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Biography
Hardcover. This title covers the three main stages of Mary Shelley's extraordinary life: her childhood as daughter of two of the best known radical writers of their age; the travels, losses, tensions and creative achievement of her time with Percy Bysshe Shelley from 1814; her widowhood and her later works. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770504
- ISBN
- 9780333770504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.69
€ 118.69
Hardcover. The Webbs' idiosyncrasies have often masked their literary and institution building accomplishments. In this biography, Sidney is shown to play a more important role than Beatrice in the literary output and there is emphasis on their promotion of working class democratic experience. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333773437
- ISBN
- 9780333773437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.53
€ 120.53
Hardcover. Troubled by his complex sexuality, Harold Monro was a tormented soul, whose aim was to serve the cause of poetry. This biography intends to rescue Monro from the graveyard of literary history and claim for him the recognition he deserves. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779347
- ISBN
- 9780333779347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.72
€ 119.72
Hardback. Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for almost two decades when it was at the height of its powers. This book is a reappraisal of both Brezhnev, the man, and the system over which he ruled. Editor(s): Bacon, Edwin; Sandle, Mark. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794630
- ISBN
- 9780333794630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
Hardback. Sudden shifts of perspective and hotly contested controversies have fundamentally changed our view of Johnson. This volume offers an informed account of what has been achieved, and points to the new directions in which scholarship is developing. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804476
- ISBN
- 9780333804476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.65
€ 181.65
Hardcover. The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Robert Busby explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333912508
- ISBN
- 9780333912508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Hardback. During the course of the Twentieth Century, nineteen men and one woman - from Robert Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury to Tony Blair - have occupied the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918395
- ISBN
- 9780333918395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.30
€ 120.30
Hardback. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333928882
- ISBN
- 9780333928882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.85
€ 119.85
Hardback. George Grove, founder of the "Dictionary of Music and Musicians", was also an engineer, biblical scholar, administrator, educationalist and writer. This study surveys his life and assesses the qualities that led him to play a major role in Victorian cultural life. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AVA; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333948040
- ISBN
- 9780333948040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardcover. In 1828 a strange youth, barely able to speak or walk appeared in Nuremberg. The case excited widespread curiosity; was the "wild man", as many claimed, the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden, or simply an ingenious fraud? This book examines the many ramifications of this case. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962145
- ISBN
- 9780333962145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardcover. This text offers a chronological survey of the history of the Sidney family of Penshurst Place, Kent. As royal servants, courtiers, diplomats, soldiers, writers and patrons of numerous other authors, the Sidneys occupied a central position in the development of early Modern English literature. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964002
- ISBN
- 9780333964002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.13
€ 120.13
Paperback. Sidney and Beatrice Webb had a hand in founding many of the institutions that formed British society notably the Fabian society, the Labour Party, the London School of Economics, and "The New Statesman". This biography considers their literary and institution building accomplishments. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968543
- ISBN
- 9780333968543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardcover. This work looks at the life of Nikolai Sukhanov who chronicled the events of the Russian Revolution. It shows that Sukhanov, much maligned and neglected for decades, was in fact one of the great moral forces in both the history and historiography of the Russian Revolution. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970355
- ISBN
- 9780333970355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.08
€ 150.08
Hardcover. This study of Pestel focuses on his highly original manifesto and analyses his ideological contribution to the Russian revolutionary movement and re-appraises his controversial role in the Decembrist secret societies. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984550
- ISBN
- 9780333984550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
hardcover. This project offers a critical guide to over a million words of vintage Dickens. It provides both a biographical and socio-historical account of the main phases of Dickens's career as a journalist, and a critical assessment of the thematic and stylistic development of his work. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987735
- ISBN
- 9780333987735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Paperback. This title contains six autobiographical works that Yeats published in the mid 1930s. Together, they provide a fascinating insight into the first 58 years of his life. The work provides memories of his early childhood, through to his experience of winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 563 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990469
- ISBN
- 9780333990469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.38
€ 110.38
Hardcover. Disentangles the cult of Angela Carter as 'the fairy godmother of magical realism'. Drawing on Carter's own autobiographical articles as well as her novels and short stories, this study examines her engagement with topical issues, assessing the relationship between her life, her times and her art. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333992937
- ISBN
- 9780333992937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Hardcover. Spanning her entire life, the fully annotated selections in this volume include well known recollections of the great Victorian novelist plus a large assortment not found in her biographies. Altogether they provide a fresh, vivid, and sometimes startling portrait of a controversial genius. Series: Interviews & Recollections. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993637
- ISBN
- 9780333993637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Paperback. From ordinary soldiers to commanding officers, thirty-three tours of duty are presented in rough chronological order, from December 1962, when John F. Kennedy was still alive, to April 1975, when Saigon fell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBTD; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345322791
- ISBN
- 9780345322791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.97
€ 9.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345327390
- ISBN
- 9780345327390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.34
€ 10.99
€ 10.34