The Gorgeous Chiltern Classics series | Beautiful Books review
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- ❦ ★ Links and timestamps below ⬇ if you need them. Today’s episode reviews the gorgeous Chiltern Classics series - beautiful volumes with detailed cover designs and quality materials that hark back to the Victorian bindings of yesteryear. I highly recommend them!
This video is a bit of a ‘sit back and enjoy the view while listening to some classical music’ affair, but if you’d like to know more about the contents of each book, I’ve got more detailed summaries of each one on my website here: bit.ly/chilternbooks
Share your favourite classics in the comments. And if you’re looking for links to any of the volumes in the video, timestamps and links are below…
Note: some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
CHILTERN CLASSICS
00:26 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, amzn.to/3hsAC34
01:24 The Art of War by Sun Tzu, amzn.to/3dYCGxt
02:23 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupury, amzn.to/2W3iiEv
03:28 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, amzn.to/2MS6ekf
04:03 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, amzn.to/2C3S3Xm
04:32 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, amzn.to/2MUwTNw
05:10 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, amzn.to/3cYQAhV
06:01 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, amzn.to/2XVseBi
06:36 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, amzn.to/2UGjCwj
07:01 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2YtYBG9
07:27 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2XVs8ts
07:56 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, amzn.to/3e01hC7
08:25 Persuasion by Jane Austen, amzn.to/3dYZo8t
08:53 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2MWnwwG
09:29 Emma by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2UHNrfQ
10:02 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (***important note: American readers, for you this is 'part one' of the story, as the part two was published separately in the UK as "Good Wives"), amzn.to/2ZXgG01 - nb: matching Good Wives is also available, amzn.to/3ur6vRQ
10:38 2020 RELEASES
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, amzn.to/3gN6YnN
• The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, amzn.to/30XVARq
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, amzn.to/2V3oifY - nb: matching Through the Looking Glass, amzn.to/3V0zkCd
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville, amzn.to/2YQ2gyg
• Dracula by Bram Stoker, amzn.to/2Yi1ACH
• Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, amzn.to/2YgppL6
• Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, amzn.to/3emxDHa
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, amzn.to/2CqGERC
10:54 Anticipated Future Titles
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🌟Complete list of current and upcoming titles: bit.ly/chilternbooks 🌟
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, amzn.to/3hsAC34
• The Art of War by Sun Tzu, amzn.to/3dYCGxt
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupury, amzn.to/2W3iiEv
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, amzn.to/2MS6ekf
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, amzn.to/2C3S3Xm
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, amzn.to/2MUwTNw
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, amzn.to/3cYQAhV
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, amzn.to/2XVseBi
• The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, amzn.to/2UGjCwj
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2YtYBG9
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2XVs8ts
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, amzn.to/3e01hC7
• Persuasion by Jane Austen, amzn.to/3dYZo8t
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2MWnwwG
• Emma by Jane Austen, amzn.to/2UHNrfQ
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (***important note: American readers, for you this is 'part one' of the story, as the part two was published separately in the UK as "Good Wives"), amzn.to/2ZXgG01
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, amzn.to/3gN6YnN
• The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, amzn.to/30XVARq
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, amzn.to/2V3oifY
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville, amzn.to/2YQ2gyg
• Dracula by Bram Stoker, amzn.to/2Yi1ACH
• Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, amzn.to/2YgppL6
• Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, amzn.to/3emxDHa
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, amzn.to/2CqGERC
Thank you for showing us exactly how stunningly beautiful these books are! The pictures on the internet don't do them justice.
They're gorgeous! 😍
I totally agree - sometimes the pictures of the covers look quite dull yet they are so lovely in person ❤️
Just got Wuthering Heights!
To anyone considering purchasing:
- They are perfectly sized for portability while having a bit of weight to them (which I love).
