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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This authoritative text of Bleak House was the first to be established by a comparative study of all the surviving versions of Dickens' novel, incorporating evidence from the original manuscript and corrected proofs. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Annotated.
Number of pages
1024
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393093322
ISBN
9780393093322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the original 1850 text of Dickens' most autobiographical novel, and his own personal favorite, including all of the line drawings by Phiz. Editor(s): Buckley, Jerome Hamilton. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 864 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Norton Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393958287
ISBN
9780393958287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages, frontispiece, original illustrations by 'Phiz', 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 672. Clean copy showing light shelf wear. Small section of pages at a slight angle where they have been misbound. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021693
ISBN
9780199536313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): May, Charles E. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 1. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821410875
ISBN
9780821410875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. A collection of essays exploring travel, composition and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; 1KBC; DSB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897231418
ISBN
9781897231418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362012
ISBN
9780822362012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Hardback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361848
ISBN
9780822361848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. Originally published in 1925 with two purposes in mind: to provide a collection of material to prepare students to read ordinary medieval Latin texts and, to meet the need of advanced students by furnishing an anthology of medieval Latin prose and poetry, this classic work has been reprinted. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813206356
ISBN
9780813206356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.56

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGL; DSB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610931
ISBN
9780691610931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.98
€ 59.48

Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; BGL; DSB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638980
ISBN
9780691638980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 229.41

Paperback. Series: Border Hispanisms. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477307298
ISBN
9781477307298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491319
ISBN
9781611491319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.94

Paperback. Through the discussions of literary works from Homer to Rushdie, this title represents a merger of literature and international relations, inspired by the conviction that 'a grand strategist.. needs to be immersed in classic texts from Sun Tzu to Thucydides to George Kennan, to gain real-world experience. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
58901st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171334
ISBN
9780300171334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Hardback. * A wide-ranging overview of Detective Fiction from its origins to the present day. * Combines general socio-historical background with 'casebook' chapters, providing students with close readings of key texts and introducing them to a variety of critical approaches. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629414
ISBN
9780745629414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. * A wide-ranging overview of Detective Fiction from its origins to the present day. * Combines general socio-historical background with 'casebook' chapters, providing students with close readings of key texts and introducing them to a variety of critical approaches. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629421
ISBN
9780745629421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Hardback. A Companion to Crime Fiction presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day. It brings together a series of forty-seven original essays from some of the world's leading authorities. Editor(s): Rzepka, Charles J.; Horsley, Lee. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167659
ISBN
9781405167659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. The Water-Babies is an extraordinary children's book that combines fantasy, satire, social comment, and evolutionary theory to create a fairy tale like no other. This attractive new edition reprints the original complete text and illustrations with a lively introduction and notes that reveal the full richness of Kingsley's exuberant story. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black and white, plus 8 wood-engraved chapter initials. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199685455
ISBN
9780199685455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardcover. * The largest collection of essays in the field of American Gothic * Contributions from a wide variety of scholars from around the world * The most complete coverage of theory, major authors, popular culture and non-print media available . Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 612 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671870
ISBN
9780470671870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.39

Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435283
ISBN
9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

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