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Paperback. She'd been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years - which were his final twenty-seven years. She'd lasted through three wives, the Nobel Prize, and all his ruin. He'd owned her, fished her, worked her and rode her, from the waters of Key West to the Bahamas to the Dry Tortugas to the north coast and archipelagos of Cuba. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 53. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565994
ISBN
9780099565994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. In this gripping biography Paul Ibell discusses Williams as a poet as well as a playwright, at the same time revealing the crises of doomed relationships, promiscuous sex, alcohol and prescription drug abuse that gave the writer the raw material for his plays, but which ultimately destroyed him. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236629
ISBN
9781780236629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.61

Hardback. Stephen Crane's short, compact life--"a life of fire," he called it--is surrounded by myths, distortions, and fabrications. Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most accurate account of the poet and novelist to date. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049536
ISBN
9780674049536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. This is the authoritative biography of writer, poet, and beat generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generations to come. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793668
ISBN
9781589793668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859655170
ISBN
9780859655170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.51

paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Laurie. Num Pages: 276 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259843
ISBN
9780803259843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Dewi Lewis Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907893506
ISBN
9781907893506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999364
ISBN
9780295999364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.72

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
€ 12.87

Paperback. A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England's greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, 'Brideshead Revisited'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007243778
ISBN
9780007243778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. This is a reissue of a memoir published in 1931, featuring a new scholarly introduction." Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563686689
ISBN
9781563686689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bene Factum Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909657625
ISBN
9781909657625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.79

Hardback. A collection of essays about the body: the author's own body, female and Jewish; those of her parents, the bodies she came from; and the collective body, with all its historical, social, and political implications. What, she asks, does this whole mess of bones, muscles, organs, and soul mean? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DNF; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226105277
ISBN
9780226105277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. The authorised biography of Elizabeth Jane Howard from the award-winning author of Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549265
ISBN
9781848549265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely short-sighted, dressed in colourful clothes, Wilkie Collins looked distinctly strange. But he was none the less a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to women - and avidly read by generations of readers. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287476
ISBN
9780099287476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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
€ 16.47

Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128801
ISBN
9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.31

Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128139
ISBN
9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.81

Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is recognised as a giant of world literature; an exceptionally prolific and versatile writer. This heavily-illustrated biography by one of the world's foremost Goethe scholars is an ideal introduction to seminal figure in literary history. Translator(s): Boerner, Nancy. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 169 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 195 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323514
ISBN
9781908323514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.73

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642130
ISBN
9780691642130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.81

Hardcover. Mark Twain was not only a legendary author and humorist; he was also a successful businessman in a variety of ventures. He founded his own publishing house where he made a killing of $2. 5 million in today's dollars by publishing General Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs. Num Pages: 278 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471933373
ISBN
9780471933373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.40

paperback. This is the first book to track Ernest Hemingway's progress as a spy in Asia during the war, defining his duties as he saw fit. Author Peter Moreira follows Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn as they seek stories to file - and try to adapt to each other's strong egos - in dangerous, uncomfortable, exotic places in the throes of war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; BGL; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888829
ISBN
9781574888829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. For over seven centuries, Dante and his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, have held a special place in Western culture. The poem is at once a vivid journey through hell to heaven, a poignant love story, and a picture of humanity's relationship to God. It is so richly imaginative that a first reading can be bewildering. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 200 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130523
ISBN
9781405130523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.63

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452265
ISBN
9780752452265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.91

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