Publisher Virago are marking the 40th anniversary of their Modern Classics novels with a set of deluxe reissues, designed by Hannah Wood and featuring artwork by Yehrin Tong.
As well as some of the best novels published by women in the past four decades, the collection includes a hardback anthology, Writers as Readers: a celebration of Virago Modern Classics. In this book, contributors including Maggie O’Farrell, Zadie Smith and Sandi Toksvig reflect upon the treasures of the Virago Modern Classics collection.
Writers as Readers: a celebration of Virago Modern Classics, by various
The Magic Toyshop, by Angela Carter, introduced by Carmen Callil
The Dud Avocado, by Elaine Dundy, introduced by Rachel Cooke
Faces in the Water, by Janet Frame, introduced by Hilary Mantel
Deep Water, by Patricia Highsmith, introduced by Gillian Flynn
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, introduced by Zadie Smith
The Weather in the Streets, by Rosamond Lehmann, introduced by Elizabeth Day
The Collected Stories of Grace Paley, by Grace Paley, introduced by George Saunders
Fire from Heaven, by Mary Renault, introduced by Tom Holland
A View of the Harbour, by Elizabeth Taylor, introduced by Sarah Waters
The Return of the Soldier, by Rebecca West, introduced by Victoria Glendinning
