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Literary essays

Hardback. James Hogg knew Sir Walter Scott well, and after Scott's death in 1832 he wrote an affectionate but frank account of their long friendship. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609338
ISBN
9780748609338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 109.07

Hardcover. This biographical narrative of Graham Greene's literary career explores his motives for writing, the literary and cinematic influences that shaped his work, his writing routine and the importance of his childhood experience. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333729861
ISBN
9780333729861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. This is an annotated edition of El laberinto de la soledad, a classic text on Mexican culture and identity, first published in 1950 by Nobel prize winner Octavio Paz. It includes a wide-ranging introduction, hundreds of explanatory notes and four appendices. Editor(s): Stanton, Anthony. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DNF; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719048746
ISBN
9780719048746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.29

Paperback. Provides a set of dialogues with one of the writer-directors in American film. Editor(s): Jackson, Kevin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221769
ISBN
9780571221769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Grube, G. M. A. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201361
ISBN
9780872201361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Contains a selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. This volume includes the best of Johnson's journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 640 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436273
ISBN
9780140436273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Hamilton, Charles H. Num Pages: 430 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966730
ISBN
9780913966730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Hardback. James Hogg's Jacobite Relics - originally commissioned by the Highland Society of London in 1817 - is an important addition to The Collected Works of James Hogg. Editor(s): Pittock, Professor Murray. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AVGC; DNF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 43. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615919
ISBN
9780748615919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.58
€ 147.72

Paperback. Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Publication date
1993
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446067
ISBN
9780140446067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ecco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564528
ISBN
9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Offering a study of buildings, traditions and myth, this title describes the glory of Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century. Illustrator(s): Newberry, John; Lacey, Jeffery. Translator(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442250
ISBN
9780140442250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Contains nearly eighty essays, reviews and occasional pieces composed between novels, plays and travel books over four prolific decades. This title covers subjects ranging from Henry James and Somerset Maugham to Ho Chi Minh and Kim Philby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282679
ISBN
9780099282679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. A collection of the author's war journalism, covering her reports on the conflicts in Spain, Finland, China and World War II, with later reports on Vietnam, Israel and Central America. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862071506
ISBN
9781862071506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595347534
ISBN
9781595347534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.03

Paperback. Since the early 1970s, when Marina Warner reported from Vietnam and America, in startling essays, she has been one of the most challenging and profound commentators on the culture. This collection draws together essays, offering a retrospective of her changing ideas on literature and culture - on fiction, drama, religion, language and fairy tale. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437727
ISBN
9780099437727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Revealing the author's thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes, this work includes titles such as: "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience". Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140178975
ISBN
9780140178975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 206 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 303 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
206
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895475
ISBN
9788772895475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.73
€ 71.47

Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221190
ISBN
9781840221190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Hyneman, Charles S.; Lutz, Donald S. Num Pages: 1447 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970410
ISBN
9780865970410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Combines mythology, legend and human drama. This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. It incorporates strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447385
ISBN
9780140447385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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