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Hardcover. This volume contains Shakespeare's first five history plays - "Henry VI", Parts I, II and III, "Richard III" and "King John". The text of the plays is accompanied by extensive notes, an author chronology, a bibliography and a detailed introduction to each play. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 geneal.table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
638
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151770
ISBN
9781857151770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages, port. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Number of pages
85
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KST0011338
ISBN
9781907056901
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. When young prince Hamlet is confronted by his fathers ghost on the battlements of Castle Elsinore, he is burdened with a terrible task: slay King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, who the ghost alleges murdered him. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396507
ISBN
9780141396507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. This title explores the crafts of reading and writing, the identity granted to us by literature, the far-reaching shadow of Jorge Luis Borges, to whom the author read as a young man, and the links between politics and books and between books and our bodies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300172089
ISBN
9780300172089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Pap/DVDReissued Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713687736
ISBN
9780713687736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

Hardcover. 143 pp. Limited edition, on large hand-made paper. 102/250. Frontis portrait by John S Sargent. Publisher's green buckram on bevelled boards. Gilt title on spine and front cover, spine slightly sunned. Keywords: Poetry - Criticism - Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Burns Oates & Washbourne
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1923
Edition
1st ed.
SKU
KHS0042340
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 145.00

Paperback. Surveys the life, works and critical reputation of one of the significant British writers of the 20th-century: Ted Hughes. This guide discusses his poetry, stories, plays, translations, essays and letters. It provides a comprehensive account of Hughes' critical reception, separated into the major themes that have interested readers and critics. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415311892
ISBN
9780415311892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Pantano, Daniele; Reidel, James. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811223980
ISBN
9780811223980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. Who is A. N. Dyer? For fans of 'The Art of Fielding' and 'Wonder Boys' - this is the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KLJ0015470
ISBN
9780007552818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Novelist and playwright, famed for inventing the word 'robot' in his play "RUR", Karel Capek was a vital part of the burgeoning artistic scene of Czechoslovakia of the 1920s and 30s. This title presents a selection of Capek's writing, containing his essential ideas. Translator(s): Tobrmanova-Kuhnova, Sarka. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231621
ISBN
9780571231621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.09

Hardcover. The comedies of Plautus are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. This fifth volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautus's extant comedies includes lively modern translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 510 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996816
ISBN
9780674996816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Gomer Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850888157
ISBN
9780850888157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Paperback. Asserts the author's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. This title includes "The Trouble with Nigeria", the author's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192581
ISBN
9780141192581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Speaks for the Devil in acknowledging that in many societies women are respected, or listened to, only when they are carrying someone evils in their bodies - a child; a devil. For some to be possessed is to be set free. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852245696
ISBN
9781852245696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first English edition, this Routledge Classics edition offers the English reader the complete text of this landmark work for the first time ever. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290012
ISBN
9780415290012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Hedda Gabler is one of the most controversial female characters in Western drama, with the meaning and value of her tragic fate hotly disputed. Free-spirited but trapped in a stifling marriage, intelligent and questing but consigned to a life of bourgeois idleness, she is caught between a disturbed sense of propriety and a desire for revolution. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420205
ISBN
9781848420205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and faded to spine. Internally clean and clear text, remains a fine copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
SKU
KSG0013961
ISBN
9780905140452
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 40.00

Paperback. A classic drama based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who was tried with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. Cause Celebre was Terence Rattigan's last play. Published alongside a production at the Old Vic during the centenary year of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592071
ISBN
9781854592071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KDK0012022
ISBN
9780140104837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Cronk, Nicholas. Translator(s): Fry, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539239
ISBN
9780199539239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501314872
ISBN
9781501314872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACG; 2ADF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; HPN; JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488009
ISBN
9780801488009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. A sharply funny play about motherhood (and fatherhood), keeping control and letting go. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 413 x 13. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424449
ISBN
9781848424449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Laura has a secret. Joe's has been revealed. Peg's been keeping hers for years. A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, Nancy Harris's No Romance is a compelling drama about our search for connection in a fractured world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421615
ISBN
9781848421615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

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