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Prose: non-fiction

Paperback. A collection of letters by one of the 19th century's most-loved novelists, drawing on the extensive public and private collection of Collins' letters scattered across the world. Some are published for the first time. Letters in this volume cover the period from his youth through the writing of his Editor(s): Baker, William; Clarke, William M. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312223434
ISBN
9780312223434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 228.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333217047
ISBN
9780333217047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Hardback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333275719
ISBN
9780333275719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.95

Hardback. This volume in the W.B.Yeats series brings together for the first time introductions written for anthologies that he edited or for books by other writers. The introductions span the full length of his career. Topics range from Irish legends and folklore to the design of graceful new Irish coins. Editor(s): O'Donnell, William H. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333325605
ISBN
9780333325605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333383537
ISBN
9780333383537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.25

Hardback. Far from being social, orthodox or merely anecdotal, modern Arabic fiction is in fact significant and radical in the world context of modern fiction, as this book shows. It includes an introduction to and critique of the short story as well as a selection of Arabic short stories, chosen and translated by the author. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333385845
ISBN
9780333385845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardback. A discussion of the role and place of the intellectual in 20th-century French society. Spanning a range of disciplines, the essays are for the most part written by eminent French scholars and are intended to make available to the English-speaking reader a growing body of research. Editor(s): Jennings, Jeremy. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333498897
ISBN
9780333498897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. A revised and expanded version of the 1989 BBC Reith lectures. Other work by the author includes "Arpentage de la poesie contemporaine", and "Conrad and the West". Other work by the editor includes "America since 1920" and "Kissing cousins: an interpretation of British and American culture". Editor(s): Snowman, Daniel (Chief Producer, BBC, Features, Radio). Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 187.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333533284
ISBN
9780333533284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.64

Hardback. Examines such topics as the autobiographical basis of Gordimer's fiction, her relationship to feminism, the place of the white woman in black Africa, the ambiguity of revolutionary politics, her ambivalent relationship to Judaism, her use of irony, the symbolism of landscape, and other topics. Editor(s): King, Bruce. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333534168
ISBN
9780333534168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.22

Hardback. A collection of Coleridge's writings, with commentary, that demonstrate his continuing study of human nature and his work toward developing a philosophy of human freedom. The excerpts cover Coleridge's inquiries into the workings of consciousness and the soul and many other topics. Series: Coleridge's Writings. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333548516
ISBN
9780333548516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.56

Hardcover. "John Sherman" is the only work of realistic fiction Yeats ever completed. The novelette contains biographical elements and is of interest for its treatment of Yeats's recurring themes. "Dhoya" depicts a liaison between a mortal and a fairy, a motif that recurs in Yeats's poetry and other works Editor(s): Finneran, Richard J.; Finnerman, Richard J. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333563489
ISBN
9780333563489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardback. This volume of essays, written by an eminent group of diplomatic historians, are designed as a tribute to the work of Dean Acheson. As President Truman's Secretary of State between 1949 and 1953, Acheson was a crucial figure in the shaping of the post-war world. Editor(s): Brinkley, Douglas. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333567357
ISBN
9780333567357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333597927
ISBN
9780333597927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.41

Hardcover. A discussion of Bolingbroke's political writings in the context of contemporary thought in England and France. Cottret provides an analysis of both "A Dissertation upon Parties" and "The Idea of a Patriot King", supported by a full reprint of these texts. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBG; HBLH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333598870
ISBN
9780333598870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.85

Hardback. A study of the relationship between walking and writing which argues that much Romantic literature has its source in the rise of pedestrian touring in the late 18th century. Discusses the impact of this cultural revolution on the creativity of Romantic writers, including William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Coleridge, Clare, Keats, Hazlitt and Hunt. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DNF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333658147
ISBN
9780333658147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.22

Hardback. In this work, Canon Sheehan's writings provide an insight into Ireland's process of cultural reconstruction after independence. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC7; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333689431
ISBN
9780333689431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Hardcover. This is a translation by Alfred Smyth of the medieval "Life" of King Alfred. He argues that the "Life" is a forgery which has profound implications not only for our understanding of the early English and medieval past but also for the nature of biography and history. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AIAA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333699171
ISBN
9780333699171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Hardback. An interdisciplinary study of William Wordsworth's poetry and prose, combining literature, sociology, and geography, in which the author seeks to demonstrate Wordsworth's participation in the major social and political controversies in post-French Revolutionary England. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333718902
ISBN
9780333718902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Paperback. This collection brings together the many diverse political extents of early 19th-century British feminism, as well as representing the works of literary figures such as Shelley, Tennyson and the Brontes. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DQ; DSBF; DSC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333726136
ISBN
9780333726136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.35

paperback. 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: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9780333729878
ISBN
9780333729878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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