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Paperback. This collection brings together 11 contemporary American writers. It includes long stories by Edwidge Danticat, Stanley Elkin, Ernest J. Gaines, Barry Hannah, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, Jane Smiley, William Styron, Peter Taylor and Eudora Welty. Editor(s): Ford, Richard. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 536. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014111
ISBN
9781862072770
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485530
ISBN
9781611485530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Lane, Richard J. Num Pages: 976 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415783026
ISBN
9780415783026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.98

Paperback. In 1810, Stendhal read the sentimental novella "Histoire d'Eleonore de Parme", whose anonymous author was certainly a woman. This text poses the question: can it be asserted that Stendhal took inspiration from this novella when he wrote "La Chartreuse de Parme", and not from real life? Editor(s): Bolster, Richard. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895361
ISBN
9780859895361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Hardback. Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universities. They range from reflective discussions of Theory as an intellectual challenge for undergraduates to accounts of the day-to-day problems of planning and teaching courses and implementing Theory. Editor(s): Bradford, Richard. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JNMN; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230520738
ISBN
9780230520738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Hardback. An attempt to re-create and examine the literary culture of 1798, the culture on which Wordsworth and Coleridge decided to make their "experiment". This is a book in which Wordsworth and Coleridge vie for attention, as they did in 1798, with many other writers, including Schleiermacher. Editor(s): Cronin, Richard. Series: Romanticism in Perspective. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333714089
ISBN
9780333714089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.11

Hardback. An international team of scholars examines the theatrical world in which Shakespeare worked, tracing the social, political, and patronage pressures under which actors operated. They also explore the practicalities of playing: acquiring scripts, theatres, rehearsing, lighting, music, props, boy actors, and the role of women in an 'all-male' world. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 744 pages, 24 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 245 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199287246
ISBN
9780199287246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403946478
ISBN
9781403946478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403940667
ISBN
9781403940667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.81

Paperback. Expands the author's original choice to include stories that he regretted overlooking first time around as well as many by a generation of writers, among them Sherman Alexie, Junot Diaz, Deborah Eisenberg, Nell Freudenberg, Matt Klam, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Z Z Packer. Editor(s): Ford, Richard. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 54. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080400
ISBN
9781847080400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Kopley, Richard. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814746981
ISBN
9780814746981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

Paperback. Another collection of true Stories. Editor(s): Sterling, Richard. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211378
ISBN
9781885211378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.78

hardcover. This book explores the emergence of the English novel during the early 1700s as a preeminent form of popular education at a time when educators were defining a new kind of "modern" English citizenship for both men and women. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804729789
ISBN
9780804729789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.62

hardcover. Based on over ten years of archival research, Richard A. Davies's scholarly biography of Haliburton is the first since 1924. It is an engaging examination of a controversial and contradictory Canadian writer and significant figure in the history of pre-confederation Nova Scotia. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 340 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 663.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802050014
ISBN
9780802050014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.51

Paperback. With a combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, this title provides all the rhetorical terms - mostly Greek and Latin - that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing. It offers a revised system of cross-references between terms. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316. 205 pages, illustrations. With a combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, this title provides all the rhetorical terms - mostly Greek and Latin - that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing. It offers a revised system of cross-references between terms. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight: 312.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
205
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273689
ISBN
9780520273689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Reveals details about the stories written by the creator of Tarzan - Edgar Rice Burroughs. Featured here are the outlines of all of Burroughs's major novels, along with descriptions of how they were each written, and their respective sources of inspiration. Series: Bison Frontiers of Imagination. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: DSB; FL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280304
ISBN
9780803280304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. Emphasizes the differences between law and literature, which are rooted in the different social functions of legal and literary texts. This book include topics such as the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the Constitution, illegal immigration, surveillance, global warming and bioterrorism, and plagiarism. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSB; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032460
ISBN
9780674032460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Small nicks to spine, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Penguin, Harmondsworth U.K.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0006363
ISBN
9780140040999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Samuel French, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573602795
ISBN
9780573602795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.80

Paperback. 'Richard III' is part of 'Manga Skakespeare', a series of graphic novel adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays. Illustrator(s): Warren, Patrick. Series: Manga Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 black & white illustrations, 8-page colour sections. BIC Classification: DDS; FXA; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 350. Series: Manga Shakespeare. 208 pages, 200 black & white illustrations, 8-page colour sections. Illustrator(s): Warren, Patrick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DDS; FXA; FXL. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight: 348.
Publisher
Selfmadehero
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955285639
ISBN
9780955285639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.24

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