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British Library Publishing, 3rd April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780712353120 Published in 1931, Panter-Downes’s book explores the changing significance and position of marriage in a society with an increasingly self- conscious middle class. Thoughtful, provocative and still relevant today.
Stephen Pimenoff (tr), Alexander Afanasyev Tales From Russian Folklore Alma Classics, 25th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781847498373 Large selection from Afanasyev’s work will give English readers the opportunity to discover one of the founding texts of the European folkloristic tradition.
Jim Pratt, Margiad Evans The Nightingale Silenced Welsh Women’s Classics, 20th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781912905072 Previously unpublished writings of the renowned Welsh novelist Evans, including her account of her final illness before her death at the age of 49. 29th Welsh Women’s Classic.
Arthur B Reeve The Silent Bullet Flame Tree Publishing, 15th March, hb, £9.99, 9781839641565 Twelve tales of intrigue and suspense introduce Craig Kennedy, sometimes called the American Sherlock Holmes, and his friend and assistant, Walter Jameson.
Joseph Roth, Ruth Martin (tr) The Coral Merchant Pushkin Collection, 3rd April, pb, £12, 9781782275978 In prose of aching beauty and precision, Roth shows us isolated souls pursuing lost ideals and impossible desires in this collection of short stories and novellas.
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British Library Women Writers May Sinclair, Simon Thomas Vol 1: The Tree of Heaven British Library Publishing, 5th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780712353076 A novel of family in turbu- lent times set against the shadow of the First World War and the rise of the Women’s Suffrage move- ment. A thoroughly read- able middlebrow classic.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Vol 234: Uncle Tom’s Cabin Macmillan Collector’s Library, 5th March, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529011869 Stowe’s seminal anti-slav- ery novel, with an after- word by Pat Righelato.
Flora Thompson, Bill Gallagher Lark Rise to Candleford Macmillan Collector’s Library, 9th July, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529024050 Captivating evocation of rural life at the turn of the 19th century.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Anthony Trollope, Margaret Drabble, FC Tilney (illus) Vol 221: The Warden Macmillan Collector’s Library, 6th February, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781529011838 Exquisite portrayal of opposing factions in a quintessential English cathedral city with an introduction by Drabble.
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Alma Classics Evergreens Anthony Trollope Vol 90: The Warden Alma Books, 23rd April, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781847498281 Story description above.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Mark Twain Vol 235: The Prince and the Pauper Macmillan Collector’s Library, 5th March, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781529011883 Mark Twain’s classic American novel introduced by author and journalist Nicolette Jones.
Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Flame Tree Publishing, 15th May, hb, £9.99, 9781839641794 Chronicles the exploits of Tom and his friends. Collectable Classic edition with deluxe cover and gilded edges.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Virgil, Coco Stevenson, JW Mackail (tr) Vol 239: The Aeneid Macmillan Collector’s Library, 2nd April, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781529015010 The travels of Aeneas are brought to life in Virgil’s epic poem, with an afterword by Coco Stevenson.
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The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Fiction
Voltaire, Marine Ganofsky Vol 240: Candide, or the Optimist Macmillan Collector’s Library, 14th May, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781529021080 Beautiful edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece with an introduction by Ganofsky.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wilhelm Meister Alma Classics, 3rd February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781847498458 Only edition in print of Goethe’s masterpiece. Now in a new look and with extra material.
HG Wells The Invisible Man Arcturus, 1st February, pb, £6.99, 9781838575625 15th February, hb, £9.99, 9781838577537 In one of Wells’ most iconic works, a scien- tist finds a way to make himself invisible and takes revenge on an uncaring society.
Edith Wharton, Judith John The Age of Innocence Flame Tree Publishing, 15th April, hb, £9.99, 9781839641770 Tale of desire and betrayal set in the golden age of 1920s New York. Unabridged, accompanied by a glossary of Victorian and literary terms.
Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Flame Tree Publishing, 15th May, hb, £9.99, 9781839641817 Handsome but suscep- tible Dorian Gray is pulled into the hedonism of London’s high society, where he falls under the pernicious influence of Lord Henry Wotton.
Virginia Woolf Jacob’s Room Alma Classics, 23rd April, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781847498366 Eelegiac and experimental tale told in pieces and fragments and a paean to the slaughter and loss of the First World War. Part of Alma Classics Virginia Woolf’s collection.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library William Wordsworth Vol 233: Selected Poems Macmillan Collector’s Library, 5th March, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781529011890 Gorgeous gift edition of Wordsworth’s greatest poems, with an introduction by Peter Harness.
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British Library Women Writers EH Young, Simon Thomas Vol 4: Chatterton Square British Library Publishing, 3rd April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780712353229 Sophisticated and emotive novel that concerns the complex web of relationships between two neighbouring families as the Second World War approaches.
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