| “It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear.
Nightly she sings on yond pomegranate tree.
Believe me, love, it was the nightingale.”
—Romeo and Juliet (III, v) Shakespeare’s Birds: 1,000-Piece PuzzleThe Bard knew his birds, and frequently referred to them in his works: sixty-four species are mentioned on 606 occasions across his poems and plays. This intricate circular puzzle, created by Rebecca Harris, celebrates the birds found throughout the works of William Shakespeare. Included with each puzzle is a twelve-page guide to the birds of the Bard, which lays out the quotations from the plays and poems that mention each bird. Thoughtfully designed, the box is free of plastic wrapping. Shakespeare’s Britain: 1,000-Piece PuzzleThe 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. The map is decorated with symbols and icons of towns and abbeys, castles, battlefields, forests, and heaths, and includes a panoramic inset of London showing the Globe Theatre, and another inset of Stratford-upon-Avon. | The Shakespeare Game Winner of the 2022 Independent Toy Awards Board Game Category, the Shakespeare Game is a labor of love and scholarship. The illustrations, text, game, and design have been carefully researched, and the consultants have impeccable credentials. The booklet that is enclosed with the game is beautifully conceived, produced, written, and illustrated. The booklet also includes descriptions of location histories, themes, and plays. | Shakespeare Playing Cards Play your favorite card games with Romeo and Juliet as King and Queen of Hearts, Lady Macbeth as the Ace of Spades, Ariel as the Joker, and more. This artist-illustrated deck of playing cards features fifty-four of Shakespeare’s most famous characters, arranged in four suits: hearts = lovers; clubs = fools; diamonds = heroes and heroines; and spades = villains. The deck includes a booklet with text about each character and their place in literary history. | William Blake’s Shakespeare Playing Cards “Shakespeare, in riper years, gave me his hand...”—William Blake This elegant set of playing cards features some of William Blake’s most beautiful illustrations of Shakespeare’s subjects. Blake, a visionary painter and poet of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century England, was inspired by characters from some of Shakespeare's most famous works. Blake’s breathtaking watercolors have become synonymous with the Shakespeare plays they depict. | Sailing Ship Kite Set sail and soar on the wind with this classic sailing ship kite that also doubles as home decor. Each handmade kite really flies in the wind and is made from tear resistant nylon and durable bamboo by Balinese artisans. When the kite is not being used, it makes a beautiful decorative object to display on a mantelpiece, in a child's bedroom, or anywhere in need of some nautical charm. | The High Seas Greeting Card CollectionThis collection of six greeting cards has archival illustrations of ships, flags, lighthouses, and all things nautical. Five are blank inside, and one is inscribed with the words “Happy Birthday.” These colorful vintage images are printed in England on an uncoated, light cream 300 GSM Italian paper, which is recyclable, biodegradable, and FSC certified. | The Tempest Tea Towel This charming tea towel, part of a line launched at the RHS Chelsea (The Royal Horticulture Society Chelsea Flower Show) in 2024, features an extract from one of Ariel’s songs in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest: “Where the bee sucks, there suck I:
In a cowslip’s bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat’s back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.” Floreale Tea TowelThis cotton tea towel is printed with a colorful vintage illustration of flowers, including Macartney’s Rose, trumpet flower, changeable pontic azalea, beautiful cistus, broad-leaved schotia, cinnnamon-leaved melastoma, and common lilac. | Flower Press KitOur flower press kits have all the components needed to press flowers, which can be used to create artwork, make stationery, decorate journals, and add natural beauty to many other projects. These flower presses are wonderful tools that young children can use successfully right alongside older kids, teens, and adults. | Build-Your-Own Springtime MobileThis kit has everything needed to create a large floral mobile. Recommended for ages seven and up, it would seem perfectly at home in a teenager’s bedroom or dorm room. This makes a beautiful ornament for any room. All materials are included, and detailed step-by-step instructions are provided. | Liberty London
Notecard Assortment:
Volume 1 and 2 “Liberty is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper.”—Oscar Wilde Liberty London, founded in 1875 as an “emporium laden with luxuries and fabrics from distant lands,” is indeed a resort—a haven of sophisticated design, an island of quality, known for both tradition and innovation. These notecard sets each feature eight of Liberty’s heritage floral prints, drawn from across the store’s vast archive of iconic designs. | Liberty London Gift LabelsThis tin of gift labels features the beautiful floral prints for which Liberty is known and loved. Beautiful, evergreen, and all-purpose, these seventy-two labels feature twelve distinct and uniquely shaped designs. The labels are packaged in a charming tin, which can easily be reused. The set includes seventy-two gift labels, featuring twelve unique label designs (six of each design). These labels elevate any gift from the ordinary to the exquisite, and also pair beautifully with our Liberty London notecards. | Instead of a Card: Ten Sonnets by William Shakespeare “Ten Sonnets by William Shakespeare” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. To read Shakespeare’s sonnets is to be immersed in beauty. Although this pamphlet can only offer a sample (there are 154 sonnets altogether), each sonnet nonetheless stands on its own, full square in its fourteen lines, a small miracle. “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
