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Paperback. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486984
ISBN
9780007486984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. First published in 1938, MY SON, MY SON is bestselling British author Howard Spring's multigenerational portrait of a relationship between father and son. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784970772
ISBN
9781784970772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Used Paperback in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KCE0000424
ISBN
9780571146963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Already read, but good clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
1957
SKU
KDK0016315
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715636688
ISBN
9780715636688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.38

Hardcover. A stimulating and enticing selection of the writings and witticisms of the early 19th century liberal cleric and founder of 'The Edinburgh Review', arranged thematically along with biographical extracts written by his daughter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC91; HRCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829513
ISBN
9780718829513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. John Shank is an actor, talent-scout and trainer of boy players in the seedy, glamorous backstage world of 1630s London theatre. Women are still not allowed on stage, their roles taken by precocious boys. Shank was one of the best, but is now reduced to teaching others the tricks of the trade. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594549
ISBN
9781854594549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Brings to life the rich variety of pre-modern Arabic social and cultural life, where secular texts happily coexisted with religious ones Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814738269
ISBN
9780814738269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411432
ISBN
9781572411432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Publication date
1996
SKU
KIN0035903
ISBN
9780099592112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This text argues that melodrama is a crucial mode of expression in modern literature. After studying stage melodrama as a dominant popular form in the 1800s, the author looks at Balzac and Henry James, to show how these "realist" novelists created fiction using rhetoric and excess of melodrama. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300065534
ISBN
9780300065534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 423-425. Commissioning organisation: [by] John D. Cooke and Lionel Stevenson. xii, 438 p. illus., ports. 20 cm. Associated Names: Stevenson, Lionel,. Associated Dates: 1902-1973,. Publishers cloth. Nice copy. Rubbing to edges of spine." Keywords: "English literature , Litt?rature anglaise"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1949
Edition
1St Edition
SKU
KEX0053638
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509813056
ISBN
9781509813056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. This edition includes a full introduction, biographical sketch and chronology. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591371
ISBN
9781854591371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In 1992 the author embarked on a new journey, into a long, tempestuous marriage to Charlie Ross, the love of her life. In this memoir, she charts their twenty years together, from the brutal beauty of the Zambezi to the mountains of Wyoming - the new adventures, the unexplored paths, and the many signals that they missed along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 1KBBWY; BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700591
ISBN
9781784700591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. From a fountain where 'all the roads in the village unite', concentric circles expand into the distance: the young and old, fields, a river, a mountain - the fountain's stone counterpart, where the roads end, human time superimposed on geological time. This title evokes a Mediterranean world with luminous precision. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781847770592
ISBN
9781847770592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. An edition of the poems which identifies the references, verse-forms, contexts and occasions of Wendy Cope's work. It offers readers an arrangement of the poetry as a whole. It includes notes that also identify dates of composition, so that it is possible to observe the development of her work. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240784
ISBN
9780571240784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Hardcover. 58pp. Some shelf wear. Fronr cover and title page illustrated. Edges uncut
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
G F Healy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1927
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1003872
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 175.00

Paperback. Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; YFB; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 102. "The Cone-gatherers". Series: Scotnotes. 46 pages. Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; YFB; YQE; YQZ. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight: 98.
Publisher
Assn for Scottish Lit Studies
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948877261
ISBN
9780948877261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

paperback. A story of arms and heroism that follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105138
ISBN
9780143105138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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