Virago Modern Classics 30th Anniversary Collection
Far Cry From Kensington
$28.00 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Ali Smith and cover design by Lucienne Day
When Mrs Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett he is a ‘pisseur de copie’, that he ‘urinates frightful prose’, little does she realise the repercussions. Holding that ‘no ... Buy or find out more →
Magic Toyshop
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Carmen Callil and cover design by Jacqueline Groag
‘This crazy world whirled about her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds were mechanical and the few human figures went masked ... Buy or find out more →
Eighty Four Charing Cross Road
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Juliet Stevenson and cover design by Marion Dorn
It all began in 1949 with a letter enquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road,... Buy or find out more →
Game Of Hide And Seek
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Elizabeth Jane Howard and cover design by Celia Birtwell
During summer games of hide-and-seek Harriet falls in love with Vesey and his elusive, teasing ways. When he goes to Oxford she cherishes his photogr... Buy or find out more →
Valley Of The Dolls
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Julie Burchill and cover design by founder of Biba, Barbara Hulanicki
Valley of the Dolls took the world by storm when it was first published in 1966. Never had a book been so frank about sex, drugs and sho... Buy or find out more →
Diary Of A Provincial Lady
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Jilly Cooper and cover design by Cath Kidston
Behind this rather prim and proper title lies the hilarious fictional diary of a long-suffering, disaster-prone Devon lady of the 1930s, and her attempts to kee... Buy or find out more →
Excellent Women
$27.99 – Hardcover book / Virago
Introduced by Alexander McCall Smith and cover design by Orla Kiely
Mildred Lathbury is one of those ‘excellent women’ who is often taken for granted. She is a godsend, ‘capable of dealing with most of the stock situatio... Buy or find out more →