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Paperback. After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers. Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the wrath of the gods themselves, before he is reunited with his wife and son. Illustrator(s): Ambrus, Victor. Num Pages: 144 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5AN; DNF; YQF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Puffin
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140383096
- ISBN
- 9780140383096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.51
€ 9.51
Paperback. An account of Oscar Wilde's spiritual journey while in prison, and describes his new, shocking conviction that 'the supreme vice is shallowness'. It also includes further letters to his wife, his friends, the Home Secretary, himself, as well as "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", the poem about a man sentenced to hang for the murder of woman he loved. Editor(s): Toibin, Colm. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439908
- ISBN
- 9780140439908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The Decay of Lying sees Wilde explore his deepest preoccupations about the relationship between life and art, and examine the work of such writers as Shakespeare and Balzac. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 279 x 18. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496829
- ISBN
- 9781847496829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.82
€ 10.99
€ 9.82
Paperback. The text presented here remains as faithful to the original Middle English as possible, without sounding archaic. Editor(s): Staley, Lynn. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCS1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 305
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976397
- ISBN
- 9780393976397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.14
€ 18.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BG; DNJ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Seren
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Softback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854114761
- ISBN
- 9781854114761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.61
€ 26.61
Paperback. A shocking account of the violence engulfing Honduras, from one of the few journalists to visit the country. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 3JMG; DNJ; HBJK; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990495
- ISBN
- 9781786990495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.35
€ 16.35
Paperback. The most important written work in English before the Norman Conquest, newly translated. Editor(s): Swanton, Michael. Num Pages: 388 pages, 20, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Phoenix Press
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842120033
- ISBN
- 9781842120033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.53
€ 24.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Brings together the prose writings of the great early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb, whose shrewd wit and convivial style have endeared him to generations of readers. This title discusses how his tragic life and sainted reputation, caring for his mentally ill sister Mary, belied the quality of his work. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392912
- ISBN
- 9780141392912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.11
€ 16.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated, confounding and human of experiences. This title includes stories about our everyday lives: they are about the people we love and the lies that we tell; the changes we bear, and the grief. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549031
- ISBN
- 9780099549031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433388
- ISBN
- 9780140433388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.61
€ 11.99
€ 10.61
Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182018
- ISBN
- 9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Presents an evocative version of the Arthurian legend. This book describes Arthur's ascendancy to the throne after claiming Excalibur, his ill-fated marriage to Guenever, the treachery of Morgan le Fay and the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table. Editor(s): Cowen, Janet. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430431
- ISBN
- 9780140430431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. The rhythm, ritual and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature. Editor(s): Hood, Ann. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WFBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353259
- ISBN
- 9780393353259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Hardcover. Reports Nightingale's work to take trained nursing from its base at St Thomas' Hospital in London to other hospitals in London, elsewhere in England, and into Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. This title features material on how Nightingale methods were taken up in Japan and China. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 950 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DN; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 946
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889205208
- ISBN
- 9780889205208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.27
€ 190.27
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970429
- ISBN
- 9781907970429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. This volume presents five of Cicero's most famous defence speeches: of Roscius, accused of murder; of Murena, accused of bribery; of Archias, on a citizenship charge; of Caelius, accused of violence; and of Milo, accused of murdering Cicero's hated enemy Clodius. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy and introductions and notes guide the reader through the speeches. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537907
- ISBN
- 9780199537907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. A collection of 2010 Man Booker winner Howard Jacobson's most acclaimed journalism Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294. 368 pages. A collection of 2010 Man Booker winner Howard Jacobson's most acclaimed journalism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNJ. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 296.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822425
- ISBN
- 9781408822425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. A celebration of Granta's first quarter century with new writing from the writers who made its reputation, including Martin Amis, Paul Auster, William Boyd, Amit Chaudhul, Richard Ford, James Hamilton-Paterson, Jan Morris, Blake Morrison, Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Theroux and Edmund White. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 427. "Commissioning organisation: [editor Ian Jack]. 316 p. ill. (some col.), ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Jack, Ian,. Associated Dates: 1945-. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - 20th Century"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Granta Books Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0166503
- ISBN
- 9780903141710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; BM; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689802
- ISBN
- 9781846689802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Freedom and enfranchisement. Something anarchical which pushes at boundaries. Each of these rich avenues of meaning are bound up in the word 'liberty'. This book explored liberty via Virginia Woolf's novels like those in the feminist polemic of A Room of One's Own, or a whimsical account of roaming the streets of London. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872717
- ISBN
- 9781784872717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.75
€ 7.99
€ 7.75
Paperback. An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians which address the contradictions posed by museum and gallery staged exhibitions, and the challenge of staging art presentations and displays. Num Pages: 512 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GM; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415115902
- ISBN
- 9780415115902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.28
€ 47.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; DNF; DNJ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 193 x 40. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910263013
- ISBN
- 9781910263013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.92
€ 20.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. In this issue of Granta Magazine, a distinguished writer makes an anonynous confession and defends a habit: his son supplies him with ecstasy. Other contributions include Nicholas Shakespeare on discovering the evil of his ancestors, and works from Amanda Hopkinson and Andrew Brown. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903141444
- ISBN
- 9780903141444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. From Boccaccio and Machiavelli through to Moravia and Tabucchi, from the Stil Novo to Divisionism, across centuries of history and intellectual movements, these essays will give English readers, and lovers of the Bel Paese and its culture, the lay of the literary land of Italy. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846883910
- ISBN
- 9781846883910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.77
€ 15.00
€ 13.77