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Biography: literary

Paperback. Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War. Num Pages: 304 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007748693
ISBN
9780007748693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. This updated edition features a new preface by the author as well as an expanded notes section. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two 16pp B&W inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847675606
ISBN
9781847675606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.72

Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593500
ISBN
9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bhatkal & Sen India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9788185604718
ISBN
9788185604718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Archipelago Books United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671404
ISBN
9780914671404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.92

Hardcover. A comprehensive look at the life and poetry of Sa'di - the poet of life, love and compassion. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684731
ISBN
9781851684731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Paperback. Cytomegalovirus is a lucid and spare autobiographical narrative by Herve Guibert (1955-1991) of the everyday moments of his hospitalization due to complications of AIDS. In one of his last works, the acclaimed writer presents his struggle with the disease in terms that are unsentimental and deeply human. Translator(s): Orban, Clara. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780823268573
ISBN
9780823268573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. The concluding volume of Herman Melville: A Biography confirms Hershel Parker's position as the world's leading Melville scholar, demonstrating his unrivaled biographical, literary, and historical imagination and providing a rich new portrait of a great-and profoundly American-artist. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 63, 63 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881862
ISBN
9780801881862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.09

Hardback. Editor(s): Zacharias, Greg W.; Anesko, Michael. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 38. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285477
ISBN
9780803285477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.90

Hardback. Features the letters of Henry James - one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. This work comprises more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a range of topics - from James' own life and literary projects to questions on art, literature, and criticism. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 486 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1103.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803222250
ISBN
9780803222250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Dupee, Frederick Wilcox. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 638 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613062
ISBN
9780691613062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.01
€ 77.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Horne, Philip. Num Pages: 850 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Library of America United States
Number of pages
850
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534719
ISBN
9781598534719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. Journey into the history of English and discover how words have entered our language to make it what it is today. Num Pages: 288 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566325
ISBN
9780719566325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Hardback. The Life of Robert Frost presents a unique and rich approach to the poet that includes original genealogical research concerning Frost s ancestors, and a demonstration of how mental illness plagued the Frost family and heavily influenced Frost s poetry. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658529
ISBN
9780470658529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.88

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Henry D Thoreau kept a "Journal" that would become the principal imaginative work of his career. This book presents Thoreau's "Journal". Editor(s): Simmons, Nancy Craig; Thomas, Ron. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 line illus. 5 x 8. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065403
ISBN
9780691065403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.37
€ 74.19

Hardback. Contains 163 letters that provide an intimate view of author's path from college student to published author. This title documents author's friendships with college classmates and his search for work after graduation, while letters to his brother and sisters reveal warm, playful relationships among the siblings. Editor(s): Hudspeth, Robert N. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 536 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158921
ISBN
9780691158921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.92
€ 87.64

Hardback. From Thoreau's renowned Journal, a treasury of memorable, funny, and sharply observed accounts of his encounters with the wild and domestic animals of Concord Illustrator(s): Kaspari, Debby Cotter. Editor(s): Wisner, Geoff. Num Pages: 280 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BGLA; BJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223767
ISBN
9780300223767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.40

Hardcover. In this absorbing collection of stories and trivia readers will find answers to the amazing and extraordinary aspects of Austen's life, work and legacy. From her development as a world-class author, secrets of her own life and loves, through insights into her novels and their characters along with the changing reception to them over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Rydon Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910821121
ISBN
9781910821121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663289
ISBN
9780745663289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.58

Hardcover. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663272
ISBN
9780745663272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Hardback. Philippines is Helene Cixous's reverie or 'truedreaming' which intertwines Freud's uneasy views on telepathy,autobiographical memories conflating Algeria and Paris, childhoodand adult life, shared with her brother 'Pete', and literaryevocations from Proust and George du Maurier's forgotten novelPeter Ibbetson. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648156
ISBN
9780745648156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Paperback. Philippines is Helene Cixous's reverie or 'truedreaming' which intertwines Freud's uneasy views on telepathy,autobiographical memories conflating Algeria and Paris, childhoodand adult life, shared with her brother 'Pete', and literaryevocations from Proust and George du Maurier's forgotten novelPeter Ibbetson. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648163
ISBN
9780745648163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197438
ISBN
9781845197438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. Jane Austen's reputation rests on the six novels she wrote in her life - enduringly popular novels which have become part of the fabric of English life, and which have reached new audiences through dramatisations on screen and stage. This book draws on her letters and describes Jane's life in the vicarage at Steventon and at Bath and Chawton. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453187
ISBN
9780752453187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

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