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Biography: literary
Paperback. From the renowned and award-winning biographer of Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, Charlotte Bronte and Mary Wollstonecraft among others, a universal story about mothers and daughters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088911
- ISBN
- 9781844088911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Exploring Eliot's poetry, drama and essays in relation to his life in America and England, and to four quite different women who offer clues to his guarded character, this book sees his life and work as reciprocal parts of one design, the search for faith. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088935
- ISBN
- 9781844088935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234387
- ISBN
- 9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762796427
- ISBN
- 9780762796427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. "The Jane Austen Guide to Life" poignantly examines Austen's life and novels for the timeless advice that still applies for today's women. Austen may not understand texting or or platform heels, but she can surely teach an awful lot about ourselves--to our surprise. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773817
- ISBN
- 9780762773817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.68
€ 24.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. Part literary mystery, part biography, part curiosity, here is the short, charming (and true) story of one man's obsession with Marcel Proust, and his decades-long quest to collect everything that once belonged to the writer - right down to his overcoat Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272721
- ISBN
- 9781846272721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118281529
- ISBN
- 9781118281529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207849
- ISBN
- 9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139380
- ISBN
- 9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The compelling love story of two extraordinary individuals - Nancy Mitford and Free French commander Gaston Palewski - living in extraordinary times. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827734
- ISBN
- 9780753827734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089291
- ISBN
- 9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Series: Inspirations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 353 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Argyll Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006178
- ISBN
- 9781906134693
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. With special attention to Emily Dickinson's growth into a poet, this literary biographical study charts Dickinson's hard-won brilliance as she worked, largely alone, to become the unique American woman writer of the nineteenth century. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033055
- ISBN
- 9781137033055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Linda Wagner-Martin brings a wealth of new information to this detailed portrait of Hemingway and his world, concentrating particularly on his friendships with women and the history of his four marriages. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276963
- ISBN
- 9780230276963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Born in St Louis, Missouri, Marianne Moore eventually found her way to New York with her mother whom she continued to live with until her mother passed, a familial devotion so intense that William Carlos Williams complained that it was 'pathological' and prevented her from marrying any 'literary guys'. Moore never married. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571301829
- ISBN
- 9780571301829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.09
€ 40.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. A collection of biographies: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness. Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 x 8 page colour/black and white insets. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003108
- ISBN
- 9780141003108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.32
€ 25.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476853
- ISBN
- 9780801476853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Patrick Joseph McCall (1861 - 1919) was a musician best remembered for his epic ballad of the Insurrection of 1798, "Boolavogue". His ballads stand as the soundtrack for much of the history of the area. This title records the life and work of PJ McCall, artist and poet, and his influence on the Irish musical tradition. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886950
- ISBN
- 9781845886950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Hardcover. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488. 352 pages, Illustrations. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224082402
- ISBN
- 9780224082402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 6.19
€ 25.99
€ 6.19
Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005461
- ISBN
- 9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61