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Paperback. Enthralled by Dorian Gray' own exquisite portrait, he exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. Editor(s): Mighall, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228 253pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
9780141439570
ISBN
9780141439570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. What if a demented London cabbie called Dave Rudman wrote a book to his estranged son to give him some fatherly advice? What if that book was buried in Hampstead and hundreds of years later, when rising sea levels have put London underwater, spawned a religion? This book offers a historical detective story set in the far future. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141014548
ISBN
9780141014548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. First published in 1993, this work is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. It includes an afterword by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862079083
ISBN
9781862079083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Inspired by Homer and inspiration for Dante and Milton, the Aeneid is an immortal poem at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took Aeneas as his hero and in telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering. Translator(s): West, David. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps, further reading, index. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
9780140449327
ISBN
9780140449327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived "in accordance with nature", Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind. Editor(s): Campbell, Robin. Translator(s): Campbell, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140442106
ISBN
9780140442106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Looking back not only at author's own much younger self, but also at the other writers who shared Paris with him - James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald - he recalls the time when, poor, happy and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099285045
ISBN
9780099285045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and its aftermath. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; DNF; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0008816
ISBN
9781843542629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Davey, Moyra. Num Pages: 345 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220726
ISBN
9781583220726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Hardback. "A remarkable analysis of an important medieval text.. This work will surely initiate new studies of the precolonial frame of mind and the role of distinct versions of medieval manuscripts in the shaping of medieval understanding."-Sixteenth Century Journal Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812233438
ISBN
9780812233438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.67

Hardcover. Editor(s): Johnson, Thomas Herbert. Num Pages: 1346 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1961.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674676015
ISBN
9780674676015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 279.27
€ 259.45

Paperback. Written around 1940, but not staged until 1956, this autobiographical work by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright recreates his own family experience, in an attempt to understand himself and those to whom he was tied by fate and love. This is the complete text, with a critical introduction. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Condition
New
Edition
New edition
SKU
9781854591029
ISBN
9781854591029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books (UK)
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
9781843549895
ISBN
9781843549895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. This collection of poetry evokes the vital energy and rhythm of the Conamara landscape, situated in the West of Ireland. As the author draws upon the ancient memory and history of the place, he focuses upon the power of language and the vagaries of human need and passion. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bantam Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780553813227
ISBN
9780553813227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
KSK0000319
ISBN
9780571227662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.34

Paperback. Features twelve stories, in which, an elderly school teacher recalls the single act of youthful passion that changed her life forever; a young gardener has an unsettling encounter with a suburban housewife; and a teenage girl strikes up an unlikely friendship with a lonely bachelor. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781782116011
ISBN
9781782116011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. This series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives to enbable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. This volume explores "Jude the Obscure" by Thomas Hardy. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Longman
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
9780582431638
ISBN
9780582431638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.69

Paperback. This innovative work sets two texts by two different authors on facing pages, designed so that they read in tandem--Miller's text on the right, Asensi's on the left. Miller analyzes the changes in the contemporary research university in the West; Asensi provides the first comprehensive interpretation of Miller's work. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732444
ISBN
9780804732444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Brearton, Fran. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716533047
ISBN
9780716533047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. With "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu" Marcel Proust achieved a perfect rendering of life in art, of the past created through memory. It is both a portrait of the artist and a discovery of the aesthetic by which the portrait is painted, and it was to have a seminal influence on 20th-century literature. This title presents the life of this writer. Num Pages: 816 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pimlico
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674799
ISBN
9780712674799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553212563
ISBN
9780553212563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.62

Paperback. Winner of the Notre Dame Review Prize, this ambitious collection of poems evokes the cultural and environmental history of the Mississippi watershed and meditates on how its rivers are ceaselessly shaping, and shaped by, the lives around them. Series: Notre Dame Review Prize. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268017859
ISBN
9780268017859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. This book offers an examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. It shows how the garden has served as a check against the destruction and losses of history. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317908
ISBN
9780226317908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Paperback. A tale of murder, loss and romance in the mist of Niagara Falls: it is the crowning achievement of Joyce Carol Oates's career to date. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
1st HarperPerennial Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007196746
ISBN
9780007196746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002139
ISBN
9780330320993
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95