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Paperback. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; and now, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. This title offers a tale of the origins and development of the English language. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275083
ISBN
9780571275083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of oEnglisheso. A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742232317
ISBN
9781742232317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321170
ISBN
9780822321170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Hardback. Richly illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 line diagrams 52 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 4852 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731744
ISBN
9780804731744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.02

Paperback. In a splendid display of show-and-tell, 26 writers tell a story and lift the curtain to reveal how they did it. Editor(s): Turchi, Peter; Barrett, Andrea. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CBV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393325324
ISBN
9780393325324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015934
ISBN
9780141015934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Suitable for younger learners Word count 8,915 Series: Oxford Bookworms ELT. Num Pages: 80 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELH. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780194791311
ISBN
9780194791311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.29

Paperback. A collection of author's comic monologues, performed between 1929 and 1941. It features the much-loved characters such as Albert Ramsbottom, Sam Small, and King Arold. Editor(s): Marshall, Michael. Num Pages: 112 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241103067
ISBN
9780241103067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. About reading poetry with an awareness of class and its themes. This book features nine essays, which deal with the question of class as reflected in the works of Tracie Morris, Tillie Olsen, Melvin Tolson, William Carlos Williams, Walt Whitman, and others. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069170
ISBN
9780472069170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Hardback. The first edition of The Spy since its original publication in 1810-11 includes early versions of some of Hogg's best-known poetry and prose besides a wealth of fascinating and lesser-known material. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614172
ISBN
9780748614172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.55
€ 158.75

Paperback. Fiction has always been in a state of transformation and circulation: how does this history of mobility inform the emergence of the novel? This title explores the active movements of English and French fiction in the eighteenth century and argues that the new literary form of the novel was the result of a shift in translation. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 3JF; CFP; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141534
ISBN
9780691141534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. What her life, literature and letters tell us about Jane Austen's faith Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGX; DSK; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745968605
ISBN
9780745968605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.49

Paperback. Focuses and distills the diverse Emerson and puts his central teachings within the scope of the modern reader. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lindisfarne Books
Condition
New
SKU
KKD0013026
ISBN
9780970109736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. YORK NOTES ADVANCED - THE ULTIMATE LITERATURE GUIDES. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405835640
ISBN
9781405835640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
BBC Active
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781406644296
ISBN
9781406644296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472528957
ISBN
9781472528957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.23

Paperback. Published in Richmond, Virginia, "The Southern Literary Messenger" was originally edited by Edgar Allan Poe. In 1905, Benjamin Blake Minor wrote a study of this magazine. This book presents Minor's account of the journal's history, along with an introduction by Wells which places Minor's account in a historical context. Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036712
ISBN
9781570036712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.38

Paperback. Through essays and practical tasks, this book aims to stimulate creativity so that the reader becomes familiar with their own strengths. Including the author's journey from writer's block back to productive work, this book takes the reader across America from New York to New Mexico. It is for those on the path to creativity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018690
ISBN
9780141018690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621848
ISBN
9781909621848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Examines how the sonnets are intertwined, the ways in which these works have been interpreted and the themes running through them. This edition includes further reading, commentaries on each poem, a textual history, variant and further sonnets and an index of first lines. Editor(s): Kerrigan, John. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436846
ISBN
9780140436846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

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