- The gilded edges are so beautiful in person and clearly high quality
- The pages inside feel a bit thicker than normal and have a bit of gloss that doesn't interfere with reading
(You can also get a matching journal)
I really like the portability plus weight combination too - not something you see often! 😃
Do these have annotations and notes?
I'm glad they are including The Picture of Dorian Grey. If any book deserves a ornamented treatment it is anything written by Oscar Wilde.
And it appropriately has a really gorgeous cover too 💕📚
Wonderful. I love these videos as you tilt and really show the book. Often pictures on websites don’t show them off as well as they could.
Tara thanks 💕 I have to say it was really challenging to try and capture the texture on film - they’re very tactile books with such fine detail!
This is an amazing publisher with original and very well crafted products. The size and the weight of the books are just perfect and they resemble those of the past. I’ve been in contact with a few of these in the last months and they truly are very tempting.
I think I will get all of the Jane Austens because the flower motives are beautiful. However, the one thing that doesn’t quite appeal to me is the gloss of the paper. Some intermediate material between regular paper and glossy would be ideal, but then again you can’t please everyone. Well done, Chiltern!
I think their flower designs are the most stunning, and I love the size and weight too! ❤️
I SO appreciate your presentation of books! And thank you so much for the detailed info in the description, it's always useful
Oh, thanks for taking the time to write such a lovely comment 💕💕💕
I'm so glad you posted this, I've been wanting to get my hands on a few of these but wasn't completely sure. I am now ! Thanks for a wonderful video xx
Thanks - hope you love them as much s I do 💕
Many thanks for this great video. Helps a lot seeing the quality and overall design of those books.
thank you so much! this is definitely useful for us considering buying Chiltern classics. i love that you really show the inside and outside features.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment 💕 they are lovely little volumes 😀
Thanks for your videos which are really enjoyable. I wanted to add to this one that I met the publisher at a trade fair in London and he was an exceptionally nice chap. Passionate about the titles and designs, but also the book trade in general. I think his enthusiasm shines through in the end result. It's great to see these featured on your channel.
Oh, that’s lovely to hear! It’s so special to meet the people behind the publications 😀
Just bought their Dracula from Barnes & Noble. Took one look at the gorgeous design and said “You’re coming home with me.“😊
I hope they print Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde!
Just found this, very well done video. And just for once I love the background music. I have started a l collection of Chiltern classics but I have never seen anyone mention is that many of the titles also have a matching notebook.
so much beauty in a shelf! I wish i could get my hands on some of them soon. thank you so much for sharing!
Yes, they're so pretty - I hope you do find some! And thank you for taking the time to comment 💕
GORGEOUS SO MANY GORGEOUS EDITIONS OF CLASSICS HOW WILL I CHOOSE ? Really great vidéo as usual
Aw thanks, that’s lovely of you to say 💕 (and yes, I tried to figure out which were my favourites and the answer was all of them, I love all of them, 😂)
I love the creamy pages and gorgeous covers!
Me too!!
I have been delaying watching this, just in case I am driven to buy every one of them..... 😅 Thank you as always!
😂 you’re too funny 💕
And I do lol darn it
I couldn’t decide so I just ordered 5! I can’t wait to receive them!
A reader after my own heart! Hope you enjoy them 💕
Hey how are you? I took your advice and bought a copy. What a wonderful book! The glossy paper is just amazing to hold and the cover design is an absolute delight! Definitely worth collecting! Thank you for the informative video!
Ah, so happy to hear you love them too! 💕
Gorgeous! Thank you. I definitely prefer the florals... they are lush. I’m reading Natalie Jenner’s The Jane Austen Society at the moment and the combination of that and this has made me want to buy more editions of her books!
Ah, me too, they are so pretty! And you can’t go wrong with a collection of Austens 😘
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm from Argentina and there's no books like these. I was hoping to buy them but I wasn't sure. Now I need them so much. They're beautiful 😍
Yes, they are really beautiful 💕 Thanks for commenting and I hope you find some 😃
Hola! Argentino en España. Aca se consiguen y si tenes a alguien que viaje se lo podes encargar. Cuestan alrededor de 25 euros y te conviene comprarlos por Amazon.
