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The Elizabethan Poets
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the acclaimed Literature in Perspective series, The Elizabethan Poets presents...
Radical Earnestness: English Social Theory 1880-1980
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to think seriously about society — and can earnestness itself be a radical act?...
Keats
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the acclaimed Literature in Perspective series, this critical study presents...
Fighting Talk: The Most Stirring Speeches, Surrenders, Battle Cries and Fighting Words in History
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: James Inglis Format: Paperback...
Abdication
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Author: Brian InglisBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Abdication, chronicles the dramatic events surrounding a monarch's decision to relinquish the throne. It uncovers...
Sacred Places
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One Fat Englishman
Amis's hilarious satire on Anglo-American relations, part of a new series of reissues of his work in Penguin Modern Classics Brimming with gluttony, booze and lust, Roger Micheldene is loose...
'I Wonder': The Life and Work of Ken Inglis
Ken Inglis was one of Australia's most creative, wide-ranging and admired historians. During a scholarly career spanning nearly seven decades, his humane, questioning approach - summed up by the recurring...
No Mean Feat
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Sir William Angliss: An Intimate Biography (SIGNED)
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Author: Lady AnglissBinding: HardbackPublished: The author Melbourne, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionSir William Angliss: An Intimate Biography presents a compelling portrait of a titan of Australian...
Sir William Angliss: An Intimate Biography (SIGNED)
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Faded and chipped DJ with some loss. Names penned...
Inigo: The Troubled Life of Inigo Jones, Architect of the English
The first and greatest of the English Renaissance architects, Inigo Jones was an unlikely candidate to change the landscape of British style and design. Yet this self-taught son of a...
Grinling Gibbons & The English Woodcarving Tradition
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Author: Frederick Oughton F.R.S.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Stobart, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor yellowing of internal front and back pages, signed by previous owner on internal front...
The Scandalous Freddie McEvoy: The true story of the swashbuckling
Swashbuckler, daredevil racing-car champion, Winter Olympian, gambler, smuggler, scoundrel, stud and suspected spy - this is the fascinating story of the scandalous Freddie McEvoy. Born in Melbourne in 1907, Freddie's...
The King's English
Amis's acerbic guide to the use and abuse of the English language, part of a new series of reissues of his work in Penguin Modern Classics The King's English is...
Studying English Literature: A Practical Guide
Studying English Literature is a unique guide for undergraduates beginning to study the discipline of literature and those who are thinking of doing so. Unlike books that provide a survey...
F in English
If your vocabulary is more Bart Simpson than the Bard, then take comfort in this cracking, all-new, fun-size dose of F in Exams, containing some of the most spectacular howlers...
The Penguin Book Of Folk Ballads Of The English-Speaking World
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the windswept moors of the British Isles to the rugged frontiers of the American West, The Penguin...
The English as Collectors
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The book titled The English as Collectors by the author Frank Herrman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Making of the English Working Class
The revolutionary account of working-class culture and ideals, reissued as a Penguin Modern Classic to mark the 50th anniversary of its publication This brilliant account of working-class society in its...
The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English
A gripping, extraordinary account of England in an era of revolutionary turmoil Within the English revolution of the mid-seventeenth century which resulted in the triumph of the protestant ethic -...
A Very English Hero: The Making of Frank Thompson
Gentle, modest and handsome, a fine poet, proficient in nine languages, eccentric Englishman Frank Thompson made an unlikely soldier. The elder of two sons of a formidable family of writers...
The King's English
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The King's English by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler is a landmark...
Frederick Baldwin / Wendy Watriss: Looking at the U.S.: 1957-1986
Format: Hardback, 240mm x 300mm, 1510g, 208 pagesPublished: Schilt Publishing b.v., Netherlands, 2009This book provides an unusual look at cultural and political life in the United States over nearly three...
English Trader, Indian Maid: Representing Gender, Race, and Slavery in
On March 13th, 1711, an article appeared in "The Spectator about Thomas Inkle, a young and aspiring English trader cast ashore in the Americas, who is saved from violenct death...
The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage
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Left-Wing Democracy In The English Civil War: A Study Of The Social Philosophy Of Gerrard Winstanley
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of political and intellectual history, this study presents a penetrating analysis of the radical democratic thought that emerged from...
All Authors Are Equal: The Publishing Life Of Fredric Warburg 1936-1971
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Behind every great literary era stands a...
Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples
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All Authors Are Equal: The Publishing Life Of Fredric Warburg 1936-1971
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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, with minor wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Good, slight tanning consistent with age. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm and...
Endling: LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN
* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 * * WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE * * WINNER OF THE ATWOOD...
The Lingo: Listening to Australian English
A lively linguistic analysis of our distinctive forms of speech drawn from a range of everyday experiences, including work, relaxation, gambling, drinking, family life, sport, crime, war, politics and sexual...
A True-Born Englishman: Being The Life Of Henry Fielding
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Author: M. P. WillcocksBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This compelling biography, "A Born English-Man," meticulously chronicles...
Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination
The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...
Friends in Youth: Choosing Sides in the English Civil War
Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this scintillating history At the Inns of Court, the intellectual, literary, and social heart of early...
Hereward The Wake: 'Last Of The English'
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Author: Charles KingsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co., 1900Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner sticker to FEP,...
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village: An
This is your essential guide to not getting murdered in a quaint English village, where danger lurks around each cobblestoned corner and every bite of scone or sip of tea...
Skills for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test: Listening and Speaking (Collins English for the TOEFL Test)
If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for TOEFL iBT (R) Test can help. This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in...
Words from Hell: Unearthing the Darkest Secrets of English Etymology
The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded apart and...
Shroud for a Nightingale: The classic murder mystery from the 'Queen of English crime' (Guardian)
The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills,...
Englishman At Dingo Creek
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The book titled Englishman At Dingo Creek. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
English: A Story of Marmite, Queuing and Weather
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