From one of our finest living writers, Wolf Hall, is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel, one that explores the intersection of individual psychology and wider politics. With a vast array of characters, and richly overflowing with incident, it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society, moulding itself with great passion and suffering and courage.

It’s been the most successful Booker Prize winner of all time, and we’re delighted to announce its arrival on the App Store, and to add Fourth Estate to our growing list of partners.

The full version contains the text in its entirety, Tudor and Yorkist family trees, extra articles by Hilary Mantel, an already brimming news feed, and a brilliant 30-minute video discussion between Hilary and renowned historian David Starkey. The free version comes with the first chapter, the news feed and a clip of the video discussion.

The app is already getting some great promotion, both on the streets of London…

… in the press…

… and on the App Store…

Hilary is just beginning a huge tour of events, but tickets are going fast, with some venues already sold out, so head on over to the in-app news feed (available in both the full and free versions of the app) before it’s too late!

London — March 9, 2010 — 4th Estate and Enhanced Editions today announced the Wolf Hall App is now available for iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store. The Wolf Hall App is a feature-packed ebook version of the 2009 Man Booker prize winning Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. In Wolf Hall, Mantel, one of UK’s leading writers, brings the opulent, brutal world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. Wolf Hall is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue, and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII’s courtiers.

“We’re thrilled to be launching this app on the App Store at the same time as our paperback publication of the phenomenon that is Wolf Hall,” said Press Books MD, John Bond. “The enhanced app for iPhone and iPod touch gives us an opportunity to reach readers who want to experience the book in an exciting new way.”

“Releasing an enhanced edition of the most successful Man Booker prize winner ever shows the incredible growth and authority now associated with reading on iPhone and iPod touch,” said Peter Collingridge, Enhanced Editions. “This is a book that defies simple categorisation and we expect it to gain a whole new audience now that it is also an app.”

The app contains the full text of Wolf Hall plus a number of multimedia extras and exclusives including:

• A 30-minute video discussion between Hilary Mantel and renowned historian David Starkey, filmed at the Tower of London.
• A cast of characters and Tudor family trees.
• An essay by Hilary on the problems of historical fiction.
• A regularly updated news feed containing further videos, podcasts and extras.

The Wolf Hall App is available for £6.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

In addition to the paid app, there will also be a free version which includes the first chapter, news feed and a short clip from the video discussion.