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Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670021
- ISBN
- 9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.56
€ 16.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the precursor of a Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our time. This book demonstrates the fundamental strength of a native culture which survived over the years the French dominance to re-emerge as a fusion of a national tradition and continental influences. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896856
- ISBN
- 9780859896856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40
Paperback. These four great novels take us deep into Robert Louis Stevenson's imaginative and bitter-sweet relationship with his native country. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 53. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Number of pages
- 900
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415334
- ISBN
- 9780862415334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.78
€ 20.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Presents a prose translation of Moliere's great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209503
- ISBN
- 9780872209503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.92
€ 17.99
€ 13.92
Paperback. In Vichy France, 1942, a group of men sit outside an office, waiting to be interviewed. The reason they have been pulled off the street and taken there is obvious enough. They are, for the most part, Jews. But how serious an offence this is, and how they are to suffer for it, is not clear, and they hope for the best. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190020
- ISBN
- 9780141190020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716531388
- ISBN
- 9780716531388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 35.53
€ 45.00
€ 35.53
Paperback. Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, straight off the boat from Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189963
- ISBN
- 9780141189963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705113
- ISBN
- 9781501705113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Fein, Susanna; Raybin, David B.; Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 1
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442053
- ISBN
- 9781580442053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.93
€ 56.93
Paperback. To the extent that she is popularly known, Katherine Parr (1512-48) is the woman who survived King Henry VIII as his sixth and last wife. The author assembles the four publications attributed to her - Psalms or Prayers, Prayers or Meditations, The Lamentation of a Sinner, and a compilation of prayers and Biblical excerpts written in her hand. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213798
- ISBN
- 9780226213798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.73€ 43.71
€ 50.73
€ 43.71
Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Latin Txt
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856682551
- ISBN
- 9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.34
€ 33.99
€ 30.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622412
- ISBN
- 9780816622412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162654
- ISBN
- 9780231162654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.44
€ 29.99
€ 21.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Streitfeld, David. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612195896
- ISBN
- 9781612195896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.72
€ 16.99
€ 13.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138807181
- ISBN
- 9781138807181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Paperback. Within Shakespeare's lifetime there was already some curiosity about what the writer of such brilliant poems, sonnets and plays looked like. Yet like so much else about him, Shakespeare's appearance is mysterious. This generously illustrated book offers a new perspective on Shakespeare likenesses, as well as exploring the afterlife of these images. Num Pages: 136 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244058
- ISBN
- 9781851244058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
€ 15.79
Studies in Bibliography: Vol21 (Studies in Bibliography: Papers of the...
David L.vander Meulen (Ed.)
Hardcover. The 54th volume of "Studies" continues its tradition of presenting a range of articles by international scholars on bibliography, textual criticism and other aspects of the study of books. The volume opens with G.Thomas Tanselle's survey of writings on textual criticism. Editor(s): Meulen, David L.Vander. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DS; GBCR; GLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839. Clean copy in original cloth
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Virginia
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0237970
- ISBN
- 9780813922621
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first study devoted to Sylvia Plath's fiction covering The Bell Jar and all of her published and unpublished short stories drawing extensively on archival material. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344. A Critical Study. 224 pages. The first study devoted to Sylvia Plath's fiction covering The Bell Jar and all of her published and unpublished short stories drawing extensively on archival material. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625109
- ISBN
- 9780748625109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.68
€ 32.99
€ 26.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 326 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DN; APF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507936
- ISBN
- 9788763507936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.17
€ 37.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146753
- ISBN
- 9780231146753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.61
€ 30.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270477
- ISBN
- 9780823270477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Hardcover. The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. 522 pages. The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 36. Weight: 796.
- Publisher
- Non Basic Stock Line
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604432
- ISBN
- 9780748604432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.76€ 129.23
€ 132.76
€ 129.23
Paperback. Examining texts ranging from the Homeric epics and the Platonic dialogues, to Virgils "Aeneid" and the Book of Revelation, this book reveals how certain strategic metaphors embedded in the early Western literacy canon have promoted (and continue to promote) systems of inequality and social control. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFCX; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682393
- ISBN
- 9780847682393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.75
€ 60.75
Paperback. Translator(s): Thome, Andrea. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364713
- ISBN
- 9781559364713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24