These are lovely editions (particularly the covers for Jane Eyre and Mansfield Park). Thank you for also including links. I do wish however we'd get more editions of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as opposed to the usual books that already get so many re-issues.
Yes, the covers are lovely (and the texture is great too!). I agree there are a LOT of beautiful editions to choose from for some titles and hardly any for others - Chiltern seem to be expanding each year though, so hopefully Tenant is on their planned list!
Thankfully it will be released soon with a beautiful floral cover! It can be pre-ordered now.
@@wendyle2143 Thank you for letting me know 🌼
These are nice and compact and remarkably good value! Have picked up three today based on this video from QBD for the low low price of $45 total :)
ps. Love your channel, it's pure joy.
Aw, thanks for such a lovely comment. Fantastic value at QBD for this series.
Absolutely stunning! (The floral designs are especially my favorite!) Are these all unabridged?
Thank you for thoroughly showing each book. So happy to have found your RUclips channel today, and can’t wait to watch more :)
Aw, thank you! Yes, they are all abridged. However, it is the British version of Little Women rather than the American version (in the UK, Little Women typically follows the original publication order which has Little Women and Good Wives published as two separate books, while in the US these two volumes are usually published together in a single book called Little Women - it’s a little confusing...).
@@BeautifulBooks so if they’re abridged does that mean that these editions do not contain the original texts of the classics? that‘s very disappointing…
@@vickyengler21 In a comment further down the channel owner has said the opposite - that they're unabridged. I think in this sub-thread she must just have been referring to Little Women being abridged (or maybe not abridged but just one book rather than two if in the UK) but meant that the others are unabridged.
I adore this series and have to thank you for putting this out!
I've long enjoyed buying / reading the odd book but only really 'hit my stride' in the last year or two. Never really got the appeal of the usual 'annoying paper sleeve over plain cardboardy hardback' type release.
Your site - and this series in particular - really won me over on hardbacks. The Chilterns are SUCH a treat to get stuck into, and I'm starting to get a mini collection going. Just picked up The Picture of Dorian Grey today and it's stunning!
Cheers :D
Oh, wonderful to hear! Yes, these are quite adorable, and hark back to the way books used to be released without dust jackets. They are releasing quite a range each year as well!
Tale of Two Cities due out October 2021!!! It'll be my first Chiltern. I've got it pre-ordered...I am so excited!
💕Yay!
I am always sad when they only release some of the authors books in a set format. Like F.Scott Fiztgerald only have one of these for The Great Gatsby is a shame and having to fill the rest of his books with another collection.
I agree, I love to have sets by authors that match. However, Chiltern release new books in this series every year, and it took them about three years to cover the Austen books, so hopefully there will be more Fitzgerald coming soon. (Also have my fingers crossed for the rest of the Little Women series...)
These books look beautiful! I think a lovely colour illustration as a frontispiece would make them a bit more classy.
Yes, they are beautiful. At the moment only Little Prince and Art of War have illustrations, but I agree a colour frontispiece from the period would have a been a lovely extra touch for the others.
Beautiful Books I’ve just bought Jane Eyre after seeing your video 😊
Ann G I hope you love it 😘
Beautiful Books my favourite book ❤️
Phantom!!
I've been waiting for an extremely ornamental edition to finally read it and that could be the one
Yes, I can’t wait to see how they handle it 😀 while you wait though, have you seen the Folio Society edition of Phantom? It’s illustrated by Taylor Dolan and uses a nice recent translation (the David Coward one) - I have it and really like it.
@@BeautifulBooks I have, I like it but it can wait.
On a different note:
How do you feel about illustrated editions of famous books produced by a national fund that pretty much guarantees it's exclusivity since they will be extremely hard to find outside or even inside the country in which they were published?
