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Paperback. Rhyming slang is a subject of perennial interest to the general language-conscious public. Entries are arranged in subject areas, such as clothing, food and drink, and animals. John Ayto explores the range and development of rhyming slang during its 150 year history, from traditional Cockney Rhyming Slang to the popney rhyming slang of today. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CBD; CFFD; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198607519
- ISBN
- 9780198607519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.11
€ 18.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries team for the most up-to-date research. Lively and compelling, it is filled with favourites - old and new - with a strong emphasis on meanings of proverbs catalogued. Editor(s): Speake, Jennifer. Series: Oxford Paperback Reference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 264 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198734901
- ISBN
- 9780198734901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658237
- ISBN
- 9780199658237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.15
€ 18.99
€ 15.15
Hardcover. This book provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of more than 38,000 words. Editor(s): Onions, C. T. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611127
- ISBN
- 9780198611127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.08€ 59.29
€ 78.08
€ 59.29
hardcover. This reference guide provides entries on English-language writers and writing throughout the 20th century. Writers from all over the world are included, from James Joyce to Amy Tan. A whole range of writing is celebrated, embracing fiction, plays, poetry and non-fictional writing. Editor(s): Stringer, Jenny. Num Pages: 772 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 772
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192122711
- ISBN
- 9780192122711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.10
€ 236.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704850
- ISBN
- 9780198704850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Hardcover. This edition of the classic reference has been thoroughly revised and updated, offering unrivalled coverage of English literature. It continues to offer detailed and authoritative information on authors and works, alongside extended coverage of popular literary genres, as well as of the themes and concepts encountered by students. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2186.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806871
- ISBN
- 9780192806871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14€ 49.45
€ 59.14
€ 49.45
Paperback. The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and accomplished of all medieval literary texts. This book contains a lively parallel-text translation in modern English, as well as a glossary, notes and introduction. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&2 halftones, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896900
- ISBN
- 9780859896900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.04
€ 46.99
€ 42.04
Paperback. Tracy Brain introducescompletely new approaches to Plath's writing, taking the studies away from the familiar concentration to reveal that Plath as a writer was concerned with a much wider range of important cultural and political topics. .
Series: Longman Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
Series: Longman Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582327306
- ISBN
- 9780582327306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Paperback. Jerome K Jerome is without doubt best known today for his comic masterpiece "Three Men in a Boat". This work provides a selection from his other works demonstrative of the variety and brilliance of his writing. It is suitable for fans of "Three Men in a Boat" who want to find out more about its author's other works. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258. 160 pages. Jerome K Jerome is without doubt best known today for his comic masterpiece "Three Men in a Boat". This work provides a selection from his other works demonstrative of the variety and brilliance of his writing. It is suitable for fans of "Three Men in a Boat" who want to find out more about its author's other works. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886356
- ISBN
- 9781845886356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Offers a vision of Henry James as a social critic whose later works can be read as rich with homo-erotic suggestiveness. Drawing from work in queer and feminist theory, this book argues that the most fruitful approach to James is one that ignores the elitist portrait of the formalist master. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321477
- ISBN
- 9780822321477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.35
€ 27.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813519111
- ISBN
- 9780813519111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.70
€ 44.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764541865
- ISBN
- 9780764541865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. The novel emerged, McKeon contends, as a cultural instrument designed to engage the epistemological and social crises of the age. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 15th Anniversary Edition, with a New Introduction
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869594
- ISBN
- 9780801869594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.56
€ 42.99
€ 35.56
Paperback. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867842
- ISBN
- 9780801867842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.24
€ 45.99
€ 38.24
Paperback. 'Heartwarming and humorous, The One with the Engagement Party is Erin Lawless at her best. I can't wait for more!' - Books with Bunny Save the Date Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JMG; 5H; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008181789
- ISBN
- 9780008181789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. Word count 5,830 Series: Oxford Bookworms ELT. Num Pages: 64 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELH. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 126 x 199 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194789134
- ISBN
- 9780194789134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.63
€ 17.63
Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072633
- ISBN
- 9780674072633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Hardback. First modern text and English translation of an important Anglo-Saxon poem dealing with the liturgical year. Editor(s): Karasawa, Kazutomo. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844099
- ISBN
- 9781843844099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Hardback. New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. Editor(s): Rauer, Christine. Translator(s): Rauer, Christine. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843474
- ISBN
- 9781843843474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69