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Hardback. Features letters between Eliot and his associates, family and friends - his correspondents range from the Archbishop of York and the American philosopher Paul Elmer More to the writers Virginia Woolf, and Ralph Hodgson - that shows the ways in which his Anglo-Catholic convictions could, at times, prove a self-chastising and even alienating force. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571316328
- ISBN
- 9780571316328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 41.39
€ 59.41
€ 41.39
Paperback. Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of "The Dictionary", a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick. This title presents a portrait of Johnson, and his life. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571226368
- ISBN
- 9780571226368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. Aims to unearth the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the novels of the twentieth century. This book stands as a meditation on what it is that makes a writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955010514
- ISBN
- 9780955010514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08
Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593500
- ISBN
- 9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Exploring Eliot's poetry, drama and essays in relation to his life in America and England, and to four quite different women who offer clues to his guarded character, this book sees his life and work as reciprocal parts of one design, the search for faith. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088935
- ISBN
- 9781844088935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
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
€ 23.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Blends autobiography and fiction to describe the inner life of a writer evolving from precocious public school boy to Cambridge drop-out at large in London's Bohemia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561224
- ISBN
- 9780099561224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads. This book deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet E.; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Gagel, Amanda; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane; Ohge, Christopher M. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 792 pages, 45. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 193 x 65. Weight in Grams: 1682.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279940
- ISBN
- 9780520279940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. Features an American memoir of growing up in New York with eccentric uncles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNW0008264
- ISBN
- 9780747579328
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212372
- ISBN
- 9780300212372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. A story of author very own boyhood, including tales of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot - the inspiration for some of his most marvellous storybooks in the years to come. Illustrator(s): Blake, Quentin; Blake, Quentin. Num Pages: 448 pages, Black and white photos and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141365541
- ISBN
- 9780141365541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69
Hardcover. Biography of Oxford Classics don who led intriguing life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493989
- ISBN
- 9781908493989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
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
€ 32.99
€ 22.81
Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139380
- ISBN
- 9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt; then, finally, it gives us the story of author's own grief, unflinchingly observed. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584537
- ISBN
- 9780099584537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mandrake
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906958640
- ISBN
- 9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.69
€ 19.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. In 1939, Christopher Isherwood and W H Auden emigrated together to the United States. This title describes Isherwood's search for a new life in California; his work as a screenwriter in Hollywood, his pacifism during World War II and his friendships with such gifted artists and intellectuals as Garbo, Chaplin, Thomas Mann, and more. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555827
- ISBN
- 9780099555827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.57
€ 52.99
€ 37.57
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
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. The seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) is one of the most intriguing figures in English literature. This title offers a look into Marvell's life, from his early employment as a tutor and gentleman's companion to his suspicious death, reputedly a politically fueled poisoning. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181968
- ISBN
- 9780300181968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Baker's startlingly honest, very funny account of his obsession with John Updike, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083517
- ISBN
- 9781847083517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Hardback. These letters chart the friendship between Boswell and the man he called his "most intimate friend", William Johnson Temple. Editor(s): Crawford, Thomas. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748607587
- ISBN
- 9780748607587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.70€ 220.57
€ 231.70
€ 220.57
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
€ 19.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119045304
- ISBN
- 9781119045304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05