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Hardback. In 1581, after four days of debating six leading Anglican divines at the Tower of London, Jesuit Edmund Campion (1540-1581) was put to death because he would not deny his faith. This volume contains Catholic manuscripts of those debates. Num Pages: 249 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 3JB; DNF; HRA; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 471.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218875
- ISBN
- 9780823218875
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€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. A Handful of Mischief: New Essays on Evelyn Waugh is a collection of essays based on presentations at the Evelyn Waugh Centenary Conference at Hertford College, Oxford in 2003. There are twelve different essays by authors from various countries, including Australia, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470482
- ISBN
- 9781611470482
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€ 138.79
€ 138.79
Paperback. In April 1956, C S Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, married Joy Davidman, an American poet with two small children. After four intensely happy years, Davidman died of cancer and the author found himself alone again, and inconsolable. In this journal, he freely confesses his pain, rage, and struggle to sustain his faith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571310876
- ISBN
- 9780571310876
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€ 11.99€ 10.37
€ 11.99
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Paperback. A selection of Gramsci's writings in one volume including his most important political, cultural and historical work. The collection focuses on key concepts - such as hegemony, passive revolution, civil society, common sense - and important texts on Americanism and Fordism, and popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853158929
- ISBN
- 9780853158929
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€ 30.99€ 29.28
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Paperback. Brings into print editions, translations, and commentaries for more than two dozen unique poems (in Latin) from the late eleventh and early twelfth century, preserved in Houghton Library's anthology known as MS Lat 300. This book offers unparalleled access to the anthology. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M.; Balint, Bridget K. Translator(s): Lake, Justin; Light, Laura; Piper, Prydwyn O. Series: Houghton Library Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976547273
- ISBN
- 9780976547273
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.99
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€ 33.99
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DNF; JFSK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 299. *
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781771510547
- ISBN
- 9781771510547
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€ 22.99€ 18.67
€ 22.99
€ 18.67
mass_market. Includes exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141398259
- ISBN
- 9780141398259
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€ 6.99€ 5.59
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Paperback. Born and trained in England and a US resident starting in 1976, Reyner Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. This title presents a chronological cross-section of essays, polemics, and reviews drawn from more than three decades of Banham's writings. Editor(s): Barker, Paul; Lyall, Sutherland; Price, Cedric. Num Pages: 366 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition, (A Centennial Book)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219441
- ISBN
- 9780520219441
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.02
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Paperback. This is a reader covering Tolstoy's later beliefs after he had rejected orthodox religion. The book mainly draws on "Confession" (1879), "What is My Faith?" (1884) and other occasional pieces. Translator(s): Kentish, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444735
- ISBN
- 9780140444735
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
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Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185309
- ISBN
- 9780141185309
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.07
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A Brefe Dialoge bitwene a Christen Father and his stobborne Sonne
Roye, William; Roy, William; Parker, Douglas ...
hardcover. A new critical edition of the first Protestant catechism to be published in English. The editors' introduction establishes the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts out of which the work was born. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802043894
- ISBN
- 9780802043894
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Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Paperback. Offers a sampling of Coleridge's encyclopedic marginalia. This book also offers an introduction to Coleridge's life, the intellectual issues and concerns that held his attention, and the workings of his mind. It features brief headnotes that outline Coleridge's circumstances year by year and provide historical information. Editor(s): Jackson, H. J. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113173
- ISBN
- 9780691113173
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€ 42.99€ 30.98
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Paperback. aeo Gathers together a whole corpus of often little known writings by prominent literary figures such as Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster and Roger Fry. aeo Many key pieces not previously reprinted. aeo Draws widely from writings on art, literature, psychology and politics. aeo Includes brief summaries as head notes to each piece. Editor(s): Rosenbaum, S. P. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190592
- ISBN
- 9780631190592
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Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906964207
- ISBN
- 9781906964207
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write is a book in which chimpanzees, Chekhov, and child care are equally at home. Sarah Ruhl is a mother of three and one of America's best-known playwrights. She has written a book of essays whose concerns range from the most minimal and personal subjects to the most encompassing matters of art and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374535674
- ISBN
- 9780374535674
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.75
€ 19.99
€ 16.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Critical edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393957495
- ISBN
- 9780393957495
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
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€ 18.56
Hardcover. Famed as a wit and bon viveur, Oscar Wilde lived up to his reputation. This selection of plays, poems and prose writings, introduced by Terry Eagleton, includes "The Importance of Being Earnest", "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "The Critic as an Artist" and "Apologia". Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150421
- ISBN
- 9781857150421
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
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€ 15.04
Perfect Paperback. Num Pages: 107 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856306366
- ISBN
- 9783856306366
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878910311
- ISBN
- 9780878910311
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Condition: New
€ 10.87
€ 10.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971400
- ISBN
- 9780865971400
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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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
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.91
€ 15.99
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Paperback. "Agenda" was established in 1959 by William Cookson in response to a suggestion by Ezra Pound. This anthology is divided into antecedents, modern poetry, criticism, memoirs and polemics. Editor(s): Cookson, William. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCQ; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 134. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Carcanet P. United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857543025
- ISBN
- 9781857543025
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.17
€ 26.99
€ 24.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099821601
- ISBN
- 9780099821601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.41
€ 25.99
€ 19.41