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award-winning author to be published in English. Features an introduction by André Aciman, author of Call Me By Your Name.
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Aristotle, Armand D’Angour (tr) How to Innovate Princeton University Press, 5th October, hb, eb, £13.99, 9780691213736 Advice on what we can learn about fostering innovation, change and creativity in any field from some of the most innova- tive people of all times— the Ancient Greeks.
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Oxford World’s Classics Jane Austen, John Mullan (ed) Emma Oxford Univeristy Press, 23rd September, pb, eb, £4.99, 9780198837756 New edition emphasises the novel’s extraordinary technical audacity. While apparently conservative in its choice of setting and range of characters, Emma is a formally revo- lutionary work.
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility Tomas Nelson Fiction, 30th September, hb, £14.99, 9780785253006 Fine, exclusive edition of one of literature’s most loved stories.
Shadi Bartsch (tr), Vergil (tr) The Aeneid: A New Translation Profile Books, 28th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781788162685 A fresh translation by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature.
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz,
Philip Boehm (tr) The Passenger Pushkin Press, 4th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781782275404 Devastating rediscovered classic written from the horrors of Nazi Germany as one Jewish man attempts to flee perse- cution in the wake of Kristallnacht.
Gianfranco Calligarich, Howard Curtis (tr) Last Summer in the City Picador, 19th August, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529042269 Rediscovered Ital- ian masterpiece is the first novel by this
Oxford World’s Classics Lewis Carroll, Zoe Jaques (ed) Alice Through the Looking Glass Oxford Univeristy Press, 26th August, pb, eb, £5.99, 9780198861508 Focusing solely on Through the Looking-Glass with a penetrating and informative introduction by Jaques, including the most recent research and critical opinion on the subject matter.
Sally Castle (illus), Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince Two Rivers Press, 21st October, pb, £9.99, 9781909747906 Gorgeous hand-lettered and evocatively illus- trated edition of Wilde’s fairy tale setting the story among the churches, squares, parks and roofli- nes of Victorian Read- ing, where Oscar was incarcerated.
Isabel Colegate The Shooting Party Penguin Classics, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780141188676 Masterpiece of historical fiction, and the inspiration behind Downton Abbey.
Wilkie Collins Man and Wife Naxos AudioBooks, 1st August, audiobook, £39, 9781781983737 Thrilling tale of deceit and murder centred around the confused and inequitable marriage laws of 19th-century Britain. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
Charlotte Dacre Zofloya Naxos AudioBooks, 1st September, audiobook, £23, 9781781983546 Gothic tale of lust, betrayal and multiple murder set in 15th-century Venice. Read by Lucy Scott.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nicolas Pasternak Slater, Maya Slater (tr) A Bad Business: Essential Stories Pushkin Press, 4th November, pb, eb, £12, 9781782276739 Collection of six thrill- ing tales by classic Russian writer in a fresh translation.
Frederick Douglass, Tom Butler-Bowdon (ed)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Capstone, 5th August, hb, eb, £9.99, 9780857089106 Part of the Capstone Clas- sics Series, this deluxe hardback edition of this important slave narrative is a must-have for anyone interested in African American history.
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Te Alexandria Quartet vol 1 Lawrence Durrell Naxos AudioBooks, 1st August, audio- book, 9781781983 1: Justine £19.50, 867 2: Balthazar £18, 874 3: Mountolive £23, 881 4: Clea
£21.50, 898 Durrell’s Modernist classic, full of breathtaking imag- ery and beautiful prose poetry.
Olauda Equiano, Tom Butler-Bowdon The Life of Olaudah Equiano Capstone, 5th August, hb, eb, £9.99, 9780857089137 Classic autobiography first published in 1789 describes Equiano’s time spent as a slave, his attempts at becoming an independent man, and his eventual success in gain- ing his freedom.
F Scott Fitzgerald The Classic F Scott Fitzgerald Collection Arcturus, 1st October, multiple item, £34.99, 9781398805323 Five quality paperback editions in a delightful boxed set—all the major works of a literary master.
EM Forster A Passage to India Penguin Classics, 2nd December, pb, £9.99, 9780241540428 First time in Black Clas- sics for Forster’s story of Anglo-Indian society under the Raj. Featuring a new introduction by novel- ist Pankaj Mishra.
George Gissing New Grub Street Naxos AudioBooks, 1st December, audiobook, £36, 9781781983850 Triumphantly engaging work of fiction explores the gulf between artistic integrity and commercial success. Read by Andrew Wincott.
