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Paperback. A work in which the author turns his incisive critical skills onto his own profession, salutes the great writers who have influenced his work, wonders about the motives of biographers, ponders the merits of creative writing courses, pulls the rug from under certain theoretical critics and throws open the curtains on his own workshop. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554257
- ISBN
- 9780099554257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. Translator(s): Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455519
- ISBN
- 9780140455519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Hardcover. The first definitive and visual guide to the popular Sci-Fi/Victorian mash-up movement and its manifestations in popular culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; FM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 818. An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature. 224 pages, 150 colour illustrations. The first definitive and visual guide to the popular Sci-Fi/Victorian mash-up movement and its manifestations in popular culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; FM; JFCA. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 21. Weight: 794.
- Publisher
- Abrams Image
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810989580
- ISBN
- 9780810989580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.31
€ 31.99
€ 22.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 111
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893419
- ISBN
- 9788772893419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.63
€ 30.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. A collection of essays on various topics of importance to author Lady Wilde (1821-1896), first published in 1893. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781108021951
- ISBN
- 9781108021951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.63
€ 19.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198767
- ISBN
- 9780868198767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.09
€ 29.99
€ 20.09
Paperback. Introducing Joyce provides an introduction to the life and work of the great pioneer of modernism. Illustrator(s): Flint, Carl. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848313514
- ISBN
- 9781848313514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.65
€ 11.99
€ 9.65
Paperback. Hogg's powerful novel combines two stories that hauntingly echo each other, one set in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders in the early 1820s, and the other set in the Highlands in 1746, the time of Culloden and its devastating aftermath. Editor(s): Hasler, Antony; Mack, Douglas S.; Groves, David. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748663170
- ISBN
- 9780748663170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.74
€ 26.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Part memoir, part biography, and a celebration of the living quality of literature, the author's reflections on the works of Borges, and of the writers he admired, form a portrait of this enigmatic figure, and describe an important stage in the formation of a world-class reader. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590054
- ISBN
- 9781846590054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564528
- ISBN
- 9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.18
€ 15.99
€ 15.18
Hardcover. The images of Southern Africans as portrayed in British travel literature, geography books and text books from 1591 Num Pages: 289 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137385
- ISBN
- 9780874137385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.07
€ 139.07
Paperback. This classic work, back in print for the first time in over a decade, questions the public's harsh perception of the artist, while at the same time gently poking fun at the artists' own, often inflated self-image. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415261876
- ISBN
- 9780415261876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.08
€ 18.08
Paperback. Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446067
- ISBN
- 9780140446067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as provide a passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. Editor(s): Farley, Paul. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 122 x 11. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234639
- ISBN
- 9780571234639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. The text of this Norton Critical Edition of Thackeray's acclaimed 1848 novel is based on the Garland edition, the text approved by the Modern Language Association. The text is fully annotated and is accompanied by all of the author's original illustrations as well as a textual appendix. Editor(s): Shillingsburg, Peter L. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 896 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 892
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393965957
- ISBN
- 9780393965957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.12
€ 15.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. Drawing on the archives of both the Bodleian and New York Public Library, this book offers a uniquely visual and insightful account of the lives and posthumous reputations of Percy Bysshe Shelley, his wife Mary Shelley, and Mary's parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Num Pages: 192 pages, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 732. Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family. 192 pages, 83 colour illustrations. Drawing on the archives of both the Bodleian and New York Public Library, this book offers a uniquely visual and insightful account of the lives and posthumous reputations of Percy Bysshe Shelley, his wife Mary Shelley, and Mary's parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 18. Weight: 732.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243396
- ISBN
- 9781851243396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. Editor(s): New, W. H.; Fisher, S.; Higgins, I.; Kroller, E.M.; Ricous, L.; Beaudoin, R. Num Pages: 434 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Ronsdale Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553800644
- ISBN
- 9781553800644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.56
€ 26.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472577092
- ISBN
- 9781472577092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.68
€ 47.68
Paperback. The best and most eloquent introduction to Dante for our time. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490064
- ISBN
- 9781631490064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. Here this immensely influential 20 year old title is reissued due to its continuing relevance as a tool in understanding the literary movement that has dominated recent Anglo-American literary criticism. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253826
- ISBN
- 9780415253826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.13
€ 18.13
Paperback. For the librarian, teacher, or parent who wishes to foster compassionate multicultural relationships between and among children, this manual offers help. It includes an annotated bibliography of children's books that contain characters of different cultural heritages who display friendship with others. Series: School Library Media Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 diagram, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR; JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833593
- ISBN
- 9780810833593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.55
€ 87.55
Paperback. The Revenger's Tragedy is a famous Elizabethan tragedy set in a dissolute Renaissance court in Italy, a maelstrom of vice and intrigue. In this new edition, students will find a wealth of information to support their studies: an extended introduction and numerous notes and explanations throughout. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713682847
- ISBN
- 9780713682847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.12
€ 14.99
€ 14.12
Hardcover. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, 10+ bw images. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857285348
- ISBN
- 9780857285348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.76
€ 136.76
Paperback. Includes Scandinavian contributions to two conferences convened by The International Society for Eighteenth Century Studies (ISECS) at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2003, and at the Research Center on European Enlightenment at the Martin Luther University of Halle, Germany, in 2005. Num Pages: 198 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776742706
- ISBN
- 9788776742706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.45
€ 26.99
€ 20.45