EVERGREENS FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017 NEW EVERGREENS 26TH - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EVERGREENS FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017 NEW EVERGREENS 26TH JANUARY 2017 MIDDLEMARCH BY GEORGE ELIOT Ideal for students, only 5.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination Voted the greatest British novel in a BBC
MIDDLEMARCH
NEW EVERGREENS – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY GEORGE ELIOT
Ideal for students, only £5.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination Voted the greatest British novel in a BBC Culture poll Thoroughly edited and extensively annotated Includes pictures and a comprehensive section on Eliot’s life and works ISBN 978-1-84749-604-1 PAPERBACK – 960 pp. £5.99
MOBY DICK
NEW EVERGREENS – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY HERMAN MELVILLE
Ideal for students, only £4.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination One of the world’s most popular classics Thoroughly edited and extensively annotated Features an insightful foreword by Jay Parini Includes pictures and a comprehensive section on Melville’s life and works ISBN 978-1-84749-644-7 PAPERBACK – 704 pp. £4.99
NORTHANGER ABBEY
NEW EVERGREENS – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY JANE AUSTEN
Ideal for students, only £4.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination One of Austen’s most popular classics Thoroughly edited and extensively annotated Includes pictures and a comprehensive section
- n Austen’s life
and works ISBN 978-1-84749-624-9 PAPERBACK – 224 pp. £4.99
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
NEW EVERGREENS – 23RD FEBRUARY 2017 BY JOHN BUCHAN
Ideal for students, only £4.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination One of the most popular British classics The ultimate spy novel – in a new, fully annotated edition ISBN 978-1-84749-645-4 PAPERBACK – 128 pp. £4.99
ISBN 978-1-84749-645-4 PAPERBACK • 128 pp. • £4.99 23RD FEBRUARY 2017 ISBN 978-1-84749-627-0 PAPERBACK • 128 pp. • £4.99 23RD MARCH 2017 ISBN 978-1-84749-646-1 PAPERBACK • 192 pp. • £4.99 21ST APRIL 2017
BY H.G. WELLS
Ideal for students, only £4.99 • Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination Among the greatest works of science-fiction Includes pictures and a comprehensive section on Wells’s life and works Following the announcement of a Universal Studios Invisible Man film starring Johnny Depp.
PARADISE
NEW EVERGREENS – 23RD MARCH 2017 BY DANTE ALIGHIERI
TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS Perfect for students, only £4.99 Verse translation by prize-winning translator, with facing Italian text Follows the success of Dante’s Inferno and The Divine Comedy, both of which were also translated by J.G. Nichols Part of Alma Classics’ collection of Dante’s complete Italian works Includes an extensive section on Dante’s life and works ISBN 978-1-84749-647-8 PAPERBACK – 384 pp. £4.99
DEAD SOULS
NEW EVERGREENS – 25TH MAY 2017 BY NIKOLAI GOGOL
TRANSLATED BY DONALD RAYFIELD Ideal for students, only £4.99 New translation of Gogol’s masterpiece Includes pictures and an extensive section on Gogol’s life and works Follows the success of Gogol’s Petersburg Tales Fully annotated edition ISBN 978-1-84749-628-7 PAPERBACK – 320 pp. £4.99
UTOPIA
NEW EVERGREENS – 25TH MAY 2017 BY THOMAS MORE
TRANSLATED BY ROGER CLARKE Ideal for students, only £4.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination An extremely influential philosophical text Includes pictures and an extensive section on More’s life and works Includes several other texts by More and others, providing essential context to the reading of the work The perfect companion to Praise of Folly ISBN 978-1-84749-625-6 PAPERBACK – 288 pp. £4.99
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
NEW EVERGREENS – 22ND JUNE 2017 BY THOMAS HARDY
Ideal for students, only £4.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination One of the greatest classics of English literature Includes pictures and an extensive section on Hardy’s life and works Recently made into a critically acclaimed film starring Carey Mulligan ISBN 978-1-84749-630-0 PAPERBACK – 384 pp. £4.99
DUBLINERS
NEW EVERGREENS – 22ND JUNE 2017 BY JAMES JOYCE
