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Paperback. Driven to the South Seas by ill health, Robert Louis Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the 'stirabout of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilisations, virtues and crimes'. This book gathers together all of his South Sea fiction. Editor(s): Calder, Jenni. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416430
ISBN
9780862416430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.79

paperback. John Milton Oskison, born in the Indian Territory to a Cherokee mother and an immigrant English father, and was brought up engaging in his Cherokee heritage. Oskison left Indian Territory to attend college and went on to have a long career in New York City journalism. This is the first comprehensive collection of Oskison's writings. Editor(s): Larre, Lionel. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 680 pages, French flaps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237926
ISBN
9780803237926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 67.11

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226347899
ISBN
9780226347899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Portrays the Russian people. This title presents a series of interlinked stories including "The Shot", in which a duel is revisited after many years, and the grotesque "The Undertaker". It also features "Roslavlev" and the "Egyptian Nights". Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446753
ISBN
9780140446753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Collects all the tales of this master of the uncanny, the unnerving, and the terrifying. This book includes author's stories that reflect his professed method of "writing as if the author were firmly impressed with the truth, yet astonished at the immensity of the wonders he related." Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 1245. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Illinois Pbk
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069222
ISBN
9780252069222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 49.83

Paperback. An edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. Editor(s): Mayer, Roland. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 240 pages. Editor(s): Mayer, Roland. An edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB. Dimension: 180 x 125 x 8. Weight: 238.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521469968
ISBN
9780521469968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.38

Paperback. Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals , when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, but Annals VI, which resumes the narrative 2 weeks after the execution of Sejanus, contains a fascinating variety of incidents. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856687228
ISBN
9780856687228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. A translation that offers an introduction presenting both basic information and a sense of scholarly opinion. Editor(s): Woodruff, Paul. Translator(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Copyright 1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200760
ISBN
9780872200760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559053
ISBN
9781875559053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

hardcover. Presents Stevens' notebooks containing excerpts from his reading, his comments and aphorisms. Editor(s): Bates, Milton J. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 16. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804715492
ISBN
9780804715492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Pegis, A. C. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268016807
ISBN
9780268016807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardcover. Enriched by anecdotes, gossip, and details of character and personal appearance, "Lives of the Caesars "by Suetonius (born c. 70 CE) is a valuable and colourful source of information about the first twelve Roman emperors, Roman imperial politics, and Roman imperial socity. Part of Suetonius "Lives of Illustrious Men" (of letters) also survives. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 547 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 118 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Loeb Classical Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1914
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995659
ISBN
9780674995659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 photographs, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803239845
ISBN
9780803239845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback. A collection of essays that contains some of the important pieces of criticism of the twentieth century, including the classics "The Aesthetics of Silence", an account of language, thought and consciousness, and "Trip to Hanoi", written during the Vietnam War. It features writings on art, film, literature and politics. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190051
ISBN
9780141190051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Virginia Woolf began writing reviews for the Guardian 'to make a few pence' from her father's death in 1904, and continued until the last decade of her life. This title offers a selection of her writings ranging from reflections on class and education, to slyly ironic reviews, and a superlative tour of her London neighbourhood. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589778
ISBN
9780099589778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A collection of 29 pieces on books, writing, photography, and the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. With literary subjects ranging from Defoe through Rilke and Kafka to the giants of the 20th century, those who admire Coetzee as a novelist can also read his literary criticism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422624
ISBN
9780099422624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903496
ISBN
9781907903496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. A collection of non-fiction, ranging from "The Wizard of Oz", U2, Indian and Indian writing, the death of Princess Diana, and football, to twentieth century writers including Angela Carter, and Arthur Miller. This book also focuses on the fight against the Iranian fatwa, showing how it was to live through those days. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099421870
ISBN
9780099421870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582437453
ISBN
9781582437453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Robert Walser (1878-1956) entered an insane asylum, saying, 'I am not here to write, but to be mad'. This work features a collection of fifty translations of short prose pieces that cover the middle to later years of the writer's oeuvre. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DNF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803298330
ISBN
9780803298330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

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