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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...
The Frenchman
'It's a richly detailed cloak-and-dagger thriller reminiscent of the novels of John le Carre ... I hope Jack Beaumont, whoever he is, writes a follow-up.' - Stephen Romei, The Australian...
Inside Marrakesh: Enchanting Homes and Gardens
Marrakesh - the epicentre of Moroccan interiors and garden design - has captivated generations of tastemakers, including Jasper Conran, Madison Cox, Bill Willis, Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Berge, and Caitlin...
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...
Liar's Game: A Frenchman Thriller
'Another fast-paced, high-octane contemporary spy novel from Beaumont, sure to please existing fans of the series and attract new ones into the fold.' - Sydney Morning Herald While recruiting a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Last Man
Mary Shelley's landmark novel that invented the human extinction genre and initiated climate fiction, imagining a world where newly-forged communities and reverence for nature rises from the ashes of a...
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...
Meditations
Acclaimed poet and translator Aaron Poochigian's vibrant new translation of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations captures and accentuates an aspect of the best-selling work of classical antiquity that other English translations have,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The French Mathematician
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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...
The French Exception: Emmanuel Macron - The Extraordinary Rise and
'Adam Plowright's excellent book captures the strangeness of Macron's life' Evening Standard THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF EMMANUEL MACRON IN ENGLISH From total unknown to one of Europe's most powerful men...
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...
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...
A Divided Life: Biography of Donald Maclean
This is a biography of one of the last of the ideological spies, belonging to the important group the author calls "the Cambridge Comintern". Robert Cecil, a close acquaintance of...
Harold Macmillan
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera is a brilliantly crafted, beautifully written story of love and the love-sick. Spurned as a young man, Florentino Ariza has a...
CLOTILDE
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or marking , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCLOTILDE is a historical narrative that explores themes of love, betrayal, and resilience set against a...
The French Promise
Bestselling author Fiona McIntosh weaves a gripping tale of love, resilience, and redemption that spans across continents, where past and present intertwine in a quest for a brighter future. MILLION...
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo
The iconic study of the Haitian revolution by one of the founding fathers of Caribbean scholarship, now in Modern Classics for the first time In 1791, inspired by the ideals...
In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1: The Way by Swann's
Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition- 'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since 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...
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,...
The Marquise of O
New translation of one of the greatest works of German Literature. An ingenious 'whodunnit', The Marquise of O - subverts the eighteenth-century notion of the infallibility of man, and reveals...
Chez Manon: Simple Recipes From A French Home Kitchen
Over 80 mouthwatering recipes to cook at home. Chez Manon is a heartfelt book filled with Manon's family recipes, as well as contemporary French meals that make entertaining effortless, whether...
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1: From Marguerite de
A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous...
Le Testament Francais
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Wars, Plots And Scandals In Post-War France
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: bookstore stamp. Binding condition: Good. Few periods in modern European history are as turbulent and revealing as...