Thomas Hardy and Mark Cazalet

For the last few years we have been planning, together with Mark Cazalet (seen here with his wife Harriet, Felix and Freya), a selection from Hardy’s poems, written in 1912-13 about his wife, Emma. Here we quote from Claire Tomalin’s recent book Thomas Hardy,...

Thomas Hardy and Mark Cazalet

For the last few years we have been planning, together with Mark Cazalet (seen here with his wife Harriet, Felix and Freya), a selection from Hardy’s poems, written in 1912-13 about his wife, Emma. Here we quote from Claire Tomalin’s recent book Thomas Hardy,...

Glenys Cour

At last, the artist gets to sign! For various reasons, mostly from other parts of our lives, Black Marigolds has taken much longer than expected to be completed. The final printing has now been done and, with the signing of the final signature completed [we do that...

‘Duke Bluebeard’s Castle’ comes to Wales’ Millennium Centre

It will not have escaped the notice of those who follow the doings and interests of the two of us at The Old Stile Press that music is hugely important to our lives and, indeed, has often provided the starting point for our books. Peter Grimes and Abraham and Isaac...

Ralph Kiggell flies in from Bangkok!

Leading the Cranes Home has been one of the most successful and best admired of our books in the past few years. Click on the title to see its full description and slide-show! The creator of its fantastic colour woodcuts, Ralph Kiggell, has just been here, having...