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Hardback. In the last year of his life Mark Twain asserted, "To me, the most important feature of my life is its literary feature." "This new biography takes him at his word.. [It] may inspire many to reread the Inimitable himself."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235166
ISBN
9780812235166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.72

Paperback. Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. This title tells the story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. It chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952672
ISBN
9780241952672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Zeticula Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849211543
ISBN
9781849211543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 4.90

Paperback. Series: Manga Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: DDS; FXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Manga Shakespeare. 208 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DDS; FXA. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight: 350.
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955816963
ISBN
9780955816963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Contains four essays, including a memoir of the author's father's working life in the saw-mills of the Pacific Northwest, a tribute to his mentor John Gardner, and an essay about the influences on his writing life; fifty poems; and, seven stories. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530367
ISBN
9780099530367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style. It takes the machinery of story-telling apart to ask a series of fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we 'know' a fictional character? What constitutes a 'telling' detail? And, when is a metaphor successful? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845950934
ISBN
9781845950934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9781903631744
ISBN
9781903631744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00

paperback. All Dylan Thomas' major works gathered together and featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227283
ISBN
9781780227283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. This comprehensive edition of King Richard III offers all the features associated with the Arden Shakespeare. Richard is one of Shakespeare's great villains and the play that bears his name is one of his most popular in performance and in classrooms. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 524 pages, 20 in the Introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436899
ISBN
9781903436899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

Paperback. In 1948, when he is fifteen, Trond spends a summer in the country with his father. The events - the accidental death of a child, his best friend's feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his father's decision to leave the family for another woman - will change his life forever. Translator(s): Born, Anne. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506133
ISBN
9780099506133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Hardback. William Shakespeare is one of the most recognisable names in English literature. This tiny tome is filled with some of Shakespeare's most creative and scathing insults. It is presented with a faux leather binding with embossed type. Editor(s): Running Press. Num Pages: 176 pages, Two-color art throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 82.
Publisher
Running Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Min
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762453863
ISBN
9780762453863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.88

Paperback. An adaptation of Ted Hughes's "Tales from Ovid" for the stage. Tim Supple is Artistic Director of the Young Vic. He has already adapted Grimm and Rushdie, and worked with Hughes on "Spring Awakening" and "Blood Wedding". Translator(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 144 pages, map. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571202256
ISBN
9780571202256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362665
ISBN
9781559362665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. The story is of one of the most famous investigations ever conducted by science into the mysteries of the world - and its disastrous ending in the even stranger mysteries of the world within. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Methuen Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413724908
ISBN
9780413724908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.09

Paperback. A thoughtful and fascinating portrait of England, told through the story of A. E. Housman and his much-loved poetry collection, A Shropshire Lad. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 2AB; DSC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140681
ISBN
9780349140681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137585257
ISBN
9781137585257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Paperback. Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer. This title introduces readers to some other sides of Chekhov: his pithy, witty observations on the writing process; his life as a writer through accounts by his friends, family, and lovers; and his venture into nonfiction through his book "Sakhalin Island". Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CBW; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1/31/12
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226568195
ISBN
9780226568195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072329
ISBN
9780674072329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Drawing on a lifetime's experience of playing Shakespearean roles, the author offers advice to actors, directors and drama students on a variety of scenes, characters, speeches and individual lines from Shakespeare's plays. He takes us through the process of Preparation, Rehearsal and Performance. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597816
ISBN
9781854597816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Presents the story that is based on a newspaper fragment which told of a family vendetta and a bride who ran away with the son of the enemy family. This title investigates the subjects as: desire, repression, ritual, and the constraints and commitments of the rural Spanish community in which the play is rooted. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190065
ISBN
9780571190065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Hardcover. The author was one of the foremost American novelists of the early twentieth century born in Virginia but grew up in Nebraska. Before she wrote the novels that would make her famous, she was known as a poet, the most popular of her poems reprinted many times in national magazines and anthologies. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597942
ISBN
9781841597942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KST0016649
ISBN
9780752851662
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A psychological novel that is a coming-to-terms with the ghosts, corpses and repressed nightmares of Europe's recent past. It is made up of three first-person narratives integrated into a work of tragic intensity. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099766315
ISBN
9780099766315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. The author based his historical detail on Carlyle's "The French Revolution", and his own observations and investigations during his numerous visits to Paris. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260391
ISBN
9781853260391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

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