CLASSICS
Other Stories Macmillan Collector’s Library, 24th June, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529045604 Selection showcases Mansfield’s remarkable ability to delve deep into human psychology.
Katherine Mansfield Strange Bliss: Essential Stories Pushkin Press, 27th May, Book, eb, £12, 9781782277125 Beguiling new selection of Mansfield’s finest stories, focused on her mysterious, complex portrayals of relationships between women.
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Capstone Classics Karl Marx,
Friedich Engels, Tom Butler-Bowdon The Communist Manifesto Capstone, 4th February, hb, eb, £9.99, 9780857088765 A must-have for readers interested in political history, this collectible, hardback edition includes an insightful introduction by series editor Butler-Bowdon. Sir Thomas More, Tom Butler-Bowdon Utopia Capstone, 4th February, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781119754381 More remains one of the most enigmatic thinkers in history, due to the enduring mysteries surrounding his best- known work, Utopia.
S Douglas Olson Aristophanes’ Clouds: A Commentary Te University of Michi- gan Press, 30th March, pb, £25.50, 9780472054770 Intended for intermediate Greek students at undergraduate and graduate levels, this pays careful attention to the characteristics of ancient Greek syntax as well as to how Greek words are formed.
This edition offers the perspective of Prof Sutherland on this great work and reveals Orwell to be a master storyteller, an acute political observer and an impassioned defender of humanity.
George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-four Flame Tree 451, 16th February, pb, £6.99, 9781839642401 With a new introduction by Prof Bradford this is a timely, essential edition. Orwell’s prescient text is a warning of a world walking into a dystopian future.
Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Frederic Benson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Elizabeth Gaskell et al The Classic Gothic Horror Collection Arcturus, 1st June, hb, £12.99, 9781838574314 Featuring crumbling castles, chilling cathedrals and haunted manors, these stories are sure to terrify and entertain in equal measure.
Alexander Pushkin, Anthony Briggs The Captain’s Daughter: Essential Stories Pushkin Press, 25th February, Book, eb, £12, 9781782276388 Dazzling new collection of Pushkin’s most essential fiction in definitive translations by the acclaimed Anthony Briggs.
Luke Rhinehart The Dice Man HarperCollins, 4th February, pb, £9.99, 9780006513902 Fiftieth anniversary edition hugely successful cult classic. An incisive satire and a frightening, alluring journey into a world without restraint or social convention.
Saki The Complete Short Stories Naxos AudioBooks, 1st June, audiobook, £39, 9781781983652 A complete compendium of short stories by HH Munro, one of the genre’s undisputed masters. Read by Rupert Degas.
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George Orwell, John Sutherland Animal Farm Flame Tree 451, 16th February, pb, £6.99, 9781839642395
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Capstone Classics Seneca, Tom Butler-Bowdon Letters From a Stoic Capstone, 4th March, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781119751359 The rise and rise in popularity of Stoic philosophy has made Seneca’s letters bedside reading for many.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Fiction
Georges Simenon The Little Man From Archangel Penguin Classics, 4th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241487068 Poignant story of an outsider falsely accused of murder. By the celebrated author of the Maigret series.
Tobias Smollett The Adventures of Roderick Random Naxos AudioBooks, 1st March, audiobook, £33, 9781781983492 Picaresque novel follows the naval life and global adventures of its enonymous hero. Read by Peter Kenny.
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Macmillan Collector’s Library Robert Louis Stevenson, Louise Walsh 291: Kidnapped Macmillan Collector’s Library, 13th May, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781529048728 Classic swashbuckling adventure inspired by true events, introduced by Louise Walsh.
George R Stewart Storm NYRB Classics, 13th July, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781681375182 Thrilling and innovative novel about the interplay between nature and humankind by the author of Names on the Land. First published in 1941, Stewart invented a new genre, the eco-novel.
Graham Swift Here We Are Scribner UK, 18th Febru- ary, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471188961 Rich, comic, alive and subtly devastating, Here We Are is a masterly piece of literary magicianship which pulls back the curtain on the human condition.
Christopher Tolkien (ed), JRR Tolkien (tr) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with Pearl and Sir Orfeo HarperCollins, 27th May, pb, £8.99, 9780008433932 Complete paperback edition of three medieval English poems translated by Tolkien for the modern- day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour.
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British Library Women Writers Diana Tutton, Simon Thomas 8: Mamma British Library, 13th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780712353885
The doomed mutual attraction of a middle- aged widow and her new son-in-law becomes a pivotal drama in this sensitive and emotionally complex 1950s bestseller.
Various The Decameron Project Scribner, 13th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781398502185 Vivid collection of new short stories originally commissioned by the New York Times Magazine as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the world. Twenty- nine authors include Margaret Atwood and Tommy Orange.
Andrew Wilson I Saw Him Die Simon & Schuster UK, 18th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471173547 Fourth novel in Wilson’s Agatha Christie series follows A Talent for Murder, A Different Kind of Evil and Death in a Desert Land.
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Capstone Classics Virginia Woolf, Tom Butler-Bowdon A Room of One’s Own Capstone, 4th March, hb, eb, £9.99, 9780857088826 One of Woolf’s most influential works and widely recognised for its extraordinary contribution to the women’s movement.
Paul Yachnin (ed), JF Bernard, William Shakespeare The Tempest Broadview Press, 28th February, pb, £12.50, 9781551115641 Features a variety of interleaved materials that expand upon allusions in the play and explore elements of its stagecraft. Appendices offer excerpts from Shakespeare’s key sources along with historical materials.
Stefan Zweig, Anthea Bell (tr), Alexander Starritt (tr) The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig Pushkin Press, 27th May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781782277071 Five of Zweig’s most powerful novellas, containing some of his most famous and best- loved work.
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