Collection "Masterpieces of World Literature in Miniature": description, features and reviews

Everyone has a hobby. Someone grows indoor flowers, someone is engaged in drawing, and someone prefers collecting. For fans of different original gizmos, the publishing house DeAgostini produces unique collections. One of the published ones is "Masterpieces of World Literature in Miniature". What is this collection?

Acquaintance with the "Masterpieces of World Literature"

The collection "Masterpieces of World Literature" in a miniature format was created especially for those people who like to devote free time to reading, are connoisseurs of literature. The publishing house "DeAgostini" was created in the form of small books, executed in a beautiful binding. Many people bought this collection. It has become a real decoration in their family and personal libraries. Some bought it for a gift to friends, acquaintances, relatives, because it is really capable to surprise and please with its design, unusual.

The collection "Masterpieces of World Literature in Miniature" was released in 2012. Until 2015, the publishing house pleased consumers with new products. When the planned number of books was released, the collection was no longer updated. However, she continued to arouse interest. In this regard, it was decided to reissue the collection in 2017. The new series includes books from the previous collection. Also, it included several new works. The prepared series was called "Golden".

Advantages of original books

The collection "Masterpieces of World Literature" has several features. First, it is unique in its performance. Each book is placed on the palm of your hand. Its format is 50 mm by 65 mm. Secondly, the books are made in a special "gold" design. This design looks noble and original. Thirdly, the collection acquaints readers with the works of great people, allows you to re-enjoy already someone famous literature.

Miniature masterpieces immerse in the unique world of works, allow you to touch the spiritual and moral values, to experience those emotions that are experienced by the main characters. With the books from the collection you can get acquainted with various life situations, take an example from some described personalities.

Design of miniature masterpieces

The collection "Masterpieces of World Literature in Miniature" is elegant and exclusive. Its unusual design attracts the eye. Each book can be called a work of art - there is gold embossing in the covers, a beautiful binding, an elegant narrow ribbon for bookmarking pages.

A well thought out collection from many people has become a part of the interior. Miniature books, according to people, are able to make the atmosphere more charming, noble. The proposed masterpieces of world literature are not fragments. These are full-fledged works of famous writers. This mini-library can be proud. It's not a shame to show the guests.

The works included in the collection

In the collection "Masterpieces of World Literature in Miniature" from "DeAgostini" there are many interesting works by Russian and foreign authors. Here are some examples:

• "Poor Liza" by N. M. Karamzin;
• "Insidiousness and Love" by F. Schiller;
• "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin;
• "The Golovlevs Gentlemen" by ME Saltykov-Shchedrin;
• The poetry of M. Yu. Lermontov;
• Elected A. A. Akhmatova.

If you analyze the entire list of masterpieces of world literature in miniature, then we can conclude that the collection of the publishing house "DeAgostini" includes works of prose, poetry, drama, philosophy. 100 issues are planned. Each new miniature book goes on sale weekly.

Gifts for subscribers of the "Golden Series"

The publishing house "DeAgostini" strives to please subscribers not only with beautiful and high-quality books. For people who decided to buy a collection, unique gifts are prepared. One of them is to provide an additional discount of 50% to those people who make out the first parcel, ordering 4 magazines at once.

The second planned gift from the publishing house is 2 books-boxes. Such an original gift is sent to readers with a 3rd package. The book-box has the same format as the miniature book, that is, its design and size are similar. Inside there is an insert made of wood.

The third gift is a unique bookmark for books. They are sent to subscribers with the 5th package. The condition for obtaining bookmarks is to pay a subscription to the "Golden Series" of masterpieces of world literature in miniature by a bank card on the official website of the publishing house.

The fourth gift - a special cabinet for storing miniature books. It is made in a desktop format and is able to accommodate all editions of the collection. The cabinet is made of wood. The doors are glazed, and for convenient opening, elegant metal handles are attached to them.

Why is it worth to buy a collection?

Many people, after seeing the collection, almost immediately fall in love with it. And some people are thinking about buying it. In search of an answer, it is worth remembering that classical literature, represented by poetry and prose, always has a positive impact on readers, changing them for the better.

Everyone, when reading a work, travels with heroes in a fictional world, gets acquainted with good and negative characters, evaluates situations. The final conclusions allow us to improve ourselves, set ourselves noble images as examples, not to commit in real life those mistakes that the heroes of books allowed.

Graph of the output of masterpieces of world literature in miniature

Specialists of the publishing house "DeAgostini" in making the decision to release the "Gold Series" in the light have drawn up a schedule for the release of issues. The very first book appeared on sale on January 5, 2017. These were Pushkin's poems. The second issue (novels and stories of AP Chekhov and "Two Tragedies" by William Shakespeare) was held on January 19. The subsequent books began to be published weekly.

The schedule for all issues has not yet been fully compiled. Periodically, new books are added to it. This is reported to the readers on the official website of the publishing house "DeAgostini".

Reviews of people who bought the collection

Connoisseurs of works of world literature, who began to collect a new collection of books, leave positive reviews. They note that miniature editions are full-fledged copies of real books. Their advantages are a hard cover, a well-read text.

Some collectors note that they acquire masterpieces of world literature in miniature not only for themselves, but also for children. An unusual format attracts the younger generation, is of interest to boys and girls. Children have a desire to read books, get acquainted with the works of great writers. Among the shortcomings are noted a very small font. For people who have vision problems, such a collection is very unfortunate.

Very rare are negative reviews. For example, you can find comments that the first premise was substandard. In books - masterpieces of world literature in miniature - corners were erased. Also, readers noted that the "Golden Series" included the same books that were in the first collection, issued since 2011. Many readers wanted to see new editions, not repeated reprints with a new design.

Some have upset gifts intended for subscribers. Caskets, as the readers say, turned out to be simple cardboard boxes, which are pasted with paper. And there are people who did not receive gifts at all. The publishing house in similar situations recommends to address to operators through an official site. Experts understand all the misunderstandings that arise.

To buy or not a collection of miniature books? Everyone will answer this question himself, but it is only necessary to take into account that a series of masterpieces of world literature in miniature like intellectual and creative personalities, rapture among people who value works of world literature, does not leave indifferent neither adults nor children.