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Paperback. Translator(s): Banfield, Laura F.; Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Newly Translated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691008639
ISBN
9780691008639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. World Literature covers 41 worksnovels, short stories, and poemswritten by authors from around the world, published between 1719 and 2003. The titles analyzed here spawned from authors representing England, Ireland, Poland, and Denmark, and many others Series: Introduction to Literary Context. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 208 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Grey House Publishing Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619254831
ISBN
9781619254831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.41

Paperback. During the British women's suffrage campaign of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women wrote plays to convert others to their cause; they wrote essays to justify their militant actions; and they wrote fiction and poetry about their prison experiences. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115115
ISBN
9781551115115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 41.91

Paperback. This new volume is the most comprehensive collection of Emerson's writings available in a paperback edition. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 816 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DNF; DQ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393967920
ISBN
9780393967920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.02

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the original 1850 text of Dickens' most autobiographical novel, and his own personal favorite, including all of the line drawings by Phiz. Editor(s): Buckley, Jerome Hamilton. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 864 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Norton Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393958287
ISBN
9780393958287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Moll Flanders is one of the best-selling novels of all time. Editor(s): Rivero, Albert J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393978629
ISBN
9780393978629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.86

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0011978
ISBN
9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Presenting the collected papers of mathematician Stephen Smale, this volume also features articles by other mathematical scholars, commenting on Smale's influence in certain areas of mathematics. Editor(s): Cucker, Felipe; Wong, Roderick S. C. Num Pages: 1740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 108. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
1740
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810243074
ISBN
9789810243074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 381.09
€ 380.27

Paperback. The text of Wharton's richly allusive Pulitzer Prize-winning 1921 novel of desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorously annotated by a prominent Wharton scholar. Editor(s): Waid, Candace. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Norton Critical
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393967944
ISBN
9780393967944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Paperback. This volume contains shorter prose works from throughout Patrick Kavanagh's career: the autobiographical pieces and rural reminiscences and a selection of Kavanagh's penetrating, sometimes scabrous, literary and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510109
ISBN
9781843510109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 13.70

Paperback. With lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, this book features essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth's thinking. It articulates a vision that he calls 'dark ecology,' which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571329694
ISBN
9780571329694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. The medieval essays in this text range from the late Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium, from the rise of Islam to the western vernacular literature, from missions to China to the caliphs of Egypt, and from the Christian Armenia to religious realities of Christian, Jewish and Muslim Spain. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813210179
ISBN
9780813210179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1HFGR; 1HFJC; DNF; HBTZ; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583229170
ISBN
9781583229170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.75

Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240. LOEB
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Loeb
Condition
New
SKU
9780674995727
ISBN
9780674995727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.18

Hardcover. A voice of one of the "baby-boom progeny of the 'Greatest Generation' who at home and abroad became the foot soldiers" not just in Vietnam but in the Peace Corps, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395. Very good copy in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007406
ISBN
9780820329697
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583225707
ISBN
9781583225707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. A translation into English of "Life of the Fathers", a collection of twenty lives of saints which present a cross-section of the Gallic Church and are a counterpart to the secular society described in Gregory's History of the Franks. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 172 pages, maps, family trees, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853233275
ISBN
9780853233275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.52

Paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
DALK
Condition
New
SKU
9781564784797
ISBN
9781564784797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group New York
Condition
New
SKU
9780143128465
ISBN
9780143128465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A poet whose verse inspired music by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was in his lifetime equally admired for his elegant prose. This collection charts the development of that prose, beginning with three meditative works from the "Travel Pictures". Editor(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Translator(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448504
ISBN
9780140448504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.26

Paperback. This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace". Translator(s): Kohak, Erazim. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693379
ISBN
9780812693379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL1; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141986142
ISBN
9780141986142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. An introduction to the central problems of moral and political philosophy. In the notes to his translation, Professor Irwin discusses the historical and social context of the dialogue, expounds and criticises the arguments, and tries above all to suggest the questions a modern reader ought to raise about Plato's doctrines. Translator(s): Irwin, Terence H. Series: Clarendon Plato S. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Ex-Libris with bookplate and non ink stamp. Sunning to spine, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
280
SKU
KCW0001561
ISBN
9780198720911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 34.99
€ 28.97

Hardback. This text presents over 1000 Oscar Wilde quotations on subjects from absinthe to Zola. In addition, it includes selections from Wilde's personal letters remarking on his life and on the human condition, and aims to capture the witticisms at which Wilde excelled. Editor(s): Beckson, Karl. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104562
ISBN
9780231104562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.22

Hardcover. First published together in Latin in 1623, these two tracts present descriptions of the hermetic cosmology and the alchemical work. The introduction provides a biographical note on d'Espagnet and traces the influence these works had on later generations. Translator(s): Everard, John; Ashmole, Elias. Series: English Renaissance Hermeticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; HBG; HBLH; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780824075422
ISBN
9780824075422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.82

Paperback. Provides the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and 'mindsource' images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141979564
ISBN
9780141979564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141981116
ISBN
9780141981116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Rowe, Christopher. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449747
ISBN
9780140449747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. From his early days Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this glorious British pastime, but also played it well, appearing six times at Lords, where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This book presents Wodehouse's writings on cricket. Num Pages: 224 pages, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: DNF; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551362
ISBN
9780099551362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Collects all the tales of this master of the uncanny, the unnerving, and the terrifying. This book includes author's stories that reflect his professed method of "writing as if the author were firmly impressed with the truth, yet astonished at the immensity of the wonders he related." Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 1245. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Illinois Pbk
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069222
ISBN
9780252069222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.05

Paperback. A selection of translations of Gogol's greatest plays and writings on theatre. Translator(s): Ehre, Milton (Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, USA); Gottschalk, Fruma. Series: European Drama Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
Translated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810111592
ISBN
9780810111592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. These memoirs of a senior civil servant based in Dublin, London and Belfast provide an insight into the conflicts associated with Home Rule, revolution and partition in Ireland. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183441
ISBN
9781859183441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Includes D H Lawrence's fundamental belligerence, and how all the significant relationships in his life, including those with his readers and critics, were characterised by intense intimacy and ferocious conflict. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099513322
ISBN
9780099513322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Hannibal, one of the most compelling personalities of the ancient world, inflicted a tremendous defeat on the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC. This text looks at the figure Translator(s): Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140441451
ISBN
9780140441451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. He is considered the foremost prose satirist in the English language, which stemmed from his criticism of Britain's repressive colonial policies in Ireland. This book discusses Swift's life and turbulent times, his political views and his powers as a writer of complex irony and intricate word play. Editor(s): Fabricant, Carole. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140436426
ISBN
9780140436426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. William Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626386
ISBN
9781442626386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762796502
ISBN
9780762796502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A simple illustrated English version of the story of the Aeneid, aimed at ages 8-12. Illustrator(s): Weller, Simon. Num Pages: 175 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; YQF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 148 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862921989
ISBN
9780862921989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.08

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1937
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993556
ISBN
9780674993556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.05