Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 496 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300062137
- ISBN
- 9780300062137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.66
€ 49.99
€ 35.66
Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 456 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300062144
- ISBN
- 9780300062144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.62
€ 49.99
€ 35.62
Hardback. The second installment of Harvard s critically acclaimed five-volume edition of Robert Frost s correspondence contains letters from 1920 to 1928, 400 of them gathered here for the first time. His 160 correspondents include family, friends, colleagues, fellow writers, visual artists, publishers, educators, librarians, farmers, and admirers." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 243 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1348.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726642
- ISBN
- 9780674726642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardback. Pensive, mercurial, and often funny, the private Robert Frost remains less appreciated than the public poet. This edition of the correspondence of this complex and subtle verbal artist, includes hundreds of unpublished letters whose literary interest is on a par with Dickinson, Lowell, and Beckett. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057609
- ISBN
- 9780674057609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
hardcover. Editor(s): Kinter, Elvan. Num Pages: 626 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 626
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014626
- ISBN
- 9780674014626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.43€ 137.27
€ 154.43
€ 137.27
Hardback. This final volume marks the twilight years of this American writer's life. These letters, including many to Henry David Thoreau, William Henry Furness, Margaret Fuller, and Thomas Carlyle among others offer an intimate portrait of Emerson. Num Pages: 515 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Volume 10
- Number of pages
- 515
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101837
- ISBN
- 9780231101837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.54€ 112.02
€ 148.54
€ 112.02
Hardback. This is the penultimate volume in the continuation of Ralph L. Rusk's 1939 edition of Emerson's letters. Vol 9 covers the years 1860-1869, when Emerson switched from using small, local publishers to the prestigious firm of Ticknor and Fields. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Volume 9
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081023
- ISBN
- 9780231081023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.54€ 112.30
€ 148.54
€ 112.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 653 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Volume 8
- Number of pages
- 653
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075169
- ISBN
- 9780231075169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.54€ 111.05
€ 148.54
€ 111.05
Hardcover. Volume three of a collection of surviving letters written by Peter le Page Renouf covering his varied career from his days as a student in Oxford until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. This volume covers Renouf's years in Dublin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621908
- ISBN
- 9781900621908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 51.29
€ 55.85
€ 51.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cathcart, Kevin J. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558033
- ISBN
- 9781904558033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 51.10
€ 55.85
€ 51.10
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621656
- ISBN
- 9781900621656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 51.29
€ 55.85
€ 51.29
Hardcover. Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The letters in volume 2 cover Renouf's years as Tutor to the son of the Comte de Vaulchier in France and, from 1850, there are frequent trips to Switzerland. Editor(s): Cathcart, Kevin J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621755
- ISBN
- 9781900621755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 51.10
€ 55.85
€ 51.10
Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years after. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193922
- ISBN
- 9780141193922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920283
- ISBN
- 9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.89
€ 115.89
Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916514
- ISBN
- 9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.24
€ 115.24
hardcover. The emotional and moral centre of this collection is the series of letters written during Arnold's first American visit, during which he ranged from New York and New England to Madison, Chicago, Richmond, Washington, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919997
- ISBN
- 9780813919997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.10
€ 114.10
hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918969
- ISBN
- 9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.74
€ 113.74
hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917061
- ISBN
- 9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.36
€ 114.36
Hardcover. Contains the complete texts of all known correspondence between Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and Joseph Hopkins Twichell. Theirs was a rich exchange. The long, deep friendship of Clemens and Twichell - a Congregationalist minister of Hartford, Connecticut - rarely fails to surprise, given the general reputation Twain has of being antireligious. Editor(s): Bush, Harold K., Jr.; Courtney, Steve; Messent, Peter. Num Pages: 512 pages, 14 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820350752
- ISBN
- 9780820350752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.83
€ 49.99
€ 42.83
Hardback. The first ever edition of Hogg's letters to be published, featuring Hogg's correspondence with figures such as Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron and Sir Robert Peel. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian; Mack, Douglas S.; MacLachlan, Robin; Petrie, Elaine. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 490 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 490
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616718
- ISBN
- 9780748616718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 107.52
€ 112.89
€ 107.52