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Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417120
ISBN
9780674417120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741314
ISBN
9780295741314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741307
ISBN
9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

Paperback. A volume of the tragedies of Aeschylus which relates the historic defeat and dissolution of the Persian Empire on the heels of Xerxes disastrous campaign to subdue Greece, the struggle between the two sons of Oedipus for the throne of Thebes, the story of fifty daughters who seek asylum from their uncle, the king of Egypt. Editor(s): Slavitt, David; Bovie, Palmer. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216714
ISBN
9780812216714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. With over fifty new poems from Britain's favourite poet, this book presents an essential addition to author's incomparable collection of works. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940478
ISBN
9780091940478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Contains 120 of Pam Ayres' poems, including "The Battery Hen", "Please Will You Take Your Children Home Before I Do Them In?", "Sling Another Chair Leg on the Fire, Mother" and "Oh, I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth". This title includes a general introduction by Pam, as well as individual introductions to these classic poems. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 180.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
BBC Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846077937
ISBN
9781846077937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cavankerry
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933880488
ISBN
9781933880488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. A new play about Stanley Spencer, the wayward genius of modern British painting. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592545
ISBN
9781854592545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.24

Paperback. "Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water."-Elle Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343465
ISBN
9780393343465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826418135
ISBN
9780826418135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.08

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474419130
ISBN
9781474419130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.81
€ 102.41

Paperback. Coming to prominence with the 19th-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn away from the more sordid and harsh aspects of human existence. This volume offers a clear, reader-friendly guide to debates around realism. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415229395
ISBN
9780415229395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. Literature and Feminism is an exemplary new introduction to feminist literary criticism and theory which assumes no previous knowledge of the field. Clear, informative and carefully structured, it provides a thorough guide to, and path through, one of the most important, but also most difficult, areas of contemporary literary studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631184218
ISBN
9780631184218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Hardback. Focusing specifically upon the representation of class consciousness in Dickens's novels, this study uses recent critical and political theory to provide a conceptual framework for the reading of Dickens's novels. Interpretation is further supported by research from influential Victorian journals. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333487082
ISBN
9780333487082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

Paperback. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ward Wood Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956896988
ISBN
9780956896988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Hardback. Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. Editor(s): Davidson, Pamela. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; 2AGR; DSB; GTB; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817587
ISBN
9781571817587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.46

Paperback. Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian or artist will be the subject of the By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges. Editor(s): Paul, Pamela. Num Pages: 336 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250074690
ISBN
9781250074690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; DSBD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488368
ISBN
9780801488368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. An intimate and hedonistic examination of a nineteenth-century love triangle, slope explores the affair between the poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud, and its impact on Verlaine's young wife, Mathilde. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 198 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424593
ISBN
9781848424593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Lucy and Jo are preparing a meal together. Suddenly Jo disappears - Some time later, Lucy is giving a dinner party for three people who helped her cope with his death. Slowly, during the course of the evening, her grief and shock begin to melt away. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
75
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420922
ISBN
9781848420922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Hardback. Considers how Enlightenment print culture built modern national and racial identity out of images of sexual order and disorder in public life. The title refers to a premise in utopian and exoticist fiction about the southern portion of the globe: sexual order defines the character of the state. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746632
ISBN
9780804746632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Farvolden, Pamela. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442466
ISBN
9781580442466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99

paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315421
ISBN
9780822315421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. "York Notes Advanced" aim to help make the study of literature more fulfilling and lead to exam success. They should also be of interest to the general reader, as they cover the widest range of popular literature titles. This title covers "The Merchant's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772304
ISBN
9780582772304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

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