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OLD BOOKS, NEW EDITIONS

DES is Gaining a Whole New Generation of Readers

Starting in 2001, publishing companies have been reissuing vintage DES books, delighting both new readers, and long-time fans who can now complete their DES libraries.


Furrowed Middlebrow

Champion of mid-century women writers, Furrowed Middlebrow has joined forces with Dean Street Press to make even more of DES's books available to twenty-first century readers.

Their latest collaboration, in January 2022, offers ELEVEN of the most delightful of DES's books, with charming cover art selected from the jackets of her original Collins or Rinehart editions (with one exception...can you tell which one?)

All are in Paperback, some* are in Kindle or Kobo. Scott has all the details here.

(*because others are already available as e-books)

Order them now from your favourite online bookseller.






Check Dean Street Press for details.

Also, just go and check out Scott's Furrowed Middlebrow Blog because he has much to say about many books which might well appeal to readers of DES

And he's published lots of mid-twentieth century women authors through Dean Street Press.

In 2019 and 2020, the team of Furrowed Middlebrow and Dean Street Press
reissued eight earlier DES books, all still available.






Anglophile Books


Anglophile Books has a long tradition of carrying a tempting array of DES books, new and used.


In 2001, they started the trend of reissuing hard-to-find D E Stevenson books with
The Empty World (1936) a long-out-of-print and very rare book,
followed by a collection of DES's poetry Alister and Co.

And you can treat yourself to a reissue of Near Neighbours, a delightful book by DES's friend and near neighbour, Molly Clavering

Greyladies

Greyladies, in Edinburgh, after first publishing newly found DES manuscripts, reissued new editions some of DES's earliest books.

They are now out of print from Greyladies, but a few vintage gems can still be ordered from the exclusive US distributor, Anglophile Books , on the links below.

Five Windows

Republished in 2016. First published 1953.

The English Air

First published in 1940, this family story on the eve of World War Two is now available in a new edition

Peter West

DES's first published novel, 1923

Persephone Books

Persephone Books, in England, has published several DES books, including Miss Buncle's Book, Miss Buncle Married and The Two Mrs. Abbotts.


And in October 2021, they added a lovely Classic Edition of Miss Buncle's Book



Sourcebooks

Sourcebooks, a US publisher, has reissued a number of DES's books, in paper and as ebooks.

You can find them here.


Audio Books

Originally recorded and published by Isis in the UK, they appear to been aborbed into the world of Audible and Amazon.

You can find these beautifully narrated books at audible.com, audible.ca, and audible.co.uk


Bloomsbury Books

Bloomsbury Books has published the charming Mrs. Tim of the Regiment in paper and as an ebook.


The Usual Suspects

Of course, be sure to look in all your favourite second-hand book shops and on-line purveyors of books old and new, such as eBay and AbeBooks.

Don't forget garage sales and Grandma's bookcases.










 
VINTAGE BOOKS

by D.E. STEVENSON

PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY Greyladies

The twenty-first century was well under way when DES's granddaughter found a stash of old manuscripts and unpublished novels. Greyladies, a publishing firm that delights readers by republishing long out-of-print novels, have brought the books, literally found in the attic, for the first time to the waiting world of DES readers.

but see what else you can find at Anglophile Books


Jean Erskine's Secret

Written c.1917, published 2013

Found in the Attic

Published 2013
A selection of unpublished stories, poems, plays, as well as articles and talks on books and writing.

Illustrated with family photographs.

Portrait of Saskia

A short novel plus 4 short stories

Written late 1920s, published 2011

Emily Dennistoun

Originally entitled Truth is the Strong Thing

Written in the 1920s, published 2011

The Fair Miss Fortune

Originally written in the 1930s, published 2011














 

NEAR NEIGHBOURS

Near Neighbours
by Molly Clavering

originally published in 1956, reissued in 2015 by Greyladies
Available from Anglophile Books


Near Neighbours is a charming book written by D. E. Stevenson's friend Molly Clavering.

It tells about a woman who, freed from the tyranny of her joyless sister, finds a new lease on life and makes friends with the vibrant young family next door.

If you've read all your DES books and still want more, Near Neighbours is an excellent choice.
Near Neighbours and other DES books can be ordered from Anglophile Books