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Hardback. Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations. Editor(s): Beecher, Donald. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DQ; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
792
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644267
ISBN
9781442644267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.67

Paperback. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs and biographies, as well as the journalistic tradition of sketch-writing, this text covers all aspects of parliamentary life, from the landmark events of Britain's history to the eating and drinking habits of MPs. Editor(s): Silvester, Christopher. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DQ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 864. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0006027
ISBN
9780712666435
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of Britain through the voices of the visionaries, dissenters, rebels and everyday folk who took on the Establishment and stood up for what they believed in. This book includes their stories, letters, speeches and songs. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNS; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857864482
ISBN
9780857864482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. A collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J G Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo Ishiguro. Editor(s): Bradbury, Malcolm. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952863
ISBN
9780241952863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The Golden Age of the English short story lies from its first wide acceptance in the middle of the nineteenth century until the middle of the twentieth, a period when there were a great many outlets in Britain for shorter fictions. This title celebrates this period through some of the most widely known writers of the time. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952856
ISBN
9780241952856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the literature produced by this most exuberant of nations. Editor(s): Cochrane, James. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952849
ISBN
9780241952849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Spanning the fifth century to the sixteenth, and ranging from Afghanistan to Spain, this collection provides an insight into the vitality of Classical Arabic literature. It explores such traditional themes as lovesick yearning and fated doom, and considers subjects as the etiquette of falling in love with slave-girls and the terrors of the sea. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441887
ISBN
9780141441887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 46. Weight in Grams: 528. 496 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 46. Weight: 528.
Publisher
Canongate Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674494
ISBN
9781847674494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Throughout the 19th century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. This collection includes stories by J.S. Le Fanu, M.R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Wilkie Collins. Editor(s): Cox, Michael; Gilbert, R. A. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804471
ISBN
9780192804471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801944
ISBN
9780192801944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Editor(s): Dunn, Douglas. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556540
ISBN
9780199556540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. The definitive collection of the twentieth century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering. Editor(s): Shippey, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803818
ISBN
9780192803818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. Editor(s): Dawkins, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: DQ; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199216819
ISBN
9780199216819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561537
ISBN
9780199561537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. An anthology exploring all aspects of friendship from biblical times to today. The book is divided into 12 sections, beginning with thoughts on the nature of the phenomenon, and how to keep friends and how to lose them. The book looks at friendship among men, among women and between both sexes. Editor(s): Enright, D. J.; Rawlinson, David. Num Pages: 374 pages, index. BIC Classification: DQ; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0002749
ISBN
9780192141903
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The essay is one of the richest, most imaginative, and most eloquent literary form. This anthology contains some 140 essays by all the leading exponents of the genre. Editor(s): Gross, John. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556557
ISBN
9780199556557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens, Trollope, and Hardy to J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561605
ISBN
9780199561605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. From dreams realistic and reminiscent to the world of nightmare and phantasmagoria, from the bizarre and ridiculous to the perplexing and haunting, this anthology draws on the dreams of a wide variety of novelists, poets, playwrights, and others to explore the inexhaustible fascination of dreams and their power as a source of literary inspiration. Editor(s): Brook, Stephen. Series: The Oxford Books of Prose Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, index. BIC Classification: DQ; JMTD; VXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTJ0049384
ISBN
9780192803856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Reading for this anthology,' says D. J. Enright in his introduction, 'I was moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively.' Editor(s): Enright, D.J. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556526
ISBN
9780199556526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Bringing together contributions from major figures and work of Caribbean writers, this collection of short stories is pan-Caribbean, ranging beyond the Anglophone territories to include stories originally published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. Editor(s): Wickham, John; Brown, Stewart. Series: Oxford Books of Prose. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802293
ISBN
9780192802293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

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