orrydian
new beautiful editions of classic and contemporary books
orrydian offers a wide range of books, including contemporary and classic fiction, philosophy, art, music, letters and memoirs. orrydian books are beautifully produced, some with original illustrations, others with new artwork.
Available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover and Kindle editions.
HIGHLIGHTS
> Latest titles: (1) Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by W Heath Robinson, including more than 90 line drawings recreated in colour by Michael Richard Hinton. (2) The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Collectors’ edition, translated into English by Edward FitzGerald, with 75 illustrations by Edmund J Sullivan, recreated in colour by Michael Richard Hinton.
> orrydian has to date published 15 titles in its series of books with Gustave Doré’s illustrations recreated in full colour. These books can be viewed here. A selection of Doré’s illustrations, recreated in colour, can be viewed here.
> A selection of illustrations by Arthur Rackham can be viewed here.
> A selection of illustrations by other artists can be viewed here.
> orrydian is proud of its ongoing collaboration with Rev Dr Ebenezer DuLally Uvney. 21 of our titles are graced with Introductions by the great scholar. These titles can be viewed by clicking here. We have recently published two novels by Dr Uvney: The Ghost at Crone and Uvney at SEA, and his anthology A Book of Uvney can be viewed here.
> Other groups of titles can be seen via the menu at the top of the page or the thumbnail images below.
“Orrydian’s books are beautifully produced and illustrated, reminding the reader of days gone by and pleasures yet to come. Furthermore, many of the classic novels include some of the most illuminating and erudite Introductions which I have ever read.”