—Sonnet XVIII Each pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure, with space for an inscription to the recipient. Shakespeare Characters MugThis heirloom-quality bone china mug is decorated with humorous illustrations depicting more than forty central characters from fourteen of Shakespeare’s major plays. Each time you pick up these mugs, you’ll find more to look at in the wonderfully detailed illustrations: swords and daggers; masks and cauldrons; snakes, fairies, and phantoms; and much more. | Prohibition and Repeal GlassesThese sets of glasses are a witty and, yes, sobering reminder of the historical path to legal drinking in the United States, available as pint glasses or rocks glasses. One glass in each set is printed with a reproduction of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. The other is printed with a reproduction of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which repealed Prohibition. | “I Wish You All the Joy” Silver Shakespeare BraceletThis stylish silver cuff bracelet is etched with this succinct blessing from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: “I wish you all the joy that you can wish.” “Shakespeare” is engraved on the inside of the cuff. The beauty of Shakespeare’s language is echoed here in the simple elegance of the bracelet. This timeless piece is a perfect gift for lovers of the Bard; for anyone celebrating a birthday, graduation, holiday; or for just showing you care. | Shakespeare Sonnet 116
Möbius Bracelet Several lines from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 are engraved on this sterling silver möbius bracelet: “Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove. O no! It is an ever-fixed mark, that looks on tempests and is never shaken; it is the star to every wand’ring bark, whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.” | Cyclist’s Gift Set This gift set includes one hardcover copy of Cyclogeography by Jon Day and one sixteen-in-one bike tool. In Cyclogeography, Day explores the bicycle in the cultural imagination and offers a portrait of London as seen from the saddle. The compact tool fits in any backpack or saddle bag, so you’ll always be prepared for on-the-go bicycle repair | Angler’s Gift Set This gift set is perfect for the angler and book-lover alike. It includes a hardcover copy of A Twitch Upon the Thread, an anthology of great writing about fishing, and a helpful fishing tool. The fishing tool is a stainless steel fish-shaped multi-tool that includes a pincer, nail clipper, knot tag crimper, knife, screwdriver, split ring opener, scissors, hook eye cleaner, and lanyard ring. | Midsummer Onesie in Hot Pink “And though she be but little, she is fierce” is a much-loved quote from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The quote is written across the front of this soft, 100% cotton onesie. “William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is printed beneath the quote. The onesie is machine washable and packaged in a box for easy gifting. | Pure Cotton Correspondence Pad and Envelopes This stationery is as essential and elegant as an impeccably tailored white shirt. Pure Cotton is a paper made without any chemicals. Creamy white, with a soft woven finish and a watermark; ideal for writing with a fountain pen, a rollerball, or a ballpoint. The envelopes are lined with white tissue. | Brown Betty Tea Pot and Tea Set “I would rather have nothing but tea.”
—Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Since the seventeenth century, the Brown Betty has taken its rightful place as a time-honored design icon widely regarded as producing the perfect brew. We have paired the Brown Betty with two beautiful English tea tins—rectangular, with a hinged lid—containing forty tea bags of English Afternoon Tea, and forty tea bags of English Breakfast Tea, blended by a UK tea merchant. | Bodleian Libraries
Silk Chiffon Scarf This beautifully made silk chiffon scarf features an artful montage of Victorian and Edwardian books with enchanting period titles, collated by the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The spines, covers, and typefaces of these vintage books are delightful period pieces, as are the titles: The Girl Who Lost Things, Queen of the Dormitory, The Madcap of the School, The Worst Girl in the School, A Girl of Distinction, A Ripping Girl, A Girl of High Adventure, No Ordinary Girl, The Lady of the Hundred Dresses, and more. | Rainbow Fountain Pens
for Every DayColor coding is an old-school method that’s a proven way to increase productivity. Colors help organize and prioritize a to-do list—one quick glance tells what task belongs to what category (work, family, appointments, exercise, travel plans, finance, home projects, etc.) and what needs to be done sooner rather than later. | Shakespeare Cocktail Napkins These quotes from four of Shakespeare’s plays, printed on a set of cocktail napkins, capture the conviviality of eating and drinking. General joy, great welcome: these words of generous hospitality are perfect for any gathering, large or small. Choose between packs of twenty-four, with six each of four quotes, and packs of 100, with twenty-five each of four quotes. | The New York Review of Books
Hunter Green Tote Show your love of great writing with this handsome market tote, featuring an original drawing of the facade of the New York Review of Books building. Previously the studio of Milton Glaser and the offices where New York and Ms. magazines were founded, this Beaux Arts townhouse has been the home of the Review since 2023. If you look carefully on the bag, you can see the line Milton had engraved in the transom above the front door: “Art is Work.” The bag is hunter green with a bright yellow font and a white illustration. Made in the USA. |
