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Biography: literary

Paperback. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is part of our cultural heritage. But beneath the fairy tale lies the complex history of the author and his subject. This is a biography that beautifully unravels the magic of Alice. It is a history of love and loss, innocence and ambiguity. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594031
ISBN
9780099594031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. This provocative biography tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England's greatest novelist. Focused on the 1830s, it portrays a restless, uncertain Dickens who could not decide on a career path. Through twists and turns, the author traces a double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072237
ISBN
9780674072237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389614
ISBN
9781934389614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.62

CD-Audio. A graphic storyteller begins with the petty cruelties of the author's public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints devastating portraits of war: of a young man's hell, of meaningless sacrifice, of everyday heroism, and of the idiocy of the military command. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. A graphic storyteller begins with the petty cruelties of the author's public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints devastating portraits of war: of a young man's hell, of meaningless sacrifice, of everyday heroism, and of the idiocy of the military command. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 148 x 130 x 16. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Csa Word Ltd
Format
CD
Publication date
2007
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906147037
ISBN
9781906147037
CD
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 17.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197421
ISBN
9781845197421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. Definitive life of the author of CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER, journalist, political commentator and biographer. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827895
ISBN
9780753827895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Offers readers a new perspective on the relationship between time and place, time and timelessness, history and personal history Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238466
ISBN
9780803238466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. Throughout his life James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Few periods better crystallize this turmoil than 1763-1765, the years of his Grand Tour and the focus of Robert Zaretsky's thrilling intellectual adventure. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368231
ISBN
9780674368231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Exploring themes that preoccupied Albert Camus--absurdity, silence, revolt, fidelity, and moderation--Robert Zaretsky portrays a moralist who refused to be fooled by the nobler names we assign to our actions, and who pushed himself, and those about him, to challenge the status quo. For Camus, rebellion against injustice is the human condition. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970861
ISBN
9780674970861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479076
ISBN
9780801479076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Christmas bestseller Seasonal Suicide Notes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444708691
ISBN
9781444708691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Roger McGough is one of Britain's best-loved poets. Roger first rose to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop group The Scaffold, who had two number one hits - "Thank U Very Much" and "Lily The Pink". This is his autobiography, which also contains nostalgic reminiscences and tales of love, life and loss. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478751
ISBN
9780099478751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. This new addition to the Author Chronologies series details the tumultuous and tragic life of Katherine Mansfield (she died from tuberculosis aged only thirty-four) and sheds new light on her approach and attitudes to writing. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525597
ISBN
9780230525597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Illustrated with maps, sketches and more than fifty photographs, this book uncovers the secret locations featured in Arthur Ransome's original "Swallows & Amazons" adventures. It contains numerous quotations from Arthur Ransome, which support both text and photographs. Num Pages: 136 pages, 60+ half-tones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGL; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 201 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Sigma Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850588399
ISBN
9781850588399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. A revision of an English icon through the formative decade of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571222629
ISBN
9780571222629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Hardback. First comprehensive biography of R.C. Sherriff - an important 20th-century literary figure for over 30 years Num Pages: 388 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 190 x 39. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473860698
ISBN
9781473860698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444715
ISBN
9780801444715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.42

Paperback. Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the German occupation of France. Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous overnight after Paris was liberated. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGL; FA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000244
ISBN
9780226000244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

paperback. In November 1910, Count Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station attended by the world's media. Tolstoy's War and Peace and Anna Karenina are considered two of the greatest novels ever written. This book offers a fresh perspective on his extraordinary life and times. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251911
ISBN
9781781251911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Hardcover. Unintimidated by Old World sophistication or travel to undeveloped parts of the globe, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Roy Morris, Jr. focuses on the dozen years he lived overseas and the books he wrote encouraging middle-class Americans to follow him around the world, at the dawn of mass tourism. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416697
ISBN
9780674416697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. In his last work, Something of Myself, Rudyard Kipling reflects on his life and the basis of his art. Editor(s): Pinney, Thomas. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107693500
ISBN
9781107693500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628726107
ISBN
9781628726107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.26

Hardback. Dashiell Hammett changed the face of crime fiction. A controversial political activist who stood for civil liberty, he was also a very private man. In this biography, the author uses fresh research, including interviews with Hammett's family and Hellman's heir, to reexamine his life and works. Num Pages: 264 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 8 x 5 x 140. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611457841
ISBN
9781611457841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.50

Hardcover. A wonderfully honest and deeply accomplished tribute to a complicated, talented mother and writer - 'An Irish writer whose only equal is Elizabeth Bowen' (Bookseller) - by her daughter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16ppblack-and-white. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 362 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
9780349007526
ISBN
9780349007526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 6.23

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