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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653485
- ISBN
- 9780816653485
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
paperback. Collected in this volume are Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd-presented in the best texts available, those published during Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author. Editor(s): McCall, Dan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976410
- ISBN
- 9780393976410
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.85
€ 18.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. This approachable guide explores the secondary criticism surrounding Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, from their publication in 1818 through to today. Enit Karafili Steiner explores the key themes and concerns that have stimulated debate over the years, as well as providing an overview of the critical responses to screen adaptations. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432162
- ISBN
- 9781137432162
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.54
€ 29.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. The peculiar struggles of Canadian authors are writ large in the letters of Sinclair Ross. Editor(s): Stouck, Jordan, PhD; Stouck, David. Num Pages: 344 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645210
- ISBN
- 9780888645210
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.00
€ 38.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. An examination of the ways major modernist novels use the physical book to track the passing of time in which reading necessarily unfolds, this study explores the sense of finitude and transience that the works of Marcel Proust, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf share with and transmit to their readers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270972
- ISBN
- 9780823270972
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Condition: New
€ 115.87
€ 115.87
paperback. Focuses on European and American trial fiction since about 1880, arguing that, although generally animated by a sense of injustice, this literature reflects the virtual collapse in Western culture of the idea of a universal, or "natural", ethical law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215102
- ISBN
- 9780823215102
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Gene Stratton-Porter's tale of a plucky, orphaned newspaper boy is now back in print! Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210456
- ISBN
- 9780253210456
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Shield, Sophie. Num Pages: 856 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295983509
- ISBN
- 9780295983509
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. * Offers an innovative approach to understanding the Modernist literary mind in Britain. * Helps readers to grasp the intellectual and cultural contexts of literary Modernism. * Organised around contemporary ideas such as Freudianism and eugenics rather than literary genres. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220558
- ISBN
- 9780631220558
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.41
€ 45.99
€ 45.41
Paperback. Cicero's courtroom speeches are the most significant examples we have of the art of the ancient Roman advocate. This collection of essays aims to set them in the context of the Roman legal system and of ancient techniques of persuasion, and to compare their methods with those available to modern advocates. Editor(s): Powell, Jonathan; Paterson, Jeremy. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199298297
- ISBN
- 9780199298297
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Condition: New
€ 133.14
€ 133.14
paperback. In late 1995 and early 1996, cartoonist/reporter Joe Sacco travelled four times to Gorazde, a UN-designated safe area during the Bosnian War. Still surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces, the mainly Muslim people of Gorazde had endured heavy attacks to hang on to their town. This book presents a snapshot of these people. Num Pages: 236 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; AKLC; DNJ; DSK; FXZ; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556. From the library of Michel Déon. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021788
- ISBN
- 9780224080897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.02
€ 7.02
Paperback. In 1810, Stendhal read the sentimental novella "Histoire d'Eleonore de Parme", whose anonymous author was certainly a woman. This text poses the question: can it be asserted that Stendhal took inspiration from this novella when he wrote "La Chartreuse de Parme", and not from real life? Editor(s): Bolster, Richard. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895361
- ISBN
- 9780859895361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.69
€ 40.69
Hardcover. "Stanley Corngold's translation is a triumph. This is a glorious achievement, a Werther for the ages."-Christopher Prendergast Translator(s): Corngold, Stanley. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393079388
- ISBN
- 9780393079388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.19
€ 25.99
€ 22.19
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621685
- ISBN
- 9780691621685
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.79
€ 48.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Nabokov, Vladimir. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1056 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DCF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019048
- ISBN
- 9780691019048
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Condition: New
€ 59.65€ 46.44
€ 59.65
€ 46.44
Paperback. A novel originally published in 1751, in which the heroine is courted by several eligible suitors. However her flirtations alienate the right man and she finds herself struggling with the consequences of marrying the wrong man. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111476
- ISBN
- 9781551111476
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Condition: New
€ 41.23
€ 41.23
Rabindranath Tagore's The Home and the World: Modern Essays in Critici...
Pradip Kumar . Ed(S): Datta
paperback. Editor(s): Datta, Pradip Kumar. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311003
- ISBN
- 9781843311003
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.95
€ 34.99
€ 34.95
Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481840
- ISBN
- 9780801481840
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. Isn t it particularly difficult to 'speak' of your work? Frederic-Yves Jeannet asks Helene Cixous in this fascinating book of interviews. [I]t s only in writing, on paper, that I reach the most unknown, the strangest, the most advanced part of me for me. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653877
- ISBN
- 9780745653877
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Condition: New
€ 21.28
€ 21.28
Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414716
- ISBN
- 9780582414716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.14
€ 11.14
Paperback. Back in print to tie-in with The Canary Trainer, this "rediscovered" Sherlock Holmes adventure recounts the unique collaboration of Holmes and Sigmund Freud in the solution of a mystery on which the lives of millions may depend. Editor(s): Meyer, Nicholas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393311198
- ISBN
- 9780393311198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.85
€ 20.99
€ 18.85
Paperback. Series: Midwest Reflections. Num Pages: 202 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873513722
- ISBN
- 9780873513722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.79
€ 21.79
Paperback. This book analyzes the complex relationship between the fantasmal experience and the material text, reading a wide range of works that treat explicitly what is implicit in reading. Also, drawing on artists' books, drawings by authors, and films such as Prospero's Books , the author illuminates the process of textual visualization. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734721
- ISBN
- 9780804734721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.86
€ 36.99
€ 32.86
Hardback. The Marriage of Minds examines the implications of the common Victorian claim that novel reading can achieve the psychic, ethical, and affective benefits also commonly associated with sympathy in married life. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754668
- ISBN
- 9780804754668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.13
€ 71.13