Nintendo, the Japanese video games has announced a deal with the publisher HarperCollins to make the classics available to read on its DS games consoles.
The unlikely partnership means that the names of computer game characters such as Donkey Kong and Mario will sit alongside the likes of Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters on the hand-held gadgets.
The 100 Classic Book Collection will cost about £20 and will be available initially only in Britain. However, if the collaboration is a success, Nintendo may expand the range of books available.
The device will allow readers to turn virtual pages of some of the world's most revered novels and plays by brushing a finger across the screen.
It is hoped that the venture will also encourage readers to explore more of the classics by making them more accessible to people who would not otherwise buy them.
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