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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. Shirley is Charlotte Bronte's only historical novel and her most topical one. The introduction to this new edition considers its autobiographical overtones as well as its social context, and includes revised notes and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540808
ISBN
9780199540808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Fourteen conjure tales by one of America's most influential African American fiction writers. Editor(s): Greeson, Jennifer Rae; Stepto, Robert Burns. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927801
ISBN
9780393927801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this hugely influential novel gives readers the fullest possible sense of its historical background and critical assessment. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393934144
ISBN
9780393934144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 181 x 28. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861543592
ISBN
9781861543592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.55

Hardback. This is a collection of essays on Thomas Hardy, which range over his work, thought, creative methods and life, and show a variety of critical approaches. They are aimed at scholars, students and the Hardy enthusiast. Editor(s): Pettit, Charles P. C. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333606605
ISBN
9780333606605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback. A comprehensive and authorised biographical companion to the works of Agatha Christie covering books, films, TV and plays - revised and updated edition. Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b/w plates (32pp), Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531722
ISBN
9780006531722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardcover. This work defends two main theses. First, modern Western pornographic fiction functions as a self-deceptive vehicle for sexual or blood-lustful arousal; and second, that its emergence owes as much to Puritan Protestantism and its inner- or this-worldly asceticism as does the emergence of modern rationalized capitalism. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137556752
ISBN
9781137556752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Hardcover. These essays address what has been overlooked by the legend of "Lawrence of Arabia", to better understand the legacy of T.E. Lawrence in relation to other major writers of his time, the colonial and post-colonial implications of his link with Arabia, his sexuality and his status as a cultural icon. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312237578
ISBN
9780312237578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. A Companion to Crime Fiction presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day. It brings together a series of forty-seven original essays from some of the world's leading authorities. Editor(s): Rzepka, Charles J.; Horsley, Lee. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167659
ISBN
9781405167659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. * A wide-ranging overview of Detective Fiction from its origins to the present day. * Combines general socio-historical background with 'casebook' chapters, providing students with close readings of key texts and introducing them to a variety of critical approaches. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629421
ISBN
9780745629421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. * A wide-ranging overview of Detective Fiction from its origins to the present day. * Combines general socio-historical background with 'casebook' chapters, providing students with close readings of key texts and introducing them to a variety of critical approaches. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629414
ISBN
9780745629414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. Series: Border Hispanisms. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477307298
ISBN
9781477307298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333428702
ISBN
9780333428702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.11

Paperback. Editor(s): May, Charles E. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 1. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821410875
ISBN
9780821410875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages, frontispiece, original illustrations by 'Phiz', 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 672. Clean copy showing light shelf wear. Small section of pages at a slight angle where they have been misbound. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021693
ISBN
9780199536313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the original 1850 text of Dickens' most autobiographical novel, and his own personal favorite, including all of the line drawings by Phiz. Editor(s): Buckley, Jerome Hamilton. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 864 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Norton Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393958287
ISBN
9780393958287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, "Hard Times" is a daring novel of ideas--and ultimately a celebration of love, hope, and limitless possibilities of the imagination. Revised reissue. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 59. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536276
ISBN
9780199536276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phiz's original illustrations. Editor(s): Sucksmith, Harvey Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 41 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596485
ISBN
9780199596485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784277
ISBN
9780582784277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

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