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Alma
Classics are
the foremost publisher of classic
literature both for children and for grownups right now. Their
brilliantly stylised front cover art is second to none, and the books
contain not only the original, unabridged text, but also additional
material like annotated notes and biographies of the authors. Record
magazines have regular articles on building a record library - this is
my take, only on classic literature, continuing with four new releases
from the foremost publisher of classic literature in the UK!
H
Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines
Published
by Alma Classics Junior 23rd April 2020
When
the adventurer Allan Quartermain is asked by Sir Henry Curtis and
Captain Good to help them find Sir Henry's missing brother, who was
last seen trekking into the remote African interior in search of the
fabled King Solomon's Mines, he reluctantly agrees, yet fears that
there is little hope of coming back alive. Following a map drawn in
blood, the men cross vast deserts and scale snow-covered mountain
peaks, facing fearful dangers and hardships, until they reach
Kukuanaland, where they meet their greatest peril yet...
ABOUT
THE SERIES: ABOUT THE SERIES: Alma Classics Junior series of
illustrated classics includes some of the greatest books ever written
for younger readers and new translations of unjustly neglected
international works. Our aim is to give our list an international feel
and offer young readers to opportunity to connect with other cultures
and literatures this applies not only to the titles we chose but also
to the illustrators we commission so that we can bring a bit of novelty
into the canon of British children s literature. All children s
classics contain extra material for young readers, including a profile
of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters, a glossary
and a test-yourself quiz.
Virginia
Woolf: Jacob's Room
Published
by Alma Classics 23rd April 2020
From
his childhood on the wild, windswept shores of Cornwall and his college
days at Cambridge to his life as a lawyer in London and a fateful
journey to the Mediterranean, Jacob Flanders's story is told by the
women in his life, whether through his mother's correspondence, the
conversations of a friend or the thoughts and remembrances of those who
love him. An extraordinary departure from traditional forms of the
novel, Jacob's Room is both an elegiac and experimental tale told in
pieces and fragments and a paean to the slaughter and loss of the First
World War.
Anthony
Trollope: The Warden
Published
by Alma Classics Evergreens 23rd April 2020
When
the peaceful atmosphere of Barchester is destroyed by a scandal
concerning the financial affairs of an almshouse, Septimus Harding, the
kindly warden who devotes his life to the care of the establishment's
twelve elderly residents, finds himself in conflict with his daughter's
suitor, the zealous reformer Dr John Bold, who employs the full might
of the press against his prospective father-in-law. The first in the
Chronicles of Barsetshire series, The Warden is both a humorous satire
of the Church of England and a poignant insight into the manner in
which public matters impact private lives.
The
small print: Books
Monthly, now well into its 22nd
year on the web,
is published on or slightly before the first day of each month by Paul
Norman. You can contact me here.
If you wish to submit something for publication in the magazine, let me
remind you there is no payment as I don't make any money from this
publication. If you want to send me something to review, contact me via
email at paulenorman1@gmail.com and I'll let you know where to send it.
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