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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. Aims to unearth the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the novels of the twentieth century. This book stands as a meditation on what it is that makes a writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955010514
- ISBN
- 9780955010514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582823082
- ISBN
- 9780582823082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Hardcover. Matthew Fraleigh examines the life and works of Narushima Ryuhoku (1837-1884): Confucian scholar, world traveler, pioneering journalist, and irrepressible satirist. This is the first book-length study of Ryuhoku in a Western language and one of the first Western-language monographs to examine Sinitic poetry and prose composition in modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425224
- ISBN
- 9780674425224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.34€ 60.05
€ 65.34
€ 60.05
Paperback. Presents an exploration of the lives and works of some two dozen American, English, and French women whose talent shaped the Paris expatriate experience in the century's early years. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292790407
- ISBN
- 9780292790407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Orlando tells the tale of an extraordinary individual who lives through history first as a man, then as a woman. At its heart is the figure of Woolf's friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, and Knole, the historic home of the Sackvilles. Orlando mocks the conventions of biography and history and wryly examines sexual double standards. Editor(s): Whitworth, Michael H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199650736
- ISBN
- 9780199650736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Blends autobiography and fiction to describe the inner life of a writer evolving from precocious public school boy to Cambridge drop-out at large in London's Bohemia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561224
- ISBN
- 9780099561224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. How to be a reader - how to be a writer. All you need to know. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340589373
- ISBN
- 9780340589373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The fourth instalment of Granta's always compelling, prescient and star-making Best of Young British Novelists list. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Granta Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881673
- ISBN
- 9781905881673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848404571
- ISBN
- 9781848404571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.81
€ 32.99
€ 22.81
Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405861823
- ISBN
- 9781405861823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Hardback. This new book examines how a range of authors today perpetuate Virginia Woolf's literary legacy, by creating new forms adapted to their new ages and audiences. Addressing questions about the current penchant for refashioning our canon in order to update, this book will be valuable reading for both students and scholars of Woolf. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490797
- ISBN
- 9781137490797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. With an introduction, notes and references, this title combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century, which together form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. It argues against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099734314
- ISBN
- 9780099734314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.72
€ 9.99
€ 8.72
Paperback. The poet, essayist, critic, journalist and lexicographer Samuel Johnson was one of the pre-eminent figures of 18th-century English letters. Johnson was also a legendary wit and conversationalist, whose sharp-tongued pronouncements and many eccentricities are well recorded in Boswell's classic Life. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRA0011120
- ISBN
- 9781904341819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The first edition of The Spy since its original publication in 1810-11 includes early versions of some of Hogg's best-known poetry and prose besides a wealth of fascinating and lesser-known material. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614172
- ISBN
- 9780748614172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.47€ 159.25
€ 166.47
€ 159.25
Hardcover. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857284181
- ISBN
- 9780857284181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.08
€ 140.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Association for Scottish Literary Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906841225
- ISBN
- 9781906841225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.35
€ 10.35
Hardcover. Investigates how the Irish cultural debate informed O'Nolan's early fiction and journalism. This work offers an assessment of his work in its Irish context, arguing that his self-reflexive comic writing betrays a crisis of literary identity that is rooted in the cultural dynamics of post-Independence Ireland. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184424
- ISBN
- 9781859184424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Presents the study of how people make choices while interacting with others - is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. Exploring a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Afterword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162447
- ISBN
- 9780691162447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. In the space of a single generation, three eighteenth-century writers - Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding - invented an entirely new genre of writing: the novel. This book explains why these authors wrote in the way that they did, and how the complex changes in society - the emergence of the middle-class and more. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847923851
- ISBN
- 9781847923851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Series: Casebook S. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302. 8vo .Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 1978th Edition
- SKU
- KEX0293733
- ISBN
- 9780333215142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140182859
- ISBN
- 9780140182859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Hardcover. From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P.D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P.D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. 160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P.D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P.D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 19. Weight: 306.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243099
- ISBN
- 9781851243099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Thoroughly expanded and updated, this widely acclaimed Companion provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The New Companion offers comprehensive coverage of the criticism of Gothic writing, and of the various theoretical approaches that it has inspired. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119062509
- ISBN
- 9781119062509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.25
€ 47.99
€ 47.25
Paperback. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. 216 pages. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 278.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871293
- ISBN
- 9780907871293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33