Virago Modern Classics
Everything You Need to Know about Netflix’s Rebecca
Did you hear? Everyone’s favourite du Maurier novel is getting a shiny new adaptation! Director Ben Wheatley has gone back to the book for inspiration for this fresh new look at a timeless story […]
Read MoreVirago Modern Classic Book Club: The Street – Ann Petry
We’re honouring Black History Month this October for our Virago Modern Classic Book Club, so join us for a read along of Ann Petry’s beautiful novel, The Street. This ground-breaking debut novel from Petry was […]
Read MoreBlack Narcissus by Rumer Godden, Designer Collection Edition
We are delighted to be adding a new novel to our Designer Collection this November: Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden. This beautiful hardback edition features artwork from the V&A’s textile collection and a new introduction by […]
Read MoreMeet the author | Daphne du Maurier
DAPHNE DU MAURIER (1907–89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. A voracious reader, she was from an […]
Read MoreDiscover Angela Carter
Angela Carter (1940–1992) was born in Eastbourne and brought up in south Yorkshire. One of Britain’s most original and disturbing writers, she read English at Bristol University and wrote her first novel, Shadow Dance, in […]
Read MoreThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, Vol. II
Read an extract from The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, Vol. II Preface My involvement with the life of Anne Lister began with a visit to the Calderdale Archives one late […]
Read MorePass the Story
Discover a lost masterpiece Gayl Jones was only 26 when Corregidora was published in 1975. Toni Morrison was her editor, before she began her own writing career, and this influential, searing novel was hailed […]
Read MoreDorothy West
Discover Dorothy West This August we published Dorothy West’s The Wedding and The Richer, The Poorer, with a wonderful new introduction by Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People. ‘A writer of huge compassion […]
Read MoreDiscover The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Gentleman Jack has been such a resounding success that BBC/HBO have already commissioned the second series – welcome news indeed. It’s a satisfying period drama but with a modern twist in both its subject and […]
Read MoreVirago Modern Classic Book Club: The Collected Stories
by Grace Paley Virago Modern Classics Book Club May 2019 The Collected Stories of Grace Paley This May our Virago Modern Classics Book Club selection is The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Regarded as […]
Read MoreVirago Modern Classic Book Club: Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
Virago Modern Classics Book Club APRIL 2019 Memento Mori by Muriel Spark For our April Book Club we are diving in to Muriel Spark’s unforgettable novel, Memento Mori.Witty, poignant and wickedly hilarious, Memento Mori may […]
Read MoreThe Weather in the Streets | VMC40
As part of our Virago Modern Classics 40th anniversary celebrations, the Virago team have each chosen a favourite title from the #VMC40 series. Each month, we will introduce the book and share with you why […]
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