Ideal for students, only £4.99 Beautiful package with spot-UV and super-matt lamination One of the greatest classics of English literature Includes pictures and an extensive section on Joyce’s life and works ISBN 978-1-84749-631-7 PAPERBACK – 384 pp. £4.99
NEW EVERGREENS POSTER
Available from January 2017 A3 format To be distributed in libraries and available for bookshops
ALMA CLASSICS
FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
NEW CLASSICS – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY JANE AUSTEN
Collects the young Austen fiction in one edition Includes pictures and an extensive section on Austen’s life and works Stunning design and finish (super-matt lamination) Features ‘Lady Susan’, which was recently made into the critically acclaimed film Love and Friendship ISBN 978-1-84749-633-1 PAPERBACK – 192 pp. £7.99
DEATH ON CREDIT
NEW CLASSICS – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY LOUIS-FERDINAND CÉLINE
TRANSLATED BY RALPH MANHEIM Beautifully packaged Céline’s follow-up to the iconic Journey to the End of the Night Only edition in print One of the bestselling titles from the Calder list in a new cheaper, attractive edition ISBN 978-1-84749-634-8 PAPERBACK – 580 pp. £9.99
DEVILS
NEW CLASSICS – 23RD FEBRUARY 2017 BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
TRANSLATED BY ROGER COCKRELL Brand-new translation of one of Dostoevsky’s major works Includes pictures and an extensive section on Dostoevsky’s life and works Follows the success of other Dostoevsky titles in the Alma Classics series, such as The Idiot and Humiliated and Insulted Fully annotated edition ISBN 978-1-84749-641-6 PAPERBACK – 768 pp. £9.99
ON THE EVE
NEW CLASSICS – 21ST APRIL 2017 BY IVAN TURGENEV
TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL PURSGLOVE Brand-new translation of one of Turgenev’s major novels Includes pictures and an extensive section on Turgenev’s life and works Follows the success of other Turgenev titles in the Alma Classics series, such as Fathers and Children, Smoke and Virgin Soil Fully annotated edition ISBN 978-1-84749-632-4 PAPERBACK – 224 pp. £7.99
MORAL FABLES
NEW CLASSICS – 22ND JUNE 2017 BY GIACOMO LEOPARDI
TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS New translation by prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols Only edition in print – includes Leopardi’s collections of aphorisms, Thoughts Ideal for all fans of Italian literature Fully annotated – includes extra material on Leopardi’s life and works ISBN 978-1-84749-580-8 PAPERBACK – 288 pp. £9.99
OVERTURE
FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017
RIGOLETTO
NEW TITLES – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY GIUSEPPE VERDI
TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM WEAVER No competition in the English-speaking world Articles by some of the world’s leading music specialists Original text of the libretto facing a literal translation Includes more than twenty pictures, printed on special glossy paper, in a separate plate section Lavishly produced and elegantly set, with a wealth of material which will please opera lovers, academics and general readers Publication to coincide with the opening of Rigoletto at the ENO
- n 2nd February.
ISBN 978-1-84749-626-3 PAPERBACK – 224 pp. £12
ALMA JUNIOR CLASSICS
FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017
Timeless stories with a modern look from illustrators you love
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 26TH JANUARY 2017 BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER BAILEY New edition of one of the most popular children’s classics Illustrated by Peter Bailey Beautifully packaged Includes extra material for young readers The debut children’s work from the much-loved author of The Secret Garden ISBN 978-1-84749-635-5 PAPERBACK – 256 pp. £7.99
FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 23RD FEBRUARY 2017 BY E. NESBIT
ILLUSTRATED BY ELLA OKSTAD New edition of one of the most popular children’s classics Illustrated by Ella Okstad Beautifully packaged Includes extra material for young readers ISBN 978-1-84749-636-2 PAPERBACK – 160 pp. £6.99
THE JUST SO STORIES
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 23RD MARCH 2017 BY RUDYARD KIPLING
COVER ILLUSTRATION BY IAN BECK FEATURES THE AUTHOR’S OWN ILLUSTRATIONS New edition of one of the greatest children’s classics of English literature Features Kipling’s original illustrations Beautifully packaged Includes extra material for young readers ISBN 978-1-84749-637-9 PAPERBACK – 224 pp. £6.99
