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Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234387
ISBN
9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In this new edition, John Flower provides a full contextualising introduction of Jean Paulhan's Lettre aux directeurs de la Resistance. The volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of this turbulent period and provides a documentary history of the post-war political and literary debates in Paris. Series: Exeter Textes Litteraires. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897242
ISBN
9780859897242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Paperback. Editor(s): International Parliament of Writers. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220580
ISBN
9781583220580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Hardback. Brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, this title delves into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Editor(s): Griffin, Benjamin; Smith, Harriet E.; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 776 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272781
ISBN
9780520272781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Hardback. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane; Hirst, Robert; Smith, Harriet E. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 760 pages, 21 line figures, 45 b/w photographs, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1844. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Series: Mark Twain Papers S. 743 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Smith, Harriet E. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight: 1844.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
743
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267190
ISBN
9780520267190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239007
ISBN
9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
652
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108038355
ISBN
9781108038355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
614
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108038379
ISBN
9781108038379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
626
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108038393
ISBN
9781108038393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.31
€ 34.68

Paperback. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349416288
ISBN
9781349416288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.58

Hardback. The advent of relatively cheap editions of poetry in the mid-16th century produced an explosion of verse, much of which represented the first person speaker as a version of the author. This work examines ways in which writers harnessed verse for self-promotional purposes. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333773970
ISBN
9780333773970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
146
SKU
V9788323336976
ISBN
9788323336976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Linda (Yale University Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University Yale University Yale University, Connecticut). Series: Nineteenth-Century British Autobiographies. Num Pages: 744 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; BGHA; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115559
ISBN
9781551115559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

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

€ 118.38

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480614
ISBN
9780801480614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

paperback. An anthology of the personal/autobiographical essays of scholars who have made the life story an important part of their disciplinary research. This book represents various disciplines, including mathematics, sociology, psychology, literature, religion and legal history. It also chronicles the origins of autobiographical criticism. Editor(s): Freedman, Diane P.; Frey, Olivia. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332138
ISBN
9780822332138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Examines the lives and selected writings of five major contemporary French women writers: Simone de Beauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras, Monique Wittig, and Maryse Conde. Part literary criticism and part biography, this book seeks mainly to shed light on how these writers' works illustrate the fine line that separates fact from fiction. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272583
ISBN
9780803272583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Harris, Jane Gary. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JM; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637679
ISBN
9780691637679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.71

Paperback. A study of autobiographies as sources for Jewish history. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984162
ISBN
9780295984162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This anthology provides a solid theoretical base for all those encountering the 'author' debate for the first time. It presents key readings from the main writers on authorship, including pieces from Plato, Descartes, Shelley, Freud, T. S. Eliot, Sartre, Derrida, Foucault and Borges, and puts the authorship debates into historical context. Editor(s): Burke, Dr. Sean. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606184
ISBN
9780748606184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardcover. These essays explore the expansion of publishing from 1750 to 1850 which reflected the growth of literacy and the diversification of the reading public. Experimentation with new genres, methods of advertising, marketing and dissemination, and forms of critical reception are also examined. Editor(s): Franklin, Caroline; Clery, E. J.; Garside, Peter. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333964552
ISBN
9780333964552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hadjiafxendi, Kyriaki; Mackay, Polina. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403949011
ISBN
9781403949011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Theories of authorship and material culture provide the framework for this study. It maps Anglo-American authorship as it shifts from a theoretical to a more material approach to its study in contexts recognized as key to its development: the nineteenth-century literary market-place, twentieth-century experimentalism and postmodern culture. Editor(s): Hadjiafxendi, K; MacKay, P. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349525362
ISBN
9781349525362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardback. This is an attempt to answer Michel Foucault's question, "What is an author?" It examines the relationship between personal identity, and the public's perception of the 'author' via the reception of written texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723008
ISBN
9780804723008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.34

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