Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. This new paperback edition of Henry D. Thoreau's compelling account of Cape Cod contains the complete, definitive text of the original. Introduced by American poet and literary critic Robert Pinsky - himself a resident of Cape Cod - this volume contains some of Thoreau's most beautiful writings. Editor(s): Moldenhauer, Joseph J. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118420
- ISBN
- 9780691118420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.15
€ 21.99
€ 17.15
Hardback. The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate Editor(s): Strawhorn, John; Hankins, Nellie Pottle. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 420 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606245
- ISBN
- 9780748606245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.93€ 219.99
€ 237.93
€ 219.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630802
- ISBN
- 9781442630802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Virginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five pieces. Despite Quentin Bell's biography and other studies of her, the author's own account of her early life should hold fascination for its unexpected detail and clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712646185
- ISBN
- 9780712646185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Sunday 20 November, 1825. With these words the author began what many regard as his greatest work, a diary which was to turn into an extraordinary day-to-day account of the last six years of his life, years of financial ruin, bereavement, and increasing ill health. This title presents memoirs of his contemporaries. Num Pages: 978 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 53. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862418281
- ISBN
- 9780862418281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen in order to amuse her convalescent brother. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553281
- ISBN
- 9780099553281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474407632
- ISBN
- 9781474407632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791096178
- ISBN
- 9780791096178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.10
€ 72.10
Hardcover. This book introduces and analyzes the fiction of Xu Xu and Wumingshi and shows their importance during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) until 1949. It makes the wider argument that their short stories and novels in this period, and popular Chinese literature more broadly, was indebted to the Shanghai modernist writers of the 1930s (Xinganjue Pai). Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696369
- ISBN
- 9780748696369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.01€ 103.50
€ 113.01
€ 103.50
Hardback. This book argues that Woolf's preoccupation with the literary past had a profound impact on the content and structure of her novels. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623495
- ISBN
- 9780748623495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.76€ 131.38
€ 142.76
€ 131.38
Paperback. The faith of Charles Dickens, the most influential and popular author of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGX; DSK; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745968513
- ISBN
- 9780745968513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783523801
- ISBN
- 9781783523801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.62
€ 36.62
Paperback. Presents war stories that are often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality. This book presents stories that center on the subject of the awareness of imminent violent death. It includes the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga", "The Mocking Bird," and others. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest Jerome. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 139
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260870
- ISBN
- 9780803260870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith, she is attracted to his handsome face and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. But, societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. But, Knight proves to be an uncompromising moralist. This book is about the struggle between classes and sexes. Editor(s): Dalziel, Pamela. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435290
- ISBN
- 9780140435290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. * A fascinating investigation of the creation of one of the most famous novels of all time Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080908
- ISBN
- 9781844080908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Sense and Sensibility is Austen's first published novel and the one now most scrutinized by historicist and feminist scholars, who offer new, complex readings of the work. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393977516
- ISBN
- 9780393977516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
Paperback. The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This guide offers an introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415426626
- ISBN
- 9780415426626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Argues for the relocation of ethics to the center of our engagement with literature. Returning ethics to its root sense, this work proposes that the ethical critic will be interested in any effect on the ethos, the total character or quality of tellers and listeners. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 40. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520062108
- ISBN
- 9780520062108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. 'Ulysses' was not brought to the screen until 1967. Norris discusses the challenges that this difficult novel of the 20th century posed to the filmmaker along with the production and censorship problems that arose before the film was released to great contemporary critical acclaim. Editor(s): Norris, Margot. Series: Ireland into film. Num Pages: 102 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 102
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859182932
- ISBN
- 9781859182932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Herman Roth is eighty-six years old, a widower and retired insurance manager, suffering from a brain tumour and fighting death. In a remarkable act of memory, elegy and appreciation, the author creates his most irrepressible and irresistible hero - his father. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099914303
- ISBN
- 9780099914303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10