Obvious State Illustrated Classics is an evolving series of visually reimagined beloved works. The pocket-sized editions feature the selected works of celebrated authors such as T. S. Eliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Sara Teasdale, Henry David Thoreau, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, John Keats, Pablo Neruda and Marcus Aurelius. Each edition is illustrated by Obvious State Co-founder, Evan Robertson. The minimalist books are a great gift for current classics lovers and those who want a beautiful introduction to foundational, enduring works.
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The Meditations has long been revered as a cornerstone of Stoic philosophy. However, because it was his personal journal, its prose is dense and un...
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Featuring nine of his most beloved works, this artful anthology pairs Frost’s enduring verses with modern design and minimalist illustrations, crea...
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This carefully crafted collection of Dickinson’s poems blends poetic verse and visual storytelling into a seamless narrative that shines a light on...
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Henry David Thoreau threw down the gauntlet in 1854, and Walden is more relevant than ever. To Live Deliberately is our visual re-imagining of Th...
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“I am no bird, and no net ensnares me.” - Charlotte Brontë An elegant, illustrated book of poetry, excerpts, and musings from pioneering women writ...
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“To love or have loved - that is enough. Demand nothing more. There is no other pearl to be found in the shadowy folds of life.” - Victor Hugo An e...
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An artfully illustrated book of poetry, excerpts, and musings from the writers and philosophers who contemplated nature's beauty and mystery. From ...
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Walt Whitman's visionary manifesto, visually reimagined. Carefully culled to about one third of its original length, this version provides the perf...
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“Even while we speak, time flies. Seize the day. Trust not in tomorrow.” - Horace Carpe Diem is a collection of classic works and poems carefully s...
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T.S. Eliot’s timeless modernist masterpiece visually reimagined. This fully illustrated edition explores Eliot’s themes of indecision and isolation...
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Edgar Allan Poe’s masterful macabre poem, visually reimagined. This fully illustrated edition brings Poe’s exquisite words to life, exploring the s...
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Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair captures the raw, unguarded beauty of love in all its forms—its ecstasies, heartbreaks, and ...
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Three of Keats' most beloved poems, visually reimagined. This fully illustrated edition creates a single visual narrative from three poems: Bright ...
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By popular demand, we have published Veinte Poemas de Amor y Una Canción Desperada in the original spanish as a separate title. The visual content ...
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