William Golding The Inheritors Faber & Faber, 7th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780571362325
Arresting vision of prehis- tory on the cusp of a new age, from radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies. Intro- duced by Ben Okri.
William Golding The Spire Faber & Faber, 7th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780571362332 One man’s vision of erect- ing a magnificent cathe- dral spire heralds apoca- lypse in this epic tale of obsession.
William Golding Pincher Martin Faber & Faber, 7th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780571362349 Experience a shipwrecked sailor’s psychic disinte- gration into “a naked madman on a rock”.
Wilson Harris Palace of the Peacock Faber & Faber, 4th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780571368044 Radical landmark in Caribbean literature, reis- sued with a new foreword by Jamaica Kincaid to mark Harris’ centenary.
Wilson Harris, Ishion Hutchinson The Guyana Quartet Faber & Faber, 2nd Decem- ber, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780571368075 Dreamlike masterpiece is a beacon in modern literature. Reissued with a foreword by poet Ishion Hutchinson to mark Harris’ centenary.
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Library of Wales Daniel Hughes (ed), Nigel Heseltine 51: A Day’s Pleasure and Other Tales Parthian Books, 4th October, pb, eb, £10, 9781913640170 Heseltine is a long- neglected member of Wales’ “golden genera- tion” of English-language short story writers which included Dylan Thomas, Rhys Davies and Glyn Jones.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Eva Ibbotson 298: A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories Macmillan Collector’s Library, 16th September, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529059342 Delicious collection of romantic, atmospheric and witty stories. Eva Ibbotson, Lauren St John 297: Journey to the River Sea Macmillan Collector’s Library,
16th September, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781529059359 Publishing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this award-winning classic adventure.
Rachel Ingalls Mrs Caliban Faber & Faber, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780571367986 Amphibious cult classic. When a lonely suburban housewife falls in love with a frogman called Larry, their lives will never be the same.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library James Weldon Johnson 310: The Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man Macmillan Collector’s Library, 20th January, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529069204 Compellingly powerful novel about racial rela- tions that is as relevant now as it was 100 years ago.
James Joyce, Eduardo Arroyo Ulysses: An Illustrated Edition Other Press, 27th January, hb, £62.99, 9781635420265 Strikingly illustrated edition presents Joyce’s epic novel in a new, more accessible light.
William Melvin Kelley Dunfords Travels Everywheres riverrun, 11th November, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529412185 Kelley’s final work, a Joycean, Rabelaisian romp in which he brings back some of his most memorable characters in a novel of three intertwin- ing stories.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Maurice Leblanc 313: The Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Macmillan Collector’s Library, 11th November, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529078206 Terrific gift edition of the Lupin stories which inspired the hit Netflix series.
Herman Melville I Would Prefer Not To: Essential Stories Pushkin Press, 30th September, pb, eb, £12, 9781782277460 New selection of Melville’s most electrifying stories in a beautiful Pushkin Collec- tion edition.
Derek B Miller How to Find Your Way in the Dark Doubleday, 13th January, hb,
eb, £16.99, 9780857527516 A young boy’s quest to avenge the death of his father leads to a coming of age story like no other.
LM Montgomery Anne of Green Gables Tomas Nelson Fiction, 30th September, hb, £14.99, 9780785252993 Exclusive edition of one of literature’s most popular stories.
The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman Penguin Classics, 6th January, pb, £11.99, 9780143134268 Published in English for the first time, The Tale of Princess Fatima is a thrill- ing adventure and the only Arabic epic centred on a woman.
Solomon Northup, Tom Butler-Bowdon (ed), David Fiske (ed) Twelve Years a Slave Capstone, 5th August, hb, eb, £9.99, 9780857089069 Northup’s harrowing memoir is recognised as the most reliable and accurate eyewitness account of the daily lives of slaves. An authen- tic and unforgettable account of a man starved of his freedom.
Stephen Reid (illus), Lady Wilde, William Wilde Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland Arcturus, 1st October, hb, £19.99, 9781838573928 Deluxe hardback edition of Lady Jane Wilde’s clas- sic work is presented in a beautiful slipcase and features classic mythology illustrations by Reid.
Bihani Sarkar, F Tara Hathaway Ramayana: Classic Tales Flame Tree Collections, 14th September, hb, £20, 9781839647772 The Ramayana stands tall amongst the greatest works of literature and is a key part of the canon of both Hinduism and Buddhism. Ralph Griffith’s verse, abridged for the modern reader.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Zachary Seager (ed), Various
305: Sleepily Ever After Macmillan Collector’s Library, 28th October, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529070774 Selection of stories from favourite classic authors that will make readers smile, relax and fall gently to sleep.
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