Literary Theory

The book titled Dickens: Illustrated Anthology by the author Charles Dickens. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

This critical biography analyzes Tennyson's poetic development and his place in literature. It describes his influences, both classical and personal, and illuminates his working methods, for example: a constant revision...

Who was Shakespeare? Why has his writing endured? What makes it so endlessly adaptable to different times and cultures? And how has Shakespeare come to be such a powerful symbol...

The book titled Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Writer of Colombia by the author Stephen Minta. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

Clinging to the Wreckage is the first and most celebrated volume of John Mortimer's memoirs. It recounts with great wit and style his peculier childhood in the Chilterns - the...

Shortly before his death in 1978, Paul Scott won the Booker Prize for Fiction. In this biography, the author explores Scott's family background in North London, his war years in...

One of the most prolific letter writers of this century, Tolkien wrote to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends and to fans of his books, a mass...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box This box presents a strong compilation of Booker Prize winners, expansive family sagas, and contemporary fiction. The selection ranges from sharp social commentary to...

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...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Birds Of Shakespeare. With Cen Illustrations. by Edward Rennie is a...

Author: Matthew ArnoldBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMatthew Arnold's Essays In Criticism: First Series presents a foundational collection of literary and cultural critiques from...

Author: William ShakespeareBinding: HardbackPublished: GROSSET & DUNLAPCondition:Book: PoorJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis monumental collection presents the entire dramatic and poetic canon of William Shakespeare, offering readers an unparalleled journey through...

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...

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...

Author: Oscar WildeBinding: HardbackPublished: HERON BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume presents a comprehensive collection of Oscar Wilde's poetic genius, critical essays, and intimate correspondence. It uncovers the breadth...

Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: HERON BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA seminal work of modernist literature, The Rainbow chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family, tracing...

Author: selected by H. P. Heseltine and S. TickBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: cellotape residue on inside front and back covers; plastic...

Author: John LehmannBinding: HardbackPublished: John Lehmann, London, 1949Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis literary collection, Orpheus: A Symposium Of The Arts 2, presents a...

Author: Sir H. Idris Bell, Gay Boas, Osbert Lancaster, C. S. Lewis, V. De Sola Pinto, G. Rastrner Hamilton, H. V. Routh, Laurence E. Tanser, S. C. Roberts, Reginald W....

Author: Margaret HomansBinding: PaperbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor creasing on cover, internally sound. Clean and bright...

Author: Martin PuchnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of non-fiction chronicles the profound influence of storytelling on human development and societal structures. Martin...

Author: UCLA Department of EnglishBinding: PaperbackPublished: Department of English, UCLA, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis reference guide outlines the standards, conventions,...

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...

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...

The book titled Quest for Wonders: Myths and Legends in the Classroom: Myths and by the author John Tingay. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The fantastical fictional land of Narnia, famously reached via a magical wardrobe, has many connections to the world in which its creator C. S. Lewis lived. The influence of Oxford...

Barthes and the Empire of Signs follows him in exploring the nature of 'representation' itself. Is it possible to reconcile appearance and reality? Or imaginative recreation and fact? How do...

Illuminating, enriching and wholly delightful, inside you'll find more than 500 stirring quotes to inspire you, enrich you and enchant you. Whether you're hoping to revisit some of cinema's greatest...

In The Ruling Passion , Christopher Lane examines the relationship between masculinity, homosexual desire, and empire in British colonialist and imperialist fictions at the turn of the twentieth century. Questioning...

The editors of "Brick" celebrated the new century by asking contributors to the journal for essays about their favourite "lost classics": books they treasured that are now forgotten. The next...

A guide to English literature from 1500 to 1660. It combines a series of critical essays on understanding Renaissance literature, Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, Renaissance poetry and the contemporary historical...

A major reinterpretation of Horace's famous literary manualFor two millennia, the Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry), the 476-line literary treatise in verse with which Horace closed his career, has served...

I love fire. Fire is the colour of genius.In this audacious new work, Edna O'Brien gives voice to the women who were central to the life of James Joyce.'James Joyce...

A witty and illuminating guide to the history of the footnote, which shines light on the many dark recesses of literary and historical scholarship, on the deviousness of generations of...

Since his first appearance in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two...

Queen Victoria's central importance to the era defined by her reign is self-evident, and yet it has been surprisingly overlooked in the study of Victorian culture. This collection of essays...

George Sturt's frank and moving account of his trade as a wheelwright in the late nineteenth century offers a unique glimpse into the working lives of craftsmen in a world...

Derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, the present volume is an A-Z reference work containing over 4,200 entries covering the full range of literature in English...

Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature - here is a history of theatre, worldwide in scope and ranging from its...

A lively cultural history of the book from a charmingly idiosyncratic bookseller 'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.' This is the story of our...

The book titled Babbitt by the author Sinclair Lewis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Along with Satre, Camus and Orwell, Arthur Koestler helped to shape the ideas of today. Once a communist, he saw through Marxism and led the intellectual counter-attack that culminated in...

Dennis Wheatley Vintage Collection Bargain Book Box (18 Books) This striking collection features eighteen hardcover volumes by the "Prince of Thriller Writers," Dennis Wheatley. Bound in distinctive red faux-leather with...

Secondhand Dennis Wheatley Collection (Heron Editions) Bargain Book Box This box contains eighteen Dennis Wheatley novels from the collectible Heron Books edition, featuring the characteristic red faux-leather binding with gold...

Secondhand Dennis Wheatley Collection (Heron Editions) Bargain Book Box This box contains fifteen Dennis Wheatley novels from the collectible Heron Books edition, known for their red faux-leather bindings and gold...

An insightful exploration of one of Australia's most acclaimed writers, the award-winning Alexis Wright 'Do you have a heart? her books ask. Is it still beating? Do you want to...

A compelling, inspiring and moving collection of Barbara Holborow's stories of hope, loss and apathy from behind the Bench as Children's Magistrate A compelling, inspiring and moving collection of Barbara...