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Paperback. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to visit areas of mass unemployment in the North of England, this book offers a description of the poverty he witnessed there. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185293
ISBN
9780141185293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Featuring a collection of articles, this book focuses on the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. It includes a selection of shorter pieces such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183060
ISBN
9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. An enlightening anthology of George Orwell's journalism and non-fiction writing, showing his genius across a wide variety of genres. He brings together in one volume many of his articles and essays for journals and newspapers, his broadcasts for the BBC, and his book, theatre and film reviews. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 50. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846558993
ISBN
9781846558993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393032
ISBN
9780141393032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Written when George Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGL; DNF; HBTB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184388
ISBN
9780141184388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Featuring a collection of non-fiction, this volume includes classics such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'How the Poor Die' and 'Such, Such were the Joys'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187396
ISBN
9780141187396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A collection of essays that looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the public permit Salvador Dali. It also includes an essay on the delights of English Cooking and an account of killing an elephant in Burma. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191270
ISBN
9780141191270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Contains essays that explore the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning). This book also unfolds the author's views on things from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191263
ISBN
9780141191263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. This title brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019000
ISBN
9780141019000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984230
ISBN
9780141984230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Explores everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036618
ISBN
9780141036618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Includes all issues such as political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. This title offers an essay on style. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 2. Weight in Grams: 22.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393063
ISBN
9780141393063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904246077
ISBN
9781904246077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.55

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904246251
ISBN
9781904246251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780140437379
ISBN
9780140437379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813114941
ISBN
9780813114941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.00

Paperback. Offers a general introduction to George Eliot's work as an essayist, translator and poet. Divided into four sections, the book includes book reviews, major long essays written for a magazine, shorter pieces containing many of her ideas and some later essays from her last published book. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780140431483
ISBN
9780140431483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Series: On. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781843916116
ISBN
9781843916116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 7.23

Paperback. "Three Dialogues Between Hylas & Philonous". Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
137
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
8th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144617
ISBN
9780915144617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Maloney, George A. Translator(s): Maloney, George A. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Paulist Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809138104
ISBN
9780809138104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Christianity had compromised the immediacy of man's relationship with reality, and ironic detachment had alienated him from his deepest feelings. Hegel's "Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics" were delivered in Berlin in the 1820s, and stand as a passionately argued work that challenged the ability of art to respond to the modern world. Editor(s): Inwood, Michael. Translator(s): Bosanquet, Bernard. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433357
ISBN
9780140433357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly lay, beast fable and literary satire. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150742
ISBN
9781857150742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.30

paperback. Presents the study of the combination of bad temper, procrastination and the uncanny power of obliquity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782115137
ISBN
9781782115137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DNF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782115113
ISBN
9781782115113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.29

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