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The greatest rediscovered classic of recent years, Stoner is a literary legend. This is the story of a quiet man, destined to be a farmer but who becomes an academic....

Author: William Shakespeare Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1280 William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays remain...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Four centuries after his birth, William Shakespeare remains the most studied, performed,...

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of the iconic forgotten classic, the story of one man's ordinary, extraordinary life. William Stoner enters the University of...

How did Shakespeare go from being a talented writer of comedies and histories to become one of the greatest writers of tragedies who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year...

No library is complete without the classics! This leather-bound edition includes the complete works of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, considered by many to be the English language's greatest...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodA treasury of the English literary tradition, Selected English Essays gathers the finest prose compositions from Britain's most celebrated writers, spanning centuries of intellectual and aesthetic...

Author: William Shakespeare; Illustrated by Ian PenneyBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWilliam Shakespeare's The Sonnets presents a timeless...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A popular soldier and newly married man, Othello seems to be in an...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A fascinating intersection of Victorian medicine and literary criticism,...

"Measure for Measure"'s exploration of moral and ethical issues has ensured its wide popularity among modern readers and theatregoers. This new edition sets the play in its historical context, examining...

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Author: A. L. RowseBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight foxing and price clipped. Otherwise goodThis volume presents a...

Offering a political critique of Shakespeare's writings and the uses they are put to, these essays suggest that the activity of criticism is itself a site for political intervention.

This second edition of Othello has a new, illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson, which addresses such key issues as race, religion and gender, as well as looking...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe definitive reference work for anyone who loves the English literary tradition, The Oxford Companion to English Literature stands as an authoritative and comprehensive...

Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery Under the rule of King John, England is forced into war when the...

William Shakespeare's literary work has fascinated and entertained people throughout the world for centuries. His life, however, has always been shrouded in mystery. Now an eminent Shakespearean scholar presents a...

An edition of Shakespeare's King John which includes a lengthy introduction, an extensive commentary and suggested further reading.

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA comprehensive and authoritative reference work, A Shakespeare Companion: 1564–1964 presents four centuries of...

Author: William Shakespeare, Stanley W. WellsBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a comprehensive collection of William Shakespeare's works, edited by Stanley W....

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few bodies of work have endured the centuries with such relentless force...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Good condition with minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous author inscription. Binding: Intact hardcover binding. No stickers or labels visible. A timeless treasury of...

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Author: Robert SpeaightBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Shakespeare: The Man And His Achievement, chronicles the life and artistic...

Author: Bill Bryson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 A new edition of bestselling author Bill Bryson's compelling and concise biography of William Shakespeare, to mark the 400th anniversary of...

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery In the Duke's absence from Vienna, his strict deputy Angelo revives an ancient...

1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA towering monument of world literature, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare gathers every play, sonnet, and poem produced by the greatest...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat would it mean if the greatest playwright who ever lived were not a relic of the past,...

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A.C. Bradley put Shakespeare on the map for generations of readers and students for whom the plays might not otherwise have become "real" at all' writes John Bayley in his...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: tear at back of jacket, sticker marking on FEPOwn the definitive collection of the greatest works in the English language....

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery A noble but impoverished Venetian asks a friend, Antonio, for a loan to...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. In this edition...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA life devoted to the pages of Shakespeare yields a memoir unlike any other — Milestones on the...

Illustrated with over 60 archival photographs, many not previously published.<