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Paperback. Handel's Messiah is the world's most popular choral work. The story begins in the unlikely setting of a room above a pub in Chester, when the great composer, detained by bad weather on his way to a season of concerts in Dublin, invites some local choristers to rehearse excerpts. So begins Handel's struggle to stage the premiere of his masterpiece. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571337149
ISBN
9780571337149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.39

Paperback. Poems inspired by a journey to the High Arctic, calling up voices from across the Arctic past - explorers, whalers, mapmakers, scientists, financiers, the famous and the forgotten - as well as attempting to give voice to the confronting mysteries of the Arctic. Num Pages: 64 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 5. Weight in Grams: 138. 64 pages, ill. Poems inspired by a journey to the High Arctic, calling up voices from across the Arctic past - explorers, whalers, mapmakers, scientists, financiers, the famous and the forgotten - as well as attempting to give voice to the confronting mysteries of the Arctic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 5. Weight: 136.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249335
ISBN
9781852249335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Written by an award-winning author of "The Man in the White Suit", this work explores the different meanings and implications which are packed into that small word - from departures on journeys in this world and beyond it, through expulsions from homes, places and relationships, to the possibilities of adventure and discovery. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852247140
ISBN
9781852247140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.73

Paperback. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571277216
ISBN
9780571277216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Patron? Collaborator? Employer? Voyeur? Lover? Questioned about the nature of his relationship with the 3rd Earl of Southampton, William Shakespeare is on trial. The evidence: tender poems, financial dependency, attempted revolution. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335046
ISBN
9780571335046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. This collection includes Dear's earlier plays as well as his masterly adaptation for television of Henry James' chilling "The Turn of the Screw", which will be screened on ITV in Spring 2000. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571203932
ISBN
9780571203932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Somewhere between The Wasteland and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Nick Cave's new book is a contemporary epic Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781782117933
ISBN
9781782117933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 5. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hearing Eye United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905082438
ISBN
9781905082438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. Series: Writers & Their Work S. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746311783
ISBN
9780746311783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. This Edinburgh Critical Guide provides an introduction to the major novelists and the main themes in narrative fiction over the last 30 years. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624201
ISBN
9780748624201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.55

Paperback. Great and unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the greatest authors in history. Editor(s): Lyons, Nick. Series: Classic. Num Pages: 304 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; FYB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585747160
ISBN
9781585747160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.35

Hardback. An enquiry into the assumptions as to the nature and purpose of man which underlie much of modern writing."--p. 5. "First published October 1943." Commissioning organisation: by Norman Nicholson. 218 p. 22 cm. Dust wrapper. A good copy. Dw edges". Keywords: "English literature , Literature, Modern , Human beings"
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
S.C.M. Press
Publication date
1944
Edition
Second Edition
SKU
KEX0038508
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. A treasure trove of original and provocative pieces about modern life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781471102660
ISBN
9781471102660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

Paperback. Was the Beowulf poet a Christian? Or was he a noble pagan with an outlook coloured by exposure to Christian thinking? This is but one of the fascinating topics discussed in this anthology of criticism on the early medieval masterpiece. Editor(s): Nicholson, Lewis E. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268000066
ISBN
9780268000066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.54

Paperback. John Shank is an actor, talent-scout and trainer of boy players in the seedy, glamorous backstage world of 1630s London theatre. Women are still not allowed on stage, their roles taken by precocious boys. Shank was one of the best, but is now reduced to teaching others the tricks of the trade. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594549
ISBN
9781854594549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Starting from the basic premise that Vincent Van Gogh stayed in a Brixton rooming house in the 1870s, from which he returned to Holland a changed man, this play imagines how a love affair developed between the young painter and a woman twice his age. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854596659
ISBN
9781854596659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. First staged at the national theatre in 1988, this title is reissued in a new edition alongside the 21st anniversary revival at the Almeida Theatre in the autumn. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420663
ISBN
9781848420663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The essential companion to one of the most popular YA series of all time: His Dark Materials. Accompanies a hotly-anticipated BBC adaptation of the series in 2017/18. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5AM; DSBH; DSK; YNL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785782282
ISBN
9781785782282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
No Statement of Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708320730
ISBN
9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.36

Paperback. This compilation of award-winning articles by some of the most acclaimed writers in America celebrates excellence in a variety of genres: investigative reporting, features, profiles, and criticism, and essay-writing. Wide-ranging in style and in their subject matter, these pieces inform, surprise, entertain, and provide new perspectives on our world. Editor(s): Lemann, Nicholas. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137805
ISBN
9780231137805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Habsburgs, Vienna's fortunes have swung between survival and expansion. This book looks at everything from the Baroque architecture to the contemporary slow food scene. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd revised and expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955450
ISBN
9781904955450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.71

Paperback. By developing the concept of critical space, this title presents a fresh genealogy of twentieth-century American fiction. It argues that the radical American fiction of Jack London, Upton Sinclair, John Dos Passos, and Josephine Herbst re-imagines the spatial concerns of late nineteenth-century utopian American texts. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220768
ISBN
9780803220768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

paperback. Editor(s): Spadaccini, Nicholas; Talens, Jenaro. Series: Hispanic Issues S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBW; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620296
ISBN
9780816620296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Spadaccini, Nicholas; Talens, Jenaro. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629114
ISBN
9780816629114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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