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Paperback. At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking. This title documents the course of a life at once resolutely private but intensely attuned to other lives. Editor(s): Reid, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221394
ISBN
9780571221394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 4.18

hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571316366
ISBN
9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.99
€ 39.73

Hardback. Despairing of his volatile, unstable wife, T S Eliot, at 44, resolves to put an end to the torture of his eighteen-year marriage. He breaks free from September 1932 by becoming Norton Lecturer at Harvard. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
960
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316342
ISBN
9780571316342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 41.39

Paperback. Presents exact and complete transcriptions of the journals kept by Sylvia Plath for the last twelve years of her life - covering her marriage to Ted Hughes and her struggle with depression - are a key source for the poems which make up her collections Ariel and The Colossus. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301638
ISBN
9780571301638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 50+ images and photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804179706
ISBN
9780804179706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085221
ISBN
9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. A fascinating look into the life and work of controversial French novelist Irene Nemirovsky Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300171969
ISBN
9780300171969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788194
ISBN
9780762788194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780389
ISBN
9780762780389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. Possibly one of the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition. This biography traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Ohio, to his consularship in Italy under President Lincoln, to his rise as editor of "Atlantic Monthly". Num Pages: 545 pages, 47 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238961
ISBN
9780520238961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. From his love affairs to his artistic achievements, Gibran is laid bare by the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685417
ISBN
9781851685417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458340
ISBN
9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Novelist, satirist, poet, photographer, painter, alchemist, and hellraiser - August Strindberg was all these. This biography describes the eventful and complicated life of one of the great literary figures in world literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour + 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198065
ISBN
9780300198065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. A biography of one of the most impressive and influential figures of nineteenth-century Scotland, Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748611850
ISBN
9780748611850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.47
€ 148.09

Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723250
ISBN
9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913-60) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography explores the connections between his literary work, his philosophical writings, and his politics. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of an extraordinary man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075679
ISBN
9780226075679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. After the Titanic: A Life of Derek Mahon is a portrait of an artistic life in motion and stirring reflection on the capacity of great poetry to fashion something lasting of our deepest fears and insecurities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717164417
ISBN
9780717164417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 25.77

Paperback. This is the first new biography in English for nearly eighty years of Italy's foremost writer and thinker, and weaves into a single thread the whole of Dante's life and works. The aim is to make an account of Dante's life accessible to students and to the curious and intelligent but non-specialist reader. All quotations are fully translated. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898454
ISBN
9780859898454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.80

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Howell, Vanda. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 269 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
For Beginners
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939994448
ISBN
9781939994448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Stone, Will. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782271031
ISBN
9781782271031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

Paperback. Austrian writer Stefan Zweig's final work, posted to his publisher the day before his tragic death, brings the destruction of a war-torn Europe vividly to rise. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906548674
ISBN
9781906548674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353068
ISBN
9780393353068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGL; HBTZ1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214682
ISBN
9781442214682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Paperback. 650 pages, ill. When Sofia Behrs married Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of "War and Peace", husband and wife regularly exchanged diaries covering the years from 1862 to 1910. Sofia's life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband, but was tormented by him. Even her many children were not an unmitigated blessing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 44. Weight: 546. Translator(s): Porter, Cathy.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Number of pages
650
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846881022
ISBN
9781846881022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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