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The Heat of the Sun: Stories and Tales

Seán O'Faoláin

Hardcover. 243pp. First US Edition

Condition: Used, Like New
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1966
Edition: 1st Edition
SKU: KHS1003707

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€ 48.00

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The Ariel Poems: Illustrated Poems for Christmas

T. S. Eliot

Hardback. Illustrated Poems for Christmas. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5HC; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.

Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Edition: Main
Condition: New
SKU: V9780571316434
ISBN: 9780571316434

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Canterbury Tales

Hardcover. These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly lay, beast fable and literary satire. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.

Publisher: Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages: 616
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1992
Condition: New
SKU: V9781857150742
ISBN: 9781857150742

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€ 24.99
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Sad Bastard

Hugo Hamilton

Paperback. Good clean copy

Condition: Used, Very Good
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1998
SKU: KTJ0027264
ISBN: 9780436204906

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€ 4.99

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Ian Hamilton Collected Poems

Alan Jenkins

Paperback. Contains all of the poetry that the author chose to publish, together with a small number of uncollected and unpublished poems. This book also supplies an illuminating introduction, and succinctly helpful apparatus. It tact are themselves a moving tribute, restoring to view one of the distinctive bodies of work in twentieth-century English poetry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.

Publisher: Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
Edition: Main
Condition: New
SKU: V9780571295340
ISBN: 9780571295340

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Study and Revise for AS/A-level: A Streetcar Named Desire

Nicola Onyett

Paperback. Stretch your students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise A Streetcar Named Desire throughout the course. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 246 x 189. .

Publisher: Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
Edition: Illustrated
Condition: New
SKU: V9781471853739
ISBN: 9781471853739

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€ 20.08

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Love is a Dog From Hell

Charles Bukowski

Paperback. First published in 1977, Love Is a Dog from Hell is a collection of Bukowski's poetry from the mid-seventies. A classic in the Bukowski canon, Love Is a Dog from Hell is a raw, lyrical, exploration of the exigencies, heartbreaks, and limits of love. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.

Publisher: Ecco
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1992
Condition: New
SKU: V9780876853627
ISBN: 9780876853627

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€ 12.58

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Steel Magnolias (Acting Edition)

Robert Harling

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Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1990
Condition: New
SKU: V9780573130106
ISBN: 9780573130106

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€ 18.04

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Nonsense

Christopher Reid

Hardback. Opens with a coloured monologue of Professor Winterthorn - recently widowed, soon to be retired, who decides on impulse to attend a conference (on 'Nonsense and the Pursuit of Futility as strategies..') in California. In this title, his strange ride ends on a note of recovery, with the world suddenly in focus again and brimming before him. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.

Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Condition: New
SKU: KSK0000320
ISBN: 9780571281282

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€ 9.92

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The Book of Water

John Murphy

Paperback. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104. Fine copy

Condition: Used, Like New
Publisher: Salmon Poetry
Number of pages: 75
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
SKU: KST0011195
ISBN: 9781908836076

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€ 10.98

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Punk Rock

Simon Stephens

Paperback. Explores the underlying tensions and potential violence in a group of affluent, articulate seventeen year old students. This title presents the story of seven sixth-formers as they face up to the pressures of teenage life, while preparing for their mock A-levels and trying to get into Oxbridge. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Condition: New
SKU: V9781408126363
ISBN: 9781408126363

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€ 17.49

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I'll Dress One Night As You

Chrissie Gittins

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Publisher: Rabbit Hole Publications United Kingdom
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Condition: New
SKU: V9780954328849
ISBN: 9780954328849

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€ 11.99
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Handfast: Scottish Poems For Weddings And Affirmations

Liz Lochhead

Hardcover. Those seeking memorable words for their ceremonies of marriage or commitment, or simply want to take delight in an anthology of love poems, will find in this collection old favourites and brand new poems, in English, Scots and Gaelic, all with a Scottish flavour. Editor(s): MacGregor, Lizzie. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.

Publisher: Polygon
Number of pages: 64
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Condition: New
SKU: V9781904598244
ISBN: 9781904598244

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Pride and Prejudice SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature...

Sparknotes Editors

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Publisher: SparkNotes
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
Edition: Reprint, Study Guide
Condition: New
SKU: V9781411469785
ISBN: 9781411469785

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€ 8.99
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Memory

Anne Whitehead

Paperback. Presents a history of the concept of 'memory' and its uses, encompassing both memory as activity and the nature of memory. This book examines debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts; introduces the reader to key thinkers in the field; and traces the links between theorisations and literary representations of memory. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9780415402736
ISBN: 9780415402736

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€ 32.45

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English Language and Literature Workbook: York Notes for GCSE (9-1)

Steve Eddy

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Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2017
Condition: New
SKU: V9781292186214
ISBN: 9781292186214

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€ 10.19

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Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience

William Blake

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 56.

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
Condition: New
SKU: V9780486270517
ISBN: 9780486270517

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€ 6.16

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Milton: The Complete Shorter Poems (2nd Edition)

John Milton

Paperback. Contains Milton's English poems, with the exception of "Paradise Lost", together with translations and texts of his Latin, Italian and Greek poems. This work presents extensive notes and headnotes to show Milton's allusions and synthesize the judgements and disagreements of a bewildering array of modern critics. Editor(s): Carey, John. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.

Publisher: Longman
Number of pages: 552
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New
SKU: V9781405832793
ISBN: 9781405832793