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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardback. The second of a three-volume collection of studies focusing on Joseph Conrad's Polish roots and his contributions as a British writer. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880332675
ISBN
9780880332675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

Paperback. Filled with provocative new assessments and new facts, this biography presents the contradictory, tormented life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , and one of the great figures of modern literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411123
ISBN
9780815411123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.63

Hardcover. A collection of essays written by eminent and emerging Conrad scholars from all corners of the world, this book deals with (1) Joseph Conrad's East European and Polish contexts and (2) Joseph Conrad's imperial and American contexts, as well as selected ethical-philosophical and textological-narrative issues. Editor(s): Krajka, Wieslaw. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336512
ISBN
9780880336512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. "Shamela" is a parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela", in which a virtuous servant girl long resists her master's advances and is eventually 'rewarded' with marriage. "Joseph Andrews", Fielding's first novel, can also be seen as a response to Richardson, as the lascivious Lady Booby sets out to seduce her comically chaste servant Joseph. Editor(s): Hawley, Judith. Num Pages: 432 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0006000
ISBN
9780140433869
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the authoritative Wesleyan text of Joseph Andrews, edited by Martin Battestin. Editor(s): Goldberg, Homer. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393955552
ISBN
9780393955552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Presenting a guide through the contextual and critical material surrounding "Gulliver's Travels", this work provides commentary on the various interpretations of the text. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, it is of interest to those beginning detailed study of Swift's controversial novel. Editor(s): Lund, Roger D. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415700214
ISBN
9780415700214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.55

paperback. Provides a collection of theoretical and literary essays on Swift's work. The text places an emphasis on his Anglo-Irishness, which, it argues, is a key area in understanding his life and works. Reference is also made to Swift's gender relations and his female imitators. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582225725
ISBN
9780582225725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.29

Paperback. Jonathan Coe is a highly-acclaimed writer whose work has enjoyed worldwide success. This study, the first of its kind, explores the full range of Coe's work, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible overview of his novels, fiction and other writings, as well as the surrounding criticism. The volume also features a new interview with Coe. Series: New British Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405821
ISBN
9781137405821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Hardcover. Published in the bicentennial year of Samuel Johnson's death, Johnson and His Age includes contributions by some of the nation's most eminent scholars of eighteenth-century literature. It includes sections on Johnson's life, major figures of the age, and the novel. Editor(s): Engell, James. Series: Harvard English Studies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674480759
ISBN
9780674480759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.90

Hardback. Editor(s): George, Stephen K.; Heavilin, Barbara A. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810860100
ISBN
9780810860100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.56

Hardcover. John McGahern (1934-2006) has been widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Irish prose writers of the twentieth and the early twenty-first century. McGahern has traditionally been regarded as a 'chronicler' of the lives of farmers, teachers and policemen in the Irish midlands in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051640
ISBN
9781782051640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ig Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632460103
ISBN
9781632460103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.59

Hardback. John Irving and Cultural Mourning offers a chronological survey of his eleven novels, examining his prose via thematically focused chapters on postmodernism, the sixties, fatherhood, narcissism, mourning and finally self-redemption. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739137932
ISBN
9780739137932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.95

Paperback. A timely look at John Buchan's much-loved pre-First-World-War novel - what inspired it, its themes and metaphors - and at how much of the author's own swlf and experiences are in it. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 b/w illus + 3 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267873
ISBN
9781905267873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

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. This work examines the wide scope of Griggs s influence on African American literature and politics at the turn of the twentieth century. Contributors engage Griggs s five novels and his numerous works of nonfiction, as well as his publishing and religious careers." Editor(s): Chakkalakal, Tess; Warren, Kenneth W. Series: New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345987
ISBN
9780820345987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Hardback. Exploring the works of Flora Annie Steel, Rumer Godden, Krupabai Sattianadhan, Toru Dutt, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Nayantara Sahgal, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy, and Anita Nair, this book opens a window to the creative world of women novelists in India. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
OUP India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199452484
ISBN
9780199452484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.47

Hardback. This study provides annotations for 300 translated works of fiction by 97 Japanese women writers from the 1890s through the 1990s. It also includes over 600 annotations of articles, books and reviews that cover biographical and critical materials. Num Pages: 670 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
670
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840867
ISBN
9780810840867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 294.45

Paperback. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Num Pages: 368 pages, x2 mono image sections. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. How Jane Austen Conquered the World. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847675330
ISBN
9781847675330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore the myriad appropriations of Jane Austen - adaptations, reviews, rewritings, and appreciations - that have been produced since her lifetime. Editor(s): Lynch, Deidre. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050065
ISBN
9780691050065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 189 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC New York
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212365
ISBN
9780826452351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 189 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC New York
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0212364
ISBN
9780826452351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 291 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447948834
ISBN
9781447948834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Hardback. The fourth edition of Jane Austen's Letters incorporates the findings of new scholarship to enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest view yet of her life and family. The biographical and topographical indexes have been updated, a new subject index has been created, and the contents of the notes added to the general index. Editor(s): Le Faye, Deirdre. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199576074
ISBN
9780199576074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.83

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