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Biography: literary
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
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Reinhardt owned The Bodley Head from 1957 to 1987, and smaller publishers like The Nonesuch Press and Reinhardt Books. This account of his life contains stories about his authors, among them Graham Greene, G.B. Shaw, Charlie Chaplin and his actor friends, illuminating the trajectory of British publishing in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545427
- ISBN
- 9780230545427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Paperback. Patricia Highsmith, one of the greatest writers of 20th Century American fiction, had a life as darkly compelling as that of her favourite "hero-criminal," the talented Tom Ripley. The author maps out this richly bizarre life from her birth in Texas to Hitchcock's filming of her first novel, "Strangers On a Train", to her self-exile in Europe. Num Pages: 704 pages, includes two 8 page black & white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312363819
- ISBN
- 9780312363819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.12
€ 29.99
€ 28.12
Hardcover. Spanning her entire life, the fully annotated selections in this volume include well known recollections of the great Victorian novelist plus a large assortment not found in her biographies. Altogether they provide a fresh, vivid, and sometimes startling portrait of a controversial genius. Series: Interviews & Recollections. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993637
- ISBN
- 9780333993637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
Hardcover. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer John Matteson, an account of the "Susan Sontag" of nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068054
- ISBN
- 9780393068054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.87
€ 35.99
€ 33.87
Paperback. "Psychologically rich.. Matteson's book restores the heroism of [Fuller's] life and work."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343595
- ISBN
- 9780393343595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.84
€ 21.99
€ 20.84
Hardcover. Lowry's writing often transports readers into other worlds. Now, we have the rare opportunity to travel into a real world that is her own - her life. Num Pages: 272 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544807969
- ISBN
- 9780544807969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.47
€ 21.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892241
- ISBN
- 9780718892241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback. The second book of a major two-volume biographical study of the author William Makepeace Thackeray and his family, including new research that sheds light on the lives of his daughters Minny and Annie. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892258
- ISBN
- 9780718892258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.35
€ 61.35
Hardcover. In this new memoir, Anne Edwards-bestselling author of biographies on Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan-turns the spotlight on herself, chronicling her 20-year exile from the United States from the 1950s until the early 1970s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810881990
- ISBN
- 9780810881990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.65
€ 33.99
€ 29.65
In 1907, the author, poet, essayist, and folk art historian Eliza Calvert Hall (1856-1935) published "Aunt Jane of Kentucky", a collection of stories about rural life infused with the spirit and gentle good humor. The book and several sequels achieved wide popularity. This work tells the story of this remarkable Kentucky woman. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124704
- ISBN
- 9780813124704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.70
€ 49.70
Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813136882
- ISBN
- 9780813136882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 pages b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APFD; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853039068
- ISBN
- 9780853039068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898485
- ISBN
- 9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.96
€ 42.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864739384
- ISBN
- 9780864739384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Elizabeth Carter, 1717-1806: An Edition Of Some Unpublished Letters
Hampshire, Gwen, Carter, Elizabeth
Hardcover. Includes 111 letters and a note written by Miss Carter, dating from 1737 to 1804. They provide an understanding of the person whom her nephew Montagu Pennington wishes to portray in his memoirs. They show how generous and dependable a friend she was; how faithful in keeping contact; how witty she could be; and how serious. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874139129
- ISBN
- 9780874139129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336383
- ISBN
- 9780880336383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.26
€ 32.26
Paperback. An intimate look at the writing life, the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, the fickle publishing world, and an extraordinary friendship with Frank Conroy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tin House Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982504895
- ISBN
- 9780982504895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.18
€ 18.99
€ 18.18
Hardcover. Focusing on Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this work demonstrates the interconnectedness of their friendships and creativity, giving information about literary composition and artistic output, publication and exhibition, reviews, finances, relationships, health and detailing literary and artistic influences. Series: Author Chronologies S. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACVC; AGB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403912190
- ISBN
- 9781403912190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.96
€ 130.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Orel, Harold. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403939623
- ISBN
- 9781403939623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21