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Welcome to the new Hatchards catalogue: our selection of the best and the brightest publications for Spring & Summer 2010. The choices cover a spectrum of subjects from a variety of viewpoints, stimulating the mind, stoking the imagination and stirring the emotions. I hope you will agree this is proof of an enduring love for books and a strong culture of reading, even as we take advantage of 21st-century technologies.

By way of introduction, I would like to share my enthusiasm for a number of titles that have caught my eye. Fiction presents something of a global tour: David Mitchell’s novel of corporate corruption is set in the Far East of the 18th century; Juan Gabriel Vásquez contrasts the European experience of early 20th-century modernity with life in South America, whilst Alan Furst’s thriller draws us deep into the imbroglio of the Balkans during World War II.

In History, Adrian Goldsworthy whisks us back to unveil the truth behind the myth that has surrounded Antony and Cleopatra. Rachel Polonsky’s unique literary and political travelogue reveals a wholly fresh perspective on life in Soviet Russia. And I have been fascinated to discover Juliet Gardiner’s book exploring the complexities and contradictions of Britain in the 1930s.

In both Art and Gardening we meet artists often associated with the 1930s: Henry Moore, whose sculpture was inspired during this decade, and the painter Vanessa Bell who also invested her creativity into the gardens at Charleston. And we stay in Bohemia with Daisy Hay’s venture into the colourful youth and passions of Byron, Hunt and the Shelleys.

And, one last indulgence: please allow me to draw your attention to My Favourite Cricketer. For sport enthusiasts cricket is a summer preoccupation (for better or for worse), but even if rain stops play, John Stern’s portraits of the game’s great and good will keep the smiles on our faces.

Our greatest thanks go to David Gentleman and the Antique Collectors’ Club for allowing us to reproduce his images of London throughout the catalogue. Please see details of the book in our Art section. In the meantime enjoy his delightful, witty and edgy sketches of this fast changing capital.

Gavin Pilgrim
General Manager

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