ALMA BOOKS FORTHCOMING TITLES AUTUMN 2018
NEW FICTION 24TH MAY 2018 CALL ME ZEBRA BY AZAREEN VAN DER VLIET OLOOMI From an award-winning young author An adventure tale, a love story and a paean for the power of language and literature starring a heroine as idiosyncratic as Don Quixote and as introspective as Virginia Woolf Already received advance critical praise and starred reviews which will establish Van der Vliet Oloomi as an author on the verge of developing a whole new literature movement (Bustle) Named a Most Anticipated Title of 2018 by Book Riot and Amazon number 1 New Release in Absurdist Fiction ISBN 978-1-84688-450-4 HARDBACK 320 pp. 14.99 ISBN 978-1-84688-447-4 TRADE PAPERBACK 320 pp. 12.99 (Export edition)
NEW FICTION 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 WHERE TO FIND ME BY ALBA ARIKHA A long-awaited new novel by the acclaimed author of Soon A poignant tale about identity, loss and rebirth, which will appeal to all fans of Julian Barnes s Levels of Life, Ian McEwan s Atonement or Louis de Bernières s Captain Corelli s Mandolin Extensive review coverage, author events and media exposure guaranteed A book which deals with themes of culture clash; it has a strong sense of place, and is written in a very terse and direct way ISBN 978-1-84688-448-1 TRADE PAPERBACK 288 pp. 12.99
NEW IN PAPERBACK 13TH DECEMBER 2018 SELECTED WRITINGS BY RENÉ MAGRITTE TRANSLATED BY JO LEVY EDITED BY KATHLEEN ROONEY AND ERIC PLATTNER FOREWORD BY SANDRA ZALMAN The first-ever publication of writings by Magritte in the English language Provides a fascinating and intimate glimpse into the life of the renowned Belgian painter Will appeal to all admirers of Magritte s art Will delight all readers interested in the history and theory of art ISBN 978-1-84688-449-8 PAPERBACK 384 pp. 9.99
EVERGREENS FORTHCOMING TITLES AUTUMN 2018
NEW EVERGREENS 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 PANTAGRUEL AND GARGANTUA BY FRANÇOIS RABELAIS TRANSLATED BY ANDREW BROWN Part of Alma Classics' Evergreen series, Pantagruel and Gargantua is one the masterpieces of French Literature Translated by critically acclaimed translator Andrew Brown Contains a wealth of extra material Perfect for students only 5.99 ISBN 978-1-84749-740-6 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 5.99
NEW EVERGREENS 25TH OCTOBER 2018 THE CANTERBURY TALES BY GEOFFREY CHAUCER Part of Alma Classics' Evergreen series, The Canterbury Tales are here presented in their original Middle-English Contains a wealth of extra material and a substantial number of notes Perfect for students only 5.99 ISBN 978-1-84749-741-3 PAPERBACK 528 pp. 5.99
NEW EVERGREENS 25TH OCTOBER 2018 THE MILL ON THE FLOSS BY GEORGE ELIOT Part of Alma Classics' Evergreen series, The Mill on the Floss is the perfect companion to Alma Classics edition of Middlemarch Beautifully presented and competitively priced only 5.99 Contains extra material about the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information ISBN 978-1-84749-742-0 PAPERBACK 560 pp. 5.99
NEW EVERGREENS 13TH DECEMBER 2018 THE WAVES BY VIRGINIA WOOLF Part of Alma Classics' Evergreen series Perfect addition to Alma Classics Virginia Woolf Collection Contains extra material about the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information Ideal for students only 5.99 ISBN 978-1-84749-781-9 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 5.99
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ALMA CLASSICS FORTHCOMING TITLES AUTUMN 2018
NEW CLASSIC POETRY 26TH JULY 2018 THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER AND OTHER POEMS BY SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Part of the Alma Classics newly launched Great Poets Series Perfect edition for students Includes an extensive section on Coleridge's life and works, notes and indexes ISBN 978-1-84749-752-9 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC POETRY 30TH AUGUST 2018 THE PRELUDE AND OTHER POEMS BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Part of the Alma Classics newly launched Great Poets Series Perfect edition for students Includes an extensive section on Wordsworth's life and works, notes and indexes ISBN 978-1-84749-750-5 PAPERBACK 320 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC POETRY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 COMPLETE POEMS BY JOHN KEATS Part of the Alma Classics newly launched Great Poets Series Perfect edition for students Includes an extensive section on Keats s life and works, notes and indexes ISBN 978-1-84749-756-7 PAPERBACK 520 pp. 9.99
NEW CLASSIC POETRY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 LEAVES OF GRASS BY WALT WHITMAN Part of the Alma Classics newly launched Great Poets Series Perfect edition for students Includes an extensive section on Whitman's life and works, notes and indexes ISBN 978-1-84749-755-0 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THE PIAZZA TALES BY HERMAN MELVILLE Contains three of Melville s most important pieces of prose fiction Also included in this volume are The Lightning-Rod Man, The Bell Tower, and a story written especially for the collection, The Piazza Also contains a section on the author s life and work ISBN 978-1-84749-722-2 PAPERBACK 224 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THE PORTRAIT OF MR W.H. BY OSCAR WILDE A fascinating exploration of the identity of the mysterious Mr W.H., to whom Shakespeare dedicated his Sonnets First edition published since soon after