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Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in good dustwrapper.Irish literature.. William Trevor, KBE (born 24 May 1928), is an Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world,[1] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary writers of short stories in the English language.[2] He has won the Whitbread Prize three times and has been nominated five times for the Booker Prize, most recently for his novel Love and Summer (2009), which was also shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2011. His name has also been mentioned in relation to the Nobel Prize in Literature.[3] Trevor has resided in Devon, South West England, since the 1950s.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
Viking
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KEX0273961
ISBN
9780670824045
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Hardcover. 204pp. First US Edition. Fore edge marked
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
Viking
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KHS1003868
ISBN
9780670824045
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 48.00

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint, Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469549
ISBN
9781411469549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. In 1932 the young writer and political activist C.L.R. James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. This volume reveals C.L.R. James's first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. Num Pages: 140 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First UK edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902669618
ISBN
9781902669618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Over the last few years, often when David Mitchell has been on holiday, the author has been attempting to understand modern Britain in a weekly newspaper column. Why are there so few right-wing stand-ups? Who was Grant Shapps? What does your Spotify playlist data say about you? Are Jeremy Corbyn and Stewart Lee really the new Christs? And so on. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; DN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571329038
ISBN
9780571329038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497674
ISBN
9780801497674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.90

Paperback. Joseph Conrad's novella, "Heart of Darkness", has fascinated critics and readers alike, engaging them in controversial debate as it deals with fundamental issues of good and evil, civilisation, race, love and heroism. This guide provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Heart of Darkness". Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415357760
ISBN
9780415357760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Paperback. Is your enjoyment of Brian Friel's work hampered by a lack of Irish historical knowledge? Are you studying his plays and looking for help with interpretation? Do you teach Friel and need reliable guide to the plays? This title provides answers to these questions and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571197798
ISBN
9780571197798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A survey of the development of the novel since 1900, with detailed information about individual novels, themes and subgenres. Editor(s): Caserio, Robert L. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521711159
ISBN
9780521711159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.74

Paperback. Robert Hass is a major American poet of world stature. This is the first book of his poetry to be published in Britain for over 20 years, and the first selected edition of his work, and is a Poetry Book Society Special Commendation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646. New & Selected Poems. 368 pages. Robert Hass is a major American poet of world stature. This is the first book of his poetry to be published in Britain for over 20 years, and the first selected edition of his work, and is a Poetry Book Society Special Commendation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight: 646.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248970
ISBN
9781852248970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. A full colour graphic novel presenting the tragic tale of doomed love, set in Verona, Italy, where the Montagues and the Capulets constantly feud. Illustrator(s): Devlin, Jim; Volley, Will; Campbell, Jim. Editor(s): McDonald, John. Num Pages: 168 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 542. Quick Text. 168 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Devlin, Jim; Volley, Will; Campbell, Jim. Editor(s): McDonald, John. A full colour graphic novel presenting the tragic tale of doomed love, set in Verona, Italy, where the Montagues and the Capulets constantly feud. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DDS; FX. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 12. Weight: 564.
Publisher
Classical Comics
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
British English ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906332211
ISBN
9781906332211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350028418
ISBN
9781350028418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Contains seventeen essays by pre-eminent scholars representing a variety of critical perspectives that focus on Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass". This book features contributors who treat Whitman's poetry, his biography, his politics, his reception in the United States and abroad, race and ethnic issues, and nineteenth-century America. Editor(s): Belasco, Susan; Price, Kenneth M.; Folsom, Ed. Num Pages: 503 pages, 13 photograhs, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260009
ISBN
9780803260009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Simmonds, Posy; Pienkowski, Jan. Num Pages: 96 pages, 96 illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; JFCA; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 142. .
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Robson Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KNW0009868
ISBN
9781861059697
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Inspired by true stories, this critically acclaimed modern play explores the everyday abuse and exploitation of Asian women and their struggles to obtain freedom. Num Pages: 64 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906582944
ISBN
9781906582944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. A chillingly beautiful novel by the author of the Man Booker Prize-winning The Sea. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330483148
ISBN
9780330483148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The author was the greatest poet of the First World War, and his death in battle, a few days before Armistice, was a disastrous loss to English letters. This volume gathers together the poems for which he is best known, and which represent his most important contribution to poetry in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Chatto and Windus London
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701161262
ISBN
9780701161262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518259
ISBN
9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; DSB; HRAB; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426428
ISBN
9781474426428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.15

Paperback. Includes poetry from "We Brits" that gives an outsider-insider view of British life in poems which both challenge and cherish our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions. This book also includes "Weblines" that contains three Caribbean myths of transformation: the steeldrum, the limbo dancer, and Anansi, the spider trickster god. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 1. Weight in Grams: 332. Selected Poems. 160 pages. Includes poetry from "We Brits" that gives an outsider-insider view of British life in poems which both challenge and cherish our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions. This book also includes "Weblines" that contains three Caribbean myths of transformation: the steeldrum, the limbo dancer, and Anansi, the spider trickster god. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 1. Weight: 328.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248239
ISBN
9781852248239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

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