Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Griffin Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926837260
- ISBN
- 9781926837260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.06
€ 26.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien's 125th Anniversary. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 b/w plates (8pp), Index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008207779
- ISBN
- 9780008207779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Hardback. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857424273
- ISBN
- 9780857424273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.20
€ 23.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. A collection of biographies: a gifted artist and shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement and who, finally was given a second chance of love and happiness. Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 x 8 page colour/black and white insets. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003108
- ISBN
- 9780141003108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.98
€ 25.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. How does a writer compose a suicide note? This account gives us a description of the author's descent into mental anguish, and his eventual success in overcoming a little-understood yet very common condition. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK; JM; VFJB; VFJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872618
- ISBN
- 9781784872618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.92
€ 8.99
€ 7.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408842416
- ISBN
- 9781408842416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Offers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749386559
- ISBN
- 9780749386559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. The autobiography of one of New Zealand's best-loved writers with an introduction by Jane Campion Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086238
- ISBN
- 9781844086238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. In this biography of Iris Origo, Caroline Moorehead has drawn on unpublished letters, diaries and manuscripts to provide a vivid picture of the life of one of the most intriguing and attractive women of the 20th century. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749016562
- ISBN
- 9780749016562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.77
€ 17.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106227
- ISBN
- 9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Illustrated with maps, sketches and more than fifty photographs, this book uncovers the secret locations featured in Arthur Ransome's original "Swallows & Amazons" adventures. It contains numerous quotations from Arthur Ransome, which support both text and photographs. Num Pages: 136 pages, 60+ half-tones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGL; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 201 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Sigma Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850588399
- ISBN
- 9781850588399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.50
€ 13.99
€ 12.50
Hardback. Anne Bronte is the forgotten Bronte sister, overshadowed by her older siblings - virtuous, successful Charlotte, free-spirited Emily and dissolute Branwell. Tragic, virginal, sweet, stoic, selfless, Anne. The less talented Bronte, the other Bronte. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784740214
- ISBN
- 9781784740214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.87
€ 15.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bene Factum Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909657625
- ISBN
- 9781909657625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Hardcover. Arthur Hallam's early death was the subject of Tennyson's celebrated poem "In Memoriam". As a result of its popularity, Hallam became a legendary figure, very much accepted on Tennyson's terms as being almost divinely gifted and of immense promise. This book intends to supplement and challenge this representation of Hallam. Num Pages: 309 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194185
- ISBN
- 9781845194185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. Pursuing art and adventure across Europe, Katherine Mansfield lived and wrote with the Furies on her heels; but when she died aged only thirty-four she became one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963302
- ISBN
- 9780241963302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851684069
- ISBN
- 9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. * A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her writings Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084982
- ISBN
- 9781844084982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. This title presents a readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753522523
- ISBN
- 9780753522523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Starting with fourteen-year-old Woolf's first palm-sized leather diary, Becoming Virginia Woolf illuminates how her private and public writing was shaped by the diaries of other writers. These key literary connections open a new and indispensable window onto the story of one of literature's most renowned modernists. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061399
- ISBN
- 9780813061399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 38. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062383341
- ISBN
- 9780062383341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.38
€ 24.99
€ 21.38