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Cyclopaedia Of English Literature; A Historical, Critical And Biographical, Of British Authors, From The Earliest To The Present Times. (Two-Volume Set)

Cyclopaedia Of English Literature; A Historical, Critical And Biographical, Of British Authors, From The Earliest To The Present Times. (Two-Volume Set)

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Author: Robert ChambersBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS, 1844Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rare first edition in...
Albert Camus: A Biography

Albert Camus: A Biography

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Author: Herbert R. LottmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Gingko Press, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Albert Camus: A Biography, chronicles the intricate...
Margin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections

Margin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections

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Author: J. B. PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: HERON BOOKS, LONDONCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMargin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections presents J. B. Priestley's engaging journey through a life dedicated to...
Three Literary Friendships: Byron & Shelley, Rimbaud & Verlaine, Robert Frost & Edward Thomas

Three Literary Friendships: Byron & Shelley, Rimbaud & Verlaine, Robert Frost & Edward Thomas

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Author: John LehmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling work chronicles the intricate bonds shared by literary giants, presenting a nuanced examination...
Radclyffe Hall: A Case Of Obscenity?

Radclyffe Hall: A Case Of Obscenity?

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Author: Vera BrittainBinding: HardbackPublished: A Femina Book, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling work of literary history chronicles the infamous obscenity trial surrounding...
My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir

My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir

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My Good Bright Wolf is a memoir about thinking and reading, eating and not eating, about privilege and scarcity, about the relationships that form us and the long tentacles of...
Cromwell Our Chief Of Men

Cromwell Our Chief Of Men

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Author: Antonia FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: cover worn, rubbed on edges and marked...
The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes

The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes

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'An absolute gem . . . I was delightfully lost by the river throughout' Paul Whitehouse 'Marvellous . . . The Catch leaves both its writer and its reader wonderfully...
Coastwise Lights

Coastwise Lights

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The book titled Coastwise Lights by the author Alan Ross. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Norman Birkett: The Life Of Lord Birkett Of Ulverston

Norman Birkett: The Life Of Lord Birkett Of Ulverston

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Author: Richard ChaseBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society London, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some marks to hardcover; rubbing of...
Giants Of Literature: Shakespeare

Giants Of Literature: Shakespeare

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Author: Sampson LowBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust cover worn; cloth cover in good condition; some marks on...
Sartre: A Life

Sartre: A Life

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Author: Annie Cohen-SolalBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear and marks to cloth cover; some tanning...
A Change Of Perspective: The Letters Of Virginia Woolf Volume Iii: 1923-1928

A Change Of Perspective: The Letters Of Virginia Woolf Volume Iii: 1923-1928

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Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, A Change Of Perspective: The Letters Of Virginia Woolf 1923-1928, chronicles...
Collected Letters 1926-1950

Collected Letters 1926-1950

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Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markThis compelling volume presents a rich collection of correspondence from one of the twentieth century's most influential playwrights...
Collected Letters: 1874-1897

Collected Letters: 1874-1897

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Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Max Reinhardt, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Vol. 1: Bernard Shaw Collected Letters 1874-1897, chronicles the formative years of the renowned...
Charles Dickens: His Tragedy And Triumph, Volume Two

Charles Dickens: His Tragedy And Triumph, Volume Two

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Author: Edgar JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis definitive biography, Charles Dickens: His Tragedy And Triumph A Biography, chronicles...
Keats And His World

Keats And His World

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Author: Timothy HiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsTimothy Hilton's Keats And His World chronicles the poignant life and enduring legacy of...
John Ruskin: The Argument Of The Eye

John Ruskin: The Argument Of The Eye

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Author: Robert HewisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tear to back of DJ,...
Problems In The Literary Biography Of Mikhail Sholokhov

Problems In The Literary Biography Of Mikhail Sholokhov

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Author: Roy A. MedvedevBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a meticulous examination of the complex and often contentious literary biography...
A New Life Of Anton Chekhov

A New Life Of Anton Chekhov

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Author: Ronald HingleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA New Life Of Anton Chekhov presents a comprehensive...
The Case Of Walter Pater

The Case Of Walter Pater

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Author: Michael LeveyBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the life and influence of Victorian critic Walter...
P.G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography

P.G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography

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Author: Benny GreenBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsP.G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography by Benny Green offers an insightful look into the life and comedic artistry...
Milton

Milton

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Author: David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDavid Daiches's Milton presents a comprehensive biographical and critical examination of the renowned English poet, John...
Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book

Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book

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Author: Sir Leslie StephenBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work presents a poignant collection of personal reflections and biographical sketches from a distinguished...
The Realists: Portraits Of Eight Novelists

