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Wilbur is at the peak of his form in this stellar translation of an unusual Moliere play-populated with Greeks and Greco-Roman gods and flavored with the essences of vaudeville, fan-tasy,...

A reworking of Moliere's comic play. Alceste abhors hypocrisy and the well-rehearsed, sycophantic pleasantries of the chattering classes. He tells the truth, even it hurts. Alceste is in love with...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edge, tanned DJ with minor tears.Few figures in the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA foundational academic volume exploring the rich literary landscape of 17th-century France. Part of...

'He has everything - pleasantry, seriousness, reason, vigour, pathos, eloquence of every kind' Voltaire A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen the Roman stage rang with laughter, it was Plautus and Terence who held the crowd — and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before satire became the wit of the civilised page, it was a weapon of terrifying power —...

1661 is a year of destiny for France and its young king, Louis XIV. Cardinal Mazarin, the prime minister who has governed throughout the king's early years, lies dying. As...

Author: Dominic Bliss Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 From Voltaire to Verlaine and from Hugo to Hemingway, these are the Paris locations that have influenced modern literature. The book...

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Molloy is Samuel Beckett's best-known novel, and his first published work to be written in French, ushering in a period of concentrated creativity in the late 1940s which included the...

A richly enthralling and evocative account of King Arthur Le Morte D'Arthur is Sir Thomas Malory's richly evocative and enthralling version of the Arthurian legend. Recounting Arthur's birth, his ascendancy...

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A richly enthralling and evocative account of King Arthur Volume two of Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory's powerful and elegaic version of the Arthurian legend, recounts the adventures of...

As Moll Flanders struggles for survival amid the harsh social realities of seventeenth-century England, there is but one snare she is determined to avoid - the deadly snare of poverty....

The novel follows the life of its eponymous heroine, Moll Flanders, through its many vicissitudes, which include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution, conviction for theft and transportation...

The book titled Mozartiana by the author J. Solman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of Roman theatrical tradition stands a playwright whose raucous, boundary-breaking comedies have entertained audiences...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis novel follows the life of Moll Flanders, a woman born in a Newgate prison who navigates the challenges of...

Darkly poetic, this modern translation conveys the unique eloquence of the original text. This volume also contains a translation of the epigrammatic Poesies. Insolent and defiant, the Chants de Maldoror,...

Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic picaresque novel chronicles the tumultuous life of a woman navigating the unforgiving social landscape of 17th-century England. From...

A definitive new collection of Marlowe's plays with a critical introduction by Frank Romany containing- 'Dido Queen of Carthage', 'Tamburlaine the Great Parts One and Two', 'The Jew of Malta',...

Li ge, the city of Simenon's youth, comes to life in this disturbing Maigret novel A vast emptiness. The room, in the darkness, seemed big as a cathedral. Warm currents...

Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll's drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and...

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Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe picaresque novel The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The Famous Moll Flanders chronicles the tumultuous life of its eponymous...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis classic picaresque novel chronicles the tumultuous life of a woman navigating the unforgiving social landscape of 17th-century England. From her birth...

Cooper's most enduringly popular novel combines heroism and romance with powerful criticism of the destruction of nature and tradition. Set against the French and Indian siege of Fort William Henry...

School is 'wet and weedy', according to Nigel Molesworth, the 'goriller of 3B', 'curse of St Custard's' and superb chronicler of fifties English life. Nothing escapes his disaffected eye and...

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A dazzling tale of love, courage and sisterhood, spanning 40 years of tumult in Berlin, perfect for fans of Cabaret and The Whalebone Theatre. Berlin, 1926. After the death of...

Author: Maurice WalshBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. Stained boards....

It is 1702, and in the lawless Caribbean sea young Matthew Loftus determines to captain his ship, the Cornelius, by honest trade rather than piracy and plunder. But his crew...

Author: Ove HornbyBinding: HardbackPublished: J.H. Schultz Information, Denmark, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and career of A.P. Moller, a pivotal figure in the...

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The book titled Is There A Moderate on the Roo by the author Tom Molomby. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Daniel DefoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis classic picaresque novel chronicles the tumultuous life of a woman navigating the unforgiving social landscape of 17th-century England....

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...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most audacious and brilliantly satirical works ever written, Candide and Other Romances follows the relentlessly...

'A gripping mystery... sweeping across centuries in its three interlinked sections, Molly & the Captain summons the past effortlessly' Observer A celebrated artist of the Georgian era paints his two...