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Biography: literary

Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell is best known as a novelist and biographer, but she was also a lively and sensitive letter writer, with a vivacious interest in all that was going on around her. This biography presents a selection from her letters, with a linking commentary. Editor(s): Chapple, John; Sharps, John Geoffrey. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DNJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077890
ISBN
9780719077890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.81

Paperback. A study of Elizabeth Gaskell's early life up to her marriage in 1832. It analyses three travel journals by her Knutsford cousins which prove that she grew up in a literary milieu. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719082429
ISBN
9780719082429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.72

Paperback. The authorised biography of Elizabeth Jane Howard from the award-winning author of Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549265
ISBN
9781848549265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.48

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGL; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633572
ISBN
9780691633572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.30

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813552750
ISBN
9780813552750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763540797
ISBN
9788763540797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.77

Paperback. Christopher Robin's story in his own words Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447269823
ISBN
9781447269823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Middleton, Jeff. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400080465
ISBN
9781400080465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. Enid Blyton is known throughout the world for her imaginative children's books and her enduring characters such as Noddy and the Famous Five. She is one of the most borrowed authors from British libraries. This biography documents the appeal of this extraordinary woman throughout the world. It also contains a list of Enid Blyton's writings. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Updated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440309
ISBN
9780752440309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Jan Carew's memoirs, compiled, edited and expanded by Joy Gleason Carew offer an unparalleled insight into the life and work of this pioneering global, multifaceted man and his multiple lives as a novelist, activist, shaper of Black Studies, actor, playwright, painter, agricultural evangelist, advisor to Heads of State and much more. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232450
ISBN
9781845232450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. A thoroughly researched, balanced new biography of author, journalist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235783
ISBN
9781780235783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 588 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691622859
ISBN
9780691622859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.85
€ 62.88

Hardback. .
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612196381
ISBN
9781612196381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.75

Hardcover. Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). This book assesses the life and legacy of this important voice from mid twentieth century Central Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academica Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933146720
ISBN
9781933146720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.96

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550027860
ISBN
9781550027860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. Immortalized as the author of "The Riddle of the Sands", Erskine Childers led a life quite as enigmatic and adventurous as his classic novel. This is the biography of Childers. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571276837
ISBN
9780571276837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGL; HBTZ1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214682
ISBN
9781442214682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33

Paperback. First published in 1993, this book brings together Muriel Spark's writings on the Bronte sisters, including a selection of their letters and a selection of Emily Bronte's poems. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772466
ISBN
9781847772466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 color + 56 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223644
ISBN
9780300223644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219715
ISBN
9780300219715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.93

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