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Biography

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613680
ISBN
9781926613680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.85

Hardcover. A scrupulous and unprecedented investigation into the life of Anna Leonowenswho taught the king of Siam s children in the 1860sthat also ponders the perfect fit between Leonowens s mythic self-invention and the New World s innocent dream of peacefully spreading democracy." Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299298302
ISBN
9780299298302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510708921
ISBN
9781510708921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.85

Hardcover. Moviegoers know Mary Wickes as the housekeeper in White Christmas and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled with behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway and Hollywood, chronicles the life of a complicated woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable characters to life on screen and stage. Num Pages: 432 pages, 54 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604739053
ISBN
9781604739053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

Paperback. Mary Tudor is often written off as a twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. This biography argues that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415327213
ISBN
9780415327213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.36

Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909826
ISBN
9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Daughter of Henry VIII, half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, the turbulent life of the first woman to rule England and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312. 328 pages, 59 Illustrations including 14 colour. Daughter of Henry VIII, half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, the turbulent life of the first woman to rule England and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 198 x 124 x 24. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445608181
ISBN
9781445608181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. "A complex and moving character study of a woman tragically out of step with her time and place."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333039
ISBN
9780393333039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

Hardcover. Gathers 142 letters written by Mary Telfair of Savannah to her best friend Mary Few of New York. Telfair was born in 1791 to a wealthy, slaveholding family. Few, born in 1790, moved with her family from Savannah to New York in 1799. Self-exiled because of their antislavery views, the Fews never returned Georgia yet remained close to the Telfairs. Editor(s): Wood, Betty. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBFG; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329208
ISBN
9780820329208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Paperback. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718894955
ISBN
9780718894955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.70

Paperback. Updated edition - the story of the Dundee mill girl turned missionary who became one of the most remarkable Scotswomen of any generation and the first woman to be depicted on a Scottish banknote. Num Pages: 128 pages, 18 black/white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154. .
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Adapted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267866
ISBN
9781905267866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

A biography that situates Lady Mary Wroth in her family and court context, emphasizing the growth of the writer's mind in the sections on her childhood and youth, with a focus on her learned aunt, Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, as literary mentor, and on her Continental connections, Louise de Coligny, Princess of Orange. Num Pages: 430 pages, Includes 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754660538
ISBN
9780754660538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 172.91
€ 171.79

Paperback. Beyond question Shelley scholars and 19th-century specialists will value this usefully annotated and carefully produced edition; it may also be that anyone would enjoy the stories themselves.. and the accompanying original engravings. -- Diane Johnson, Washington Post. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842184
ISBN
9780801842184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.67

Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294977
ISBN
9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.84

Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017341
ISBN
9781851588053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001272
ISBN
9780340717387
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Paperback. At last, this expertly edited, well researched and affordable edition makes Robinsons innovative and influential poetry accessible again to a wide audience. Paula Feldman, University of South Carolina Editor(s): Pascoe, J. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112015
ISBN
9781551112015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.84

paperback. Used paperback in good to very good condition. ROBINSON
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KRF0040804
ISBN
9780861216253
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On the night of 10 February 1567, an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Those arriving at the scene of devastation found, in the garden, the naked corpses of Darnley and his valet. Neither had died in the explosion, but both bodies bore marks of strangulation. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp b/w and colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527077
ISBN
9780099527077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The only comprehensive biography of P.L. Travers, the fascinating woman who created Mary Poppins, which inspired Disney's movie Saving Mr. Banks. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2-8pp photo inserts, index. BIC Classification: BGL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Media Tie-In
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476762920
ISBN
9781476762920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.74

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