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V. S. Pritchett (1900-1997) - VSP as he was affectionately known - was the greatest British short-story writer of the twentieth century, and one of its liveliest and most humane...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Good. Very good copy. Few writers of the twentieth century captured the textures of...

Author: V.S. PritchettBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, New York, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Remainder markA collection of masterful short fiction, On The Edge Of The Cliff presents...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA celebrated work of literary memoir, Midnight Oil chronicles the formative years of V.S. Pritchett's life as a...

Author: V.S. Pritchett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 In unfailingly elegant prose, V. S. Pritchett provides a timeless distillation of the city of London and the London experience. He...

The Lady from Guatemala (1997) is a collection of short stories by renowned British writer V.S. Pritchett. It features, often, humorous, character-driven literary fiction exploring human nature, class, and the...

Gore Vidal called him the century's "greatest English-language critic". Anthony Burgess hailed him as "our best literary critic". Now, at last, all of Pritchett's best literary essays are collected here...

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Edition: 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterwork of literary travel writing, The Spanish Temper presents V. S. Pritchett's deeply personal and keenly observed...

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Pritchett's ninetieth birthday will coincide with the publication of this amazing collection of new stories and will be a major literary celebration.

Author: V.S. PritchettBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto and Windus, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsV.S. Pritchett's The Gentle Barbarian: The Life And Work Of Turgenev presents a compelling...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsFew critics write with the authority of a practitioner, but V. S. Pritchett — celebrated short story writer, novelist, and...

Author: Georgia Pritchett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Funny, moving, insightful, vulnerable. A brave book and a brilliant read.' - Miranda Hart Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett...

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Author: Georgia Pritchett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett knows a thing or two about anxiety. From worrying about the monsters under her...

Author: Georgia Pritchett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Multi-award-winning television writer and producer Georgia Pritchett knows a thing or two about anxiety. From worrying about the monsters under her...

A breakthrough for business owners and entrepreneurs of small to large businesses and companies looking to achieve more success. Whether you are a young company that's just starting out or...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A cornerstone of nineteenth-century Russian literature, Selected Tales gathers...

'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHLESKI, director of John Wick'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWilliam Sansom's South is a captivating work of mid-twentieth-century fiction that transports the reader into sun-drenched landscapes where...

Gerald Brenan led a life studded with adventure. He was drawn to the 1920s underworld - both in London and Seville - of prostitutes, flamenco singers and the poor. He...

The 100 finest short stories ever written, collected in one gorgeous volume. Profound, lyrical, shocking, wise: the short story is capable of almost anything. This collection of 100 of the...

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Turgenev's collection of insights into Russia and the lives of those who live there Turgenev's first major prose work is a series of twenty-five Sketches- the observations and anecdotes of...

** AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW ** Tara Selter has become someone new. It becomes clear just how ridiculous it is: life in progressive time. Or was. Before we came to...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Why does it feel like no matter what happens in American politics, the Democrats still get their way When he left Congress in 2017,...

This biography examines the special relationship between the sisters, Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. The author has also written "Moon in Eclipse: A Life of Mary Shelley".

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First published in 1957, this novel consists almosts entirely of dialogue. The central figure, Miles Mowbray, is one of Compton-Burnett's most successful characters.

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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It's the perfect solution for the...

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid comes a gripping mystery - Lindsay Gordon dives into the world of London publishing to investigate a murder First appearing as a deadly accident,...

Amillennialism, dispensational premillennialism, historic premillennialism, postmillennialism, preterism. These are difficult words to pronounce and even harder concepts to understand. A Case for Amillennialism presents an accessible look at the crucial...

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