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paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0036482
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.73

Paperback. The scandalous life of one of England's great eccentrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780878782
ISBN
9781780878782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. A series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. For him, the tree is the best analogue of prose fiction, symbolising the wild side of our psyche, and he stresses the importance in art of the unpredictable, the unaccountable and the intuitive. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282839
ISBN
9780099282839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The second part of the Nobel Prize winner's classic autobiography, reissued by Granta in a stunning new paperback edition. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083579
ISBN
9781847083579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. The first part of the Nobel Prize winner's classic autobiography, reissued by Granta in a stunning new paperback edition. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083562
ISBN
9781847083562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. New, non-fiction departure from number 1 bestselling fiction author Mike Gayle Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340936757
ISBN
9780340936757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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
€ 28.11

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. Presents an account of the author's childhood in Czernowitz, Ukraine. This title portrays a twilit world suspended between the dying ways of an imperial past and the terrors of the twentieth century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192734
ISBN
9780141192734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The final volume of the trilogy that began with "The Smoking Diaries", this diary reflects Simon Gray's determination to give up smoking. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080721
ISBN
9781847080721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. When he turned sixty-five, the playwright Simon Gray began to keep a diary: not a careful honing of the day's events with a view to posterity but an account of his thoughts as he had them, honestly, turbulently, digressively expressed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080554
ISBN
9781847080554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. When he turned sixty-five, the playwright Simon Gray began to keep a diary: not a careful honing of the day's events with a view to posterity but an account of his thoughts as he had them, honestly, turbulently, digressively expressed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080547
ISBN
9781847080547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. The nearest we can get to a Dickens autobiography, these letters give us unique insights into his life, and are essential reading for Dickens fans everywhere. Whether you dip in or read straight through, this selection of his letters creates afresh the brilliance of being Dickens, and the sheer pleasure of being in his company. Editor(s): Hartley, Jenny. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199686834
ISBN
9780199686834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910124512
ISBN
9781910124512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565557
ISBN
9780719565557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight: 594.
Publisher
Creighton & Read
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955375309
ISBN
9780955375309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801435348
ISBN
9780801435348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.95

Paperback. The new book by New Yorker journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780349005300
ISBN
9780349005300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

paperback. A beautifully written memoir of nature, community, and poetry Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781584657040
ISBN
9781584657040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A celebration of George Eliot's life, work and greatest novel, exploring through a mixture of literary biography, deep reading and personal memoir how Middlemarch answers fundamental questions about life and love Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085160
ISBN
9781847085160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813538068
ISBN
9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848404571
ISBN
9781848404571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.81

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

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