Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
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
€ 51.99€ 37.77
€ 51.99
€ 37.77
Paperback. John Haffenden's acclaimed biography of William Empson (1906-1984), the foremost English literary critic of the twentieth century, is now available in paperback. An authoritative and compelling account and the second of two volumes exploring his remarkable life and work. Num Pages: 824 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white plates. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539925
- ISBN
- 9780199539925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.27
€ 60.27
Hardcover. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946805
- ISBN
- 9781403946805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Paperback. William Golding was born in 1911 and educated at his local grammar school and Brasenose College, Oxford. He published a volume of poems in 1934 and during the war served in the Royal Navy. Afterwards he returned to being a schoolmaster in Salisbury. This title introduces Golding. Num Pages: 592 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231645
- ISBN
- 9780571231645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 55. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780221205
- ISBN
- 9781780221205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.53
€ 21.99
€ 16.53
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
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197438
- ISBN
- 9781845197438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. 'You think it will never happen to you, that it cannot happen to you, that you are the only person world to whom none of these things will ever happen, and then, one by one, they all begin to happen to you, in the same way they happen to everyone else.' From the point of view of his life now, the author moves you through the events of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571283248
- ISBN
- 9780571283248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807072745
- ISBN
- 9780807072745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.21
€ 19.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Five Leaves
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512331
- ISBN
- 9781905512331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841653723
- ISBN
- 9781841653723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
Paperback. A collection of Alan Bennett's prose writings. It brings together diaries, reminiscences and reviews to give us a unique and unforgettable portrait of one of England's leading playwrights. It covers the production of his very first play, Forty Years On, which starred John Gieldgud, as well as many other important productions. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGFA; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571315727
- ISBN
- 9780571315727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
paperback. Funny, odd, deeply personal, yet somehow universal, a collection of one woman's most humiliating moments, revealed with wit and gusto. Series: City Lights/Sister Spit. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866256
- ISBN
- 9780872866256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Hardcover. The extraordinary story of the one of the most fruitful friendships in modern arts and letters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393245059
- ISBN
- 9780393245059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.92
€ 29.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Author Claire Lorrimer's fascinating autobiography: a rich tapestry of a life and remarkable career that has spanned the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473633988
- ISBN
- 9781473633988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
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
€ 27.99
€ 21.95
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
€ 18.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409459
- ISBN
- 9781910409459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. A striking literary biography by a significant and talented young writer Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344. The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives. 384 pages. Tells the story of the communal existence of an astonishingly youthful circle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 205 x 142 x 32. Weight: 290.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809723
- ISBN
- 9781408809723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.41
€ 21.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Edmond-Paul, Mary. Num Pages: 327 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578212
- ISBN
- 9781877578212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.61
€ 23.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. In his radically new analysis of an extraordinary life, Damian Flanagan moves away from the stereotypical depiction of Mishima as a right-wing nationalist and aesthete and presents him as a man utterly obsessed with time - time-keeping devices and symbols - arguing that this compulsion was at the heart of the author's literature and life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black & white. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233451
- ISBN
- 9781780233451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295051
- ISBN
- 9781935295051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.54
€ 14.00
€ 12.54