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Hardcover. Sensation novels - characterized by emotionally and socially provocative dialogue and plots - had their heyday in England in the 1860s and 1870s. Exploring the metaphor of marital violence, the author examines the relationship between the representations of such violence in fiction and in the law. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; JFFE3; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919492
ISBN
9780813919492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.56

Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493495
ISBN
9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Rialto United Kingdom
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952744481
ISBN
9780952744481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.74

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720748
ISBN
9780804720748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731287
ISBN
9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.16

Hardback. Juxtaposing religious and secular writings by women and tracing their relationship to the male-authored literature of the period, often surprisingly affirmative in its attitudes toward women, Cox reveals a new and provocative vision of the Italian Counter-Reformation as a period far less uniformly repressive of women than is commonly assumed. Num Pages: 472 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400327
ISBN
9781421400327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.12

Paperback. A book that aims both to demystify and to reconstitute 'Hawthorne' as an object of study by rereading Hawthorne's fictions, mainly those from the early 1840's to 1860, in the context of the emergence of a distinctively middle-class personal life (the domestic emotional revolution that accompanied the industrial revolution. Num Pages: 252 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719483
ISBN
9780804719483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

hardcover. The case studies not only provide insight into the business dynamics of the literary world at this time, but also illustrate the shifting definition of literature itself during the period. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091475
ISBN
9780802091475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.97

Paperback. 260pp. Cover is detached. Cover and page edges are stained. Keywords: International Literature, Fiction
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Dent
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KON0827706
ISBN
9780460014175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Dent
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KOC0027008
ISBN
9780460014175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848404571
ISBN
9781848404571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.68

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415828
ISBN
9781474415828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.26
€ 101.47

Hardcover. From the 1910s to the 1940s, a wave of anarchist, Marxist, nationalist, and feminist leftist groups swept the Korean cultural scene with differing agendas but shared demands for equality and social justice. Sunyoung Park reconstructs the complex mosaic of colonial leftist culture, focusing on literature as its most fertile and enduring expression. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSB; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417175
ISBN
9780674417175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.33

Paperback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347255
ISBN
9780822347255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346661
ISBN
9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amalion Publishing
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9782359260304
ISBN
9782359260304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. In 1921, on an island off the New England coast, Ben Sheridan is settling down as a clerk at a small local bank. Across the bay at Newport, the roaring 1920s are just beginning to roar. When, through an accident, Sheridan finds out he is adopted he begins a quest to discover his true identity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571169436
ISBN
9780571169436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.66

Brings Christian theology, creative literature and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of 'the end'. This book also considers scientific views on the nature of time. It provides an exegesis of novels, plays and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T S Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220848
ISBN
9780631220848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 176.51

Paperback. aeo Brings Christian theology, creative literature, and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of a the enda . aeo Provides an exegesis of novels, plays, and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce and Shakespeare. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220855
ISBN
9780631220855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141984933
ISBN
9780141984933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675282
ISBN
9780226675282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. An inspirational guide to living that delivers spiritual, yet practical, homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life, including: love, marriage and children; work and play; possessions, beauty, truth, joy and sorrow, and death. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187013
ISBN
9780141187013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. The time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese. Before he departs, people ask him to speak of love, marriage, time, sorrow, friendship and children. The Prophet's replies are illuminating and humane and provide a guide to living. First publication in 1923, this title has been translated into more than 20 languages. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528449
ISBN
9780099528449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.30

Paperback. An allegorical guide to living. It delivers spiritual, yet practical homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life: love; marriage and children; work and play; possessions; beauty; truth; joy and sorrow; and, death. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780140194470
ISBN
9780140194470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

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