I mean like a true classic you'll never find out about unless I tell you because even I only found out about it because I just bumped into it sitting on a shelf?
I love finding secret treasures by bumping into them on a shelf - sounds very exciting 📚😄💕
@@BeautifulBooks I was planning on sending you an actual photo of the book once I had it in my hands, unfortunately that day seems to be slipping farther and farther away from me at this time so here's a link to a walk-through of the illustrations of said book m.facebook.com/watch/?v=243295726731237&_rdr
The edition is very pretty and surprisingly heavy for a book of its size
And a link to the actual book which unfortunately is not available from Bookdepository.com or any other big international retailers www.amazon.com.mx/dp/6073186037/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1jHiFbYSV3RTV
@@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda Wow, such fabulous illustrations! Gorgeous, what a great find - thank you for sharing 💕
They are so pretty!!
Hey - welcome back! I've missed your videos 💕 (and yes, they are really lovely books 😘)
Almost too pretty to read. I am not hard on books but I don't want the worry of damaging them .
Jane Eyre is so beautiful! Was excited for Alice but that cover is a bit of a let down, unfortunately. All my copies are reading copies, but with the classics I also go for beauty because there's so much available. I'd rather purchase a pretty paperback than a dull hardback. Glad with these you get both.
Yes, I love the floral designs they do so much, esp Jane Eyre 💕. I just got the Alice actually - the cover is much cooler in person than on screen (the texturing makes it catch the light) BUT I was really disappointed with the layout. One of the things I always check in an Alice book is how they treat the mouse tale poem, because it's a visual play on words so it can be a good indication of how the rest of the work is going to go. In the Chiltern edition the tail poem is broken over a page turn, which really ruins the effect of it being a shaped poem. Obviously they were trying to keep a reasonable font size and it's a small book, but I'd have loved a more creative solution...
Oh that is a shame they have done that to the Mouse's Tail in Alice. I have the Penguin Black Classics version and it is all on the same page. I have a Tattoo Sleeve of Alice in Wonderland. The White Rabbit, Alice, The Mad Hatter and The Cheshire Cat.
About to collect the Wordsworth Classics then I saw this 🥺 I might go with this instead. They are sooo prettttty 😭😭😭
The Chiltern are definitely much better constructed than the Wordsworth 💕
@@BeautifulBooks yaaay thanks for your feedback 🤍
THATS IT i'm buying the little prince chiltern edition
Alice in wonderland and a Christmas carol also have illustrations throughout.
Nice, a Phantom of the Opera book is being released by them later this year and I can't wait
I just bought it, so pretty
OMG! Those books are really beautiful and expensive 😅 I'd love to have the collection 😍
They are lovely, and they do go on sale (e.g. I'm in Australia and they often go for $15 at QBD during their annual sales). Hope you find one for a reasonable price some day 💕
hey...loved your video...these books looks lovely..i really need to know for sure are these books have glued or smyth sewn bindings???
Very important to be sure, and yes they all have Smyth sewn bindings. They are really nicely made, and as a book collector I have pretty high standards for construction!
thank you so much for replying.. that's all i wanted to know because these books look amazing.. I hope to get my hands on them soon...thanks again for sharing these information...
The covers and designs are beautiful and I really love the smaller format they had chosen for their versions but those glossy pages inside are totally ruining the aesthetic and feeling for me. Even the font might be incredibly small in the barnes and noble leather bound classics I much prefer those over these shown in this video even I am more in love with the look you are getting when you have them in your shelves together.
I have lots of B&N leatherbound classics too - I particularly like their illustrated children's series :)
i agree! i feel like I'm going to get a papercut and miss the smell of regular paper. so you would recommend the leather bound classics if you could just choose one?
Is the edition of Frankenstein the original 1818 text or the heavily revised 1831 edition? There is no information about this on their website. Great video and beautiful books
Great video! I appreciate seeing multiple editions in this series up close they way you did it. The pages look glossy. Are they?
