Literary essays
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Literary essays
Hardcover. Num Pages: 519 pages, 45ill. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 519
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780905838472
- ISBN
- 9780905838472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.89€ 138.04
€ 147.89
€ 138.04
Paperback. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 151 x 2. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496836
- ISBN
- 9781847496836
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
paperback. Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. Editor(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2ADF; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435825
- ISBN
- 9780140435825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.06
€ 12.99
€ 9.06
paperback. Editor(s): Watson, Stephen. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- David Philip South Africa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864862556
- ISBN
- 9780864862556
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.35
€ 16.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 716 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPQ; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 716
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970519
- ISBN
- 9780865970519
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.52
€ 16.99
€ 13.52
paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. A newly translated epic about the premier leader of the Songhay Empire. Editor(s): Hale, Thomas. Series: African Epic. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209900
- ISBN
- 9780253209900
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Condition: New
€ 15.23
€ 15.23
Paperback. Collects essays by Levinas encompassing every aspect of his thought: the early phenomenological studies; the fully developed ethical critique of such totalizing philosophies; and the pioneering texts on the moral dimension to aesthetics. Editor(s): Hand, Sean. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164470
- ISBN
- 9780631164470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571323197
- ISBN
- 9780571323197
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Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.96
€ 6.99
€ 6.96
Paperback. Features a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, and an essay about the film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father. This collection ends with a bravura piece of very personal reportage about the conman who stole authors life savings. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571319701
- ISBN
- 9780571319701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Provides the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and 'mindsource' images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780141979564
- ISBN
- 9780141979564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.82
€ 17.99
€ 13.82
Hardback. This is a translation into English of the complete "Yin-Hai Jing-Wei", a classic 15th-century text on Chinese ophthalmology. This work offers an unprecedented view of the practice of medicine, and specifically eye care, in pre-modern China. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U.; Kovacs, Jurgen. Translator(s): Kovacs, Jurgen; Unschuld, Paul U. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 525 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFCX; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080584
- ISBN
- 9780520080584
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Condition: New
€ 82.82€ 63.94
€ 82.82
€ 63.94
Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 826
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674789876
- ISBN
- 9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.03€ 70.43
€ 78.03
€ 70.43
Hardback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674028418
- ISBN
- 9780674028418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.89
€ 45.99
€ 37.89
Hardcover. The 25 essays in this collection range from the earliest of O.B. Hardison Jr's work to those unpublished at the time of his death and cover such subjects as Shakespeare's plays, Dadaist poetry and architecture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820318196
- ISBN
- 9780820318196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571244805
- ISBN
- 9780571244805
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Stowe's rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; FC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840224023
- ISBN
- 9781840224023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.31
€ 6.31
Paperback. Of many slave narratives published before the Civil War, this is one of the few written by a woman. It blends and manipulates several narrative techniques, including those of sentimental novel, of autobiography, and of the classical slave narrative. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 117 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195066708
- ISBN
- 9780195066708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.93
€ 24.99
€ 22.93
Paperback. This text traces the efforts of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson and others to establish a credible international presence for America as a new nation. The primary source documents include dispatches, private letters and documents from archives, libraries and societies. Editor(s): Giunta, Mary A.; Graebner, Norman A.; Hill, Peter P.; Kaplan, Lawrence S. Num Pages: 311 pages, illustrations, map, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026642
- ISBN
- 9780842026642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.66
€ 62.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379374
- ISBN
- 9780674379374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.11€ 65.58
€ 72.11
€ 65.58
Paperback. This work offers an account, from the perspective of a young lieutenant, of the trials and tribulations of a soldier in the Third Turkish Brigade in Korea in 1952-53. Turkey was one of the first countries to support United Nations action against Communist aggression in Korea. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FPK; 3JJPG; DNF; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Arba Yayinlari
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789759481841
- ISBN
- 9789759481841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.08
€ 36.99
€ 32.08
Paperback. Forty-seven of the primary texts of contemporary architecture theory, introducing each by detailing the concepts and categories necessary for its understanding and evaluation. Editor(s): Hays, K. Michael. Num Pages: 824 pages, 70. BIC Classification: AMA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1906.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262581882
- ISBN
- 9780262581882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.42
€ 85.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804171441
- ISBN
- 9780804171441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.59
€ 20.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. A poet whose verse inspired music by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was in his lifetime equally admired for his elegant prose. This collection charts the development of that prose, beginning with three meditative works from the "Travel Pictures". Editor(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Translator(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448504
- ISBN
- 9780140448504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.73
€ 18.99
€ 16.73