It
did not take long to see that the timelessness of Henty's
subject matter and what he had accomplished demanded the
highest quality and durability. We wanted the books to be
just as useful and influential to the next generation-and
the next-and the one after that-as they were to the first.
We have had people tell us that their prize possessions
were the sets of Hentys that had come down to them from
their great-grandfathers, and we want our efforts to be
worthy of the tradition and value of that investment.
In
the Henty's of today, we have reset all the type to be
larger, using clean, modern fonts and spacings that have
been proven more readable than those used in the original
editions. Our heirloom and trade paper editions are printed
on acid-free, archival quality paper in an easy-on-the-eye
off-white color which enhances readability even more (in
fact, in the two editions the pages are the same; only
the binding and covers are different). And the bindings
on our heirloom editions are the best available-sewn,
not merely glued.
But though all the type has been reset, we
have intentionally left the text just as it was in the
original, with all the Britishisms and spellings and sentences
intact. That is not just a purist whim, however. We did
that because we recognize the great value there is in
reading a Henty in its original style. At first there
may be a bit of a struggle as one becomes accustomed to
the writing, but the thrill of Henty's masterful storytelling
carries the reader over any such obstacles, and thus builds
a compelling, almost irresistible bridge backward, preparing
him to read harder classics. And that makes Henty even
more valuable to this generation than to his own.
As to the extra cost all this involves .
. . well, if the books are still to be accessible and
affordable, which we want them to be, we simply have to
forego some of the usual price markup for books of this
quality. But we're glad to do it. Call us fools. We want
to see that the books are done right.
At PrestonSpeed Publications, we will not
only continue to produce the complete works of G. A. Henty,
but we are also introducing many other products. Our mission statement is
simple: We want to provide you, our customers, with fine
works of literature, history, and historical fiction.
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