Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748663187
- ISBN
- 9780748663187
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
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Hardback. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, the author explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571335015
- ISBN
- 9780571335015
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.20
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Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449082
- ISBN
- 9780140449082
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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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: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445176
- ISBN
- 9780140445176
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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paperback. Betting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574230017
- ISBN
- 9781574230017
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
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Paperback. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 106 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100781
- ISBN
- 9781585100781
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.15
€ 19.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401708
- ISBN
- 9781474401708
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.02
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Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, map/diagram. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Focus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051026
- ISBN
- 9780941051026
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.59
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Paperback. This selection brings together thirty of Woolf's best essays across a wide range of subjects including writing and reading, the role and reputation of women writers, the art of biography, and the London scene. They are enchanting in their own right, and indispensable to an understanding of this great writer. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556069
- ISBN
- 9780199556069
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
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Paperback. Contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of their meaning, and the long text, completed some twenty years later, which moves from vision to a daringly speculative theology. Translator(s): Spearing, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446739
- ISBN
- 9780140446739
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
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Paperback. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KSG0006644
- ISBN
- 9780330522984
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Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents 84 selections, most of which are notable examples of oratory on such subjects as nationalism, religious faith, individual liberty, freedom, and slavery. This book includes pieces by Washington, Franklin, Milton, Socrates, and Cicero, as well as heroic poetry and dramatic dialogues. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Bicentennial Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713235
- ISBN
- 9780814713235
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811222464
- ISBN
- 9780811222464
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
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Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Commentary. Num Pages: 110 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; HBG; HBLA; HPCA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100293
- ISBN
- 9781585100293
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
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Paperback. Ben Trovato is a man of letters, incisive wit and occasional lapses of judgment. He is a writer who refuses to be restrained within the conventional boundaries of fiction and non-fiction and his words range across a murky middle ground that, like the man himself, is not easily identified. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919931180
- ISBN
- 9781919931180
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
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Paperback. This volume brings together Cicero's tentative and undogmatic reflections on the good life, in which he discusses duty, friendship, the training of a statesman, and the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442441
- ISBN
- 9780140442441
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
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Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900564014
- ISBN
- 9781900564014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.58
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Paperback. Covers Britain in the early eighteenth century. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430660
- ISBN
- 9780140430660
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
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Paperback. Offers an account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. This autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes the author's surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despair and paranoia to which he became prey. Editor(s): Milligan, Barry. Num Pages: 352 pages, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439014
- ISBN
- 9780140439014
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.21
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Paperback. The author's first collection of essays, Reappraisals, was centred on twentieth-century Europe in history and memory. In this book, his widow and fellow historian, gathers together important essays from the span of his career that chronicle both the evolution of his thought and the consistency of his passionate engagement and intellectual elan. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593430
- ISBN
- 9780099593430
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
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Paperback. The Romance novel didn't begin with Kathleen Woodiwiss or even with the Bronte sisters. By the time Heliodorus wrote his Aethiopica-or Ethiopian Romance-in the third century, the genre was already impressively developed. Translator(s): Hadas, Moses. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216721
- ISBN
- 9780812216721
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.23
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Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- No Statement of Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708320730
- ISBN
- 9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.36
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Paperback. Offers a collection of essays which argues that art is what we have to cleave to in the face of evil, against the expression of the darker side of human nature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571250899
- ISBN
- 9780571250899
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
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Paperback. A collection of prose pieces by the Poet Laureate, on literary matters and on writers as diverse as Emily Dickinson, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Walter de la Mare, T.S. Eliot, Wilfred Owen and Sylvia Plath. Hughes also expresses concerns about education, the environment, and the arts in general. Num Pages: 480 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 35. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174263
- ISBN
- 9780571174263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40