ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Storytelling is as old as time and, whether it’s an award-winning epic novel or a page-turning blockbuster, a great book can stay with you throughout your life
Contemporary & Classic Fiction Crime & Mystery Fantasy Graphic Novels & Comics Browse more Fiction categories
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Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel
Essays, Memoir & Biography Nature & Travel History & Archaeology Science & Technology Browse more Non-fiction categories
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These stories for children and young adults will pique imaginations and inspire young readers
Children's Fiction Children's Non-Fiction Board Books, Picture Books & Activity Books Children's Poetry & Anthologies Browse more Children’s, Teenage & Educational categories
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David Lear Author & Editor

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Annotation-Friendly Edition cover

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Annotation-Friendly Edition

Robert Louis Stevenson - Paperback

£7.99

The Dream of Scipio and the Other Early Science Fiction Tales cover

The Dream of Scipio and the Other Early Science Fiction Tales

David Lear - Paperback

£7.99

The Battles Of Venus & Mars cover

The Battles Of Venus & Mars

2 authors - Paperback

£9.50

Romeo and Juliet cover

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - Paperback

£6.99

Elgin Farm cover

Elgin Farm

David Lear - Paperback

£9.75

Macbeth

William Shakespeare - Paperback

£7.99