Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2x8-page b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474240000
- ISBN
- 9781474240000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.53
€ 36.99
€ 26.53
This is the first book-length study on the Anglo-Jewish writer Bernard Kops, who became famous as part of the new wave of British drama with the production of his play The Hamlet of Stepney Green in 1958. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611476569
- ISBN
- 9781611476569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.06
€ 117.06
Hardcover. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 39. Weight in Grams: 746. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007390
- ISBN
- 9780007486960
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Chronicles the making of an iconic American writer by exploring Ray Bradbury's childhood and early years of his long life in fiction, film, television, radio, and theatre. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079054
- ISBN
- 9780252079054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Number of pages
- 214
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555975906
- ISBN
- 9781555975906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.00
€ 15.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Offers a firsthand account of the life of Marek Hlasko, a young writer whose iconoclastic way of life became an inspiration in 1950s Poland. Detailing relationships with such giants of Polish culture as the filmmaker Roman Polanski and the novelist Jerzy Andrzejewski, this memoir recounts his adventures and misadventures abroad in the postwar era. Translator(s): Ufberg, Ross. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806976
- ISBN
- 9780875806976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.86
€ 38.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. A biography of the celebrated author of classics such as "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr Ripley". Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408. A Life of Patricia Highsmith. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 544 pages, Illustrations. A biography of the celebrated author of classics such as "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr Ripley". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight: 402.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408811191
- ISBN
- 9781408811191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.04
€ 21.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. A collection of biographies: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness. Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 x 8 page colour/black and white insets. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003108
- ISBN
- 9780141003108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.73
€ 25.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Based around Potter's own journal, the book goes into detail about Potter's upbringing and influences. Num Pages: 128 pages, Colour Througout. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGL; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817435
- ISBN
- 9781906817435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195809
- ISBN
- 9781845195809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571234387
- ISBN
- 9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.92
€ 13.99
€ 9.92
Paperback. An autobiography of Mark Twain that describes a chronology of his life, brief family biographies, and an excerpt from the "Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2" - a controversial but characteristically humorous attack on Christian doctrine. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet E.; Hirst, Robert. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 line figures, 45 black / white photographs, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612. Reader's Edition, Just My Words. 440 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet E. An autobiography of Mark Twain that describes a chronology of his life, brief family biographies, and an excerpt from the "Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2" - a controversial but characteristically humorous attack on Christian doctrine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 30. Weight: 612.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272255
- ISBN
- 9780520272255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.45
€ 33.99
€ 24.45
Hardback. Chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads. This book deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet E.; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Gagel, Amanda; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane; Ohge, Christopher M. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 792 pages, 45. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 193 x 65. Weight in Grams: 1682.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279940
- ISBN
- 9780520279940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.48
€ 49.99
€ 35.48
Hardback. Brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, this title delves into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Editor(s): Griffin, Benjamin; Smith, Harriet E.; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 776 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272781
- ISBN
- 9780520272781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.19
€ 49.99
€ 35.19
Hardback. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane; Hirst, Robert; Smith, Harriet E. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 760 pages, 21 line figures, 45 b/w photographs, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1844. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Series: Mark Twain Papers S. 743 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Smith, Harriet E. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight: 1844.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 743
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267190
- ISBN
- 9780520267190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.48
€ 49.99
€ 35.48
Paperback / so. Series: Grenzfragen Des Nerven- Und Seelenlebens. Num Pages: 79 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BGL; JMAF; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 79
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662426463
- ISBN
- 9783662426463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
hardcover. Fifty favorite columns from Atlanta's journalistic giants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563524608
- ISBN
- 9781563524608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.53
€ 20.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381361
- ISBN
- 9780857381361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Translator(s): Schechter, Daniel C. Num Pages: 120 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680658
- ISBN
- 9780816680658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.51
€ 19.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. An illuminating examination of writer and lay theologian Dorothy L. Sayers' Trinitarian understanding of human creativity, and how it offers a theologically authentic basis for a socially-committed Christian life. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893347
- ISBN
- 9780718893347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.16
€ 40.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 90 b/w photos & 39 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Apogee Books Science Fiction Canada
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897350270
- ISBN
- 9781897350270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
paperback. An exploration of the life, work, and historical background of Aphra Behn: seventeenth-century dramatist, poet, novelist, political propagandist, bisexual and spy. BIC Classification: BGL; DD; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
- Publisher
- Fentum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised Edition, Fully Revised with a New Introduc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909572065
- ISBN
- 9781909572065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.12
€ 19.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. A new, critical biography of enigmatic French theorist, writer, actor and artist Antonin Artaud examining Artaud's work in relation to his life, as well as the many influential figures he came into contact with. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235707
- ISBN
- 9781780235707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.93
€ 17.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Based on more than fifteen years of research in dozens of libraries and archives across five countries, this is the first full-length biography of one of the foremost women writers in Georgian England. Num Pages: 792 pages, 64, 64 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418230
- ISBN
- 9781421418230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.91
€ 47.99
€ 39.91