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Hardback. An introduction to "Confessions", one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions. It tells the story of the "Confessions" - what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143576
ISBN
9780691143576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. Writers like to elude their public, lead them a bit of a dance. In this personal anthology, the author has chosen over seventy poems by six well-loved poets, discussing the writers and their verse in his customary conversational style through anecdote, shrewd appraisal and spare but telling biographical detail. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571321100
ISBN
9780571321100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Translation of: Nihaayat al-arab fai funaun al-adab. Translator(s): Muhanna, Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; DN; GBA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107484
ISBN
9780143107484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of "Splintered Light", a study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines "The Silmarillion" and "The Lord of the Rings" in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387446
ISBN
9780873387446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.98

Paperback. Professor Carey's frontal assault on the principles and practices of literary modernism caused an immediate critical storm, establishing itself as a key text for all future discussion of the subject. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571169269
ISBN
9780571169269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. A unique and entertaining play about bucket lists, life-planning and the disappointing fact that you're not going to live forever. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424920
ISBN
9781848424920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Judith Wright (1915-2000) is one of Australia's best loved, and essential, poets, devoted to place, responsive to landscape and to the violence done to the land and its inhabitants. Editor(s): Kinsella, John. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334. 242 pages. Editor(s): Kinsella, John. Judith Wright (1915-2000) is one of Australia's best loved, and essential, poets, devoted to place, responsive to landscape and to the violence done to the land and its inhabitants. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight: 352.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770516
ISBN
9781847770516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536214
ISBN
9780199536214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. 'Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth'. This book analyses the Romantic vision of the Orient from Ottoman Turkey, through the Middle East, including Egypt and Persia, to the Vale of Kashmir - fascination with the exotic Orient mixed with distaste for despotic rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764825
ISBN
9781780764825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains author details, background to the work, summaries of the text, critical commentaries, analysis of characterization, and sample questions with guideline answers. Editor(s): Baker, I.L. Series: Brodie's Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KAK0006376
ISBN
9780333581186
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shows how Renaissance writers and artists struggled to reconcile past traditions with experiences of 'discovery'. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. 224 pages, illustrations. Shows how Renaissance writers and artists struggled to reconcile past traditions with experiences of 'discovery'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 14. Weight: 336.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636846
ISBN
9780748636846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 4. Weight in Grams: 97.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852244620
ISBN
9781852244620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.90

Hardcover. John McGahern (1934-2006) has been widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Irish prose writers of the twentieth and the early twenty-first century. McGahern has traditionally been regarded as a 'chronicler' of the lives of farmers, teachers and policemen in the Irish midlands in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051640
ISBN
9781782051640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. 373pp. Index. This limited edition of 50 copies numbered 1 to 50 and five copies has been bound in quarter goatskin, with raised bands, hand - tooled spine in 22 carat gold leaf, top edge gilt,marble boards with matching slipcase, by Kennys Bookbindery Ltd. Galway, and signed by the author
Publisher
Penguin Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KHS1004398
ISBN
9781844881550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 400.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361521
ISBN
9781559361521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714542041
ISBN
9780714542041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Cats were first domesticated or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves many thousands of years ago. This title includes a selection of the many poems, anecdotes and quotations about cats which have been written over the centuries: the charming, the funny, the sad, the exasperated, and the heartfelt. Editor(s): Pemberton, Delia. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; DQ; WNGC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151113
ISBN
9780714151113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm. Translator(s): Mason, Wyatt. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180701
ISBN
9780300180701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. The great Roman poets of Antiquity wrote some of the most compelling lyrical poetry of all time, to be read privately but also on occasion to be performed publicly on the field of victory, at a banquet or at a public festival. This edition brings together works of various artists. Illustrator(s): Pine, Johannes. Translator(s): Marlowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 260 pages, Engravings. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157345
ISBN
9781857157345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. This title shows how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and how well the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Sections including "Religion", "Money and Rank", "Men, Women, Marriage" and "Politics", cover the range of aphoristic literature. Editor(s): Gross, John. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CB; CFG; DQ; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804563
ISBN
9780192804563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.77

Paperback. This new, parallel-text prose translation of a generous selection of Martial's witty and satiric epigrams pulls no punches and matches the boldness of the originals. They bring Imperial Rome vividly to life. The edition establishes Martial's originality as a literary author and includes a full introduction and notes. Translator(s): Nisbet, Gideon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199645459
ISBN
9780199645459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. A completely new collection of poetry with a celestial theme in The Universe of Us. Series: Lang Leav. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781449480127
ISBN
9781449480127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. The seventh omnibus edition of Ellis Peters' compulsive and bestselling medieval mysteries. Num Pages: 544 pages, map. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751520811
ISBN
9780751520811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Schnitzler's 'daisy-chain' of sexual coupling. Translator(s): Unwin, Stephen; Zombory-Moldovan, Peter. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854595874
ISBN
9781854595874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.24

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