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Hardcover. Plutarch (c. 45 120 CE) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the "Parallel Lives" are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the "Moralia" ("Moral Essays"). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion. Editor(s): Cherniss, Harold. Translator(s): Helmbold, W.C. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 602 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 31. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
602
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1957
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674994478
ISBN
9780674994478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Taken from the "Lives", a series of biographies spanning the Graeco-Roman age, this collection describes the twilight of the old Roman Republic from 157-43 BC. Deeply influential on Shakespeare and many other later writers, the works explore corruption, decadence, and the struggle for ultimate power. Editor(s): Seager, Robin. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
9780140449341
ISBN
9780140449341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. This edition will be of interest to all Greek scholars, ancient historians, and also the students of English literature since the relevant discussions require no knowledge of Greek. Editor(s): Pelling, C.B.R. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 356 pages, 4 maps. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 39.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521284189
ISBN
9780521284189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964207
ISBN
9781906964207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204980
ISBN
9780872204980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. The book is a critical edition of La Hollande Malade, a comedy in one act by Raymond Poisson. La Hollande Malade, written in 1673, is a satirical and allegorical comedy. Editor(s): Navailles, Louisette. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 42 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DD; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
42
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894654
ISBN
9780859894654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.37

Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
304
SKU
V9788323334415
ISBN
9788323334415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardcover. Presents a collection of some of the most significant Elizabethan and Jacobean texts on the morality of the theater. This title includes attacks on the stage by moralists, defences by actors and playwrights, letters by magistrates, mayors and aldermen of London, and extracts from legislation. Editor(s): Pollard, Tanya. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405111935
ISBN
9781405111935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.54

Paperback. "Farewell My Lovely". Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248253
ISBN
9781852248253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.81

Paperback. Explores the ways in which we connect with others and the wider world. This collection of poems features characters that speak in many voices, both animal and human, bringing into focus the moments when we are most alive, and most alone. It takes the reader from the last performance of a virtuoso octopus to the industry of a Chinese city. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 142 x 4. Weight in Grams: 95.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852247225
ISBN
9781852247225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.81

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003593
ISBN
9780862785642
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003961
ISBN
9780862785642
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Fleeing a world he has rejected, Robin finds solace in his music and the sanctuary of his remote family home. But as his kingdom begins to crumble around him, how far will he go to save it and at what cost? Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571301799
ISBN
9780571301799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Come on troops. Let's take check: Finn Bar, slightly ruffled but still in fighting form. Maggie, could do with a full night's sleep but otherwise all in order.. Stay here. Don't answer the door. I'll go out and get some proper food. This title offers a tale of family loyalty as an uncertain future circles. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249725
ISBN
9780571249725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Presents a TMA award 2007 winning play. This title shows how lives of Mia and Henry are controlled by Martha, their mother. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244218
ISBN
9780571244218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the BrontA" sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421707
ISBN
9781848421707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Jean Rhys was obsessed with Jane Eyre - and more particularly with Bertha Mason, the first Mrs Rochester and the "madwoman in the attic". Placing Bertha on stage throughout as Jean's alter ego, this dramatization of Rhys' life gives full vent to this obsession. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 144 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597458
ISBN
9781854597458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and longing. First performed by Shared Experience on UK tour in 2015. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424869
ISBN
9781848424869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.51

paperback. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 1990
SKU
V9781349207671
ISBN
9781349207671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Hardcover. The historian Polybius (ca 200-118 BCE) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. This title offers a translation of Polybius' work. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 117 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996380
ISBN
9780674996380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover. The main part of Polybius' history covers the years 264--146 BCE, describing the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. For this edition, W. R. Paton's excellent translation has been thoroughly revised, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996588
ISBN
9780674996588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996373
ISBN
9780674996373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.05

Hardcover. For this six-volume edition of The Histories, W. R. Paton's 1922 translation has been thoroughly revised, the Buttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. All but the first five of forty volumes survive in an incomplete state. Volume VI includes fragments unattributed to particular books of The Histories. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 116 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Sew Rev
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996618
ISBN
9780674996618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

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