Oscar Wilde s death to use the original extended version of The Portrait of Mr W.H Praised by Peter Ackroyd as quintessential Wilde ISBN 978-1-84749-751-2 PAPERBACK 144 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 TRUE HISTORY LUCIUS OR THE ASS BY LUCIAN TRANSLATED BY PAUL TURNER ILLUSTRATED BY HELLMUTH WEISSENBORN A comical masterpiece that influenced Western literature throughout the centuries Contains an introduction by the translator, Paul Turner, and illustrations by Hellmuth Weissenborn Includes notes ISBN 978-1-84749-749-9 PAPERBACK 120 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 THOUGHTS BY GIACOMO LEOPARDI TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS New translation by prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols Ideal for all fans of Italian literature Only edition in print Fully annotated includes extra material on Leopardi s life and works ISBN 978-1-84749-737-6 PAPERBACK 118 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN AND OTHER STORIES BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Unique edition of Hawthorne s allegorical stories Follows the success of the Alma Classics edition of The Scarlet Letter Contains extra material on the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information ISBN 978-1-84749-652-2 PAPERBACK 224 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 THE TRIUMPH OF VICE AND OTHER STORIES BY W.S. GILBERT ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR CURATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE W.S. GILBERT SOCIETY Unique collection of Gilbert s best short stories Contains an extensive foreword by the Secretary of the W.S. Gilbert Society, along with succinct notes Some of the stories in the collection have never been published since their first appearance Contains the illustrations by the author which accompanied the stories in their original serialization ISBN 978-1-84749-754-3 PAPERBACK 288 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 TOBERMORY AND OTHER STORIES BY SAKI (HECTOR HUGH MUNRO) Unique collection of Saki s finest pieces from across his writing career Described by a Guardian columnist as topical: If only Saki were s1ll alive. The age of Trump needs his brutal dismantling of human stupidi1es. Follows the success of many other short-story collections in the Alma Classics series Contains extra material about the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information ISBN 978-1-84749-730-7 PAPERBACK 320 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 ONE THOUSAND AND ONE GHOSTS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS TRANSLATED BY ANDREW BROWN Only edition in print A sinister collection of supernatural tales by the author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo Ideal introduction to one of the most popular French authors Alexandre Dumas appeared in the top 100 authors in the BBC s The Big Read ISBN 978-1-84749-757-4 PAPERBACK 224 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO BY HORACE WALPOLE One of the most influential novels of the eighteenth-century Gothic revival Contains extra material on the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information Part of Alma Classics' Gothic collection ISBN 978-1-84749-759-8 PAPERBACK 160 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 THE GHOST-SEER BY FRIEDRICH SCHILLER TRANSLATED BY ANDREW BROWN Only edition in print A masterpiece by the most famous German dramatist A rediscovered classic for all fans of Gothic literature Part of Alma Classics' Gothic collection ISBN 978-1-84749-758-1 PAPERBACK 144 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER GHOSTLY TALES BY WASHINGTON IRVING A unique collection Includes Irving s most celebrated ghostly tales Contains extra material about the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information Part of Alma Classics' Gothic collection ISBN 978-1-84749-760-4 PAPERBACK 288 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER AND OTHER WRITINGS BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY Includes other writings by De Quincey Perfect companion to Alma Classics edition of On Wine and Hashish by Charles Baudelaire Contains extra material about the author s life and works, notes and bibliographic information ISBN 978-1-84749-763-5 PAPERBACK 208 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 THE GREEN DWARF AND OTHER EARLY FICTION BY CHARLOTTE BRONTË Unique collection Includes some of Charlotte Brontë s best early writing Freshly re-edited to make it more accessible to twenty-firstcentury readers Ideal for Charlotte Brontë fans The perfect companion to Alma Classics editions of Jane Eyre and The Professor ISBN 978-1-84749-761-1 PAPERBACK 320 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 THE DIARY OF A SUPERFLUOUS MAN AND OTHER NOVELLAS BY IVAN TURGENEV TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL PURSGLOVE Brand-new translation by critically acclaimed translator Michael Pursglove A unique collection Includes two other novellas written during the same period Perfect addition to Alma Classics Turgenev collection ISBN 978-1-84749-762-8 PAPERBACK 288 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 13TH DECEMBER 2018 HUMILIATED AND INSULTED BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY TRANSLATED BY IGNAT AVSEY New edition of one of Alma Classics bestsellers Part of Alma Classics Dostoevsky collection Follows the success of the other ten titles in this series Translated by critically acclaimed translator Ignat Avsey ISBN 978-1-84749-780-2 PAPERBACK 416 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 13TH DECEMBER 2018 MEMOIRS OF A MOTHER-IN-LAW BY GEORGE R. SIMS Unique edition By one of the greatest satirists of the turn of the 20th century Now available in paperback Follows the success of the hardback edition of Memoirs of a Mother-in-Law, also in the Alma Classics series Contains notes ISBN 978-1-84749-779-6 PAPERBACK 288 pp. 7.99
