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Paperback. Should you finish every book you start? How has your family influenced the way you read? What is literary style? How is the Nobel Prize like the World Cup? This collection of provocative pieces tells what readers want from books and how to look at the literature we encounter in a new light. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. 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
V9781784701796
ISBN
9781784701796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Sylvia Plath was one of the most gifted and innovative poets of the twentieth century, yet serious study of her work has often been hampered by a fierce preoccupation with her life and death. This title offers an examination of her poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571192359
ISBN
9780571192359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613733325
ISBN
9781613733325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.18

Hardback. For poetry in England, the Regency years (1811-1820) were a time of cultural revolution, with key figures such as Robert Southey and Leigh Hunt. Revisiting the wide impact of this period, this collection shows not only how the Regency transformed Romanticism but also literature, re-conceptualizing how scholars view what it means to be Romantic. Editor(s): Fulford, Tim; Eberle-Sinatra, Michael; Sinatra, Michael E. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137543370
ISBN
9781137543370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Ann; Taylor, Neil. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472571373
ISBN
9781472571373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. A series featuring various poets selecting and introducing poets of the past. It, by choice of poems and the personal and critical reactions expressed in prefaces, offers insights into the poets' own work as well as providing an introduction to some of the greatest poets of literature. Editor(s): Oswald, Alice. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232291
ISBN
9780571232291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFR; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169424
ISBN
9780231169424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.60
€ 50.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636313
ISBN
9780691636313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.09

Paperback. In most contemporary historical writing the picture of modern life in Habsburg Central Europe is a gloomy story of the failure of rationalism and the rise of protofascist movements. This book tells a different story, focusing on the Czech writers and artists distinguished by their optimistic view of the world in the years before WWI. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349295326
ISBN
9781349295326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Paperback. In most contemporary historical writing the picture of modern life in Habsburg Central Europe is a gloomy story of the failure of rationalism and the rise of protofascist movements. This book tells a different story, focusing on the Czech writers and artists distinguished by their optimistic view of the world in the years before WWI. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 2AGZ; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137486486
ISBN
9781137486486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Paperback. A unique edition of three early modern utopian texts, using a contemporary translation of More's Utopia and examining the Renaissance world view as shown by these writers. The edition includes the illustrative material that accompanied early editions of Utopia, full chronologies of the authors, notes, and glossary. Editor(s): Bruce, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537990
ISBN
9780199537990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192277
ISBN
9780141192277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

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

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. This unique edition brings together four plays concerned with 'domestic' themes: Arden of Faversham, Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness and The English Traveller, and Dekker, Rowley and Ford's The Witch of Edmonton. Texts are in modern spelling, accompanied by a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192829504
ISBN
9780192829504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405896221
ISBN
9781405896221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435405
ISBN
9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Hardback. A selection of the writer's greatest nature poetry. Editor(s): Paulin, Tom. Series: Faber Nature Poets. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328758
ISBN
9780571328758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Editor(s): Slade, Tony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Printing, Notations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435184
ISBN
9780140435184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 Wessex edition, emended to correct errors which have crept into the text from the manuscript onward. Editor(s): Schweik, Robert C. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393954081
ISBN
9780393954081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

Paperback. Although best remembered for his novels, Thomas Hardy thought of himself as a poet forced by circumstance to write fiction for a living. This selection of nearly two hundred poems includes pieces, such as "During Wind and Rain", "Channel Firing", "Afterwards", "The Darkling Thrush", "The Oxen", "To Lizbie Browne", and others. Editor(s): Thomas, Harry. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433418
ISBN
9780140433418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

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