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Hardcover. Joseph Conrad is not only one of the world's great writers of English literature, but was a writer who lived a particularly full and interesting life. This biography analyzes several aspects of Conrad's life and works: his problems with the English language; his borrowings from French writers; and his attitude toward socialism. Series: Studies in English & American Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 806 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1358. A Life. Series: Studies in English & American Literature & Culture. 806 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Joseph Conrad is not only one of the world's great writers of English literature, but was a writer who lived a particularly full and interesting life. This biography analyzes several aspects of Conrad's life and works: his problems with the English language; his borrowings from French writers; and his attitude toward socialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33. Weight: 1290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571133472
ISBN
9781571133472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Hardback. The second of a three-volume collection of studies focusing on Joseph Conrad's Polish roots and his contributions as a British writer. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880332675
ISBN
9780880332675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

Paperback. Filled with provocative new assessments and new facts, this biography presents the contradictory, tormented life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , and one of the great figures of modern literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411123
ISBN
9780815411123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.63

Hardcover. A collection of essays written by eminent and emerging Conrad scholars from all corners of the world, this book deals with (1) Joseph Conrad's East European and Polish contexts and (2) Joseph Conrad's imperial and American contexts, as well as selected ethical-philosophical and textological-narrative issues. Editor(s): Krajka, Wieslaw. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336512
ISBN
9780880336512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634524
ISBN
9780691634524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.78

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605586
ISBN
9780691605586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.74

Paperback. On Valentine's Day, 1989, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist that would change his life forever: Ayatollah Khomeini, a leading Muslim scholar, had issued him with a death sentence. This book offers an account of how he was forced to live in hiding for over a decade. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 136 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563440
ISBN
9780099563440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. "Shamela" is a parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela", in which a virtuous servant girl long resists her master's advances and is eventually 'rewarded' with marriage. "Joseph Andrews", Fielding's first novel, can also be seen as a response to Richardson, as the lascivious Lady Booby sets out to seduce her comically chaste servant Joseph. Editor(s): Hawley, Judith. Num Pages: 432 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0006000
ISBN
9780140433869
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the authoritative Wesleyan text of Joseph Andrews, edited by Martin Battestin. Editor(s): Goldberg, Homer. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393955552
ISBN
9780393955552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Born in Friesland himself, Geert Mak explores the "silent revolution" that took place in the small village of Jorwerd after World War II. By interweaving the personal stories of villagers with the wider history of Europe, he demonstrates how rural life is under threat from the modern world. Translator(s): Kelland, Ann. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JJ; FA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 355. Very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0303369
ISBN
9781860468032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.82

Paperback. Dalits constitute about one sixth of India's population. Spread over the entire country, and belonging to many religions, they have become a major political force. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129732
ISBN
9780231129732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640167
ISBN
9780691640167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Paperback. Presenting a guide through the contextual and critical material surrounding "Gulliver's Travels", this work provides commentary on the various interpretations of the text. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, it is of interest to those beginning detailed study of Swift's controversial novel. Editor(s): Lund, Roger D. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415700214
ISBN
9780415700214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.55

paperback. Provides a collection of theoretical and literary essays on Swift's work. The text places an emphasis on his Anglo-Irishness, which, it argues, is a key area in understanding his life and works. Reference is also made to Swift's gender relations and his female imitators. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582225725
ISBN
9780582225725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.29

Paperback. Presents a biography of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), who was born in Dublin, of English parents, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. London-based for many years, and a noted satirist during the reign of Queen Anne, he returned to Dublin in 1713 as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral. His popular work "Gulliver's Travels" appeared in 1726. Editor(s): Mahon, Derek. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230716
ISBN
9780571230716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.92

Paperback. Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry of controversy and paradox. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 243. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
SKU
KSC0001187
ISBN
9780712662628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Jonathan Coe is a highly-acclaimed writer whose work has enjoyed worldwide success. This study, the first of its kind, explores the full range of Coe's work, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible overview of his novels, fiction and other writings, as well as the surrounding criticism. The volume also features a new interview with Coe. Series: New British Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405821
ISBN
9781137405821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Series: Jolly Phonics. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHA; JNUM; YQCS. Category: (EJ) Primary; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Jolly Learning Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870946797
ISBN
9781870946797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.03

Hardback. Series: Jolly Phonics. Num Pages: 80 pages, flexible board pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; YQCS. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 213 x 249 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Edition
UK ed.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Jolly Learning Ltd
Number of pages
80
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844140800
ISBN
9781844140800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

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