NEW QUIRKY CLASSIC 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 A MODEST PROPOSAL AND POLITE CONVERSATION BY JONATHAN SWIFT Only edition in print Part of the Quirky Classics series of small paperbacks Ideal for the gift market A unique edition containing two of Swift s most brilliant essays, which are as hilarious as they are poignant Follows the success of the other four Swift titles in Alma s new Quirky Classics series ISBN 978-1-84749-747-5 PAPERBACK 128 pp. 7.99
NEW QUIRKY CLASSIC 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 A BOOK OF NONSENSE BY EDWARD LEAR Contains original illustrations by the author A neglected gem from the celebrated nonsense writer of The Owl and the Pussycat Part of the Quirky Classics series of small paperbacks Ideal for the gift market Follows the success of the first twelve titles in the Quirky Classics series ISBN 978-1-84749-748-2 PAPERBACK 128 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 BOULE DE SUIF BY GUY DE MAUPASSANT TRANSLATED BY ANDREW BROWN Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Boule de Suif is a story about food, sex and politics Only edition in print considered by many to be Maupassant's finest short story Also includes other short stories focusing on the lives of prostitutes ISBN 978-1-84749-764-2 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THE DUEL BY GIACOMO CASANOVA TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series The Duel is an autobiographical novel which describes Casanova s extraordinary battle to the death with a Polish Count Translated by prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols Described by novelist Tim Parks as the cleverest of novelists ISBN 978-1-84749-765-9 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THE FROZEN DEEP BY WILKIE COLLINS Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series The Frozen Deep is based on the doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic A lesser-known masterpiece by the author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White The inspiration for Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities ISBN 978-1-84749-767-3 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THREE YEARS BY ANTON CHEKHOV TRANSLATED BY HUGH APLIN Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Three Years is a poignant portrait of the struggles and frustrations that go hand-in-hand with human relationships Only single-volume edition of a little-known gem by the most widely read Russian author in the English language Follows the success of other Chekhov novels in the Alma Classics collection ISBN 978-1-84749-766-6 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 EUREKA BY EDGAR ALLAN POE Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Eureka was one of the rare modern examples of a total explanation of the material and spiritual universe, a cosmogony Regarded by Poe himself as the culmination of his work Described by the Independent as a profound text which will fascinate anyone who gets their hands on it ISBN 978-1-84749-770-3 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 PROPHECIES BY LEONARDO DA VINCI TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Only edition in print of Leonardo s most powerful prose writings Prophecies contains unknown pieces by one of the greatest minds of all time A literary gem that will appeal to all admirers of Leonardo ISBN 978-1-84749-769-7 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 UNCLE S DREAM BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY TRANSLATED BY HUGH APLIN Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Uncle s Dream is a satire of Russian society Shows all the hallmarks of Dostoevsky's psychological and philosophical writing Newly translated by critically acclaimed translator Hugh Aplin ISBN 978-1-84749-768-0 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 LIFE IN THE COUNTRY BY GIOVANNI VERGA TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Life in the Country is one of the most popular short-story collections in Italian literature Only single-volume edition available A significant work to introduce readers to one of the masters of European Realism ISBN 978-1-84749-771-0 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 THE SINGLE HOUND BY EMILY DICKINSON Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series The Single Hound is a selection of Dickinson s finest poetry Unique edition Contains extra material which will make this edition ideal for students Competitively priced ISBN 978-1-84749-772-7 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 COLONEL CHABERT BY HONORÉ DE BALZAC TRANSLATED BY ANDREW BROWN Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series Colonel Chabert is a literary gem by the most prolific French writer Excellent introduction to the writings of the author of the monumental Comédie Humaine Translated by critically acclaimed translator Andrew Brown ISBN 978-1-84749-773-4 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 A PERFECT HOAX BY ITALO SVEVO TRANSLATED BY J.G. NICHOLS Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series A Perfect Hoax is a literary gem by one of the most famous authors of 20th century Italian literature Only edition in print Described by the TLS as an elegant and hilarious funny story ISBN 978-1-84749-775-8 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES BY CHARLES DICKENS AND WILKIE COLLINS Part of Alma Classics' new 101 Pages series The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices gives a perfect insight into the friendship of two great Victorian authors Only edition in print From two of the best-loved writers of the Victorian era ISBN 978-1-84749-774-1 PAPERBACK 114 pp. 5.99
