Literary essays
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Literary essays
Hardback. This work examines the outbreak of print in late-Victorian Britain. Chapters focus on authorship, production, and gender in relation to Dickens, Pater, Ruskin, Eliot, Symons, and James and and serials such as "Master Humphrey's Clock", the "Westminster Review", and "Artist". Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770474
- ISBN
- 9780333770474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.42
€ 123.42
Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435283
- ISBN
- 9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Hardcover. Translator(s): Hutter, Catherine. Num Pages: 676 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DNF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411340
- ISBN
- 9781572411340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.10€ 59.90
€ 78.10
€ 59.90
Paperback. What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts, this book is a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and diversity in our culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910695043
- ISBN
- 9781910695043
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.01
€ 17.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' Christopher Hitchens, Introduction Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782394662
- ISBN
- 9781782394662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.83
€ 33.99
€ 23.83
Hardback. This volume in the W.B.Yeats series brings together for the first time introductions written for anthologies that he edited or for books by other writers. The introductions span the full length of his career. Topics range from Irish legends and folklore to the design of graceful new Irish coins. Editor(s): O'Donnell, William H. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333325605
- ISBN
- 9780333325605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.50
€ 187.50
Paperback. Plato's frontal attack on poetry has always been a problem for sympathetic students, who have often minimized or avoided it. Beginning with the premise that the attack must be taken seriously, Eric Havelock shows that Plato's hostility is explained by the continued domination of the poetic tradition in contemporary Greek thought. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674699069
- ISBN
- 9780674699069
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.28
€ 34.99
€ 29.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175364
- ISBN
- 9780231175364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.12€ 49.95
€ 64.12
€ 49.95
Paperback. A selection of extracts documenting the friendship between Louis Bouilhet and Gustave Flaubert. Editor(s): Raitt, A. W. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 83 pages, bibliography, colour frontispiece. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 83
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894418
- ISBN
- 9780859894418
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Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
Paperback. Offers readers a new perspective on the relationship between time and place, time and timelessness, history and personal history Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803238466
- ISBN
- 9780803238466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812978919
- ISBN
- 9780812978919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.16
€ 18.99
€ 18.16
Hardcover. In this revealing collection of personal essays, renowned essayist, Phillip Lopate, shares his unique views on the big subjects of parenthood, marriage, sex, friendship, and 'the nail parings of daily life'. At turns funny, tender, and searingly honest, he searches with a cool eye for that elusive truth about himself and the world. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903960
- ISBN
- 9781907903960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; GTF; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637433
- ISBN
- 9780691637433
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Condition: New
€ 199.37€ 148.01
€ 199.37
€ 148.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966150
- ISBN
- 9780913966150
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780684818450
- ISBN
- 9780684818450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.14
€ 19.99
€ 19.14
Politische Betrachtungen Uber Die Alte Und Die Italienische Geschichte
Niccolo (Lancaster University) Machiavelli
Paperback / so. Series: Klassiker Der Politik. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663039891
- ISBN
- 9783663039891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531069
- ISBN
- 9780714531069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.16
€ 12.16
Paperback. Includes all issues such as political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. This title offers an essay on style. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 2. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393063
- ISBN
- 9780141393063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Hardcover. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 496 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300015935
- ISBN
- 9780300015935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.25€ 97.39
€ 128.25
€ 97.39
paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199540136
- ISBN
- 9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.88
€ 19.99
€ 9.88
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sandoz, Ellis. Num Pages: 1734 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 99. Weight in Grams: 2142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 1734
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971783
- ISBN
- 9780865971783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.77
€ 38.99
€ 31.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Sandoz, Ellis. Num Pages: 1734 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 97. Weight in Grams: 2244.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1734
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd In Two Volumes ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971813
- ISBN
- 9780865971813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.69
€ 30.99
€ 25.69
Paperback. Political science as a discipline is multifaceted and its role in society is complex. This collection of essays is based on an approach grounded in history and informed by a theory of participatory pluralism. The author reflects on the discipline's fragmentation and its retreat from public debate, Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 275 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847405061
- ISBN
- 9783847405061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.25
€ 29.99
€ 25.25
Hardback. Looking at the careers of significant political commentators of the 20th century, this sourcebook includes print and broadcast journalists, scholars, and political consultants. It offers insights into the rise and demise of political commentary, and its future possibilities. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313295850
- ISBN
- 9780313295850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.62€ 47.29
€ 74.62
€ 47.29