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Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis, and 'The English Mail-Coach' are De Quincey's finest essays in autobiography, published here with three appendices containing a wealth of related manuscript material and a comprehensive introduction and notes. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600618
ISBN
9780199600618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Once upon a time, opium was easily available over chemist's counter. The secret of happiness, about which philosophers have disputed for so many ages, could be bought for a penny, and carried in waistcoat pocket. Paradise! So thought, the author, but he soon discovered that 'nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528593
ISBN
9780099528593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539048
ISBN
9780199539048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Offers an account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. This autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes the author's surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despair and paranoia to which he became prey. Editor(s): Milligan, Barry. Num Pages: 352 pages, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439014
ISBN
9780140439014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. The early seventeenth-century traveler Thomas Coryate's five-month tour of Western Europe culminated in Coryats Crudities, one of the strangest travelogues published in early modern England. This edition abridges Crudities' more than 900 pages to a manageable size, focusing on episodes most likely to be of interest to students. Editor(s): Palmer, Philip S. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
abridged edition annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813230
ISBN
9781554813230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784292423
ISBN
9781784292423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A comprehensive, chronological survey of the basic models of rhetoric as they developed from the early Greeks through the twentieth century. The author discusses rhetorical theories and practices in the context of the times of political and intellectual crisis that gave rise to them. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114897
ISBN
9780226114897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674258228
ISBN
9780674258228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556432477
ISBN
9781556432477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. An impressive collection bringing together contributions of renowned scholars on the topic of a "New Poetics of Community" that goes beyond both a romantic nostalgia for homogeneity and the myths of social engineering and rational choice. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HPN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270927
ISBN
9780823270927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Christiansen, Thomas; Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 156 pages, 106 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2CXG; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 380 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763543743
ISBN
9788763543743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.45
€ 76.46

Paperback. There is more to Thomas Chatterton than the romantic archetype. This selection, with its detailed notes, shows the historical significance and unexpected range of Chatterton's poetry, and also enables the reader to enjoy it for its rich resonance and wonderfully memorable rhythms. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132. 96 pages. There is more to Thomas Chatterton than the romantic archetype. This selection, with its detailed notes, shows the historical significance and unexpected range of Chatterton's poetry, and also enables the reader to enjoy it for its rich resonance and wonderfully memorable rhythms. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight: 152.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546927
ISBN
9781857546927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. The past fifteen years have witnessed a diverse group of experiments in 'staging' Shakespeare on film. New Wave Shakespeare on Screen introduces and applies the new analytic techniques and language that are required to make sense of this new wave. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633930
ISBN
9780745633930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Hardback. The past fifteen years have witnessed a diverse group of experiments in 'staging' Shakespeare on film. New Wave Shakespeare on Screen introduces and applies the new analytic techniques and language that are required to make sense of this new wave. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633923
ISBN
9780745633923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415311755
ISBN
9780415311755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

paperback. Thomas Carlyle was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1795. He was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment while at the University of Edinburgh and became a teacher instead. He published a life of Schiller and translations of Goethe in the 1820s. This book presents a selection of his work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396767
ISBN
9780141396767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. Written as a response to the economic crisis of the 1840s - closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, the starving poor, this title provides a trenchant articulation of the political, social, religious, and economic climate of the mid-nineteenth century and a prophetic vision of the future. Series: Norman & Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. Num Pages: 968 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242500
ISBN
9780520242500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 65.15

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952789
ISBN
9781841952789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Thomas Carlyle's "On Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History" considers how heroes are created and conveys his ideas on the importance of heroic leadership. In six reevaluative essays, the authors argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism actually repudiates its own authoritarian roots and stresses the hero's spiritual dimension. Editor(s): Sorensen, David R.; Kinser, Brent E. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300148602
ISBN
9780300148602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Hardback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231441
ISBN
9780812231441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardcover. A book on Virginia Woolf that contends psychobiography has much to gain from a closer engagement with science. It demonstrates how Woolf used her illness intelligently and creatively in her theories of fiction, of mental functioning, and of self structure. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520072800
ISBN
9780520072800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 49.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895703
ISBN
9788772895703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.32

Paperback. "Berlin's Culturescape in the Twentieth Century" reflects the many facets of Berlin's unique development as a cultural metropolis. At the centre of this compilation of essays is the notion of culturescape as a concept that describes the cultural expressions and identities that occur within a given urban space. Editor(s): Bredohl, Thomas; Zimmermann, Michael. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772243
ISBN
9780889772243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: Thomas Bodkin ~ 6 p. 21 cm. Good, clean and tight copy. OCLC: 54676988".
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1947
SKU
KHS0019544
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 75.00

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