Stylish Book Worm

I know, I know. "Don't judge a book by its cover."

BUT...

I think Pottery Barn, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, West Elm, AND Anthropologie would all agree that these eight Penguin Group classics, newly released in vintage-inspired cloth hardcovers, are certainly beautiful design elements for any bookshelf or side table. They'd also be lovely stacked on the floor in one of their, "Ha! Good luck trying to make your living room look as chic as ours," holiday catalog.

Aside from the pretty covers though, the pages bound within are indeed literary masterpieces: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Cranford, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre, and Great Expectations. True, it would take a mustering of determination to read through them all, but at least the task becomes a little less daunting when one can look stylish and oh-so-of-the-era in the process.

Available online via Penguin Classics ($20.00 each)...or perhaps for slightly less in the realm of Amazon.com.