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Paperback. The story of a woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after a violent, abusive marriage and a worsening drink problem. Paula Spencer recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her powerless. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. Some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100513
- ISBN
- 9780749395995
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007415588
- ISBN
- 9780007415588
€ 13.99€ 10.62
€ 13.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in the creek he is seized by a rapturous obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099425151
- ISBN
- 9780099425151
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Explorer, novelist, writer and film-maker, Sir Laurens van der Post was one of the most influential figures of our era. Here, in conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez, he records his ideas and insights into a wide range of issues and personalities, forged by a lifetime of vast experiences and challenges. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428725
- ISBN
- 9780099428725
€ 16.99€ 13.87
€ 16.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. A story that is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at home on leave, and in hospitals. Although there are vividly described incidents which remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Limited Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099496946
- ISBN
- 9780099496946
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. Fanny Burney (1752-1840) is best known as the author of "Evelina", one of the most engaging novels of the eighteenth century. But for much of her long life, she was also an incomparable diarist, witnessing both the madness of George III and the young Queen Victoria's coronation. This biography paints a portrait of the woman of great talent. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- VINTAGE
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590217
- ISBN
- 9780099590217
€ 13.99€ 13.83
€ 13.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. An intellectual thriller set in the Oxford of the 1660s, a time of great ferment - intellectual, religious and political. The action takes place around the suspicious death of Robert Grove, a Fellow of New College. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099751816
- ISBN
- 9780099751816
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. The Roman dramatist Terence (c 186-159 BC) adapted many of his comedies from Greek sources, rendering them suitable for audiences of his own time by introducing subtler characterization and more complex plots. This title includes his romantic play, "The Girl from Andros" that portrays a love affair saved by a startling discovery. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Rep
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443240
- ISBN
- 9780140443240
€ 19.99€ 15.43
€ 19.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Tells the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requited mercy of a lion. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1946
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140450132
- ISBN
- 9780140450132
€ 15.99€ 13.04
€ 15.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. It is summer and a stranger has come to quiet Rathmoye. He is noticed by Ellie, the young convent girl, who is married to Dillahan, a farmer still mourning his first wife. Over the long and warm days, Ellie and the stranger form an illicit attachment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042190
- ISBN
- 9780141042190
€ 11.99€ 10.57
€ 11.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. Dancing with Iris engages with Iris Marion Young's prolific writings in political theory and in phenomenology. Contributors discuss her work from a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, political science, human rights law, cultural geography and dance studies. Editor(s): Ferguson, Ann; Nagel, Mechtild. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195389111
- ISBN
- 9780195389111
€ 37.94
€ 37.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 60 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 243 x 7. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Indian Branch India
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195630398
- ISBN
- 9780195630398
€ 6.43
€ 6.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Gibson, O. D. Macrae-. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 381 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197222706
- ISBN
- 9780197222706
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Hardcover. Seneca's Thyestes is the only literary or dramatic account of the Greek myth of Thyestes and his brother Atreus to have survived since antiquity. This new edition comprises an extensive introduction, Latin text, English verse translation, and detailed commentary. Editor(s): Boyle, A. J. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; AN; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744726
- ISBN
- 9780198744726
€ 195.85
€ 195.85
Hardback. Exploring as to how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world, this work shows that, there were similarities and differences in the ways Jews and others were thinking about themselves, and asks what made early Christianity distinctive. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262892
- ISBN
- 9780199262892
€ 256.81
€ 256.81
Hardback. Carol Harrison counters the assumption that Augustine of Hippo's (354-430) theology underwent a revolutionary transformation around the time he was consecrated Bishop in 396. Instead, she argues that there is a fundamental continuity in his thought and practice from the moment of his conversion in 386. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HRAB; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199281664
- ISBN
- 9780199281664
€ 198.84
€ 198.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Chapman, R. W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1536 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540211
- ISBN
- 9780199540211
€ 29.99€ 21.28
€ 29.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. The first ever biography of Maurice Bowra - classicist, poet, wit , raconteur extraordinary, and the most famous don of his generation. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199589333
- ISBN
- 9780199589333
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Hardcover. A full-scale critical edition of Seneca's Medea which offers a substantial introduction, a new Latin text, an English verse translation, and a detailed commentary. Boyle locates the play firmly in its contemporary, historical, and theatrical context and in the ensuing literary and dramatic tradition. Editor(s): Boyle, A. J. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 40. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602087
- ISBN
- 9780199602087
€ 206.09
€ 206.09
Paperback. The second volume of Max Saunders's magisterial biography sees the publication of Ford's post-war masterpiece, Parade's End, and the founding of the Transatlantic Review, the influential literary magazine that published Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and Picasso. It also documents Ford's marriage to Janice Biala, with whom he lived until his death in 1939. Num Pages: 720 pages, 8 pages of black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1046. Volume II
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668359
- ISBN
- 9780199668359
€ 40.37
€ 40.37
Paperback. David Mamet is arguably the most important living American playwright. This Guide provides an up-to-date study of the key criticism on the full range of Mamet's work. It engages with his work in film as well as in the theatre, offering a synoptic overview of, and critical commentary on, the scholarly criticism of each play, screenplay or film. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555358
- ISBN
- 9780230555358
€ 30.38
€ 30.38
Hardcover. Alongside readings of modern novels (including work by David Mitchell, Zadie Smith, Jackie Kay and Andrew O'Hagan), Gerry Smyth offers an extended theoretical analysis of the relationship between music and fiction, as well as a critical overview of the role played by music in the canon of British fiction since the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573284
- ISBN
- 9780230573284
€ 102.78€ 99.60
€ 102.78
€ 99.60
Paperback. Translator(s): Pegis, A. C. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268016807
- ISBN
- 9780268016807
€ 30.99€ 27.71
€ 30.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. From sensual pieces to comical romances, from inner city dramas to portraits of gay domesticity, the stories in this collection reflect a vibrant and creative community and redefine received notions of "gay" and "lesbian." Editor(s): Lima, Lazaro; Picano, Felice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299282240
- ISBN
- 9780299282240
€ 34.67
€ 34.67