NEW TITLES AUTUMN 2018
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THE FLANDERS ROAD BY CLAUDE SIMON TRANSLATED BY RICHARD HOWARD Unique edition of one of the most groundbreaking modernist works in French twentieth-century literature Part of the Calder Collection Written by Novel-prize winner Claude Simon Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection ISBN 978-0-71454-846-3 PAPERBACK 192 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 THE VOYEUR BY ALAIN ROBBE-GRILLET TRANSLATED BY RICHARD HOWARD Unique edition Considered one of the best examples of Postmodern Mystery Written by one the leading authors in twentieth-century French literature Part of the new Calder Alain Robbe-Grillet collection ISBN 978-0-71454-857-9 PAPERBACK 176 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 30TH AUGUST 2018 TROPISMS BY NATHALIE SARRAUTE TRANSLATED BY MARIA JOLAS Unique edition Considered a precursor of the nouveau roman Translated by Maria Jolas, founder of a Paris quarterly literary review called Transition, which published articles by James Joyce, Gertrude Stein and Samuel Beckett Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection ISBN 978-0-71454-254-6 PAPERBACK 112 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC THEATRE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 THE BÉRENGER PLAYS BY EUGÈNE IONESCO TRANSLATED BY DONALD WATSON, DEREK PROUSE Unique edition Contains all of the Bérenger plays This volume constitutes a perfect introduction to one of the twentieth century s most original and influential playwrights Contains notes Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection ISBN 978-0-71454-848-7 PAPERBACK 288 pp. 9.99
NEW CLASSIC THEATRE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 SIX PLAYS BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO TRANSLATED BY FELICITY FIRTH, ROBERT RIETTI, JOHN WARDLE, CARLO ARDITO AND DONALD WATSON Unique edition Includes all the best plays by the Italian playwright Ideal for drama students Contains notes Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection ISBN 978-0-71454-849-4 PAPERBACK 384pp. 9.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 IMPRESSIONS OF AFRICA BY RAYMOND ROUSSEL TRANSLATED BY RAYNER HEPPENSTALL AND LINDSAY FOORD Part of the newly lunched Calder Collection One of the major prose works by surrealist Raymond Roussell The perfect companion to the new Calder Collection edition of Roussell s Locus Solus ISBN 978-0-71454-858-6 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 9.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 25TH OCTOBER 2018 THE GARDEN SQUARE BY MARGUERITE DURAS TRANSLATED BY SONIA PITT-RIVERS AND IRINA MORDUCH Unique edition One of Marguerite Duras s finest novels, also adapted for the stage Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection ISBN 978-0-71454-850-0 PAPERBACK 128 pp. 7.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 A REGICIDE BY ALAIN ROBBE-GRILLET TRANSLATED BY JOHN CALDER Unique edition Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection A Regicide has been described by The Guardian as an extraordinary work Translated for the first time into English by his original publisher, John Calder ISBN 978-0-71454-859-3 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 8.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 29TH NOVEMBER 2018 THE WALL BY JEAN-PAUL SARTRE TRANSLATED BY ANDREW BROWN Unique collection of short stories by Sartre Part of the newly re-launched Calder Collection The Wall is a profoundly chilling collection of five stories from the master of Existentialism Other short stories included in the collection: The Room, Erostratus, The Childhood of a Leader and Intimacy ISBN 978-0-71454-851-7 PAPERBACK 256 pp. 8.99
Timeless stories with a modern look from illustrators you love ALMA JUNIOR CLASSICS FORTHCOMING TITLES AUTUMN 2018
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 26TH JULY 2018 THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE BY HUGH LOFTING ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR (COVER BY SUSAN HELLARD) New edition of one of the most celebrated children s classics Includes original illustrations by Hugh Lofting Contains extra material for young readers, including a glossary and a test-yourself multiple-choice quiz ISBN 978-1-84749-745-1 PAPERBACK 144 pp. 6.99
NEW CLASSIC FICTION 27TH SEPTEMBER 2018 THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID MACKINTOSH Unique edition includes all of the stories originally published in this collection Beautifully illustrated by David Mackintosh Contains extra material for young readers, including a glossary and a test-yourself multiple-choice quiz ISBN 978-1-84749-744-4 PAPERBACK 288 pp. 6.99