Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. The most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for the first time his collected correspondence - which has been unavailable to all previous writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 540
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007113224
- ISBN
- 9780007113224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. One of the film critics, a speechwriter on his own and for President Franklin D Roosevelt, a propagandist during World War II, and a producer on Broadway, Robert E Sherwood scripted some of the popular plays and films of his day. This biography traces his obsession with the world of politics and its effects on his life and art. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496194
- ISBN
- 9781558496194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. Series: City Lights/Grey Fox. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Edition
- NONE, Expanded
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865907
- ISBN
- 9780872865907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.87
€ 13.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. The most highly acclaimed modern biography of Scotland's most famous poet reissued for the 250th anniversary. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414. 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. Very few poets excite such fanatical, worldwide devotion as Robert Burns (otherwise known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's Favourite Son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire or simply the Bard). This biography evaluates Burns' songs and poetry and discusses the importance and quality of his satirical verse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight: 408.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294694
- ISBN
- 9781845294694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.99
€ 15.00
€ 12.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Lenfestey, James; Smith, Thomas R. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Har/Dvdr
- SKU
- V9780816677702
- ISBN
- 9780816677702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589881129
- ISBN
- 9781589881129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.34
€ 27.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. Consistently an outsider - a child of the fundamentalist South, a self-taught intellectual, a black man married to a white woman - Richard Wright nonetheless became the unparalleled voice of his time. This title chronicles his journey from a sharecropper's shack in Mississippi to international renown as a writer and outspoken critic of racism. Num Pages: 638 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730387
- ISBN
- 9780226730387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.75
€ 23.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. A new and insightful biography of the war poet and novelist Richard Aldington, exploring his pre-war, wartime and post-war experiences, writings and relationships. Num Pages: 414 pages, 59 Black & White. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893187
- ISBN
- 9780718893187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Rhys Davies (1901-78) was among the most dedicated, prolific and accomplished of Welsh prose writers. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908946713
- ISBN
- 9781908946713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.74
€ 26.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: ACXD7; BG; BGL; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 185 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publisher
- Black Widow Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979513787
- ISBN
- 9780979513787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.97
€ 32.97
Paperback. Presents a sequence of early recollections, beginning with the dazzling lights and sounds of my first footings on earth in a steep Cotswold valley some three miles long. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953273
- ISBN
- 9780241953273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392783
- ISBN
- 9780141392783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Hardcover. Brilliant portrait of a time and place that launched American Bohemia and liberated the genius of Walt Whitman Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822261
- ISBN
- 9780306822261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.92
€ 29.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085368
- ISBN
- 9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552388396
- ISBN
- 9781552388396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.39
€ 42.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612194219
- ISBN
- 9781612194219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.55
€ 16.99
€ 14.55
Hardcover. Randolph Caldecott established a new standard of taste in children's picture books. Colour plates from the author's personal collection. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551952093
- ISBN
- 9781551952093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.19
€ 49.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Four years old when World War II began, the author grew to maturity through decades of great social and cultural change - giving him plenty to write about. This title illuminates a period of transition in British society, and charts the evolution of a writer whose works have become classics in his own lifetime. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700539
- ISBN
- 9781784700539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Laurie. Num Pages: 276 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259843
- ISBN
- 9780803259843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.47
€ 21.47
Paperback. One of the most popular American poets of his day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was a multiculturalist before the term was invented. This volume offers a view of the poet's personal life, his connection with his audience, and his efforts to add an international dimension to American literature. Num Pages: 236 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495845
- ISBN
- 9781558495845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.24
€ 36.24
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300224283
- ISBN
- 9780300224283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.28
€ 15.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Part literary mystery, part biography, part curiosity, here is the short, charming (and true) story of one man's obsession with Marcel Proust, and his decades-long quest to collect everything that once belonged to the writer - right down to his overcoat Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272721
- ISBN
- 9781846272721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.04
€ 10.99
€ 9.04
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Howell, Vanda. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 269 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939994448
- ISBN
- 9781939994448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.98
€ 17.98
Paperback. Rooted in the age-old problem of the fraught relationship between fathers and sons, this title is about the power of books and theater, the excitement of stories in a young man's life, and the transformative magic of words and performance. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142234
- ISBN
- 9780226142234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.07
€ 18.99
€ 16.07