Thanks! Yes, they are glossy - in a nice way though.
@@BeautifulBooks Thank you. Sorry for another question but I am between these and Everyman’s Library. Which is better? I plan on reading these.
No trouble at all - they are both excellent choices for reading and both are well-made. So it mostly comes down to a cover style preference really - Everyman are very uniform in design and they have a larger range, while these are ‘prettier’ designs and the covers are more tactile.
@@BeautifulBooks Thanks again! My absolute favorite are the Knickerbocker Classics with the slip case. I think the Chiltern patterns match much better with those.
This collection is so damn beautiful. 😭🫶
It is! And they keep bringing out new titles too 😀
Hi, thanks for the all the great work you put in for the videos and the website. Could you please confirm if the Frankenstein edition has the 1818 or 1831 story?
Hi! Glad you're enjoying it. Chiltern's Frankenstein follows the 1831 edition.
Those are definitely my favorite editions! 😍 will they lay flat while reading?
Hey there - yes, they are really surprising weighty volumes for their smallish size, and they do lay flat to enough to read comfortably 😀
They look gorgeous, indeed. They have gone the extra mile in the cover design.
I sometimes wish all these publishers did different books, because they do the same ones over and over again. You hardly see Trollopes and Hardys here. In particular, I have never seen a publisher (other than Collectors' Library) do The Prisoner of Zenda in one of these editions
Yes, it can be frustrating to see so many beautiful designs of the same titles. I have a really nice (vintage) copy of The Prisoner of Zenda by the Limited Editions Club. Heritage Press did a cheaper copy of the same edition, and Easton Press reproduced it too, if you’re looking for a nice copy 😀
Beautiful Books yes! I have the Heritage Press one. It holds up very nicely for a 55 year old book. I’ll check the Easton one, as their public domain books tend to be less expensive in the aftermarket.
I'm definitely dropping some loot to get some of these reads
They’re all so pretty, it’s hard to choose 💕
Came here because of the little prince, I'm planning on buying it
I love the little prince, such a beautiful story 💕
@@BeautifulBooks it is, my copy is on it's way and i'm so excited
hi! do you know if that's the uncensored version of the picture of dorian gray?
Exactly how glossy are the pages? Will the paper take pencil annotations?
inlé's inlet Hm. I haven’t tried to write on them. It’s what I would call “satin” gloss - so not super shiny, but definitely not matte. I would guess you could write on them with a soft lead pencil?
Hiii, I wanted to buy the Little Woman edition but your note confused me a little. What do you mean only part one? Can you please explain (because I’ve never read Little Women!) Thank you :) if it’s not the full book I don’t wanna buy it!
When Little Women was originally published in 1868 it was very successful, so her publishers asked for a follow-up, and she wrote 'Good Wives' (which was set three years later) which was published in 1869. An omnibus edition of both books was released in 1880 (confusingly just called Little Women). UK editions typically follow the original naming convention (so the Chiltern edition is the original Little Women book). However, US editions typically publish the later omnibus edition under the Little Women title, which includes the book called Good Wives in the UK. I included the note because if you're in the UK, the book will be what you expect, but if you're in the US and you've read it before, you might feel like the 'second part' is missing since it's usually published as an omnibus in the States. So yes, it is a full book (and it was a stand-alone when first written). There are more volumes in the series as well (Little Men and Jo's Boys) - I'm hoping Chiltern will publish the rest too as it would be a gorgeous set. Hope that helps :)
Don’t know if this information is still of any use to you, but the good wives is being released by Chiltern in a few months time, I myself am waiting to get it with little women as they will make a beautiful two-volume set!
Is the font extremely small? From the video it looks decently sized, but I am curious!
