Valancourt Books is an independent small press specializing in the rediscovery of rare, neglected, and out-of-print fiction. Inquire at Mudie's, or the London Library, who asks for 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' now? Have not even 'The Mysteries of Paris' ceased to frighten? Alas! our best novels are but for a season." Ah, woe is me that the glory of novels should ever decay. The beauty and elegance of Valancourt made your young grandmammas' gentle hearts to beat with respectful sympathy. Valancourt, my dears, was the hero of one of the most famous romances which ever was published in this country. "'Valancourt? and who was he?' cry the young people. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.
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