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Paperback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199675296
ISBN
9780199675296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199675289
ISBN
9780199675289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.86

Paperback. A gorgeous faux leather volume full of exquisite sketches and colourful illustrations of Middle-earth - ideal for the true Tolkien fan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; FZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753729373
ISBN
9780753729373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.47

Hardcover. Published in Dublin by The Dolmen Press, 1976. 84pp. Set in Pilgrim type with Times Roman display. The cover illustration reproduces a wood engraving on the title page of 'The Dublin Penny Journal,' Vol. I, No. 2, 1833. Keywords: Irish literary criticism.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Dolmen Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
SKU
KHS0081595
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Hardcover. Dust jacket is stained and worn on the edges but the book remains in veri good condition with tight binding and clean, bright text
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macmillan of Canada
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Edition
1st Ed.(Canada)
SKU
KON0835952
ISBN
9780770514747
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Indigo Dreams Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907401688
ISBN
9781907401688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.34

Paperback. "An Ark of Koans" is a meditation on the mystery of what happens at the moment it happens. Although it takes animals as its threshold, animals only serve as innocent guides toward fathoming, if not understanding, events as small, inconceivable miracles. Illustrator(s): Brault, Jacques. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 164 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644046
ISBN
9780888644046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardcover. Offers an account of Dickens and early American film by tracing the unexpected history and intricate strategies of the sentimental mode and showing how it has been reimagined over the past three centuries. This title begins with a look at Frank Capra and the Capraesque in American public life. Num Pages: 392 pages, 68 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; APFA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034959
ISBN
9780226034959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 265 pages, bibliography. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121255
ISBN
9780231121255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Offering an invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life's simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), this essay on the joys of idleness contains writings on, among other things, growing old, visiting unpleasant places and the overwhelming experience of falling in love. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043968
ISBN
9780141043968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

paperback. The literary works selected for inclusion in this anthology introduce the core cultural and historical themes of Russian civilization. Each text has resonance throughout the arts. They are supported by introductions, annotations, bibliographies of resources, and a companion multimedia CD that brings the anthology's cultural references to life. Num Pages: 608 pages, photographs, biliography. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 45. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765612465
ISBN
9780765612465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.92

Paperback. This reader introduces core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, and Prokofiev's symphonies. The material is supported by introductions, annotations and bibliographies. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, multi-media resource guides. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563244223
ISBN
9781563244223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. The selections represent many generations of poets, from Veronica Micle and Matilda Cugler-Poni in the nineteenth century, to Magda Isanos and the interwar poets, to such important contemporary poets as Ana Blandiana and Daniela Crasnaru, and younger poets, such as Carmen Firan and Carmen Veronica Steiciuc Editor(s): Sorkin, Adam J.; Treptow, Kurt W. Translator(s): Sorkin, Adam J.; Treptow, Kurt W. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 157 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880332941
ISBN
9780880332941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. A representation of Irish poetic achievement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from poets such as Austin Clarke and Samuel Beckett who were writing while Yeats and Joyce were still living. Editor(s): Davis, Wes. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
1024
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072220
ISBN
9780674072220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 37.83

Hardcover. A stunning, clothbound boxed set containing a facsimile edition of the "little anthology" of favourite poems compiled and illustrated by Rex Whistler in 1923, with new material in a separate booklet Num Pages: 88 pages, Colour and black and white drawings throughout. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Pck Slp Pa
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910258156
ISBN
9781910258156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.19

Paperback. Contains selections of Irish prose and poetry which represent this nation's literary heritage. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814730058
ISBN
9780814730058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781449
ISBN
9780814781449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Salzman, Dr Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DQ; DSBD; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540570
ISBN
9780199540570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Khalidi, Tarif (University of Cambridge American University of Beirut American University of Beirut American University of Beirut). Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474410793
ISBN
9781474410793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Was the Beowulf poet a Christian? Or was he a noble pagan with an outlook coloured by exposure to Christian thinking? This is but one of the fascinating topics discussed in this anthology of criticism on the early medieval masterpiece. Editor(s): Nicholson, Lewis E. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268000066
ISBN
9780268000066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.54

Hardback. The first in a series that brings together the independent works of William Tyndale. It provides the missing link between Sir Thomas More's "Dialogue Concerning Heresies" and "Confutation of Tyndale" and is suitable for those studying English language and literature, church history and theology. Series: Independent Works of William Tyndale S. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; DSK; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208206
ISBN
9780813208206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.70

Hardcover. 322pp. First US Edition. An Atlantic Monthly Press Book
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Little Brown
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Edition
First American Edition
SKU
KHS1003535
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 165.00

Hardcover. 322pp. First US Edition. An Atlantic Monthly Press Book
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little Brown
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Edition
First American Edition
SKU
KHS1003536
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 125.00

Paperback. Features an introduction to Old English and a starting-point for the discussion of life and literature in Anglo-Saxon England. This book traces the history of early England from the migration of the Saxon war-lords, through Roman Britain, the onslaught of the Vikings, the Norman Conquest and on through the reign of Stephen. Editor(s): Swanton, Michael. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 36 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893534
ISBN
9780859893534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.39

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