Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. A biography of W B Yeats, it covers the second half of Yeats' life, taking in his controversial political involvements, continued supernatural experiments, his extraordinary marriage, a series of love affairs, and the writing of his greatest poetry. It also weaves together his life and work. Num Pages: 832 pages, 32pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1306. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0024921
- ISBN
- 9780192806093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. A new and insightful literary biography of the poet and libertine John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, placing his work firmly in the literary, intellectual and political contexts of his time. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892999
- ISBN
- 9780718892999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.73
€ 45.73
Hardcover. Presents a study of the work of Sean O Dalaigh/John O'Daly, the great 19th-century scribe; compiler and collector of manuscripts, editor, anthologist; and, founder of societies for the publication of Gaelic literature. This text includes an analysis of his sources, manuscript compilations, printed editions and connections in the literary world. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- Chead Choiriu ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184073
- ISBN
- 9781859184073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 colour illustrations in plate section: pp.68-69. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501307171
- ISBN
- 9781501307171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.58
€ 51.99
€ 36.58
Hardcover. Biography of the influential, lesser known member of the W.H. Auden circle. Peter Stansky tells the fascinating story of Edward Upward's conflict between art and life. At the same time he colourfully provides significant insight into English society during the twentieth century and explores the special nature of English radicalism. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910392843
- ISBN
- 9781910392843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.32
€ 33.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic "Darkness at Noon", Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. This title gives an account of Koestler's turbulent private life. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 57. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571255993
- ISBN
- 9780571255993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477942
- ISBN
- 9780801477942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447877
- ISBN
- 9780801447877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 60.79
€ 75.73
€ 60.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172491
- ISBN
- 9780691172491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221608
- ISBN
- 9780571221608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
Paperback. For the first time ever, a fascinating look at the remarkable life of Barbara Taylor Bradford. From the cobbled streets of Yorkshire to the sweeping avenues of Manhattan, Barbara's own story is as dramatic a tale as any one of her bestsellers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w plates, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007165698
- ISBN
- 9780007165698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.16
€ 14.99
€ 11.16
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606408
- ISBN
- 9780691606408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.12
€ 45.99
€ 33.12
Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven; Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 832 pages, 2 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167879
- ISBN
- 9780691167879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.97
€ 45.99
€ 32.97
Hardcover. Tells the story of how the poet Kathleen Raine has developed from a small girl, who knew at the age of eight that she wanted only to write poetry, into a world-renowned poet and literary scholar. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- F First Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832680
- ISBN
- 9780856832680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.29
€ 26.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. In The Fellowship, Philip and Carol Zaleski offer the first complete rendering of the Inklings' lives and works. Lewis maps the medieval mind, accepts Christ while riding in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle, becomes a world-famous evangelist, and creates new forms of religiously attuned fiction while wrestling with personal crises. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 51. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374536251
- ISBN
- 9780374536251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501325557
- ISBN
- 9781501325557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.97
€ 26.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520962
- ISBN
- 9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898478
- ISBN
- 9780859898478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.35
€ 137.35
Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898485
- ISBN
- 9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.13
€ 41.13
Paperback. Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly two thousand letters, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239108
- ISBN
- 9780571239108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.27
€ 25.99
€ 17.27
Hardcover. An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393242232
- ISBN
- 9780393242232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.09
€ 27.99
€ 24.09
Paperback. A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, published fifty years after his death in 1966. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3x8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224862
- ISBN
- 9781780224862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. A beautifully illustrated and informative tribute to England's most famous prose writer Num Pages: 96 pages, 200 black and white. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552780
- ISBN
- 9781781552780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.22
€ 19.99
€ 15.22
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452265
- ISBN
- 9780752452265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.79
€ 15.99
€ 14.79