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Literary essays

Hardback. This volume collects for the first time essays published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Bowen's lifetime as well as essays which have never been published before. The essays include Bowen's observations on age, toys, disappointment, writers, and manners. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635689
ISBN
9780748635689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.21
€ 127.16

Paperback. Presents the adventures of Sir Tristram de Liones and the treachery of Sir Mordred, and follows Sir Launcelot's quest for The Holy Grail, his fatally divided loyalties, and his forbidden love for the beautiful Queen Guenever. This book weaves a story of adultery, treachery and ultimately - in its tragic finale - death. Editor(s): Cowen, Janet. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410. Published by Penguin Books.Vintage Paperback in good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
KEX0302928
ISBN
9780140430448
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.95

hardcover. Euripides (c. 485 406 BCE) has been prized in every age for his emotional and intellectual drama. Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including "Medea," "Hippolytus," and "Bacchae," one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre. Fragments of his lost plays also survive. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
REV ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995604
ISBN
9780674995604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. A collection of essays by W G Sebald, which provide insight into the themes that came to dominate his life. It also includes four pieces that pay tribute to Corsica, weaving elegiacally between past and present. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017860
ISBN
9780141017860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749203
ISBN
9781910749203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. An anthology which includes the central texts from the acclaimed two-volume compilation "Selected Works of Ramon Llull". This volume contains three prefaces on Llull's life, thought, and reputation. Of Llull's works, it offers "Book of the Gentile and the Three Wise Men"; "The Book of the Lover and the Beloved"; and "Book of the Beasts". Editor(s): Bonner, Anthony. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 halftones Line illus. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
With a New translation of "The Book of the Lover a
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000916
ISBN
9780691000916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.72

Paperback. Theodor W Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. This title presents the full range of Adorno's music writing. Editor(s): Leppert, Richard. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 760 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: AV; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
760
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520231597
ISBN
9780520231597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.64

Paperback. Offers advice to women of various ages and levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. This work paints a picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a glimpse into the considerations of running a household, dressing appropriately and maintaining a reputation in all circumstances. Editor(s): Lawson, Sarah. Translator(s): Lawson, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449501
ISBN
9780140449501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.93

Paperback. Offers a collection of some of the finest correspondence from the Second World War, this book includes author's original introduction and recounts the courage of the bomber crews, the tragic air-raids and the strangeness of the British, before being sent to Africa and joining a special operations unit off the coast of Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186320
ISBN
9780141186320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Baxter, Lee; Satz, Martha. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Demeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772581041
ISBN
9781772581041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.19

Hardback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784784980
ISBN
9781784784980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.13

Hardcover. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971660
ISBN
9780865971660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogers, Professor Melvin L. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011662
ISBN
9780804011662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. John Sutherland examines the intergenerational conflict as a new kind of 'war' in which institutional neglect and universal indifference to the old has reached aggressive, and routinely lethal, levels. Series: Provocations. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DNF; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785901713
ISBN
9781785901713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; DNF; HRKT; HRQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873513708
ISBN
9780873513708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.79

Paperback. This biography of Henry Thoreau offers insight into his social activism, his interest in fine arts, William Gilpin and John Ruskin's influence on his nature writing, and his involvement in, and influence by, the Agassiz-Darwin debate over "The Origin of Species.". Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063464
ISBN
9780520063464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.04

Paperback. Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first century Rome. This edition uses the 1997 Clarendon text by the acclaimed translator P.G. Walsh. Editor(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540068
ISBN
9780199540068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. In 1818, when Stendhal was in his mid-thirties, he met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She, however, was quick to make it clear that she did not return his affections, and in his despair he turned to the written word to exorcise his love and explain his feelings. Translator(s): Sale, Gilbert; Sale, Suzanne. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; JMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443073
ISBN
9780140443073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition. Editor(s): Goldsby, Jacqueline. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393972863
ISBN
9780393972863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Contains essays that explore the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning). This book also unfolds the author's views on things from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191263
ISBN
9780141191263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

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