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Biography: literary

Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald published her first book aged sixty. She went on to become one of the greatest of English novelists. Her remarkable life spans most of the 20th century, and moves from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, from a demanding intellectual family to hardship and poverty, from a life of teaching and obscurity to a blaze of renown. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546597
ISBN
9780099546597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians, and the writing of his masterpiece, The Tin Drum, in Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507598
ISBN
9780099507598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.63

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; HRAB; HRCM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652450
ISBN
9780691652450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.33

Paperback. Adam Gopnik's memoir of five years as an American family man in Paris Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847243928
ISBN
9781847243928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. Pigeonholed as a Jazz Age epicurean and an emblem of the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after WWI. Placing him among Progressives such as Charles Beard, Randolph Bourne, and Thorstein Veblen, David Brown reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504820
ISBN
9780674504820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.48

Hardcover. This first biography of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) has been written with the full co-operation of her three children, who allowed Wendy Pollard access to previously unexamined diaries, letters and much other material, illuminating their mother's eventful and often entertaining life. Pamela Hansford Johnson's achievements were all the more Num Pages: 512 pages, photos, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832987
ISBN
9780856832987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. This crisply written biography traces the successful writing life of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) from the time of her childhood, through her tumultuous relationship with Dylan Thomas, to her death as the widow of the novelist and popular intellectual C. P. Snow. Hers was a rich, courageous, and politically committed writing life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729617
ISBN
9780198729617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.04

Paperback. One of the funniest and most admired writers of the twentieth century, P G Wodehouse always shied away from the idea of a biography. In this title, his letters provide an illuminating biographical accompaniment to legendary comic creations such as Jeeves, Wooster, Psmith and the Empress of Blandings. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
n/a
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514794
ISBN
9780099514794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237698
ISBN
9780803237698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. A beautifully written and produced celebration of the life of Beatrix Potter, one of the nation's best-loved authors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 x 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784975647
ISBN
9781784975647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HBAH; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979472
ISBN
9780141979472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061710230
ISBN
9780061710230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Translator(s): Diop, Moustapha. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221513
ISBN
9780253221513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807068809
ISBN
9780807068809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.00
€ 38.14

Hardcover. Editor(s): Keatinge, Benjamin; Woods, Aengus. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003209
ISBN
9780716529101
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This volume contains the newly transcribed and annotated text of one of Oscar Wilde's unpublished notebooks that functioned as a major ante-text of Historical Criticism (1879). The notebook illuminates Wilde's practices of research and composition, contains the unused materials Wilde studied, and shows his wit and imagination at work. Editor(s): Smith, Philip E. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688012
ISBN
9780199688012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195410
ISBN
9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.95

Hardcover. In the 1890s Oscar Wilde enjoyed one of the most high-profile reputations in Britain; yet, virtually overnight, he was plunged into disgrace and ruin. What were the reasons for this extraordinary reversal of fortune? This title explores Wilde's motivation in prosecuting the Marquess of Queensberry, and elaborates on the precarious legal situation. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194345
ISBN
9781845194345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Paperback. Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job. With no experience whatsoever, she gained employment as a cook-general. This title tells story of Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091944681
ISBN
9780091944681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083326
ISBN
9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

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