I thought I’d seen everything there was to buy for a bookworm, how wrong I was. Take a look through these spectacularly strange, slightly screwy and completely essential bookish buys.
Jane Austen Bandages/Plasters.
No, your eyes do not deceive you, these are literary plasters, simply perfect for covering your paper cuts!
Jane Austen Bandages US
Jane Austen Plasters UK
‘Alice’ serving platters.
For those essential Bookclub snacks to be served on. Cucumber sandwiches and petit fours would look perfect on these.
Edgar Allan Poe Finger Puppet.
How have you survived this long without your very own pet Poe?
Literary Paper Dolls.
Because we’ve all wanted to know what William Shakespeare would look like in Jane Austen’s frock.
Shakespearean Lip Balm Set .
Feel the authentic softness of the Bard’s lips, or something.
Jane Austen Tattoos.
Get down with the kids and flash an entire sleeve of Austen Tattoos. Then come home, wash them off and have a nice cup of tea and a slice of Victoria Sponge cake.
Shakespearmints.
I don’t care what they taste like I want a tin, in fact I want ten tins!
Kurt Vonnegut Plush.
Who better to cuddle up with than your very own Kurt Vonnegut.
Jane Austen Toothpaste.
Did she have a particularly sparkling smile? She must have if she used this toothpaste.
Great Drinkers Shot Glasses.
Enjoy a tipple with the greats; Yeats, Wilde, Parker, Baudelaire and Churchill are always ready to join your party with a clever quote.
Twilight Bella Body Mist.
Smell irresistible to vampires and werewolves alike with this Bella body care kit.
Some of these are inspired, some just hysterically ridiculous and I want to poke my finger in Poe!
If you can add to this list of brilliantly bookish buys please let us know in the comments.
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