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Biography: general

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Modern Library Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812971330
ISBN
9780812971330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

hardcover. Corbin recreates the life and world of a man about whom nothing is known except for his entries in the civil registries and historical knowledge about the times in which he lived: Louis-Francois Pinagot, a forester and clog maker who lived during the heart of the nineteenth century -- the age of Romanticism, of Hugo and Berlioz -- from the Napoleonic Wars to the Third Republic. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118408
ISBN
9780231118408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31

Hardcover. Anthony Wood is one of the most colourful and informative chroniclers of seventeenth-century Britain. He describes the skirmishes between parliamentarian and royalist forces in the 1640s and the return of King Charles II in 1660. His account of his own life is peppered with famous people, including Christopher Wren and John Locke Editor(s): Kiessling, Nicolas K. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243082
ISBN
9781851243082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Enggass, Catherine. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271730769
ISBN
9780271730769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246802
ISBN
9780851246802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Around 1147 the bishop of Chartres directed Geoffrey Grossus, a monk of Tiron Abbey, to write the life of its founder Bernard of Abbeville (ca 1050-1116) in an effort to further his canonization. This work presents an erudite, action-filled, and sympathetic portrait of the ascetic founder of an increasingly prominent and wealthy congregation. Translator(s): Cline, Ruth Harwood. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216812
ISBN
9780813216812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.60

Paperback. A biography of Charlotte that recounts Charlotte Bronte's life from her isolated childhood, through her years as a writer who had 'foreseen the single life' for herself, to her marriage at thirty-eight and death less than a year later. Editor(s): Jay, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsim., port. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434934
ISBN
9780140434934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A classic of English biography as well as the portrait of a very remarkable woman and an eminently distinguished literary figure. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848681651
ISBN
9781848681651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. This edition is based on the Third Edition of 1857, revised by Gaskell and collated with the manuscript and the previous two editions, as well as with Charlotte Bronte's letters, offering fuller information about the process of composition than any previous edition. Editor(s): Easson, Angus. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554768
ISBN
9780199554768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate, her trials and temptations, who eventually founded a priory. The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman, a dramatic record of spiritual conviction against all odds. Editor(s): Fanous, Samuel; Leyser, Henrietta. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556052
ISBN
9780199556052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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

€ 39.50

Paperback. In this biography, Douglas Patey follows Evelyn Waugh's career from the comfortable middle-class home he was anxious to flee, through his escapades at Oxford, his adventures in South America and Africa, his experience of war, to his last years as veiled autobiographer. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231349
ISBN
9780631231349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Paperback. This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between the man of affairs, who made so many 'improvisations and accommodations' to ensure his own survival, and the poet. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 365 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866653
ISBN
9781557866653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Faulkner, Robert; Carrese, Paul. Num Pages: 542 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Special Edition
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972766
ISBN
9780865972766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Faulkner, Robert; Carrese, Paul. Num Pages: 514 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Special Edition
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972773
ISBN
9780865972773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is Germany's most celebrated, prolific and versatile writer. This book sets Goethe's creative work in the context of his biography and of the literary and political movements of his time. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231738
ISBN
9780631231738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Hardback. This study sets Goethe's creative work in the context of his biography and of the literary and political movements of his time. It gives an account of Goethe's wide range of public activities, and also covers his less well-known literary output. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; BG; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631163763
ISBN
9780631163763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.97

Paperback. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322899
ISBN
9780940322899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. From a mass of material including interviews with Moore's friends, his former assistants and students, dealers, collectors, museum officials, and leading architects with whom he worked, Roger Berthoud has built up a lively and engaging picture of Moore's life and career as a sculptor. Num Pages: 560 pages, 196 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357227
ISBN
9781900357227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.33

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