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Literary essays

Paperback. When author first left his country village aged nineteen, he discovered a delight in the outside world that remained undiminished throughout his writing life. In this book, he brings together pieces including recollections of his Gloucestershire childhood celebrated in Cider With Rosie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241237175
ISBN
9780241237175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. This text presents over 1000 Oscar Wilde quotations on subjects from absinthe to Zola. In addition, it includes selections from Wilde's personal letters remarking on his life and on the human condition, and aims to capture the witticisms at which Wilde excelled. Editor(s): Beckson, Karl. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104562
ISBN
9780231104562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

Paperback. From one of the most ferociously brilliant and distinctive young voices in literary nonfiction: a debut shot through with violence, comedy, and feverish intensity that takes us on an odyssey into an American netherworld, exposing a raw personal journey along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151032
ISBN
9781472151032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521633
ISBN
9781551521633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476723426
ISBN
9781476723426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Dover ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292793
ISBN
9780486292793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.92

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903465
ISBN
9781907903465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152754
ISBN
9780231152754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152747
ISBN
9780231152747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.59

Paperback. Presents a selection of the works of Hrotsvit, the first-known woman dramatist, that contain legends, dramas, and epics. Series: Library of Medieval Women. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ADL; DNF; DQ; DSBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859914895
ISBN
9780859914895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Offers a selection of essays from a master of the genre exploring the contradictions inherent to human thought, words and actions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397221
ISBN
9780141397221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54. Clean copy with some creasing to rear cover and pages. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021680
ISBN
9780141398273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428633
ISBN
9780099428633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

paperback. The author grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed first-hand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In this book, he brings us face to face with fanaticism he suggests ways in which we can all respond. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; DNF; HBJF1; JPVH3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572725
ISBN
9780099572725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Paperback. A sparkling second book from the bestselling author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake in which Crosley leaves her familiar stomping ground of Manhattan to travel The World: elegant writing, mordant wit and genuine insight. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Portobello Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272264
ISBN
9781846272264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002286
ISBN
9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.14

Paperback. Brings together a number of John Schad's very best essays, interleaved with a selection of autobiographical poems and a work that brings together both critical and creative modes of writing. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194956
ISBN
9781845194956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. Brings together a number of John Schad's very best essays, interleaved with a selection of autobiographical poems and a work that brings together both critical and creative modes of writing. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194949
ISBN
9781845194949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Hardback. The emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these 24 true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. 30 color illustrations. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602397217
ISBN
9781602397217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. Ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282179
ISBN
9780803282179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

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