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Paperback. First staged on Broadway in 1984 and at the National Theatre in London in 1990, this work is a creation even for the author. This volume contains the complete book and lyrics as well as a 50-page introduction detailing the making of the musical plus an interview with the author. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854590572
ISBN
9781854590572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Num Pages: 192 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008184810
ISBN
9780008184810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. A selection of Shakespeare's poems and dramatic speeches, along with the author's accompanying essay. It intends to show how Shakespeare's language unites in its sinews and substance the full range of Elizabethan preoccupations, philosophical and social. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571233793
ISBN
9780571233793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Hardcover. "230 p. 19 cm. Original cloth. A very good, clean copy with slightly faded spine."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1947
Edition
Book Club Edition
SKU
KEX0133913
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 89.03

Hardcover. "[3] B., 3-248 p. 22 cm. Original waxed cloth. A good clean copy. Library marked internally. Spine slightly faded."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1947
Edition
Book Club Edition
SKU
KEX0046929
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 89.03

Paperback. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064554
ISBN
9781847064554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, music. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Sam Shepard
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571133659
ISBN
9780571133659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. "No one else has ever made avant-garde, experimental poems so attractive to both the general and the special reader."-Randall Jarrell Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401540
ISBN
9780871401540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. This selection of his poetry shows the development of Kipling's talent, his deepening maturity, and the growing sombreness of his poetic vision. It ranges from "Mandalay" and "Gunga Din", to "If" and "Epitaphs of the War". Editor(s): Keating, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, notes, indexes. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424317
ISBN
9780140424317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Critically acclaimed as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays, "Twelfth Night" is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities. This book explores the factors that make up the play's textual, theatrical, critical and cultural history. It surveys the play's production and reception and emphasizes the role of the spectator. Editor(s): Elam, Keir. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, map, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436998
ISBN
9781903436998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227. 8vo. Good copy.Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0286329
ISBN
9781903392799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
209
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566081528
ISBN
9781566081528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472589477
ISBN
9781472589477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. In this study, Linda M. Grasso demonstrates that using anger as a mode of analysis and the basis of an aesthetic transforms our understanding of American women's literary history. She explores how black and white 19th-century women writers defined, expressed and dramatized anger. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228137
ISBN
9780807853481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A quirky popular reference book for literature lovers weary in brain and body and in need of a novel cure .. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857864215
ISBN
9780857864215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Based on Ian Kelly's award-winning biography, Mr Foote's Other Leg is a riotously funny play exploring our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425071
ISBN
9781848425071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Keywords: "Literature, Fiction, General, Criticism"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Evans Brothers Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
SKU
KHS0071635
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of poems that explores fertility, pregnancy, and the landscape of early childhood. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd Manchester
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770578
ISBN
9781847770578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In the informal rituals of the tide remaking its tideline, of a painter absorbed in the act of painting or of an old couple greeting the night, the English poet Kate Miller sees and charts the creative process at work. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781906188153
ISBN
9781906188153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.78

Paperback. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy, good to very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLJ0000761
ISBN
9780330451352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Imprisoned in Franco's jails, Miguel Hernandez died from untreated TB in 1942 at the age of 31. His passionate and bittersweet work is a dazzling reminder that force can never defeat spirit. Bilingual edition with testaments by Lorca, Neruda and other leading poets, and a comprehensive illustrated introduction by Willis Barnstone. Translator(s): Share, Don. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 photographs and 1 drawing. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Bilingual Spanish-English ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852243326
ISBN
9781852243326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. A follow-up play to "Ladies Day", here, Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda - are celebrating with the trip of a lifetime to the Land of Oz. While Shelley dreams of luxury and glamour, the rest of the gang decide to go and camp out under the stars at Ayers Rock. But Shelley soon discovers there's more on offer than posh hotels, casinos and surfers. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599957
ISBN
9781854599957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback.
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573115691
ISBN
9780573115691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.94

Paperback. Maureen is a pensioner in search of passion. Since her heart was broken by David from Aberdeen - who happened to be a millionaire as well as the world's best lover - she is finding it difficult to meet anyone who can satisfy her. This book was developed using the author's verbatim theatre technique. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599377
ISBN
9781854599377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

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