ANGELA THIRKELL PUBLISHERS ANGELA THIRKELL PUBLISHERS One U.S. publisher currently publishes Angela Thirkell - Moyer Bell is the publisher who has put Angela Thirkell back in print..
Interest in Angela Thirkell has had a strong resurgence since Moyer Bell has a program to reissue all of the Angela Thirkell novels. Moyer Bell (Asphodel Press) is an independent publisher based in Wickford, RI and was established in 1984 to publish literature, reference and art books. Original American hardcover editions were published by Alfred A. Knopf, now a part of Random House. Read about Knopf himself in Alfred A. Knopf. The University of Texas at Austin has the Records for Angela Thirkell at Random House, roughly corresponding to the years of publication in the U. S.The Common Reader, best known as a catalog book-seller and no longer in business, published two of Angela Thirkell's works with their
Commen Reader Editions (CRE) of "Trooper to the Southern Cross" and "Tribute for Harriette"(previously published as
"The Fortunes of Harriette").
Of course, Hamish Hamilton was her long-time UK publisher; these first editions are very difficult to find in second-hand bookstores, as they have been picked up quickly by collectors. Penguin Publishers succeeded Hamish Hamilton as holders of the Barsetshire novels copyrights. In 1998, Penguin in the U.K. issued "The Brandons", "Before Lunch", and "Cheerfulness Breaks In".
It should be noted that many books are available recorded and in braille from NLS, a service of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). These include recordings of Before Lunch, The Brandons, Cheerfulness Breaks In, Coronation Summer, County Chronicle, The Duke's Daughter, Enter Sir Robert, Growing Up, Happy Returns, and The Headmistress. Braille versions are available for: The Brandons, Cheerfulness Breaks In, County Chronicle, A Double Affair, The Duke's Daughter, and The Headmistress.
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