Florence Marryat’s ‘The Blood of the Vampire’ now published

July 5th, 2010

We are very pleased to announce that our new edition of Florence Marryat’s fin-de-siècle sensation The Blood of the Vampire is now published.  This edition features a critical introduction by Greta Depledge, suggestions for further reading, explanatory notes, and additional contextual material on the novel’s themes.

To find out more, please visit the The Blood of the Vampire webpage.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s ‘Henry Dunbar’ now published

June 18th, 2010

We are very pleased to announce that our new edition of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s sensation classic Henry Dunbar is now published.  This edition features a critical introduction by Anne-Marie Beller, suggestions for further reading, explanatory notes, and additional contextual material.

To find out more, please visit the Henry Dunbar webpage.

Forthcoming titles for 2010

May 5th, 2010

We’re in the final stages of editing Henry Dunbar, which should be published at the end of May.  Also appearing in 2010 will be Florence Marryat’s The Blood of the Vampire, George Gissing’s Demos, and Helen C. Black’s Notable Women Authors of the Day.

Catherine will be at the Women Writers of the Fin de Siecle and Victorian Popular Novelists conferences over the summer if you want to find out more about Victorian Secrets or any of our titles.

Workers in the Dawn now published

January 4th, 2010

We are very pleased to announce that our new critical edition of George Gissing’s Workers in the Dawn has now been published.  It features a preface by leading Gissing expert Pierre Coustillas, a critical introduction by Debbie Harrison, a unique map of Arthur Golding’s London by Richard Dennis, suggestions for further reading, a George Gissing chronology, and explanatory notes.

Rhoda Broughton’s Twilight Stories now published

December 9th, 2009

We’re pleased to announce that our new edition of Rhoda Broughton’s Twilight Stories has just been published.  This edition features a critical introduction from Emma Liggins and suggestions for further reading.  More details on the Twilight Stories page.

Charlotte Riddell’s Weird Stories now published

November 9th, 2009

We’re pleased to announce that our new edition of Charlotte Riddell’s Weird Stories has just been published.  This edition features a critical introduction from Emma Liggins and suggestions for further reading.  More details on the Weird Stories page.

Forthcoming edition of Henry Dunbar

September 15th, 2009

We’re pleased to announce that we are now working on a new critical edition of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Henry Dunbar.

Henry Dunbar is  a classic sensation novel with a plot including murder, fraud, mistaken identity, and a train accident.

Braddon scholar Anne-Marie Beller will be providing a critical introduction, contextual footnotes and related material.

More news soon, but you can find out more on the Henry Dunbar webpage

Her Father’s Name now available to pre-order

September 13th, 2009

Her Father’s Name by Florence Marryat is now available to pre-order on Amazon.

Her Father’s Name is the sensational story of Leona Lacoste, a pistol-toting young woman who embarks upon a daring quest to clear the name of her late father.  The compelling plot combines murder, mystery, cross-dressing, illegitimacy, amateur sleuthing, and hysteria.

This new edition, edited by Greta Depledge, features a critical introduction, contextual notes, and additional material on the novel’s themes.

Find out more on the Her Father’s Name webpage.

Victorian Popular Novelists Conference

September 9th, 2009

We shall have a small presence at the Victorian Popular Novelists Conference in London tomorrow.  Catherine will be the one wearing a Victorian Secrets sandwich board.

Forthcoming editions of ghostly short stories

September 9th, 2009

November will see the publication of Rhoda Broughton’s Twilight Stories and Charlotte Riddell’s Weird Stories.  Both editions will feature an introduction from Emma Liggins of Manchester Metropolitan University.