Yes, the font is pretty reasonably sized 😃
@@BeautifulBooks Thank you! I want them all :)
@@kevintnorman Haha, my constant book problem 🥰
Do the books stay open when reading? I have one of the Penguin clothbounds and they are horrible cuality, they dont stay open and the design fades. 😤
Yes, I have the same issue with Penguin clothbounds - they have really pretty covers, but basically are just paperbacks inside. These Chiltern classics are much higher quality - they are sewn bindings so yes, they stay open when you read them. I haven't had any issues with fading, but I only got my first books from them in late 2018 so I can't speak for longer than that.
Could u explain which editions these are? I'm confused between the blank and ruled journal editions
Hi - Chiltern do put out some journals with cover designs that match several of their classic books (the blank ones have plain pages and are good for drawing, the rules ones have lines so they are easy to write on). However, the books in this video are the actual reading books, not the journals. Hope that helps!
Would love a comparison with Penguin Clothbound.
Sure, I'll try to make sure I do this in an upcoming video. The 'feel' is quite different when reading.
These books are very beautiful. Do you know if they are unabridged or not?
Yes they are all unabridged 🙂 Just to note though that Little Women is the UK version, so it is shorter than the US version. (It’s not abridged - when Little Women was first published, it was quite popular so Alcott quickly published a sequel called Good Wives the following year. However, in the US, both books are usually bundled together in an omnibus edition confusingly also called Little Women, whereas in the UK they are still published as two separate volumes. Hopefully Chiltern will also bring out an in-series copy of Good Wives soon…)
@@BeautifulBooks Thank you :)
Nice editions. But could we please make some beautiful editions of books that are NOT Alice in Wonderland and Pride & Prejudice? Like, say, The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins? Just beloved books that need this nice treatment but that aren’t Sherlock Holmes? I have nice copies of all these classics. Not to be negative-LOVE your gorgeous video AND these books. Just a general kind of statement
Yes, it's so true. Certain titles get so much more love than others which is pretty frustrating. Folio Society have a much more interesting range (alongside many classics as well) if you've had a chance to check them out? (In fact, I have their edition of Woman in White!)
Beautiful Books Absolutely! I am a Folio Society devotee. And I also understand the “book art object” point of view. I am a collector, so I understand that one can have many, many editions of the same wonderful book. But a little more diversity would be appreciated
@@bethflynn5342 Definitely agree! We'll just have to keep reminding the publishers that there is a huge audience outside their classics comfort zone with hungry shelves awaiting... 😃
I ordered from them back in May, but I guess they aren't shipping during covid :(
I have a lot of books on order from the UK that have been several months in transit. I spoke to the post office who said that there is such limited space on international flights that lots of orders are being shipped by sea, so a three month delay is expected :(
I ordered from them in November (Jane Eyre) and I had it in three weeks more or less. Happy holidays by the way
Do you know if the secret garden will be illustrated inside?💗
I doubt it - only a few Chiltern books have been illustrated so far, and usually when the illustrations have been an integral part of the story (e.g, The Little Prince). I can update when I confirm.
I just purchase the little prince in my country Mexico, but failed to notice that it said it has 18 pages???? but the price is the equivalent of 16 dollars which if I checked everywhere else that seems to be about right! but the little prince is usually 112 pages anyone might know what could be going on here?
Did you purchase the edition published by Chiltern Classics? If so, it does have 112 pages and presumably the website just has a typo on the page count. The only editions I know of with such a low page count are the pop-up book adaptations.
@@BeautifulBooks yes by chiltern classics i assume it was a typo cause the price was the same as amazon thanks!!!
Many of the covers are certainly beautiful. The paper quality/style gives me great pause though... Does not seem like it would be too enjoyable to read. IMO matte cream colour pages are best.
It also has been difficult to find the translators used (when applicable). I was looking at their Phantom of the Opera but couldn't dig up anything.
Thanks for commenting! I don’t mind the paper when reading, but it’s definitely a bit glossy if you want to annotate with a pencil, for example. I’m travelling right now, but can check the translator for you when I get back if you like, as I have the book at home?
