Five Weeks in a Balloon" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth"

Also available in black graphic for light-coloured merchandise such as white t-shirt, pink tees, etc.

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Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, critic and editor best known for evocative short stories and poems that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the world. His imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story. Many of Poe’s works, including The Raven, The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher, became literary classics. Some aspects of Poe’s life, like his literature, is shrouded in mystery, and the lines between fact and fiction have been blurred substantially since his death.

Twinkle Twinkle little bat How I wonder what you’re at Up above the world so high Like a tea tray in the sky

"To be or not to be" quote by William Shakespeare with cute orange flower illustration

Tribute to the story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe.

With this image, we celebrate French writer Honore de Balzac.

After Cervantes, Lope de Vega is the most crucial figure of the Spanish literature. Thousands of poems and hundreds of plays are attributed to him!

These designs are hand painted on canvas with care. Greg Hildebrandt is a professional illustrator and commercial artist known for his work in the fantasy, science fiction, comic book and pin up genres. His work takes our favorite characters of the page and brings them to life! Now you too can have a beautiful work of Hildebrandt on your wall, your clothing, with your morning coffee or even on the journal in which you write your own tales of magic and wonder! It is truly a world of art at your fingertips. Bring home the art and make it a part of your world!

This is a portrait of young Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, who later becomes famous as Jack Kerouac, the writer of the cult novel On the Road. His favorite themes were rambling, drinking, and all that jazz.

A humorous take on the classic of world literature!

Design inspired by Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey classic literature.

Old book cover - The child world - 1896 -

Journey into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen, the beloved Danish author and storyteller. From "The Little Mermaid" to "The Ugly Duckling," his timeless fairy tales continue to captivate hearts, inspire imagination, and leave a lasting legacy in children's literature.