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Paperback. Provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Translator(s): Roy, David Tod. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
714
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016146
ISBN
9780691016146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. The figure of the New Woman was in the process of being composed at the turn of the 20th century. This study of the forces that produced the New Woman in revolutionary China employs a model of translation, in which both the self and the other are subject to multiple transformations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 2GDC; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737746
ISBN
9780804737746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Leading scholars explore the work of Sarah Waters from a full range of critical perspectives. Includes a new interview with the author. Editor(s): Mitchell, Kaye. Series: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441199416
ISBN
9781441199416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Drawing inspiration from Japan and using Shakespeare's original texts, this series brings to life the Bard's words. In this adaptation, King Lear is a venerated Mohican chieftain and Cordelia, his youngest daughter, is the lone traditionalist who cleaves to the old ways. Series: Manga Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: DDS; FXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955816970
ISBN
9780955816970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. A three-part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy, set in New England just after the Civil War. General Ezra Mannon (Agamemnon), is poisoned by his unfaithful wife Christine (Clytemnestra) and then avenged by his son Orin (Orestes) and daughter Lavinia (Electra). Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books London
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591388
ISBN
9781854591388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897141
ISBN
9788772897141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955757
ISBN
9781904955757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. A book for anyone who's ever fallen in love, tried to give up smoking, or consoled themselves that they'll never be quite as old as Mick Jagger. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444795387
ISBN
9781444795387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A translation that offers an introduction presenting both basic information and a sense of scholarly opinion. Editor(s): Woodruff, Paul. Translator(s): Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Copyright 1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200760
ISBN
9780872200760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Kit Wright is both a seriously funny poet and a poignant chronicler of our times. His sixth collection is published on his 70th birthday. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371061
ISBN
9781780371061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Brings together Brendan Kennelly's modern versions of three Greek tragedies. This work focuses on women whose lives are torn apart by war, family conflict and despotic regimes. It gives living testament of his belief that 'listening to ancient voices can help us confront, understand and express many problems.' Translator(s): Kennelly, Brendan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852247430
ISBN
9781852247430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Fry, Christopher; Fillinger, Johann. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2Z; 3JH; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555536
ISBN
9780199555536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.37

Paperback. A debut poetry collection by the winner of the 2013 Boston Review fiction contest. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428795
ISBN
9781927428795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 1056 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435689
ISBN
9780140435689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Ten: the new wave presents poetry from some of the most exciting new poets in Britain today. Editor(s): McCarthy Woolf, Karen. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371108
ISBN
9781780371108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. America's Kim Addonizio has been called 'one of the nation's most provocative and edgy poets'. Her poetry is renowned for its gritty, street-wise narrators and wicked sense of wit. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780372709
ISBN
9781780372709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.96

Hardback. Altrive Tales was carefully prepared by Hogg in 1832 as the opening volume in a planned twelve-volume collected prose fiction series, intended as the culmination of his career as a storyteller. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618934
ISBN
9780748618934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 108.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144921
ISBN
9780915144921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. This absorbing guide introduces the work of 'the Beats', assessing the lives which inspired their semi-autobiographical writing, and examining their monumental influence upon modern popular culture. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685424
ISBN
9781851685424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. When a woman disappears, four marriages become entangled in a web of love, deceit, sex and death. Who will survive? Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420748
ISBN
9781848420748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. A witty and heartfelt look at a family falling apart and pulling together when life doesn't turn out quite the way they imagined. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423343
ISBN
9781848423343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Hardcover. Homer Vol. I. Iliad (Books I-XII) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145288
ISBN
9780198145288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Paperback.
Publisher
Stinging Fly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955015298
ISBN
9780955015298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408129104
ISBN
9781408129104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

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