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EVERGREENS FORTHCOMING TITLES SUMMER 2017

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

NEW EVERGREENS – 27TH JULY 2017

BY CHARLES DICKENS

A brand-new edition of one of Dickens’s best-loved works

Follows the success of Great Expectations, Hard Times, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol – all Evergreens

Perfect for students – only £4.99

Includes pictures and an extensive section on Dickens’s life and works

ISBN 978-1-84749-660-7 PAPERBACK – 448 pp. £4.99

THE LOST WORLD

NEW EVERGREENS – 27TH JULY 2017

BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

Brand-new edition of a major work from the creator of Sherlock Holmes

Follows the success of The Tragedy of the Korosko and Tales of Adventure and Medical Life


Fully annotated edition


TO THE LIGHTHOUSE

NEW EVERGREENS – 26TH OCTOBER 2017

BY VIRGINIA WOOLF

Brand-new edition of a major work by Virginia Woolf

Includes pictures and an extensive section on Virginia Woolf’s life and works

Follows the success of Mrs Dalloway



THE PLAYS

NEW EVERGREENS – 26TH OCTOBER 2017

BY ANTON CHEKHOV

Brand-new translation of Chekhov’s most-loved plays

Includes pictures and an extensive section on Chekhov’s life and works

Follows the success of Kaiser’s Plays Vol. 1 and 2 and Pirandello’s Plays



WE

NEW EVERGREENS – 23RD NOVEMBER 2017

BY YEVGENY ZAMYATIN TRANSLATED BY HUGH APLIN

Translation of Zamyatin’s masterpiece by acclaimed translator Hugh Aplin




RELAUNCH TITLES SUMMER 2017

CAIN’S BOOK

NEW TITLES – 24TH AUGUST 2017

BY ALEXANDER TROCCHI WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TOM McCARTHY

Only edition in print of Alexander Trocchi’s masterpiece

With an introduction by Booker-prize-shortlisted author Tom McCarthy

One of the bestselling titles from the Calder list

Brand-new, beautifully produced edition in the relaunched Calder series


LOCUS SOLUS

NEW TITLES – 24TH AUGUST 2017

BY RAYMOND ROUSSEL TRANSLATED BY RUPERT COPELAND CUNINGHAM

First published in 1914, Locus Solus is Roussel’s masterpiece



JEALOUSY

NEW TITLES – 28TH SEPTEMBER 2017

BY ALAIN ROBBE-GRILLET WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TOM McCARTHY

One of the most important and influential books of our time, a completely integrated masterpiece that has already become a classic.


Contains an introduction by Booker- prize-shortlisted author Tom McCarthy


THE BLIND OWL AND OTHER STORIES

NEW TITLES – 28TH SEPTEMBER 2017

BY SADEQ HEDAYAT TRANSLATED BY D.P. COSTELLO

Only edition in print of a major literary work of twentieth-century Iran

A macabre masterpiece that ranks with the best tales of Poe

Contains an introduction by Homa Katouzian, professor at St Antony’s College and the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford



CHANGING TRACK

NEW TITLES – 23RD NOVEMBER 2017

BY MICHEL BUTOR TRANSLATED BY JEAN STEWART

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ALMA JUNIOR CLASSICS

FORTHCOMING TITLES SUMMER 2017

Timeless stories with a modern look from

illustrators you love

HEIDI: HER EARLY LESSONS AND TRAVELS

NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 26TH OCTOBER 2017

BY JOHANNA SPYRI ILLUSTRATED BY SUSAN HELLARD

New edition of one of the greatest children’s classics of English literature

Features stunning illustrations by Susan Hellard

Beautifully packaged

Includes extra material for younger readers


TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE

NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 23RD NOVEMBER 2017

BY CHARLES AND MARY LAMB WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS

A brand-new edition of a wonderful retelling of Shakespeare’s plays

Beautifully packaged – small-format hardback with a reproduction of the original edition’s gold foil

Includes extra material and illustrations from the original edition for younger readers

ISBN 978-1-84749-677-5 HARDBACK – 288 pp. £9.99

ALMA JUNIOR FORTHCOMING TITLES SUMMER 2017

JACK FORTUNE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE HIDDEN VALLEY

NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 28TH SEPTEMBER 2017

BY SUE PURKISS

An evocative and exhilarating book which will instill in children a love of plants

Events to be organized with Kew Gardens, Royal Horticultural Society and other National Trust venues

Contains a historical note and other useful information for children and teachers

Ideal for schools


NEW EVERGREENS/JUNIOR CLASSICS POSTER

Available from April 2017

A3 format, reversible – Evergreens on one side, Junior classics on the reverse

To be distributed in libraries and available for bookshops to order

ISBN 978-1-84749-337-8

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