Classics Classics
A romantic comedy and an insightful critique of women’s place in society in the first years of the 20th century. Arnim’s wry humour and sharp observation pervade the novel and are heightened in this delightful reading by Lucy Scott.
Dannie Abse, Julia Bell Ash on a Young Man’s Sleeve Parthian Books, 10th September, pb, eb, £11, 9781917140461
New edition of the story of a young boy growing up in a secular Jewish family in the South Wales of the 1930s.
Joan Aiken, Alex Preston, Annabel Pearl (illus) The Haunting of Lamb House Manderley Press, 15th October, hb, £19.99, 9781068661341
Lamb House in Rye is said to have been haunted for centuries. This ghost story was inspired by two of its famous literary tenants – Henry James and EF Benson.
Louisa May Alcott Little Women Arcturus, 1st September, hb, £19.99, 9781789509335
Deluxe hardback edition presents Alcott’s best-loved story in an embossed cover with printed page edges.
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Louisa May Alcott Good Wives Wordsworth Editions, 1st September, hb, £9.99, 9781840229363
Follows the story of the March sisters three years later in their search for individual happiness. Sequel to Little Women in a collectable format.
Anne Brontë The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Wordsworth Editions, 1st September, hb, £8.99, 9781840229417
Powerful and sometimes violent novel of expectation, love, oppression, sin, religion and betrayal.
Anon Beowulf Amber Books, 15th September, hb, £30, 9781838866570
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding with 65 illustrations, this special edition will appeal to anyone interested in this classic Old English poem.
Elizabeth von Arnim The Benefactress Naxos AudioBooks, 1st October, audiobook, £25, 9781781986363
Autumn/Winter 2026 Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice Arcturus, 15th October, hb, £22.99, 9781398871458
Bernard Ashley, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Margo McDaid (illus) Break in the Sun Manderley Press, 12th November, hb, £19.99, 9781068661372
A forgotten children’s classic from the 1980s. This gritty coming-of-age book was serialised for the BBC and tells the story of Patsy, a young girl who runs away to Margate.
Jane Austen Persuasion Chartwell, 5th November, hb, £14.99, 9780785850090
Experience the passion, pain and excitement of a romance reignited.
Jane Austen Jack and Alice Macmillan Collector’s Library, 3rd September, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781035098651
Five ingenious stories written by the young Austen. One of 10 pocket-sized paperbacks from Macmillan Collector’s Library celebrating the art of the short story.
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Decorative Classics Jane Austen Arcturus, hb, £19.99, 978139886 Collectable hardbacks with sprayed edges and gold embossing retell Austen’s enduring stories. Persuasion 1st August, 4832 Emma 1st August, 4849 Northanger Abbey 30th November, 6362 Mansfield Park 30th November, 6379
Edition with cover embossing and striking, laser cut page-edges.
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility Thomas Nelson, 10th September, hb, £20, 9781400356607
With hand-painted cover art from Laci Fowler, this fine collector’s edition is a must-have.
Jane Austen Jane Austen: The Novellas Wordsworth Editions, 1st September, hb, £9.99, 9781840229462
Her most famous novellas presented in an attractive format for personal libraries.
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Vic Brown Trilogy Stan Barstow Parthian Books, 8th October, pb, eb, £10.99, 97819171407
A Kind of Loving 75 With a job, money and mates, Vic Brown has it all until an infatuation with his secretary leads him astray. A story of the difference between love and desire. The Watchers on the Shore 82 Swept up by a career change and relocation, Vic Brown’s marriage struggles to stay afloat as his newfound independence is overshadowed by an anonymous letter. The Right True End 99 A prize job in London, a flash car, all is plain sailing for Brown until the reappearance of people from his past makes him question his present.
L Frank Baum, WW Denslow (illus) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Arcturus, 15th August, pb, £7.99, 9781398870055
Baum’s classic tale of Dorothy’s journey along the yellow brick road, featuring Denslow’s original artwork.
John Berger G Bloomsbury, 13th August, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781037208027
Booker Prize-winning classic with a new introduction by Jo Hamya.
John Berger Here is Where We Meet Bloomsbury, 22nd October, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781037208065
Novel of linked stories, encounters and journeys in which the living meet the dead.
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