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Paperback. Written in the early fifties when Rattigan was at the height of his powers, The Deep Blue Sea is a powerful account of lives blighted by love - or the lack of it. The play opens with the failed suicide of Hester Collyer who has deserted her husband for the charms of an ex-fighter pilot. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594235
ISBN
9781854594235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.33

Paperback. The book argues that the Renaissance was the Ruin-naissance, the birth of the ruin as category of discourse that inspired voluminous poetic production. By examining Petrarch, Du Bellay, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Spenser, and Shakespeare, Hui explains how writers used the ruin to think about their relationship to classical antiquity. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 color, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274314
ISBN
9780823274314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.37

Hardback. 403pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Printing
SKU
KNW0006051
ISBN
9780747586951
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424487
ISBN
9780582424487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. It has been argued that no poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne, whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion and mental energy. From satire to tender elegy, from sacred devotion to lust, he conveys an astonishing range of emotions and poetic moods. Editor(s): Smith, Albert James. Num Pages: 688 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140422092
ISBN
9780140422092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. This is a study of male fantasy, representation anxiety, and narratorial authority in two 16th-century books, Baldassare Castiglione's "Il libro del Cortegiano" (1528) and "Giovanni Della Casas Galateo" (1558). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ2; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739054
ISBN
9780804739054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Faulkes, Anthony. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903521680
ISBN
9780903521680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509812356
ISBN
9781509812356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Appelbaum, Stanley. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292823
ISBN
9780486292823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99

Paperback. Part detective work, part treasure chest, The Gilded Chalet takes you on a grand tour of the birthplace of our best-loved stories, revealing how Switzerland became the landscape of our imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2ACG; 2ADF; 2ADT; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857886528
ISBN
9781857886528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Theia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KST0018471
ISBN
9780786885688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Theia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0025481
ISBN
9780786885688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Brennan, Stephen. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634501064
ISBN
9781634501064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Fourth book of poems by Jane Griffiths, whose previous Bloodaxe title "Another Country" was shortlisted for Forward Prize for Best Collection. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134. 64 pages. Fourth book of poems by Jane Griffiths, whose previous Bloodaxe title "Another Country" was shortlisted for Forward Prize for Best Collection. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 6. Weight: 136.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249274
ISBN
9781852249274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.41

Paperback. Juan Chicoy is at the wheel, a man of the land, hot-blooded and uninhibited. His passengers include Ernest, a travelling salesman out for fun, seventeen-year-old Kit, also known as Pimples, and Camille the stripper who dances at stag nights and takes the star-struck young Norma under her wing. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186115
ISBN
9780141186115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. A comedy about a celebrity hairdresser from Glasgow. Barbs Marshall is successful, well-off, and has her own TV show, but at 39 years of age, her biological clock is ticking. Things are looking bad, but then she meets a 26-year-old stranger who seems more than ready to oblige. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594372
ISBN
9781854594372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. A major new edition of this perennially succesful play which continues to entertain and perplex modern audiences. The play is discussed in its critical and theatrical contexts and Hodgdon,a leading feminist scholar, opens up new readings for modern audiences and students. Editor(s): Hodgdon, Barbara. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 illustrations in introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436929
ISBN
9781903436929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.12
€ 94.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538713
ISBN
9780199538713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centring on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 117.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423510
ISBN
9781848423510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

hardcover. Hardcover, illustrated spine. Newspaper articles about the book on ffep, previous owner's signature and date on inside front cover. 228pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Sceptre London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KON0821189
ISBN
9780340632659
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373342
ISBN
9781908373342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Ranyevskaya returns more or less bankrupt after ten years abroad. Luxuriating in her fading moneyed world and regardless of the increasingly hostile forces outside, she and her brother snub the lucrative scheme of Lopakhin, a peasant turned entrepreneur, to save the family estate. Translator(s): Upton, Andrew. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571277681
ISBN
9780571277681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984865
ISBN
9780141984865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. For two hundred years after William Shakespeare's death, no one thought to argue that somebody else had written his plays. Since then dozens of rival candidates - have been proposed as their true author. This book unravels the mystery of when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote the plays. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235773
ISBN
9780571235773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

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