Part of Resuscitations, a series of releases focusing on forgotten or neglected works.
Edwina C. Geach lived at the end of the 19th Century. The writings included in this volume were released posthumously as a collection conceived in memoriam. An affinity with nature and appreciation for allegory common to her output provide a revealing insight into the imaginative life possessed by a young Australian of the era. Many of the sketches and poems that comprise the collection exhibit a fantastical property influenced by dreams. Geach died prematurely at Christmastime in 1905, leaving her writings to be compiled by those who admired her in life.
Available in Paperback at Lulu and Amazon, Hardcover at Lulu and ebook at Amazon. Watch the trailer on YouTube.
Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group is joint winner of the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026! Thrilled to witness Tangerine Press recognised in this way. Congrats to Moist Books and Nell Osborne, and everyone long and short listed.
Big up to all in the small press scene, many who forge onwards with little acknowledgement and even less reward.
Special appreciation to Michael Curran and his endless faith in the book.
Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group is included on The Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize shortlist 2026. Warm congratulations to my fellow writers and the small presses acknowledged this year. I’m thrilled to see small presses recognised in this way. They continue to be an avenue for strange, uncompromising, dangerous and unwieldy literature and in a climate that threatens a slow asphyxiation of the arts are more important than ever.
Read more about the shortlist at the Republic of Consciousness Substack.
Figures Crossing the Field Toward the Group is available at Tangerine Press.
Delighted to present a new edition of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group, released today by Tangerine Press.
Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group is the culmination of a decade’s writing, and the final prose offering penned as part of the ‘pilgrimage works’ cycle. The novella charts the journey of a young girl who is impelled to wander an England beset by a mysterious apocalyptic event. In the course of the journey she encounters others that have been uprooted, and all must confront an ineffable delirium which has infected the land.
‘Linguistically inventive, alert in every sense, and propelled with such narrative force that hairs burn on the unsuspecting reader’s neck. A classic end-game pilgrimage under a black sun across a spoiled landscape, waiting to be absorbed once again into the marginless sea. The work of a poet in the sway of place, at whatever cost to herself. And to our fragile psyches.’ — Iain Sinclair
Thank you to Sean Stewart for providing the back cover description:
In the midst of an apocalyptic event of unknown provenance – a mass of red spreading north from the southern counties – a young girl sets out on a journey. Along the way she encounters a series of eccentric characters, the few left behind in the wake of a widespread evacuation. Some of these individuals are ravaged and on the edge of death, while others are immersed in their own hermetic practices, be they solipsistic, nihilistic, or otherwise. None wish to engage for more than the brief time necessary to offer their meagre assistance. There is talk of ‘anti-spores’, pools of blood, and of a hum spreading through communication wires. The hum has altered the very appearance of written language, pushing words apart, leaving only single syllables behind. This constraint is present in the third-person narration we read but is removed during periods of dialogue. This results in a rhythmic, chantlike flow to the prose. As with the best of work that employs the tropes of apocalyptic fiction, Rebecca Gransden’s unusual novella ends with many of its questions floating in the scarlet haze it generates, leaving them for the reader to ponder in the wake of what is surely a singular literary experience.
Available in three editions. Specially commissioned artwork by Harry Adams. Eternal thanks to Michael Curran at Tangerine Press for his belief and investment in the novella. Find in all good bookshops and direct from the publisher here.
Thrilled at the announcement of a new edition of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group. Grateful for the opportunity to work with Tangerine Press in bringing the novella into existence in such a beautifully realised form. Coming May 29th, available in three editions, and pre-orders are open now. Endless thanks to Michael Curran for his faith in the book and infectious appreciation for literature that embraces the fringes.
‘Linguistically inventive, alert in every sense, and propelled with such narrative force that hairs burn on the unsuspecting reader’s neck. A classic end-game pilgrimage under a black sun across a spoiled landscape, waiting to be absorbed once again into the marginless sea. The work of a poet in the sway of place, at whatever cost to herself. And to our fragile psyches.’ — Ian Sinclair
I present to you, a special Halloween 2024 release
Happy Bunny and Other Mischiefs
A collection of stories to repulse and delight. The majority of the tales included in this collection were written near a decade ago, and most are available here for the first time.
Dangerous creatures, neglected kids and dejected employees face the weird, odd and perilous. Enter a world where possessed pageant girls get their revenge, a pigeon leads to an underground cult, and a video game mod threatens to unleash hell itself. Enjoy fourteen stories of spite, mischief, and malevolence!
Cardboard Wall Empire presents Florence Carpenter Dieudonné – Selected Works Part of Resuscitations, a series of releases focusing on forgotten or neglected works
Florence Carpenter Dieudonné was a pioneer in the literary fields of science fiction and fantasy. Her 1887 novel RONDAH; OR THIRTY-THREE YEARS IN A STAR is regarded as an early example of extraterrestrial speculative fiction, with its exploration of an uncharted alien world and considerate depiction of its winged inhabitants. Dieudonné’s XARTELLA delves into the supernatural, and is a welcome addition to literature reflective of the Egyptomania of the 19th Century. Both works are included in this volume, as well as the long poem PRE-HISTORIC ROMANZA, in freshly edited versions respectful of the author’s original vision.
Included in this collection: Rondah; or Thirty-Three Years in a Star (1887) Xartella (1891) Pre-Historic Romanza (1882)
Available at various Amazons including US and UK, and in hardcover at Lulu.
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