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Five reprints of Ghost Land in ten years; just one complete edition

Since Art Magic was published in 2011, there have been many signs of increasing interest in the life and works of Emma Hardinge Britten from publishers, but few from authors and editors. Here is the timeline of reprints of Ghost Land with no new editorial content, presumably inspired by the first reappearance of Art Magic in a century. In each case the hardcover price precedes that of the paperback:

2014, $49.95, $31.95; 2016, $39.95, $28.95; 2018, $39.57, $30.27; 2019, $30.95, $24.95; 2022, $39.95, $28.95.

None offers any new research; the reprints were attributed to Emma as editor in 2018 and to William Britten as author in 2016, 2019, and 2022. No evidence of William’s authorship has ever been presented yet the majority of recent reprints spread this misinformation. All the previous editions and source materials are available free of charge at the publisher’s IAPSOP website.