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Lost & Found: Nominate Forgotten Authors and Classic Books :

There are so many fine books currently out of print. Why? It’s not because they didn’t sell, it’s because they didn’t sell enough to be economically re-printable. Until now, print on demand technology has been used to keep slow-selling titles in print. Faber Finds is shifting the emphasis from survival to revival - making good books available once more.

For the launch list Faber has canvassed its editors and authors for their suggestions. As we continue to grow the list, we’ll be asking both writers and readers to nominate forgotten favourites. So we’d like now to hear from you, the reader - books can be fiction, memoir, poetry, autobiography, criticism, history, anthologies, science fiction, thrillers, and books for children. Let us know by emailing us at lostandfound@faber.co.uk.

Of course, we won’t be able to guarantee that we will be able to bring particular books back into print. In many cases, books might still be in print with another publisher (but just hard to find). Or we might not be able to acquire the rights - or even track down the owner of the rights.

We've so far had over 300 books recommended, but keep the suggestions coming!

Here are just a few of the titles suggested so far:

• Diary Without Dates by Enid Bagnold
• The Reincarnation of Peter Proud by Max Ehrlich
• Conference at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
• The Senior Commoner by Julian Hall
• Amaryllis at the Fair by Richard Jefferies
• Parson's Progress by Sir Compton Mackenzie
• An Oxford Tragedy by J. C. Masterman
• Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford
• Uncle Stephen by Forrest Reid
• The Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp
• The History of the Great Rebellion by C. V. Wedgwood
• Chronicle of Ancient Sunrise by Henry Williamson