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Paperback. Langston Hughes was one of the most important American writers of his generation and one of the most versatile, producing poetry, fiction, drama, and autobiography. This study explores Hughes's life and art in an effort to broaden our appreciation of his contribution to American letters. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191522
ISBN
9780813191522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Hardcover. The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This play deals with the horror and futility of trench warfare, as Captain Stanhope and his officers await attack in their dugout. Series: Heinemann Plays for 14-16+. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KL; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435232900
ISBN
9780435232900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.39

Paperback. As well as being the author of children's literature, Stevenson's travel writing - an insight into life of the South Sea islands - has also grown in reputation. This volume brings together interviews and recollections from a range of material, portraying the life and times of the author. Editor(s): Terry, R.C. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650998
ISBN
9780333650998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. An historical novel of high adventure set in the South West of England during the turbulent time of Monmouth's rebellion (1685). It is also a love story told through the life of the young farmer John Ridd, as he grows to manhood determined to right the wrongs in his land, and to win the heart and hand of the beautiful Lorna Doone. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0006006
ISBN
9781853260766
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Readers will find that the book remains recognizably Klaeber's work, but with altered and added features designed to render it as useful today as it has ever been. Editor(s): Fulk, R. D.; Bjork, Robert E.; Niles, John D. Series: Toronto Old English Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed of 4th revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802095671
ISBN
9780802095671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 52.13

paperback. The only collection in English of the major medieval versions of the story of "Troilus and Criseyde" - from Benoit de Sainte-Maure, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Henryson. Reprinted from the 1964 edition. First published in 1934. Translator(s): Gordon, R. K. Series: MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063687
ISBN
9780802063687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811571
ISBN
9781554811571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.24

Hardcover. In this detailed study of the origins of "Shinkokinshu", the author argues that the compilers of "Shinkokinshu" instead saw their collection as a "new" beginning, a revitalization and affirmation of courtly traditions and not a reaction to loss. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008533
ISBN
9780674008533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Hardcover. This timely book traces ideas of pacifism in English literature, particularly poetry. Early chapters, drawing on religious and secular traditions, provide intellectual contexts. There follows a chronological analysis of literature which rejects war and celebrates peace, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553170
ISBN
9780230553170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882926404
ISBN
9781882926404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF; HPN. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349214303
ISBN
9781349214303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 663 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; HRA; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
663
Condition
New
SKU
V9780688129583
ISBN
9780688129583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
20th Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742546813
ISBN
9780742546813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1989
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349199129
ISBN
9781349199129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.56

Paperback. Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Editor(s): Radice, William. Translator(s): Tagore, Surendranath. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2BMB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449860
ISBN
9780140449860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Revised and enlarged second edition of a substantial selection of Tagore's poems and songs first published by Bloodaxe in 1991, translated with an illustrated introduction, notes and glossary by the bilingual writer Ketaki Kushari Dyson, who lives in Oxford. Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation. Editor(s): Dyson, Ketaki Kushari. Translator(s): Dyson, Ketaki Kushari. Num Pages: 384 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488. Selected Poems. 384 pages, ill. Editor(s): Dyson, Ketaki Kushari. Revised and enlarged second edition of a substantial selection of Tagore's poems and songs first published by Bloodaxe in 1991, translated with an illustrated introduction, notes and glossary by the bilingual writer Ketaki Kushari Dyson, who lives in Oxford. Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight: 490. Translator(s): Dyson, Ketaki Kushari.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248987
ISBN
9781852248987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120. .
Publisher
Roli Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789351941064
ISBN
9789351941064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. This title includes his poems such as "Earth", "In the Eyes of a Peacock", "Recovery - 14", "New Rain", and "Grandfather's Holiday". Editor(s): Radice, William. Translator(s): Radice, William. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449884
ISBN
9780140449884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. India s Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer ever known. The largest single volume of his work available in English, this collection includes poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Belknap Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417045
ISBN
9780674417045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.11

paperback. This book examines the teaching and reception of Ernest Hemingway's works by scholars in academia in Bangladesh and India from 1971 to 2006, along with Hemingway's reception in Bangladeshi books, periodicals, and newspapers from that period. This book contributes to the limited body of criticism of Hemingway in Bangladesh. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761851547
ISBN
9780761851547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509811458
ISBN
9781509811458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A powerful new collection from the winner of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447242178
ISBN
9781447242178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Winner of the Seamus Heaney Centre Prize for Poetry 2012 Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330513395
ISBN
9780330513395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. An introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important developments in autobiography studies that discusses both 'canonised' texts and those from contemporary writers. It includes study of the Puritan autobiography, the slave narrative, political texts, photography in autobiography, and illness/ disability memoirs. Series Editor(s): Newman, Simon P.; Smith, Carol R. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. 160 pages. An introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important developments in autobiography studies that discusses both 'canonised' texts and those from contemporary writers. It includes study of the Puritan autobiography, the slave narrative, political texts, photography in autobiography, and illness/ disability memoirs. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight: 210. Series Editor(s) :Newman, Simon P.; Smith, Carol R.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644605
ISBN
9780748644605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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