Paddywax Library Collection Mark Twain 2-Wick Scented Travel Tin Candle, Set of 2, 3.5-Ounce, Tobacco Flowers & Vanilla

I've burned Poe and Emerson and both were lovely. The fragrance is strong enough to fill our living room in a few minutes, and it successfully covers the odor of the latest deposit in the litterbox. I've had a chance to smell about a dozen candles in the series and found the one's for women writers to be sweeter and more floral. I like Alcott the most among them. I liked the candled names for male writers more--spicy and musky and lots of pine. Both candles that I used burned up nearly 95% of the wax which I think is impressive. The Jewel line from the same company only burns 2/3-3/4 of the wax--inefficient. It's a decent value in a candle. If you freeze the tin after the candle is burned, you can break out the wax and reuse the tin or recycle it. It's a good size for loose change or spare keys if you wanted to store them discreetly.

The smell is subtle and beautiful. Two things to take note of:1) the brown glass is VERY dark and you can hardly see the flame illuminating through it. Several times I’ve left if burning when I left the house because I didn’t know it was lit.2) Try burning the candle without cutting the wick first. I’m in the habit of trimming wicks and I may have not needed too — the candle burns very slowly which is a plus, but it might be brighter with a longer wick. Although I doubt enough to illuminate through the dark glass.I would buy this brand again in a lighter color but the Shakespeare scent is divine.

Pricey but I have been very pleasantly surprised at how long it lasts compared to other candles! I love it so much I have another one just waiting in my cart... but I havent had to purchase it yet because the first one is still going strong somehow despite frequent use. The scent permeates the space quickly and thoroughly and lingers well after the candle has been put out. Im addicted to this scent for cold winter evenings... but I know I will still be using it when the weather warms up too!

Purchased as a gift for a writer's new office; bought a second for my library. It's exactly what one would expect a Poe-scented candle to smell like. The label on the tin features a little author quote and looks a bit like a book spine. Neither of us have lit them yet because the travel tin candles are very, very tiny— about the size of two tealight candles sitting side-by-side. I only gave it four stars because the price is pretty steep for the size. These are cute candles for display purposes, but I wouldn't recommend if you're looking for a candle to scent a room. There's just not enough there to fill a room or even burn for longer than a one-time use of an hour or so.

I bought four different scents from the Library collection, and Mark Twain is my favorite. The scents are mostly mild and don't fill the whole room if that's what you're looking for, but I'm just happy to enjoy it burning on a side-table. Allen Poe is the strongest and that may actually fill a room. It says 'clove' on Dickens, but the Dickens travel tin that I got had a stronger cinnamon scent. The clove scent was also there but cinnamon dominated. I really like the packaging, and wish they continue this line (I saw some scents were out of stock). It's a great gift for your bibliophilic friend! I got mine from the sellers called 'Taftburners and More', and all four arrived on time, well-packaged and without any damage. One thing I liked was that these candles actually smell when they burn - certain other brand candles I tried before smelled fine when they were not burning but only had generic melting wax smell when they were lit.

I ordered the Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe as my first order. Upon arrival, I receive the Mark Twain and the Jane Austen due to the product being mislabeled. No big deal, went through the steps to return the product and be shipped the correct item. The 'correct' item arrived today, and again was a Jane Austen instead of the Edgar Allen Poe. Unfortunately, I will have to return this second item again and will not be repurchasing this candle because of the hassle it is to get the correct one. Quite a bummer. As for the Mark Twain, it smells great, however the burn isn't as long as I would have liked it to be (therefore, 3 stars) but I will just purchase a larger size next time. The Mark Twain I give 5 stars for scent - Jane Austen I give 2 (not at all my style, a very strong perfume fragrance - but I can see how many would enjoy it) -- Hence the 3 stars for scent. 1 star for giftable due to the product being incorrect. Thus, moving forward I'll be going through the Paddywax website in hopes of receiving the correct item.

The Dickens scent is my favorite by far of the Paddywax Library candle series; I could go through any number of these candles myself and have gotten one so far to give as a gift also. This candle is one of the small Library tins that looks like a book, which is very charming and makes a lighthearted presentation for gift-giving, whereas the other formats (glass jars of medium or large sizes) are more elegant--but all are great-looking. The only drawback I would say for the small book-shaped tin is that when the wax burns down to the last 25% or so of the total, the bottoms of the wicks slide around rather than staying in place, which is a little annoying as a practical consideration. The scent is mainly a citrus and spicy one with the clove being noticeable in a very pleasant way-it makes a nice change from other types of holiday-themed candles (though this scent again is not limited to holiday time IMO). I must say that some of the Paddywax candles are way too strong and/or have ingredients that have caused me to react very strongly in a negative or allergic way (I don't know what on earth they put in there) but I have no issues at all with the Dickens candle--so if you have had similar experiences you may also be OK with this one.

The smell was amazing but I paid £22.50 for a 16 ounce, tall black jar candle. I received a 6.5 ounce small candle in a box and no explanation or reply from seller so returned.

love this candle - saw it in a shop and regretted not buying it so was happy to find it on amazon. smells amazing even when unlit with the lid open.

I have always been eyeing this Candle and because Paddywax doesn't ship to Canada, I had to buy it through here. The size is a bit small but that's expected as I couldn't find a 6 oz candle anywhere. The smell is perfect and definitely reminds me of Jane Austen's work of feminine classic literature. I have the complete novels from her and I like to light this candle when I read.

I don't burn these candles but use them as ambient scent in closets. Long lasting, pleasant and subtle.

Pros: good smellCons: takes at least an hour for the smell to fill a small bedroomCons: product delivered without the string thingy to be kindled(I have to use the leftover birthday candle string) (I contacted Amz service and they did solve the issue)