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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Learning to drive was no easy matter for the author: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in and out of his car correctly. Weaving together memoir and historical anecdote, this title traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701187439
ISBN
9780701187439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176109
ISBN
9780691176109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.01

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650364
ISBN
9780691650364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.53

Paperback. A fascinating collection of six essays, written for the William Empson Lectures in Oxford, each exploring an aspect of writerly contemplation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006239
ISBN
9780349006239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bailey, Tom. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195395655
ISBN
9780195395655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Weissberg, Liliane; Beckman, Karen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 74 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677290
ISBN
9780816677290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723250
ISBN
9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Hardback. Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919) was a gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture. She and her husband Frank lived on Walden's Ridge in southeast Tennessee, where they struggled to raise a family in the difficult mountain environment. Editor(s): Cox, Steven. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420867
ISBN
9780821420867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. Presents thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, both human and animal. This book paints a vivid picture of life at a high point in ancient Indian culture, city life in ordinary households or at the royal court, and country life against a backdrop of mountain, desert, and jungle. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226782157
ISBN
9780226782157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Survey of the various ways in which fairytales and related genres may be read. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253202031
ISBN
9780253202031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Fond remembrances of Italy by an American journalist who spent seven years in Rome. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; DS; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570980190
ISBN
9781570980190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198779858
ISBN
9780198779858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.22

Paperback. A significant and unique contribution to our understanding of reading, readers, and literacy development. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; DSA; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 255 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120394
ISBN
9781772120394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.59
€ 47.35

Paperback. She was only nine when her world fell apart. The struggle to understand took a lifetime. In 1960s Bristol, Susan's family was like any other with its joys and frustrations, and fierce loyalties. Then tragedy struck and left a legacy that was to last a lifetime. Susan was only nine when her mother died. A year later she was sent away to school. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSK; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560074
ISBN
9780099560074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083326
ISBN
9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Provides a representation of French poet Paul Verlaine's oeuvre. This selection includes a number of Verlaine's early works; poems from his middle period, which reflect his on-again, off-again conversion to Catholicism; and poems from his late period, when he fell prey to poverty and disease. Translator(s): Shapiro, Norman R. Num Pages: 292 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853451
ISBN
9780226853451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BlueBridge United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933346229
ISBN
9781933346229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Stevick, Robert D. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063794
ISBN
9780252063794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Hardback. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSB; GBCR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833142
ISBN
9780810833142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.93

Paperback. Elucidates the uses of autobiography and constructions of personhood in American poetry since World War II, with reference to American literature in general since Emerson. Including essays on Robert Lowell, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Gluck, the author intends to bridge the chasm between formal and experimental poetry in the US. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103839
ISBN
9780226103839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

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