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A new translation of Stendhal's masterpiece chronicling the fortunes of Febrice del Dongo at an Italian court in post-Napoleonic France. Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo...

Stendhal's intensely personal and yet universal work on Love In 1818, when he was in his mid-thirties, Stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She,...

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Stendhal's dark, compelling tale of one man's descent into glamorous, greedy French society Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon realizing that success...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. A work...

Author: StendhalBinding: HardbackPublished: THE ORION PRESS LIMITED, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA Roman Journal presents Stendhal's vivid observations and personal reflections on the Eternal City during his...

Author: David WakefieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsStendhal And The Arts presents a compelling examination of the profound connections between the celebrated French...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in the history of European literature are as paradoxical and fascinating as Stendhal — the soldier-turned-novelist...

Author: Stendhal (BEYLE, Henri)Binding: HardbackPublisher: John Lehmann, 1951, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis novel follows the life of Lucien Leuwen, a young man...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark of autobiographical fiction, The Life of Henry Brulard chronicles the early years of its author through the thinly...

Author: StendhalBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books - LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsStendhal's masterful novel, The Chartreuse of Parma, chronicles the tumultuous life of the young Italian nobleman Fabrice...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingOne of the most candid and searching works of self-examination in all of Western literature,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew autobiographies in the Western canon are as bracingly honest, as psychologically penetrating, or as defiantly unconventional as The Life...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn Italian, However book is mainly comprised of beautiful watercolour works A richly evocative...

New translation by Roger Pearson of the novel considered to be Zola's masterpiece Considered by Andre Gide to be one of the ten greatest novels in the French language, Germinal...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. What is the rightful place of ideas in fiction — and has the novel abandoned...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the volatile intersection of ideology and imagination, Irving Howe's Politics and the Novel stands as one of the most penetrating works...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat happens when the greatest literary minds in history turn their attention to seduction? A Literary Guide to Seduction, edited and introduced by Robert...

An enlightening collection of works by the most eloquent advocate of Stoicism It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good — dust jackets present on both volumes, clean with minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Tight and...

Contexts includes twenty-six selections, from James's letters, notebooks, and other writings during the period 1863-1908, centering on the ghost story, the supernatural and, in particular, "my little book," The Turn...

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Pocket Hardbacks - the new non-fiction series that combines the collectability of Clothbound Classics with the popular spirit of Great Ideas Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived...

Author: Lucius Seneca Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even...

Author: Isabelle Stanislas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Isabelle Stanislas's interiors nod to historical sources while exuding a refreshing contemporary style. Known for her knack for subtly interweaving art,...

"This is the most complete description yet available in English of Stanislavski's real life in art" (New York Times) Jean Benedetti's critical biography of Konstantin Stanislavski, one of the towering...

When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: VG. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover with dust jacket present. A richly detailed biography, Dimitri Stancioff:...

The title gives an impressive overview of the developments during the 19th and 20th centuries, from classical modern art, impressionism and symbolism to expressionism and abstract art. The book contains...

Solving the world's most puzzling mystery novel just got even more fiendish in this gorgeous new hardback collector's edition - with the final solution sealed in an envelope at the...

Eager to clean up his act after his troubled early twenties, Owen has returned to Kentucky to take a job as a groundskeeper at a small college in the Appalachian...

Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new redbrick universities. A moderately successful future in the History department beckons. As long as Jim can survive...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A gripping early thriller from one of the twentieth century's most celebrated...

This is the first monograph on contemporary Belgian artist Stefaan De Croock (b.1982), alias Strook. He is known for his collaged portraits made from reclaimed and found wood, and attracts...

A new translation of this counterculture classic by David Horrocks A new translation by David Horrocks. At first sight Harry Haller seems like a respectable, educated man. In reality he...

Love blooms in the darkest days... Discover this heart-wrenching, life-affirming tale of first romance in the face of the tragic events of an often forgotten piece of WW2 history. 'Will...

Author: Stephen CoulterBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDamned Shall Be Desire: The Passionate Life Of Guy De Maupassant chronicles the tumultuous existence of one of...

Author: H.H. AsquithBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford Univ Pr, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains a collection of letters written by H.H. Asquith to Venetia Stanley....

A mesmerising literary debut interwoven with mythology and legend, from an award-winning new talent When Scottie realises she will never become a mother, she leaves her life behind and flees...

*AS RECOMMENDED BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID "FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A GOOD LAUGH" ON TIME' S INSTAGRAM* 'A darkly funny riot' The Times , Book of the Month A GOODREADS...