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Author: Henri TroyatBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. ALLEN, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsHenri Troyat's Tolstoy chronicles the tumultuous life of one of Russia's most celebrated literary giants. This...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good. Few literary lives burned as brilliantly — or as briefly — as that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: glue residue on endpapers;Few literary lives burn as brilliantly—and end as tragically—as that of Alexander Pushkin, the towering genius of...

Author: Henri TroyatBinding: PaperbackPublished: MERIDIAN PRESSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Pushkin, chronicles the tumultuous life and enduring literary legacy...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew rulers in history have seized power with such audacity and wielded it with such brilliance as Catherine...

Author: Henri TroyatBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerGogol: The Biography Of A Divided Soul presents a compelling portrait of the enigmatic...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Some marks and specks on blue cloth. Binding remains tight. From the shadow of imperial Russia emerges...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Good. Few rulers in history have commanded power with the audacity and brilliance of...

By uncovering what he claimed to be Homer's Troy and Mycenate, Heinrich Schliemann (1822-90) became one of the dominant personalities of his age. Yet this biography shows him to have...

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: Peter Ackroyd Format: Hardback...

Sunday Times bestsellers Mythos and Heroes have over a million sales- now comes Troy The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen...

Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Miller's first novel is a Penguin Modern Classic for the first time One of the most scandalous and influential books of the...

Bestselling novelist Margaret George here imagines the story of Helen of Sparta and Troy, one of the most amazing female mythical characters, ancient or modern. A war, which lasted for...

Author: Ronald AlleyBinding: HardbackPublisher: Book Club Associates, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew lives embody the agonising contradictions of the Second World War more profoundly than that of Adam von Trott...

Author: Frank James PriceBinding: HardbackPublished: Louisiana State University Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrank James Price's Troy H. Middleton: A Biography...

Two of the greatest collections of Rousseau's work come together in a new exhibition that offers fresh insights into the painter's art and life The Barnes Foundation is home to...

'You must paint her just like that ... as the Tragic Muse' Suggests one of James's characters to Nick Dormer, the young Englishman who, during the course of the novel,...

Author: Lynn And Gray PooleBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography chronicles the intertwined lives of Heinrich...

"My family, my neighbours, there wasn't a mob in the Territory I could think of who hadn't had their backs up against the wall, and most of them had pushed...

Ellen Terry was a natural actress who filled the theatre with a magical radiance. The Times called her the uncrowned queen of England but behind her public success lay a...

From the distinguished American historian whose work has been acclaimed around the world, a major new book that penetrates one of the most bizarre and fascinating paradoxes in history: the...

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Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this legendary edition...

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life,...

AS HITLER UNLEASHES HIS BOMBS ON LONDON, ANOTHER, MORE ANCIENT, TERROR EMERGES It is the early days of the Second World War. Grace, daughter of Asterion and Noah, remains bound...

Author: Kevin Dann (Kevin Dann) Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 Now in paperback, this thrilling, meticulous biography by naturalist and historian Kevin Dann fills a gap in...

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Robert Lacey traces the story of this controversial figure - whose reign was marked by arbitary seizures of power, ruthlessness and cruelty - from the brilliance of his youth to...

Sexus is the first volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Miller's major life work The first novel in the autobiographical Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, Sexus depicts Miller's first...

Author: Ben Philippe Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 From the award-winning author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager comes a whip-smart and layered romantic...

An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once Queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from...

Just who did the British think they were? For much of the last 1,500 years, when the British looked back to their origins they saw the looming mythological figure of...

From the smouldering ruins of a stolen love to the thunder of warships crossing the wine-dark sea, The Tale of Troy is a magnificent retelling of the greatest adventure story...

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The roars of the hungry Minotaur came nearer and nearer - his feet could be heard thundering along the echoing floor of the labyrinth... Meet the original heroes of Greece...

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From seven masters of historical fiction-including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn-comes a richly imagined anthology of stories which bring the epic tale of the Trojan War to life. Troy:...

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Author: Michael MeyerBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe Making of a Dramatist 1828-1864; The Farewell to Poetry 1864-1882; The Top of A...