Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. Lyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762779192
- ISBN
- 9780762779192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.18
€ 17.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843919094
- ISBN
- 9781843919094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.86
€ 7.86
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
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174531
- ISBN
- 9781590174531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Using family papers and other protected material, this biography sheds light on Agatha Christie's life, work and relationships. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008243951
- ISBN
- 9780008243951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226335025
- ISBN
- 9780226335025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. As the much anticipated film adaptation of Vera Brittain's First World War testimony "Testament of Youth" arrives in cinemas in 2014/15 this new book from Mark Bostridge (her biographer) tells the story of a remarkable woman and her extraordinary account of the destructive power of war. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472918574
- ISBN
- 9781472918574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. In The Fellowship, Philip and Carol Zaleski offer the first complete rendering of the Inklings' lives and works. Lewis maps the medieval mind, accepts Christ while riding in the sidecar of his brother's motorcycle, becomes a world-famous evangelist, and creates new forms of religiously attuned fiction while wrestling with personal crises. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 51. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374536251
- ISBN
- 9780374536251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76
Paperback. A title that deals with questions such as: Was the enchanted camera a source of inspiration for their father? Did it represent the power of art itself? Was it the eye of God? Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099539759
- ISBN
- 9780099539759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A title that deals with questions such as: Was the enchanted camera a source of inspiration for their father? Did it represent the power of art itself? Was it the eye of God? Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. 8vo. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KEX0276304
- ISBN
- 9780099539759
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817886
- ISBN
- 9781906817886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. A revelatory collection of letters written by the author of The Broken Road Editor(s): Sisman, Adam. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; BGL; BJ; HBWQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473622494
- ISBN
- 9781473622494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
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€ 18.05
€ 25.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479076
- ISBN
- 9780801479076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.75
€ 19.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Who was the real Jane Austen? Overturning the traditional portrait of the author as conventional and genteel, bestseller Paula Byrne's landmark biography reveals the real woman behind the books. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007358342
- ISBN
- 9780007358342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.68
€ 17.99
€ 12.68
Hardcover. A biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his relationships with women. Series: Literary Traveller. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598884
- ISBN
- 9781906598884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. When it comes to death, is there ever a best case scenario? In this book, the author confronts our unending obsession with the end. He also reflects on what it means to miss God, whether death can be good for our careers and why we eventually turn into our parents. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; HPX; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872601
- ISBN
- 9781784872601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.91
€ 8.99
€ 7.91
Paperback. Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, and a great novelist. This book paints a fresh portrait of Dickens, capturing the complex character of this great genius. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 200 x 35. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036939
- ISBN
- 9780141036939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. Robert Burns is more than Scotland's national poet. He is also a symbol of national identity for Scotland. He was born in Alloway on 25th January in 1759 and was the oldest son of seven children. This book presents his biography that is illustrated with line drawings of scenes from his life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 98 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Waverly Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902407814
- ISBN
- 9781902407814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172469
- ISBN
- 9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.41
€ 17.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life and work combines recent biographical research with penetrating literary criticism, resulting in revealing new interpretations of her literary work. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118917671
- ISBN
- 9781118917671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.02
€ 42.02
Paperback. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Now, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281074297
- ISBN
- 9780281074297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. A family memoir, an exchange with the author's brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the French writer Jules Renard. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523741
- ISBN
- 9780099523741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. A compilation of letters sent by Daphne du Maurier to her close friend Oriel Malet with further text by Oriel Malet linking and contextualizing the letters. Editor(s): Malet, Oriel. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- M. Evans & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590774564
- ISBN
- 9781590774564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.96
€ 20.96