Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at 22, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal presents a record of adventures ranging from his recounted love affair with a Covent Garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with Samuel Johnson, to whom Boswell would later become both friend and biographer. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; BGLA; BJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436501
- ISBN
- 9780140436501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.92
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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
€ 13.00€ 11.41
€ 13.00
€ 11.41
Hardback. A journey through the life and thought of George Orwell, from public school satirist and imperial policeman to Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680801
- ISBN
- 9780199680801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
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€ 15.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799592
- ISBN
- 9781589799592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.79
€ 17.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. The authorized biography of a literary legend, written with unique access to all of Sassoon's previously unseen papers Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447243281
- ISBN
- 9781447243281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
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€ 14.75
Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven; Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 832 pages, 2 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167879
- ISBN
- 9780691167879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. An entirely new portrait of Keats, rich with insights into the torments of his life and the imaginative sources of his works Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197273
- ISBN
- 9780300197273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.75
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€ 16.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; BGL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857040701
- ISBN
- 9780857040701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. At eighteen, Forsyth was the youngest pilot to qualify with the RAF. At twenty-five, he was stationed in East Berlin as a journalist during the Cold War. He wrote his game-changing first novel, The Day of the Jackal and never looked back. He's been shot at, he's been arrested, he's even been seduced by an undercover agent. This is his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171700
- ISBN
- 9780552171700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.64
€ 13.00
€ 11.64
Hardcover. AJ Cronin, author of some of the best-loved novels of the mid-twentieth century and the creator of Dr Finlay, has been unjustly overlooked by literary biographers. This title tells the story of Cronin's Scottish childhood as the son of a Protestant mother and Catholic father, his subsequent medical career, and his rise to literary prominence. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 504. The Man Who Created Dr Finlay. 384 pages, Illustrations. AJ Cronin, author of some of the best-loved novels of the mid-twentieth century and the creator of Dr Finlay, has been unjustly overlooked by literary biographers. This title tells the story of Cronin's Scottish childhood as the son of a Protestant mother and Catholic father, his subsequent medical career, and his rise to literary prominence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 150 x 215 x 29. Weight: 500.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846881121
- ISBN
- 9781846881121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
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€ 23.47
Paperback. One of France's most high-profile writers and a Nobel Prize-winner, Albert Camus experienced both public adulation and acrimonious rejection during his career, which was cut short by a fatal car accident in 1960. Edward J. Hughes unravels the life of a complex personality whose work and stance were the subjects of intense interest and scrutiny. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780234939
- ISBN
- 9781780234939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.01
€ 17.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089291
- ISBN
- 9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGLA; BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578892
- ISBN
- 9781877578892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.42
€ 20.99
€ 16.42
Hardcover. New life of forgotten novelist Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DDF; BGL; DSBH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538408
- ISBN
- 9781784538408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.78
€ 52.99
€ 43.78
Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085368
- ISBN
- 9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.36
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€ 11.36
Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518259
- ISBN
- 9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
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€ 13.33
Paperback. Series: Pan Heritage Classics. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509821891
- ISBN
- 9781509821891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444783148
- ISBN
- 9781444783148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
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€ 10.64
Paperback. Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. This title tells the story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. It chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin Press/Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952672
- ISBN
- 9780241952672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
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€ 16.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; BM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062267412
- ISBN
- 9780062267412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.14
€ 18.99
€ 17.14