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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0022155
ISBN
9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
SKU
KSS0000121
ISBN
9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The focus of this book is on speech production and speech processing associated with cleft palate, covering phonetic (perceptual and instrumental), phonological and psycholinguistic perspectives, and including coverage of implications for literacy and education, as well as cross-linguistic differences. Editor(s): Howard, Sarah; Lohmander, Anette. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470743300
ISBN
9780470743300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. Evaluates the term 'classic', discussing a wide range of films and texts including Jane Eyre, The Tempest and Alice in Wonderland. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah; Hunter, I. Q.; Kaye, Heidi; Whelehan, Imelda (all at De Montford University). Series: Film/Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315881
ISBN
9780745315881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Good Irish short stories will always be a delight. In this selection by Frank O'Connor, himself a distinguished short-story writer, the richly varied Irish tradition of spinning a yarn is triumphantly displayed. Editor(s): O'Connor, Frank. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260 334pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192819185
ISBN
9780192819185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.19

Paperback. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome sexual advances. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 1536 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 146 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432152
ISBN
9780140432152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Hardback. In each case, Mason demonstrates that understanding contemporary relationships between humans and animals is essential for understanding the debates about gender, race, and cultural power enacted in these texts. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880711
ISBN
9780801880711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801436406
ISBN
9780801436406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Studies the relationship between the personal lives of writers and the works they produce. In particular, this book reconsiders the place of John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) in the development of literary modernism in Britain. It rewrites standard assumptions about John Middleton Murry's relationships with Katherine Mansfield and D H Lawrence. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362. John Middleton Murray, Katherine Mansfield and D. H. Lawrence. 240 pages. Studies the relationship between the personal lives of writers and the works they produce. In particular, this book reconsiders the place of John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) in the development of literary modernism in Britain. It rewrites standard assumptions about John Middleton Murry's relationships with Katherine Mansfield and D H Lawrence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664863
ISBN
9780748664863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. The third and fourth books of Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations" deal with the nature and management of emotion. He presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicurians and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position. Translator(s): Graver, Margaret (Assistant Professor of Classics, Dartmouth College, USA). Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSK; HPCA; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305783
ISBN
9780226305783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780231041188
ISBN
9780231041188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.86
€ 62.72

Paperback. A translation of a 1927 short-story collection that was the first work of Hindi fiction to focus on male same-sex relations; its publication sparked India s first public debates about homosexuality. Translator(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2BMH; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343820
ISBN
9780822343820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Things Fall Apart", surveying the interpretations of the text from publication onwards and the critical material that surrounds it. This work also offers an insight into African culture. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415344562
ISBN
9780415344562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Clarke, Nana Ayebia; Currey, James. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956930767
ISBN
9780956930767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.17

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582023123
ISBN
9780582023123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.63

Paperback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518742
ISBN
9780742518742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.74

Hardback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518735
ISBN
9780742518735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.56

Hardback. Here, Mark Knight offers an analysis of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and the influence of his late 19th- and early 20th-century fiction. Arguing that a serious analysis of the nature of evil is at the center of Chesterton's fiction, Knight provides a means of locating Chesterton's work among theological and cultural concerns of his age. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823223091
ISBN
9780823223091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.07

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638062
ISBN
9780816638062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This sourcebook combines extracts from contemporary documents and critical reviews, providing an introduction, a publishing and critical history, a chronology of key events, a guide to further reading and original pictures. Editor(s): Golden, Catherine J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415263580
ISBN
9780415263580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.48

Paperback. A biography of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): Beecher-descendent, zealous reformer, exhilarating lecturer, prolific writer, scandalous divorcee, "unnatural mother," international celebrity, and life-long controversialist. Num Pages: 568 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738897
ISBN
9780804738897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463898
ISBN
9781580463898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992460
ISBN
9781784992460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 39.10

Paperback. Offers an introduction to Charles Dickens' work of the nineteenth century, "David Copperfield". This title considers issues such as autobiography and Victorian social conditions. It traces responses to the novel from the first reviews to modern criticism. It provides insights into the novel's humour, its reflections of class and gender structures. Editor(s): Dunn, Richard J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, chronology, facsimiles, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415275422
ISBN
9780415275422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.81

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