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Paperback. Contains essays that explore the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning). This book also unfolds the author's views on things from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191263
ISBN
9780141191263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Jackie Kay brings her poetry to Picador with a brilliant new collection that crosses borders Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy. Signed and inscribed by the author
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
SKU
KEX0281109
ISBN
9780330513371
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Offers teachings of Epicurus - about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. This volume includes all of his extant writings - his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings. Translator(s): Strodach, John K. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107217
ISBN
9780143107217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Melvyn Bragg explores a controversial selection of British books and their huge impact on history Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839829
ISBN
9780340839829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

hardcover. This volume presents a complete text of all Milton's verse. Coleridge linked Milton and Shakespeare as the greatest of English poets, and even in our time Milton continues to exert a powerful influence, both on the writing of poetry and on critical debate. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 39. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150971
ISBN
9781857150971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. This crisply written biography traces the successful writing life of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) from the time of her childhood, through her tumultuous relationship with Dylan Thomas, to her death as the widow of the novelist and popular intellectual C. P. Snow. Hers was a rich, courageous, and politically committed writing life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729617
ISBN
9780198729617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.48

paperback. Introduces international writing to the general and literary public - travelers, teachers, students, publishers, and a new generation of eclectic readers - by presenting international literature not as a static, elite phenomenon, but a portal through which to explore the world. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Ecco
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061583247
ISBN
9780061583247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.87

Hardcover. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature. Over the years they have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788300
ISBN
9780198788300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Each year the Traverse Theatre produces two plays as its own contribution to the Edinburgh Festival. "Iron", by Rona Munro, has been chosen as one of the plays for 2002; the other is Linda McLean's "Shimmer". Munro's previous work includes "Bold Girls" and "The Maiden Stone". Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597038
ISBN
9781854597038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Shakespeare's Henry VI plays dramatize contemporary as much as Elizabethan issues: the struggle for power, the manoeuvres of politicians, social unrest, civil war. This edition draws on experience of the play in rehearsal and performance to focus on both its theatricality and contemporary relevance in a wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary. Editor(s): Warren, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537426
ISBN
9780199537426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Clean copy.First edition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Raven Arts Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0207510
ISBN
9781851860456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 78pp. Fine. 3 plays. The Nightingale and not the Lark, The Porch, and The Invisible Man
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Raven Arts Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KHS1003555
ISBN
9781851860456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 70.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Burns, Edward. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations facsimiles, genealogy tables, map, plan. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436431
ISBN
9781903436431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171708
ISBN
9780691171708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.15

Paperback. A play set in the Dublin underworld of gambling, armed robbery - and taxi drivers. It explores the boundaries of loyalty, trust, betrayal and gambling. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854595256
ISBN
9781854595256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573018831
ISBN
9780573018831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.98

Paperback. This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political contexts, along with newly edited and annotated texts from certain plays. Editor(s): Barker, Simon; Hinds, Hilary. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415187343
ISBN
9780415187343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Tindal Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRA0011480
ISBN
9780954130329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A play that explores the life of an Eastern European woman forced into the sex trade in London. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420816
ISBN
9781848420816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.78

Paperback. The Toll combines the elegaic with the anarchic, placing uproarious satire cheek-by-jowl with wild experiments in form and touching poems of parenthood. In this mature follow-up to his best-selling debut, Mondeo Man, Luke Wright captures the strain of austerity Britain, speaking truth to power and registering the toll it takes on us all. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penned in the Margins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908058423
ISBN
9781908058423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

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