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Literary essays

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781723470
ISBN
9781781723470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

Hardcover. The extraordinary story of abundance being hunted to extinction in a New World unused to ecological husbandry. An extinction which coincided with the outbreak of World War 1 - another example of mass destruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 full colour 1 black & white. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903656
ISBN
9781907903656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Translator(s): Willard, Sumner. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271018812
ISBN
9780271018812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. The great English, Anglican and modernist poet and writer C.H. Sisson was born in Bristol a hundred years ago. This Reader draws on his poetry, fiction, translations, and his literary, political and religious essays. Editor(s): Louth, Charlie; McGuinness, Patrick. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 41. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772657
ISBN
9781847772657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490322
ISBN
9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Ed 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385346627
ISBN
9780385346627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971974
ISBN
9780865971974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990869
ISBN
9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Radical critic of a European civilisation plunging into darkness, yet commemorator of the humane traditions of the old bourgeoisie - such was Walter Benjamin in the later 1930s. Part of a four-volume set, this work offers 27 pieces. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019812
ISBN
9780674019812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. A dazzling follow-up to the novel Faces in the Crowd, this collection of literary peregrinations around the margins of metropolitan life demonstrates Valeria Luiselli's equal virtuosity as a writer of non-fiction Translator(s): MacSweeney, Christina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085191
ISBN
9781847085191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286790
ISBN
9780099286790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984957
ISBN
9780141984957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. This second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 70s to the 1990s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574231052
ISBN
9781574231052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. LITERATURE, CRITICISM, MEMOIRS, LETTERS / IRISH Translator(s): O'Meara, J.J. Num Pages: 94 pages, 9ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Colin Smythe Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851055046
ISBN
9780851055046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062364739
ISBN
9780062364739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Features Leonardo da Vinci's character and the nature of his genius. This book explores his sexuality - 'why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way he did?' and 'What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Translator(s): McLintock, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGH; DNF; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182377
ISBN
9780141182377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. The author describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440607
ISBN
9780140440607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. These twenty-seven "hair pieces" offer up reflections and revelations about family, race, religion, ritual, culture, motherhood, politics, celebrity, what goes on in African American kitchens and at Hindu Bengali weddings, alongside stories about the influence of Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, and the Grateful Dead. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616204112
ISBN
9781616204112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick. revisits her compelling account of living in a city under fire. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084118
ISBN
9781847084118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 10.73

Hardback. Focuses on art and exile, examining what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis. This title tells the stories of artists, including the author, who create despite, or because of, the horrors that drove them from their homelands and that continue to haunt them. Series: Toni Morrison Lecture Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140186
ISBN
9780691140186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Hardcover. A stimulating and enticing selection of the writings and witticisms of the early 19th century liberal cleric and founder of 'The Edinburgh Review', arranged thematically along with biographical extracts written by his daughter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC91; HRCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829513
ISBN
9780718829513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Hardcover. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus (born c. 484 BCE) gives us in his famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. Translator(s): Godley, A.D. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 417 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991347
ISBN
9780674991347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

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