Literary Theory

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In the first in a new series of brief biographies, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd brilliantly evokes the medieval world of England and provides an incomparable introduction to the great poet's...

The 12-year affair between Graham Greene and Catherine Walston, the sexually adventurous 1940s and 1950s society hostess, was only made public in a silence-shattering article in "The Sunday Times" after...

'In one short and sly book after another, Levy writes about characters navigating swerves of history and sexuality, and the social and personal rootlessness that accompanies both' Atlantic Who was...

Edition: First American EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on block but does not extent onto pages or text. Pages crisp.A landmark...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsIn a startlingly cold look at the commodification of human life, a young woman arrives at the Samuel Rathbone Institute...

Edition: 1st uk ed., 1st impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA darkly comic and Booker Prize-winning novella, Amsterdam chronicles the moral unraveling of two old...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sweeping literary novel of self-examination and identity, Daniel Martin chronicles the life of a successful...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA haunting work of postmodern historical fiction, A Maggot chronicles the mysterious disappearance of an unidentified...

Edition: 1st us trade ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: SignedA darkly comic and unsettling work of literary fiction, The Tax Inspector chronicles the collision...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright copy. A landmark of Australian literature,...

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The star of this box is hiding in plain sight: all seven volumes of Boris Ford's landmark Pelican Guide to English Literature, the series that shaped how English literature was...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Box — 18 Book Eighteen novels, stories, poems, and anthologies of considerable range — from the cold war carnival of Wu Ming's 54 to the quiet...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Box — 18 Book Nineteen novels, stories, poems, and essays of genuine literary ambition. Jonathan Franzen at full stretch, Colleen McCullough doing something you won't expect,...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Box — 18 Books Eighteen novels of remarkable range — a missionary traveling to another planet to bring Christianity to its alien inhabitants, a Finnish architect...

Eighteen novels spanning the full glorious range of romantic and commercial fiction — from Jackie Collins at her most unapologetic to Anita Shreve at her most searching, from Becky Bloomwood...

Secondhand Literary & Historical Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books Eighteen books, one extraordinary collection. This selection takes you from the bustling, vibrant streets of modern Antwerp to the...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Foxing and slight tanning to book block, internal pages are fine. red top of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA poignant and evocative novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the pursuit of elusive dreams. Set against...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: small tear on back left of jacket seamLong regarded as a shocking innovator of...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsIn Full Moon, young Tipton Plimsoll is convinced he’s hallucinating when he keeps spotting the "gorilla-like" face of Bill Lister—an artist in...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing and tanning on block, wear and tear of jacket localised to...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: marker on front coverWhat makes a book truly unforgettable? In...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsUnlock the layers of meaning within the works of Australia’s greatest storyteller. In this authoritative volume, Professor Colin Roderick—the preeminent...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsPeel back the curtain on the real-life inspirations behind one of the 20th century's most biting...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Protective plastic sleeve over jacket, easily removeable. Coffee stain at bottom of block -...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours presents a masterful triptych of women whose lives, separated by time and circumstance, resonate...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsA cornerstone of English literature and one of the most beloved novels ever written, Pride and Prejudice is a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in philosophical aesthetics, Art & Reality: John Anderson on Literature and...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA darkly satirical work of postcolonial fiction, Shame chronicles the turbulent history of a fictional nation unmistakably...

Edition: 1st aus ed,,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative literary biography chronicles the life of Hal Porter, one of Australia's most versatile and flamboyant...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA bold departure from the espionage fiction that made its author famous, The Naïve...

Edition: sept repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage. A distinguished memoir...

Edition: First British EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. A searing work of literary fiction, When...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsA landmark work of literary criticism and history, Written for Children presents a sweeping survey...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Worn on jacket with chipping on edges. Pages clean. A landmark work of literary scholarship,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Wear on jacket - chipping around edges. Pages crisp and clearA scholarly work of literary...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA literary biography, this work chronicles the life of one of the twentieth century's most formidable and controversial literary figures,...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards slightly faded. Worn and yellowed DJ within mylar. Binding remains tight. Small glue residue...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: A vibrant 1966 first edition in Very Good condition. The binding is remarkably tight and the jacket shows...

The book William Hague was mad to ignore. Completely updated, acclaimed biography of the extraordinary life of Jeffrey Archer - politician, fundraiser and storyteller. Mary Archer calls it his "gift...

FEATURING BRAND NEW UPDATED CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION 'Inspiring' - Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Fascinating' - Joe Moran 'A very lovely book' - Kate Mosse Bestselling and award-winning authors share the...

The Poetry Exchange is an award-winning podcast and project that celebrates the role poetry plays in people's lives. In their first anthology, Fiona Bennett and Michael Shaeffer draw on ten...

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin, the son of a surgeon and a poet. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he won the...

The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the...