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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Published in 1913, this harrowing, autobiographical 'A to Z' of drinking shattered London's reputation as a clean-living adventurer and massively successful author of such books as White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555574
ISBN
9780199555574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. London's masterpiece of investigative journalism reveals the poverty of the East End of London -- a critique of capitalism that still rings true today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Second Edition, Centenary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745318028
ISBN
9780745318028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Contrasto
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869656392
ISBN
9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.57

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313309830
ISBN
9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611599039
ISBN
9781611599039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Catalonia's towering Romantic poet and rebel priest, Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), delves deep into the Catalan imaginary in his foundational long poem Mount Canigo (1886), recounting the historical and legendary mix, both tragic and triumphant, of the medieval origins of modern Catalonia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADC; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662988
ISBN
9781855662988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Hardcover. The poems of Catullus have notoriously been subjected to numerous accidental corruptions. This work represents a reappraisal of his text. It recommends some 600 changes to the Oxford Text of "R A B Mynors". It suggests that Catullus' text was also subjected to significant deliberate change, much of it probably dating back to classical antiquity. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125159
ISBN
9781905125159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.96

Hardcover. "Shakespeare Studies" is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing more than three hundred pages of essays and studies by critics from both hemispheres. Editor(s): Barroll, J. Leeds. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610. "Bibliogr. Index. 376 p. illus. 24 cm. Associated Names: Barroll, J. Leeds. Associated Names: Zimmerman, Susan.,. Associated Dates: 1928-. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, binding tight, spine ends rubbed, cloth lightly stained. 2d ed." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists,Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Shakespeare, William - Criticism & Stud"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson (An Associat Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0069191
ISBN
9780838636404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Shakespeare Studies" is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing more than three hundred pages of essays and studies by critics from both hemispheres. Editor(s): Barroll, J. Leeds. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610. "Includes bibliographical footnotes. xii, 441 p. 25 cm. Associated Names: Barroll, J. Leeds. Associated Names: Zimmerman, Susan.,. Associated Dates: 1928-. Original cloth. Near-good ex-library copy with slightly dulled spine and worn spine and board edges. Labeled endpapers, stamped page edges and marked t.p." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists,Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Shakespeare, William - Criticism & Stud"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson (An Associat Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0106191
ISBN
9780838636404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Deals with Coetzee's origins, early years, and first writings. This book corrects many of the misconceptions about Coetzee, and that illuminates the genesis and implications of his novels. It is suitable for everybody concerned with Coetzee's life and work. Translator(s): Heyns, Michiel. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922070081
ISBN
9781922070081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.82

Hardback. Women Writers and the Hero of Romance studies the nature of the hero and his meaning for the female seeker, or quester, in romance fiction from Wuthering Heights to Fifty Shades of Grey. The book includes chapters on Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sheik, and the novels of Ayn Rand and Dorothy Dunnett. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137426970
ISBN
9781137426970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.34

Hardcover. This text is a full-length study of Blake's use of British mythology and history. It addresses why the 18th century saw a revival of interest in the legends of the British Isles and how Blake applied these in his prophetic histories. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333738962
ISBN
9780333738962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609898
ISBN
9780691609898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 51.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st ed. 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349410453
ISBN
9781349410453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HARPER COLLINS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780007590094
ISBN
9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.61

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Timmins, Jeffrey Stewart. Num Pages: 31 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. United Kingdom
Number of pages
31
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580892605
ISBN
9781580892605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.27

Hardcover. By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, the author explores Ireland's rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBB; HDD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051849
ISBN
9780500051849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.26

Hardback. Challenges the notion of how early modern women may or may not have spoken for (or even with) nature. By focusing on various forms of 'dialogue,' these essays shift our interest away from speaking and toward listening, to illuminate ways that early modern Englishwomen interacted with their natural surroundings. Editor(s): Munroe, Jennifer; Laroche, Rebecca. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFFK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115125
ISBN
9780230115125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584223
ISBN
9780099584223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. A first volume of memoirs, revisiting the South Africa of half a century ago, of a boy growing up in a small country town with a father he could not respect and a mother he adored. Coetzee evokes the tensions, delights and terrors of childhood, in a world of unexplained rules he knew he must obey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268277
ISBN
9780099268277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

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