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The Brontes in Brussels
In 1842, five years before they would become bestselling authors, Charlotte Bronte and her sister Emily arrived in Brussels. They were there to improve their French and German, but the...
Clemenceau: The Man And His Time
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Ex-Library with usual markings Few figures in modern European history cut as commanding a silhouette as Georges Clemenceau — statesman, journalist, duelist, and the iron-willed...
Nine French Poets: 1820-1880
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A scholarly anthology presenting the work of nine major...
A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle
'Masterly ... awesome reading ... an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday Times In six weeks in 1940, France was over-run by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing...
A Tale of Two Cities
After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound...
Walk the Blue Fields: 'Pure magic.' Colm Toibin
AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY 'Exquisite . so intricately wrought, so strange and beguiling as to entirely bewitch.' GUARDIAN 'Pure magic.' COLM TOIBIN 'Lyrical,...
The Penguin Book of French Poetry: 1820-1950
This edition contains the original poems in French, with elegant prose translations by William Rees This collection illuminates the uniquely fascinating era between 1820 and 1950 in French poetry -...
Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
Between January and July 1919, after the war to end all wars, men and women from all over the world converged on Paris for the Peace Conference. At its heart...
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 1
One of the greatest translations of all time- Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Proust's masterpiece is one of the...
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley's original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon. Mary Shelley's classic novel, presented in its original 1818...
Francesco Clemente (Bilingual edition)
Author: Rafael JablonkaFormat: Hardback, 245mm x 285mm, 1160g, 160 pagesPublished: Hirmer Verlag, Germany, 2022The Italian-American artist Francesco Clemente (b. 1952) is one of the main representatives of the postmodern Transavantgarde...
In Search Of Lost Time Vol 1: Swann's Way
The definitive translation of the greatest French novel of the twentieth century The definitive translation of one of the greatest French novels of the twentieth century In the opening volume...
The Lives of Michel Foucault
This biography opens with a moving account of Foucault's death from AIDS. The author then returns to the provincial France of Michel's childhood, and follows the transformation of a conservative...
Collected Poems 1925-1948
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few poets of the twentieth century captured the turbulent...
Woman Triumphant: Feminism In French Literature, 1610-1652
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the tumultuous decades between the assassination of Henri IV and the dawn of the Fronde, a remarkable literary battle...
War Prose
Ford's novel, "Parade's End", has been acknowledged as one of the great British novels about World War I. This book features a selection of Ford's other writings about the war,...
French: Maccutcheon And Advance Lines
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor the serious chess player seeking to master one of the most complex and intellectually demanding defences in...
Clairmont: The sensuous hidden story of the greatest muse of the Romantic period
Author: Lesley McDowellFormat: Hardback, 162mm x 236mm, 640g, 400 pagesPublished: Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom, 2024**The spellbinding, bold new retelling of the story of Lord Byron and the Shelleys, from...
Roland Barthes
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Author: Roland Barthes, R. HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977, First English EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an insightful exploration of the works and ideas of...
Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Phrase and Fa
An indispensable reference book, reflecting the life and language of the past 100 yearsFrom the beautiful game to zombie, this classic work of reference explores the origin and meaning of...
Marcus Clarke
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Remainder markBrian Elliott's Marcus Clarke presents a comprehensive biographical and critical examination of one of Australia's most influential literary figures. This...
The Macmillan Encyclopedia Of Art
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Author: Bernard L. Myers; Trewin CopplestoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Macmillan Encyclopedia Of Art presents a comprehensive overview of global artistic movements and masterpieces. This...
Chronicles And Poems Of Percy French
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Author: Percy French; Mrs. De Burgh Daly Binding: HardbackPublished: The Talbot Press Limited; T. Fisher Unwin Limited, 1922Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning...
The Macmillan Dictionary Of Biography
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. A comprehensive reference work, The Macmillan Dictionary of Biography presents thousands of...
Marx Before Marxism
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work in the study of political philosophy, Marx before Marxism...
Letters To Macmillan
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsLetters To Macmillan presents a fascinating collection of correspondence, offering a unique window into the inner workings of...
Macmillan: 100 Years in Australia 1904-2004
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book celebrates the centenary of Macmillan in Australia, providing a comprehensive overview of its history, contributions, and impact on...
Swinburne
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Author: Harold NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co, 1926Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive biographical study of Algernon Charles Swinburne. The narrative...
Selected Letters Of Rainer Maria Rilke: 1902-1926
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Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to poor. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few voices in the canon of European literature carry...
The French Mathematician
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being: 'A dark and brilliant achievement' (Ian McEwan)
In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century 'Being' In a world in which lives are shaped...
War Diaries: The Mediterranean 1943-1945
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the crucible of the Second World War's Mediterranean theatre, a future British Prime Minister bore witness to some of history's most pivotal...
The Communist Challenge To God
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket – card/board cover in good condition with minor yellowing and faint marks; faded spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age; foxing on book...
Claudine In Paris
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerColette’s spirited coming‑of‑age novel presents Claudine’s sharp‑eyed journey through Paris as she navigates bohemian circles, shifting loyalties...
The Macmillan Dictionary Of Biography: Fully Revised And Updated Edition
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Author: Barry Jones And M. V. DixonBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference work, The Macmillan Dictionary Of Biography: Fully Revised And Updated Edition,...
Winds Of Change: 1914-1939
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Author: Harold MacmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWinds Of Change: 1914-1939 presents a compelling historical account of a tumultuous...
An Anthology Of The Contemporary French Novel: 1919-1949
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board faded. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings:Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact. This carefully curated anthology presents a sweeping survey of French...
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 3
One of the greatest translations of all time- Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Proust's masterpiece is one of the...
Céline And His Vision
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Edition: Second ImpressionCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, slightly yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Very good copy. A work...
Watching The Climbers On The Mountain (SIGNED)
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA powerful work of Australian literary fiction, Watching the Climbers on the Mountain...