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Boy In Darkness and other stories
Mervyn Peake, with a new introduction by Joanne Harris
A breathtaking collection of stories by one of England's greatest writers and artists. Boy In Darkness, out of print for many years is seen as a missing link in the Titus books, while the other stories in this volume all have the hallmarks of Peake's brooding genius. The book is illustrated throughout with Peake drawings that have been seen before, courtesy of the Mervyn Peake Estate
In Love
Alfred Hayes, with a new introduction by Frederic Raphael
This classic novel, set in Manhattan is a lost classic of post-war literature. Frederic Raphael, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Darling, Far From The Madding Crowd and Eyes Wide Shut, provides a brilliant foreword to this touching and unforgettable tale of modern love.
Arthur's Round
Patrick Guinness
We are very pleased to announce that we will shortly be publishing a major new biography on the founder of Ireland's most famous drink. Written by a direct descent, Patrick Guinness, Arthur's Round: The Life and Times of Arthur Guinness is an authoritative portrait of a remarkable Irishman whose story has never really been told till now.
Alberta and Freedom
Cora Sandel, with a new introduction by Tracy Chevalier
Cora Sandel was one of the most important Scandinavian writers of the 20th century and Alberta and Freedom is the second volume in her richly acclaimed Alberta trilogy.
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The Political Prisoner
Cesare Pavese, with new introduction by Nick Johnstone
The Political Prisoner has its autobiographical roots in Pavese's own arrest and imprisonment in Calabria for his writings in the anti-fascist magazine La Cultura. The Political Prisoner is an existentialist classic on a par with Camus's The Outsider.
Guilty
Anna Kavan
A newly rediscovered work by one of England's most original novelists >
Pushkin's Second Wife and other Micronovels
Yuri Druznhikov
Fascinating collection of short stories from the Russian Nobel Prize nominee
Les Six
Robert Shapiro
The remarkable story of the Parisian sextet of composers fostered by Jean Cocteau
The Enormity of the Tragedy
A cautionary tale for the Viagra generation
Quim Monzó
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Godfather of the Revolution
Tom Ambrose
The incredible life of Philippe Egalité, the man who bankrolled 1789 and all that
Alfred Douglas: A Poet's Life and his Finest Work
Caspar Wintermans
Caspar Wintermans’s eagerly awaited and highly controversial biography of Lord Alfred Douglas sets out to defend Oscar Wilde’s beloved ‘Bosie’ from over a century of false accusations, lies and misinformation. By directly engaging with the source of these attacks – Wilde’s De Profundis – upon which most previous biographies have been based, Caspar Wintermans is able to show that this was a work written in the depths of despair while Wilde was incarcerated in gaol, being passionate, cruel and deeply untruthful and unfair Wintermans proves that, far from being a rakish homme fatale, Douglas was in fact a supportive and kind lover who worshipped the playwright and whose life was destroyed by both those who loved and hated the ostentatiously homosexual Wilde.
'An excellent book full of brilliant and original insights that makes a real contribution to the subject.' – Thomas Wright
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