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Paperback. Disdainful of America's booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau left Concord, Massachusetts, in 1845 to live in solitude in the woods near Walden Pond. Walden, the account of his stay, conveys at once a naturalist's wonder at the commonplace and a Transcendentalist's yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Classic Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140390445
- ISBN
- 9780140390445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Hardcover. Presents essays on Turgenev, Goldsmith, Congreve, Gibbon and Horace Walpole. This title is suitable for for students, common readers and scholars alike. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701206710
- ISBN
- 9780701206710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.39
€ 51.99
€ 33.39
Paperback. A powerful yet refreshing essay collection centred around themes of confession, illness, violence and sentimentality from an exciting new American talent Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088420
- ISBN
- 9781847088420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. Contains the English version of the author's political and moral philosophy. This title also includes the English translation of "De Homine", chapters X-XV. It also features the English translation of "De Cive". Translator(s): Wood, C.T.; Scott-Craig, T.S.K. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201118
- ISBN
- 9780872201118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.41
€ 20.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248. 192 pages, bibliography. Originally published in 1947, this is a classic work by one of Ireland's great interpreters of the medieval Irish world, from the seventh to the seventeenth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AF; DNF; JFC. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 16. Weight: 248.
- Publisher
- LILLIPUT PRESS
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874675310
- ISBN
- 9781874675310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 11.93
€ 14.00
€ 11.93
Paperback. Translator(s): Shafir, Yvonne. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Exact Change,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878972224
- ISBN
- 9781878972224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.03
€ 15.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. In these two classic essays of feminist literature, Woolf argues passionately for women's intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict. She raises questions concerning militarism, education, and social and gender inequality that are relevant to this day. Editor(s): Snaith, Anna. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 pages black and white images. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642212
- ISBN
- 9780199642212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. In the medieval Castilian village of Guzman (population: 80), villagers have gathered for centuries in the 'telling room' to share stories and drink the local wine. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DN; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112792
- ISBN
- 9781782112792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.61
€ 16.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A timeless classic that should be on every book-lover's 'must read' list. First published in 1971, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD has never been out of print. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751503845
- ISBN
- 9780751503845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.07
€ 11.99
€ 10.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; DNJ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275890
- ISBN
- 9781846275890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.42
€ 13.99
€ 10.42
Paperback. "Socrates in The Apology: An Essay on Plato's Apology of Socrates". Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200883
- ISBN
- 9780872200883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. This title brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141019000
- ISBN
- 9780141019000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296822
- ISBN
- 9780140296822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.14
€ 14.99
€ 12.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, James I. Translator(s): Newman, Jane O. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169071
- ISBN
- 9780691169071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.51
€ 29.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. Thomas Carlyle was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1795. He was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment while at the University of Edinburgh and became a teacher instead. He published a life of Schiller and translations of Goethe in the 1820s. This book presents a selection of his work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396767
- ISBN
- 9780141396767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.95
€ 16.99
€ 13.95
Hardback. Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg's most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615568
- ISBN
- 9780748615568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Paperback. Including cultural, social and political issues which are usually left to hot-shot wonks and not a woman who sometimes keeps a falafel in her handbag, this title also deals with subjects such as Caffeine; Ghostbusters; Being Poor; Twitter; Caravans; Obama; Wales; Paul McCartney; The Welfare State; Sherlock; and more. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940898
- ISBN
- 9780091940898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Series: Open Forum S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714509334
- ISBN
- 9780714509334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.11
€ 9.11
Paperback. From a master of the English language comes this astonishing collection of essays about reading, writing, and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522977
- ISBN
- 9780330522977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.89
€ 10.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was a notorious lover of the Western world. This title contains the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and escape; and his amorous conquests. Editor(s): Pizzamiglio, Gilberto. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen; Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439151
- ISBN
- 9780140439151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KAK0002152
- ISBN
- 9781908836120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290. . Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KEX0236105
- ISBN
- 9781908836120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99