Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005461
- ISBN
- 9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. On the Wonders of Land and Sea is a comparative study of travel writers in the eastern Islamic world from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Situating texts in their socio-historical contexts, the essays study works by male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe. Editor(s): Micallef, Roberta; Sharma, Sunil. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073340
- ISBN
- 9780674073340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.45
€ 23.99
€ 20.45
Hardcover. Learning to drive was no easy matter for the author: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in and out of his car correctly. Weaving together memoir and historical anecdote, this title traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701187439
- ISBN
- 9780701187439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176109
- ISBN
- 9780691176109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.01
€ 21.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. A fascinating collection of six essays, written for the William Empson Lectures in Oxford, each exploring an aspect of writerly contemplation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006239
- ISBN
- 9780349006239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Presents thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, both human and animal. This book paints a vivid picture of life at a high point in ancient Indian culture, city life in ordinary households or at the royal court, and country life against a backdrop of mountain, desert, and jungle. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226782157
- ISBN
- 9780226782157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Survey of the various ways in which fairytales and related genres may be read. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253202031
- ISBN
- 9780253202031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.58
€ 18.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198779858
- ISBN
- 9780198779858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.22
€ 16.22
Paperback. A significant and unique contribution to our understanding of reading, readers, and literacy development. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; DSA; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 255 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120394
- ISBN
- 9781772120394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.61€ 47.35
€ 60.61
€ 47.35
Paperback. She was only nine when her world fell apart. The struggle to understand took a lifetime. In 1960s Bristol, Susan's family was like any other with its joys and frustrations, and fierce loyalties. Then tragedy struck and left a legacy that was to last a lifetime. Susan was only nine when her mother died. A year later she was sent away to school. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSK; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560074
- ISBN
- 9780099560074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083326
- ISBN
- 9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052291
- ISBN
- 9780674052291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.48
€ 20.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Covering eight decades and featuring the work of over fifty poets from diverse backgrounds born between 1902 and 1981, Only the Road / Solo el Camino is the most complete bilingual anthology of Cuban poetry available to an English readership. Editor(s): Randall, Margaret. Translator(s): Randall, Margaret. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2AB; 2ADSL; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362296
- ISBN
- 9780822362296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 205, 205 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; ACK; AKL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478307
- ISBN
- 9780801478307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.30€ 51.49
€ 52.30
€ 51.49
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- Number of pages
- 296
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773540279
- ISBN
- 9780773540279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.17€ 17.50
€ 108.17
€ 17.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- The Women's Play Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 73
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780958339322
- ISBN
- 9780958339322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674282483
- ISBN
- 9780674282483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.81€ 51.25
€ 55.81
€ 51.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mundal, Else; Wellendorf, Jonas. Num Pages: 241 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 241
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763505048
- ISBN
- 9788763505048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.10€ 40.41
€ 51.10
€ 40.41
Paperback. Translator(s): Murphy-Judy, Kathy; Judy, K.M. Series: Theory of history & literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816617258
- ISBN
- 9780816617258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415538381
- ISBN
- 9780415538381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Walshe, Eibhear. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902561663
- ISBN
- 9780902561663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. Translator(s): Bary, Brett De. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313236
- ISBN
- 9780822313236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Orlando tells the tale of an extraordinary individual who lives through history first as a man, then as a woman. At its heart is the figure of Woolf's friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, and Knole, the historic home of the Sackvilles. Orlando mocks the conventions of biography and history and wryly examines sexual double standards. Editor(s): Whitworth, Michael H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199650736
- ISBN
- 9780199650736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951689
- ISBN
- 9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54