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Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510338
ISBN
9781843510338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859182604
ISBN
9781859182604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 52.59

Paperback. Simon Callow, best-selling author and acclaimed stage and screen actor, immerses himself in "Henry IV" once more, now concentrating on "Part II", with an afterword on the death of Falstaff. He aims to provide an in-depth study of the art of the play and the craft of the actor. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
126
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216284
ISBN
9780571216284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.51

Paperback. Series: Macmillan Master Guides. Num Pages: 95 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
95
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333434093
ISBN
9780333434093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

Hardcover. Updated editions in this trusted Shakespeare series Series: Heinemann Shakespeare. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435026479
ISBN
9780435026479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

Paperback. In 1964, James Earl Jones won an Obie award for his portrayal of Othello, going on to play the Moor a further six times. He brings his vast wealth of experience to this text, articulates the themes and issues in the play and looks at the personal and universal significance of the drama. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216758
ISBN
9780571216758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.51

Hardcover. Updated editions in this trusted Shakespeare series Editor(s): Seely, John. Series: Heinemann Shakespeare. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435026493
ISBN
9780435026493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.03

Hardcover. Updated editions in this trusted Shakespeare series Editor(s): Seely, John. Series: Heinemann Shakespeare. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435026455
ISBN
9780435026455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.80

Hardcover. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Berg Publishers Oxford
Number of pages
236
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRS0018700
ISBN
9780854969098
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Series: Focus on. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90. Series: Focus on. 48 pages. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075255
ISBN
9781906075255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. Num Pages: 192 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 105 x 15. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713675832
ISBN
9780713675832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. Want to become a crime novel buff, or expand your reading in your favourite genre? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert on the world of crime. Num Pages: 208 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 107 x 16. Weight in Grams: 120. 208 pages, N/A. Want to become a crime novel buff, or expand your reading in your favourite genre? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert on the world of crime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Dimension: 146 x 107 x 16. Weight: 120.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713675849
ISBN
9780713675849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. We can all recall at least one book which made us see the world anew. Here, the author of the popular Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, selects the very best books which may or may not have changed the world, but which have certainly changed the lives of thousands of people who have read them. Num Pages: 160 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 94. 160 pages, N/A. We can all recall at least one book which made us see the world anew. Here, the author of the popular Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, selects the very best books which may or may not have changed the world, but which have certainly changed the lives of thousands of people who have read them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Dimension: 145 x 108 x 13. Weight: 94.
Publisher
A&C Black
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713688726
ISBN
9780713688726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Shakespeare's plays have inspired British Oscar-winners and spaghetti Westerns, Bollywood thrillers, and Soviet epics. Covering twenty plays, this work spans a century of cinema, from a silent "Tempest" (1907) to Kenneth Branagh's "As You Like It" (2006). Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571703
ISBN
9781844571703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. Melvyn Bragg explores a controversial selection of British books and their huge impact on history Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839829
ISBN
9780340839829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Presents the history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes, but the course of literature. In this one year, we follow what he reads and writes, what he saw, and who he worked with as he creates four of his most famous plays - "Henry V", "Julius Caesar", "As You Like It", and "Hamlet". Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports.,. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571214815
ISBN
9780571214815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. Following the biographical style of 1599, this book traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it into his most searing tragedy, King Lear. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235797
ISBN
9780571235797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; DSBD; DSG; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472583413
ISBN
9781472583413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Student, Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469389
ISBN
9781411469389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Yarbrough, Robert; Stein, Robert. Series: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801026850
ISBN
9780801026850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.54

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198127673
ISBN
9780198127673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 395.72

Paperback. This book addresses common myths and misconceptions about Shakespeare and his works offering authoritative, up-to-date and even-handed treatments of controversies and scholarly disagreements. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658512
ISBN
9780470658512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Paperback. Modern poetry is often represented as difficult or remote from most people's experience. This is a passionate attempt to introduce and examine all aspects of contemporary poetry and make it a familiar part of our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429159
ISBN
9780099429159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

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