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Literary essays

Paperback. Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, the pleasures of reading, and the importance of sleep. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043852
ISBN
9780141043852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. A collection of essays on travels in Italy. It explores art and religion, political shifts and cultural revolutions, and the nature of travel itself. It covers the aesthetic allure of Venice, the vitality of Rome, and the noisy, sensuous appeal of Naples. Editor(s): Auchard, John. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435078
ISBN
9780140435078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Granta Magazine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881871
ISBN
9781905881871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Hardcover. These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly lay, beast fable and literary satire. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150742
ISBN
9781857150742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Hardcover. Plutarch (c. 45 120 CE) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the "Parallel Lives" are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the "Moralia" ("Moral Essays"). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion. Translator(s): Babbitt, F.C. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 115 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1936
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674993372
ISBN
9780674993372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.15

paperback. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442380
ISBN
9780140442380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.72

Hardcover. 'Perhaps when Orwell described sheer egoism as a necessary quality for a writer, he was not thinking about the sheer egoism of a female writer. Even the most arrogant female writer has to work over time to build an ego that is robust enough to get her through January, never mind all the way to December.' Deborah Levy BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903632
ISBN
9781907903632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. In September 1940, Walter Benjamin committed suicide in Port Bou on the Spanish-French border when it appeared that he and his travelling partners would be denied passage into Spain in their attempt to escape the Nazis. This is an essay about his cemetery, eyewitness accounts of Benjamin's border travails, and the circumstances of his demise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790046
ISBN
9780226790046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that tells the story of the period in our cultural and political life. This book is filled both with personal story and the power of documentary witness. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238866
ISBN
9780571238866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Stachniewski, John; Pacheco, Anita. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGXA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554980
ISBN
9780199554980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.11

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306216
ISBN
9780226306216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1929
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674992528
ISBN
9780674992528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. A poet and post-punk heroine writes on subjects ranging from Bjork to Robert Smithson, from traveling in Iceland to walking in Thoreau's footsteps on Cape Cod Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Semiotext
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350668
ISBN
9781584350668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.02

Hardcover. The "Anabasis" by Xenophon (c. 430 c. 354 BCE) is an eyewitness account of Greek mercenaries' challenging 'March Up-Country' from Babylon back to the coast of Asia Minor under Xenophon s guidance in 401 BCE, after their leader Cyrus the Younger fell in a failed campaign against his brother. Translator(s): Brownson, C.L. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
652
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991019
ISBN
9780674991019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.44

Paperback. 'I've lived through ten iOS upgrades on my Mac - and that's just something I use to muck about on Twitter. Surely capitalism is due an upgrade or two?' Combining the best of her recent columns, the author deals with topics as pressing and diverse as 1980s swearing, benefits, boarding schools, and why the internet is like a drunken toddler. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091949068
ISBN
9780091949068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Nicholson's 1997 translation of the first-hand anonymous account of the Third Crusade (where Richard the Lionhearted's role is made to predominate), now in paperback, brings this rich source to English readers. Many incidentals are described that add to our knowledge and appreciation of the people w Series Editor(s): Barber, Professor Malcolm; Edbury, Professor Peter W.; Hamilton, Professor Bernard; Housley, Professor Norman; Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Crusade Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Ashgate Pub Ltd
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754605812
ISBN
9780754605812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Wythoff, Grant. Series: Electronic Mediations (Paperback). BIC Classification: DNF; DSK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 862.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900854
ISBN
9781517900854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.40

paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Wakefield Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984115563
ISBN
9780984115563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
291
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970526
ISBN
9780865970526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 2 ISBN 0674017463. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Eiland, Howard; Smith, Gary. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015883
ISBN
9780674015883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.56

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