Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 260. .
- Publisher
- Fantagraphics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606998885
- ISBN
- 9781606998885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.91
€ 48.91
Paperback. A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinson's life and singular legacy in American arts and letters Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781934137987
- ISBN
- 9781934137987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Mark Twain, who was often photographed with a cigar, once remarked that he came into the world looking for a light. This biography, published on the centennial of the writer's death focuses on Mark Twain, humorist and quipster, and sheds light on the wit, pathos, and tragedy of the author of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Num Pages: 520 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269859
- ISBN
- 9780520269859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. A fresh, illustrated colour guide to the important and life-changing time Robert Burns spent in Edinburgh, with drawings and photographs of key people and places in the city by David Alexander, and Jerry Brannigan. Burns was in Edinburgh at the time of the Enlightenment (1786-1787. This new guide shows that time in a new way. Illustrator(s): David, Alexander. Num Pages: 208 pages, throughout colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849341714
- ISBN
- 9781849341714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608197651
- ISBN
- 9781608197651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.40
€ 14.99
€ 12.40
hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611485400
- ISBN
- 9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.16
€ 148.16
Paperback. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843919209
- ISBN
- 9781843919209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Paperback. Patricia Highsmith, one of the greatest writers of 20th Century American fiction, had a life as darkly compelling as that of her favourite "hero-criminal," the talented Tom Ripley. The author maps out this richly bizarre life from her birth in Texas to Hitchcock's filming of her first novel, "Strangers On a Train", to her self-exile in Europe. Num Pages: 704 pages, includes two 8 page black & white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312363819
- ISBN
- 9780312363819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.96
€ 27.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. The story of Lawrence Durrell and his enigmatic first wife, Nancy: love, betrayal and literary endeavour set among the glittering intellectuals of 1930s London, Paris and Corfu Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087945
- ISBN
- 9781844087945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910124512
- ISBN
- 9781910124512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.35
€ 11.99
€ 10.35
Hardcover. Chester Himes and John A Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. This is a collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves. Editor(s): Williams, John A.; Williams, Lori. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Adapted ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814333556
- ISBN
- 9780814333556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.92
€ 38.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892241
- ISBN
- 9780718892241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
Paperback. The second book of a major two-volume biographical study of the author William Makepeace Thackeray and his family, including new research that sheds light on the lives of his daughters Minny and Annie. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892258
- ISBN
- 9780718892258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.66
€ 58.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021668
- ISBN
- 9781910021668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. Beginning with memories of a brutal murder, this book takes you through a series of uncanny encounters with 'lost girls', with brilliant digressions on murder ballads, voodoo, acid and insomnia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554943
- ISBN
- 9780099554943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bancroft Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610881531
- ISBN
- 9781610881531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.18
€ 34.99
€ 23.18
Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571310937
- ISBN
- 9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. William Golding was born in 1911 and educated at his local grammar school and Brasenose College, Oxford. He published a volume of poems in 1934 and during the war served in the Royal Navy. Afterwards he returned to being a schoolmaster in Salisbury. This title introduces Golding. Num Pages: 592 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231645
- ISBN
- 9780571231645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.26
€ 14.99
€ 11.26
Paperback. Presents John Cheever's journals that reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer and the contradictions that drove him. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529538
- ISBN
- 9780099529538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Peter of Blois pursued the life of a twelfth-century intellectual with vigor and passion tinged with anxiety. This book offers a study of Peter of Blois' life, thought, and writings. It explores how Peter brought classical, patristic, monastic, and scholastic traditions into an uneasy synthesis, and deployed them in letters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGL; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216768
- ISBN
- 9780813216768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.16
€ 94.16