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 21ST APRIL 2017 BY KENNETH GRAHAME
ILLUSTRATED BY TOR FREEMAN New edition of one of the greatest children’s classics of English literature Features stunning illustrations by Tor Freeman Beautifully packaged Includes extra material for young readers ISBN 978-1-84749-638-6 PAPERBACK – 192 pp. £6.99
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 25TH MAY 2017 BY L.M. MONTGOMERY
ILLUSTRATED BY SUE HELLARD New edition of one of the greatest children’s classics of English literature Features stunning illustrations by Sue Hellard Beautifully packaged Includes extra material for young readers ISBN 978-1-84749-639-3 PAPERBACK – 256 pp. £7.99
POLLYANNA
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 22ND JUNE 2017 BY ELEANOR H. PORTER
ILLUSTRATED BY KATE HINDLEY New edition of one of the greatest children’s classics of English literature Features stunning illustrations by Kate Hindley Beautifully packaged Includes extra material for young readers ISBN 978-1-84749-640-9 PAPERBACK – 288 pp. £7.99
ALMA JUNIOR
FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017
THE MYSTERIOUS LIBRARIAN
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 23RD FEBRUARY 2017 BY DOMINIQUE DEMERS
ILLUSTRATED BY TONY ROSS The next installment in Dominique Demers’s The Adventures
- f Miss Charlotte series, following The New Teacher
Illustrated by award-winning artist Tony Ross Funny, inventive – it will appeal to children and anyone who lives or works in libraries ISBN 978-1-84749-415-3 PAPERBACK – 128 pp. £6.99
THE STORY OF A SNAIL WHO DISCOVERED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING SLOW
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 23RD MARCH 2017 BY LUIS SEPÚLVEDA
ILLUSTRATED BY SATOSHI KITAMURA The follow-up to Luis Sepúlveda’s bestselling The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly Illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Satoshi Kitamura An international bestseller A charming story with a poignant message ISBN 978-1-84749-413-9 PAPERBACK – 128 pp. £7.99
THE HOUSE IN THE TREE
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 21ST APRIL 2017 BY BIANCA PITZORNO
ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE Illustrated by world-renowned children’s illustrator Quentin Blake The first English translation of the most famous work by Italy’s foremost children’s author Beautifully inventive – a crossover between Calvino’s The Baron in the Trees and Roald Dahl’s books ISBN 978-1-84749-410-8 PAPERBACK – 192 pp. £7.99
THE PORRIDGE PLOT
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 25TH MAY 2017 BY CHE GOLDEN
ILLUSTRATED BY ELLA BAILEY Illustrated by exciting young talent Ella Bailey An early middle-grade fantasy by the author of the Feral Child trilogy For all children who love fairy tales like Five Children and It ISBN 978-1-84749-414-6 PAPERBACK – 256 pp. £6.99
HOW TO GET RID OF A VAMPIRE
(USING KETCHUP, GARLIC AND A BIT OF IMAGINATION)
NEW JUNIOR TITLES – 22ND JUNE 2017 BY J.M. ERRE
ILLUSTRATED BY CLÉMENCE LALLEMAND An original, mischievous and hilarious take on the Gothic vampire story For all children who love Pippi Longstocking and Horrid Henry Illustrated by one of the leading French illustrators ISBN 978-1-84749-422-1 PAPERBACK – 96 pp. £6.99
ALMA BOOKS
FORTHCOMING TITLES SPRING 2017
THE LOST BOOK OF THE GRAIL
NEW TITLES – 23RD MARCH 2017 BY CHARLIE LOVETT
By the internationally acclaimed author of First Impressions and The Bookman’s Tale Perfect for bibliophiles, history buffs and fans of The Name of the Rose ISBN 978-1-84749-421-4 PAPERBACK – 384 pp. £8.99 “I don’t read much fiction. I’m
- picky. But I loved racing
through… The Bookman’s Tale” Daniel Singer (founder, Reduced Shakespeare Company)
THE SOUTH IN WINTER
NEW TITLES – 21ST APRIL 2017 BY PETER BENSON
A new novel by prize-winning writer Peter Benson A story of (almost) unrequited love and a meditation on the possibility of redemption ISBN 978-1-84749-423-8 PAPERBACK – 250 pp. £8.99 “A sharp stylist” Sunday Telegraph
AARHUS 39
NEW TITLES – 25TH MAY 2017 A HAY FESTIVAL PROJECT
Collection of specially commissioned, never before published children’s stories The best UK and European writers under 40 39 stories written in over 20 languages Massive trade and press coverage assured, backed by PR campaign Sold and promoted at Hay Festival in May 2017 (30th anniversary), Aarhus 2017 (October) And Hay 2018