@@BeautifulBooks that would be nice if you could :) I left a comment on one of their Social Media pages but who knows if I'll hear back. I fully expect it to be the original abridged translation to keep costs down, but it would be nice to know for sure :)
I want them all so bad, I use to love the classics as a child but they're so pricey per book. I just wanna splurge and get all the romance ones.
I know, they are so pretty. but have patience - I managed to get mine half price by waiting - hope you get lucky!
I worry about the glare from that paper. Is it awful?
Not at all - it's really nice quality paper - more of a satin sheen than glossy if that makes sense?
What sort of prices are we looking at for these.
Hi Rachel - apologies for the delay in reply (YT doesn't always let me know when there are comments). Price will depend where you are located - RRP on the Chiltern website is £15-20 (UK). I'm in Australia where QBD have them 2 for $30. Amazon is usually around $20 USD.
I just bought Great Expectations. Whilst very beautiful, I’m really not a fan of the glossy pages. I find it a little hard to read and also I think the glossy pages actually cheapens the look. For this reason I decided not to buy any more in the collection. Which is a shame as they are very pretty.
Yes, the pages are rather glossy in all of the volumes. (I think their paper choice also adds to the weight - they are surprisingly heavy for such small volumes!) So sorry you found it hard to read - if I find a series with similar design and quality with matte pages I'll come back here and let you know. (Although, vintage/second-hand volumes are worth looking out for when buying these sorts of classic titles - older books usually have matte pages and some have quite pretty cover designs too.)
@@BeautifulBooks They are heavy! I was so surprised by the weight for their size. I tend to only like buying one copy per book and have a preference of hardcover. But I’m finding it so hard to get hardcovers that are as readable as paperbacks. I find so many editions incredibly beautiful, but just not very readable. Have you got any of the Wordsworth Collectors Editions? I haven’t seen them in person but I’m trying to figure out why they are so cheap for hardcovers. ($15-$20 per book here in Australia).
I’m looking for an edition of The Great Gatsby, and thanks to your video have held of in hopes that one of the coming editions is what I’m after :)
@@cassdelioncourt The Wordsworth editions have very pretty covers, but are essentially paperbacks on the inside (e.g. glued, not stitched, pages), and the paper the covers are made from can be a little delicate and open to showing shelfwear - hence the lower price point. And yes, lots of wonderful Gatsby editions to choose from this year, so I hope one of them suits your tastes! I’ll come back and update here on the paper style when they come out :)
@@BeautifulBooks thank you! I really appreciate the information. It’s so hard to tell without seeing them in person. I find online book store don’t offer a lot of detail or even good photos.
I hope you will have an update for the prospected August 6th and October 29th releases and the titles. I reach out to the company and beg to be on a list so I can pro-order and own every book and it's only through continually trying to see if they pop up that they are going to have releases. It's like pulling teeth to get this company to make sure I can own every book they put out for this series. Does anyone know how to get on a notification list. Or how can I keep up to date? Please and thank you to anyone who can help with this because because have begged the company for years and they don't seem to give a shit if anyone knows. Their FB is almost never updated and the only thing they post about is years old titles. Even their own store doesn't have thelre-order new releases and titles available. I'm just stuck fumbling around for it and have only found 19 titles available and have already paid for them.
Yes, it's so hard to track down their publication schedule! I do maintain a regularly updated list that includes the planned August and October releases (I like to make use of the preorder discounts - they started off really affordable, but prices have been steadily creeping up), you can see the list here: bit.ly/chilternbooks
Are these books abridged or unabridged?
@@dandelves For the most part they are unabridged. There are some caveats though, e.g, the translation used for Phantom of the Opera is the first English translation by de Mattos from 1911, so although the Chiltern edition is an unabridged version of this *translation*, the translation itself is an abridged version of the original French story. Also, if you originally read the US edition of Little Women, you will find Chiltern follows the UK convention of printing this story in two volumes, Little Women & Good Wives.