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Hardback. 5pp. A fine copy. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. Includes slightly dust soiled and torn envelope. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Faber
Publication date
1954
SKU
KHS0070845
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and wear to spine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0003746
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Meursault is different. He will not lie. He will not pretend. He is true to himself. So when his mother dies and he is unmoved, he refuses to do the proper thing and grieve. Returning to Algiers after the funeral, he carries on life as usual until he becomes involved in a violent murder. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950050
ISBN
9780241950050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. The classic study of alienation, creativity and the modern mind Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814321
ISBN
9780753814321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198064
ISBN
9780141198064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

paperback. Num Pages: 54 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Shoestring Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
54
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904886150
ISBN
9781904886150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. The Overhaul is Kathleen Jamie's first collection since the award-winning The Tree House. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447202042
ISBN
9781447202042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.76

Paperback. The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and accomplished of all medieval literary texts. This book contains a lively parallel-text translation in modern English, as well as a glossary, notes and introduction. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&2 halftones, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896900
ISBN
9780859896900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.04

Paperback. This is the second of a two-volume anthology celebrating four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the 21st century. Beginning with William Blake, this volume covers many of the Romantic poets, moving to the 19th, then 20th centuries. Editor(s): Wain, John. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804228
ISBN
9780192804228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Bringing together contributions from major figures and work of Caribbean writers, this collection of short stories is pan-Caribbean, ranging beyond the Anglophone territories to include stories originally published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. Editor(s): Wickham, John; Brown, Stewart. Series: Oxford Books of Prose. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802293
ISBN
9780192802293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. 'Reading for this anthology,' says D. J. Enright in his introduction, 'I was moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively.' Editor(s): Enright, D.J. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556526
ISBN
9780199556526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. From dreams realistic and reminiscent to the world of nightmare and phantasmagoria, from the bizarre and ridiculous to the perplexing and haunting, this anthology draws on the dreams of a wide variety of novelists, poets, playwrights, and others to explore the inexhaustible fascination of dreams and their power as a source of literary inspiration. Editor(s): Brook, Stephen. Series: The Oxford Books of Prose Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, index. BIC Classification: DQ; JMTD; VXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTJ0049384
ISBN
9780192803856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens, Trollope, and Hardy to J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561605
ISBN
9780199561605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Hardcover. Christopher Ricks's 'Oxford Book of English Verse' -- third in succession, after Arthur Quiller-Couch's original volume (1900) and Helen Gardner's new selection (1972) -- is a treasury from more than seven centuries of the poet's art. Poems that are also translations are included. Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 752 pages, index. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
742
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192141828
ISBN
9780192141828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. The essay is one of the richest, most imaginative, and most eloquent literary form. This anthology contains some 140 essays by all the leading exponents of the genre. Editor(s): Gross, John. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556557
ISBN
9780199556557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Hardcover. An anthology exploring all aspects of friendship from biblical times to today. The book is divided into 12 sections, beginning with thoughts on the nature of the phenomenon, and how to keep friends and how to lose them. The book looks at friendship among men, among women and between both sexes. Editor(s): Enright, D. J.; Rawlinson, David. Num Pages: 374 pages, index. BIC Classification: DQ; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0002749
ISBN
9780192141903
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAC0003228
ISBN
9780192828453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. Editor(s): Dawkins, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: DQ; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199216819
ISBN
9780199216819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. The definitive collection of the twentieth century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering. Editor(s): Shippey, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803818
ISBN
9780192803818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Editor(s): Dunn, Douglas. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556540
ISBN
9780199556540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801944
ISBN
9780192801944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardcover. Philip Larkin's Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse provoked controversy and dispute on first publication in 1973. It was also considered a quirky and idiosyncratic collection by some critics. Today it is recognized as a fine and wide-ranging selection of modern English verse. Editor(s): Larkin, Philip. Series: Oxford Books of Verse. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Number of pages
692
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198121374
ISBN
9780198121374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.49

Paperback. Throughout the 19th century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. This collection includes stories by J.S. Le Fanu, M.R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Wilkie Collins. Editor(s): Cox, Michael; Gilbert, R. A. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804471
ISBN
9780192804471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. This edition of the classic reference has been thoroughly revised and updated, offering unrivalled coverage of English literature. It continues to offer detailed and authoritative information on authors and works, alongside extended coverage of popular literary genres, as well as of the themes and concepts encountered by students. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2186.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
1184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806871
ISBN
9780192806871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.14
€ 49.45

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