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Literary essays

paperback. Editor(s): Motion, Sir Andrew. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375705489
ISBN
9780375705489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. This collection of annotated newspaper articles and memorials by Dorothea Dix provides a forum for the mid-19th-century humanitarian and reformer to speak for herself. An introduction to each document places it in social and historical context, and the editor considers Dix's ongoing impact. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; HBTB; JFFA; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809321636
ISBN
9780809321636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632384
ISBN
9780691632384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.75

Paperback. In this lively collection of essays and talks from 1967-80, Heathcote shares the findings of her groundbreaking work in the application of theatre techniques and play to classroom teaching. She provides a time-tested philosophy on the value of dramatic activity in breaking down barriers and overcoming inertia. Editor(s): Johnson, Liz; O'Neill, Cecily. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AN; DNF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810109995
ISBN
9780810109995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Paperback. With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182582
ISBN
9780141182582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Contains a glossary that includes an introductory examination of author's works and career. Editor(s): Whitelock, Dorothy. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 102 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859890717
ISBN
9780859890717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.75

Paperback. In June 1862 Fyodor Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Over the course of his journey he visited a number of major cities, including Berlin, Paris, London, Florence, Milan and Vienna. This volume details the impressions of everthing he saw. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
78
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115187
ISBN
9780810115187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.45

Paperback. This text presents a translation of a short poem by 16th-century French poet Clement Marot. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 188 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465086450
ISBN
9780465086450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Schutz, John A.; Adair, Douglass. Num Pages: 325 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972865
ISBN
9780865972865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. An historical survey of Greek literature from 700 BC to 550 AD which concentrates on the principal authors and quotes many passages from their work in translation. Poetry, tragedy, comedy, history and science are covered. This is the revised edition of the title published in 1980 and is a title in the OPUS series. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 198 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192892942
ISBN
9780192892942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.96

hardcover. Editor(s): Coltrane, Robert. Series: The University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition. Num Pages: 456 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812233636
ISBN
9780812233636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824894
ISBN
9781934824894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.22

Paperback. Thirty-eight rare, out-of-print or previously unpublished essays and letters by Lawrence Durrell with scholarly introduction. Editor(s): Gifford, James. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120516
ISBN
9781772120516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Summers, John. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174470
ISBN
9781590174470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. This translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China's most influential philosophical work in its true historical, social, and political context. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HPD; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104319
ISBN
9780231104319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.59

Hardcover. Xenophon I. Historia Graeca Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1922
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145523
ISBN
9780198145523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.09

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

€ 45.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646534
ISBN
9780691646534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.56

Hardcover. Probably the most important single figure in nineteenth century American literature, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) exerted an enormous influence over later writers, especially French Symbolist poets, including Baudelaire and Mallarme. This book includes all extant poems and extensive selections from his essays on poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed.thus.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157246
ISBN
9781857157246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Collects all the tales of master of the uncanny, the unnerving, and the terrifying. This title contains stories written between 1843 and Poe's death, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Purloined Letter," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Num Pages: 760 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069239
ISBN
9780252069239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.85

paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0035945
ISBN
9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McSweeney's Believer Magazine
Edition
Illustriert.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934781845
ISBN
9781934781845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.19

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McSweeney's Believer Magazine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934781852
ISBN
9781934781852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. Editor(s): Editors of The Believer. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McSweeney's, Believer Magazine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936365050
ISBN
9781936365050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

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