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Hardcover. This collection of Robert Graves' essays, written between 1922 and 1972, is organized around the thematic categories of literature, history and religion. It show Graves' intellectual development by presenting the essays chronologically to show how ideas begin and evolve over half a century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 36. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857542820
ISBN
9781857542820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.08
€ 56.14

Paperback. Taking as its subject the natural world and the arbitrary nature of things, this collection includes poems, rhymed lyrics and epigrams, discursive philosophical discourse and free verse. It demonstrates an Augustan preference for substantial content. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548389
ISBN
9781857548389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. Good copy with minor shelf wear. Minor staining to cover and yellowing to pages but text remains clear
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
New Frontiers Press
Publication date
1946
SKU
KOC0002349
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Boccaccio's Decameron and the Ciceronian Renaissance demonstrates that Boccaccio's puzzling masterpiece takes on organic consistency when viewed as an early modern adaptation of a pre-Christian, humanistic vision. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341128
ISBN
9780230341128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. This lively, lucid book undertakes a detailed and provocative study of Shakespeare's fascination with clowns, fools, and fooling. Through close reading of plays over the whole course of Shakespeare's theatrical career, Bell highlights the fun, wit, insights, and mysteries of some of Shakespeare's most vibrant and often vexing figures. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346759
ISBN
9781137346759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Hardback. This lively, lucid book undertakes a detailed and provocative study of Shakespeare's fascination with clowns, fools, and fooling. Through close reading of plays over the whole course of Shakespeare's theatrical career, Bell highlights the fun, wit, insights, and mysteries of some of Shakespeare's most vibrant and often vexing figures. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115118
ISBN
9780230115118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907123880
ISBN
9780907123880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Electronic book text. Editor(s): Baxter, Katherine Isobel; Hampson, Professor Robert, Fea Frsa (Royal Holloway College University of London). BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474425575
ISBN
9781474425575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.85

Hardcover. Conrad's Secrets explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, the book provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507838
ISBN
9780230507838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1992
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349223046
ISBN
9781349223046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.93

Paperback. This text explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, it provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353705
ISBN
9781349353705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. * From the bestselling author of Slammerkin comes a collection of fascinating historical stories Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499548
ISBN
9781860499548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. * A gripping historical novel, based on a true story, which tells the tale of a girl born into rough cloth who hungered for lace and was hanged for murder in 1763. * By a well-known Irish writer. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087341
ISBN
9781844087341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003747
ISBN
9781860498992
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Clean copy minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000242
ISBN
9781447249771
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000318
ISBN
9780330519922
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Translations of the three great Japanese haiku masters, Basho, Buson and Issa, each selection featuring an introduction, around 100 haiku, and other poetry or prose by the poet, plus a superb essay on the art of haiku. Editor(s): Hass, Robert. Translator(s): Hass, Robert. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First UK edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249724
ISBN
9781852249724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. An exquisite body of work celebrating the centennial of one of the most important African-American poets of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Glaysher, Frederick. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406798
ISBN
9780871406798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.97

paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892553105
ISBN
9780892553105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.69

Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760155
ISBN
9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.80
€ 137.39

Paperback. A subtle and renowned trilogy of plays that focus on the human stories behind the history of war. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422483
ISBN
9781848422483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. A humane, funny and ultimately haunting play that explores masculinity, identity and what it means to be English. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New title
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424586
ISBN
9781848424586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Fifteen-year-old Kerry and her mum have moved to a council estate. Kerry hates it. She hates her mum's new man too. When she meets a boy in the playground and asks him to do something about it, she finds herself adrift in a landscape of physical brutality, drugs - and eventually, love. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597472
ISBN
9781854597472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. A new edition of Robert Holman's richly resonant play, published alongside its 2016 revival at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. Winner of the George Devine Award. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425477
ISBN
9781848425477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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