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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardback. Examines over thirty of Mollie Hunter's fantasies, historical novels, realistic novels of modern life, and nonfiction essays on writing for children. In this book, Greenway offers the first full-length study of the works of Mollie Hunter. Series: Children's Literature Association. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834699
ISBN
9780810834699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.87

Paperback. Margaret Atwood's superb exploration of stories and storytelling, myths and their reinventions, fiction and fact, the weirdness of nature, and the strangeness of the Canadian North. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080823
ISBN
9781844080823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803294967
ISBN
9780803294967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. One of the first works of Canadian science fiction, A Strange Manuscript is also a gripping and original novel of exploration and adventure. Editor(s): Burgoyne, Daniel. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119595
ISBN
9781551119595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated: How often has this term been used to distinguish a work of contemporary criticism and what, exactly, does it mean? This book shows how the politics of sophistication pervades contemporary culture both in the mainstream and at the academic margins. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320166
ISBN
9780822320166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. From the author of Winesburg, Ohio, an autobiography of Midwestern life and culture by one of the leading figures of 20th-century American letters. Series: Sweetwater Fiction: Reintroductions S. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030835
ISBN
9780472030835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. The timeless boyhood adventures of a mischievous lad in 19th-century New England, in a new edition for today's readers. Illustrator(s): White, A.B. Series: Hardscrabble Classics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 71 drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517941
ISBN
9780874517941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Hardcover. Gathers two centuries of stories from around the world. From Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Artist of the Beautiful" and Albert Camus' "The Artist at Work" to Bernard Malamud's "Rembrandt's Hat" and Aimee Bender's "The Color Master," this book includes tales that range from haunting fables about the power of art to vivid portraits of those who create. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596174
ISBN
9781841596174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Shield, Sophie. Num Pages: 856 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295983509
ISBN
9780295983509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Banash, Professor David. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628923674
ISBN
9781628923674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40

Paperback. The enchanting true story of Stephenie Meyer, the Queen of Twilight. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0002952
ISBN
9781844549368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016490
ISBN
9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A penetrating study of the life and writings of Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage , by one of America's greatest poets and critics. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411154
ISBN
9780815411154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.15

Hardback. The essential thrust of this book is an examination of the origins and development of the satirical element of Stendal's writing in Italy, which culminates with the creation of what many critics consider to be his finest achievement, the novel La Chartreuse de Parme. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894463
ISBN
9780859894463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.88

Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 1 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824447
ISBN
9780810824447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.07

Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 137 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
137
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810819634
ISBN
9780810819634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.78

Hardcover. A new critical assessment of the works of the Austrian-Jewish author, in whom there has been a recent resurgence of interest, from the perspective of world literature. Editor(s): Vanwesenbeeck, Birger; Gelber, Mark H. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139245
ISBN
9781571139245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.47

Paperback. This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations of this multi-faceted genre, in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect on-and interrelationship with-popular culture and the wider society. Editor(s): Taddeo, Professor Julie Anne; Miller, Cynthia J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810893153
ISBN
9780810893153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.02

Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947822
ISBN
9781933947822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSK; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781444743500
ISBN
9781444743500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Staring at Lakes started out as a book about depression. And then became a story about growing old, the essence of love and marriage - and sitting in cars, staring at lakes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSK; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473627314
ISBN
9781473627314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564780225
ISBN
9781564780225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

Hardback. Offering a new approach to narrative theory by arguing that chance is the unrepresentable Other of narrative, this book traces the theme of chance in George Eliot's Middlemarch, Joseph Conrad's Chance, and James Joyce's Ulysses, and relates the novelistic treatment of chance to philosophical and scientific thinking. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721745
ISBN
9780804721745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.85

Paperback. This autobiography follows Paul Watkins's early life and schooling at the Dragon School, Eton and Yale. Born in 1963, Watkins is the author of "The Promise of Light" and "Night Over Day Over Night", which were both nominated for the Booker Prize. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571171576
ISBN
9780571171576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.78

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