The Realists: Portraits Of Eight Novelists

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Author: C. P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsC.P. Snow's The Realists presents a compelling collection of literary essays, offering incisive portraits of...
Boswell In Holland 1763-1764: Including His Correspondence With Belle De Zuylen (Zélide)

Boswell In Holland 1763-1764: Including His Correspondence With Belle De Zuylen (Zélide)

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Author: Frederick A. PottleBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1952Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Library markingsThis biographical work chronicles James Boswell's formative year in Holland between...
Brecht

Brecht

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Author: Jan Needle And Peter ThomsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The University of Chicago Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Folding on back of dust jacketThis insightful volume presents a...
Émile Zola

Émile Zola

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Author: F. W. J. HemmingsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work chronicles the life and literary contributions of the influential French novelist...
Pied Pipers: Interviews With The Influential Creators Of Children's Literature

Pied Pipers: Interviews With The Influential Creators Of Children's Literature

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Author: Justin Wintle And Emma FisherBinding: HardbackPublished: Paddington Press Ltd, 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markings'The Pied Pipers: Interviews With The Influential...
Christopher Brennan: A Critical Biography

Christopher Brennan: A Critical Biography

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Author: Axel ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerChristopher Brennan: A Critical Biography by Axel Clark presents a comprehensive examination...
The Life Of Robert Browning: A Critical Biography

The Life Of Robert Browning: A Critical Biography

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Author: Clyde De L. RyalsBinding: HardbackPublished: Blackwell Pub, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, The Life Of Browning, chronicles...
Virginia Woolf: A Commentary

Virginia Woolf: A Commentary

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Author: Bernard BlackstoneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, London, 1949Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsBernard Blackstone's Virginia Woolf: A Commentary presents a...
Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West

Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West

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Author: Victoria GlendinningBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsVictoria Glendinning's Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West chronicles the extraordinary existence of the enigmatic...
J.M. Barrie & The Lost Boys

J.M. Barrie & The Lost Boys

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Author: Andrew BirkinBinding: HardbackPublished: CONSTABLE/LONDON, 1979Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the intricate life of J.M. Barrie, the celebrated creator of Peter Pan. It uncovers the...
Chekhov: The Hidden Ground

Chekhov: The Hidden Ground

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The life of RussiaAIs greatest dramatist and storyteller examined within the context of the evolution of his art. A fine biography...a very well-written, intelligent account of ChekhovAIs remarkable literary career...
Anaïs Nin: An Introduction

Anaïs Nin: An Introduction

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Author: Benjamin Franklin V And Duane SchneiderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ohio University Press., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor discolouration to spine and front of cover, spine is...
Giants Of Literature: Kipling

Giants Of Literature: Kipling

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Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine, previous owner name inside first pageThis volume presents a comprehensive...
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)

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One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review , New York 's "Vulture", The Week , Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of...
Tennyson: His Art And Relation To Modern Life

Tennyson: His Art And Relation To Modern Life

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Author: Stopford A. BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: ISBISTER AND COMPANY LIMITED, 1895Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Faded...
Lev Tolstoy

Lev Tolstoy

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Author: Victor Shklovsky; Olga Shartse (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Progress Publishers, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsVictor Shklovsky's Lev Tolstoy presents a compelling and unconventional examination of the iconic Russian...
Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion To The Lives And Works Of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists

Great British Writers: An Illustrated Companion To The Lives And Works Of The Most Celebrated English Language Novelists

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Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: Golden Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the lives and literary contributions of England's...
Antonin Artaud: The Man And His Work

Antonin Artaud: The Man And His Work

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Author: Martin EsslinBinding: HardbackPublished: Calder Publications, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Green board with light bumping on corners. Clean text. Martin Esslin's "Antonin Artaud: The Man...
Binge

Binge

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Pop-culture phenomenon, social rights advocate, and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, Tyler Oakley brings you Binge , his New York Times bestselling collection of witty, personal, and hilarious...
John Donne: Life, Mind & Art

John Donne: Life, Mind & Art

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Author: John CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography offers a profound examination of John Donne, one of England's most...
Jane Austen: Irony as Defense and Discovery

Jane Austen: Irony as Defense and Discovery

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Author: Marvin MudrickBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous...
The Life, Work And Evil Fate Of Guy De Maupassant

The Life, Work And Evil Fate Of Guy De Maupassant

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Author: Robert Harborough SherardBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1926Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded, dull and...
Whole Lives: Shapers Of Modern Biography

Whole Lives: Shapers Of Modern Biography

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Author: Reed WhittemoreBinding: HardbackPublished: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic text presents a critical examination of the art and practice of modern biography...
Binge

Binge

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Pop-culture phenomenon, social rights advocate, and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, Tyler Oakley brings you Binge , his New York Times bestselling collection of witty, personal, and hilarious...