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Shadowy Third(2022) PARRY, JULIACritically acclaimed, this unique and compelling personal biography uncovers the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author’s grandparents.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Rest in Pieces(2021) LOVEJOY, BESSA marvellously macabre look at how some of the world’s favourite historical figures got even more interesting past their expiration dates with their corpses in part or in whole going on hilarious and horrifying adventures!Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Iris Trilogy: Memoirs of Iris Murdoch(2020) BAYLEY, JOHNAll three books (Iris, Iris and the Friends, and Widower's House) are now available in a single edition, told by the person who knew her best, with gentle humour - at times unbearably moving - in Bayley's portrayal of a remarkable woman.Vezava: Trda42,06 € -
Life and Loves of E. Nesbit(2020) FITZSIMONS, ELEANORFitzsimons’s eye-opening biography brings new light to the life and works of famed literary icon E. Nesbit, in whom pragmatism and idealism, tradition and modernity worked side-by-side to create a remarkable writer and woman.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Goethe(2016) ROBERTSON, RITCHIE (TAYLOR PROFESSOR OF GERMAN, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived to the age of 82 and wrote prodigiously in every genre: drama, poetry, fiction, autobiography, travel narrative, translation from French and Italian, and critical essays on art and literature, besides copious letters and dVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Letters to Gil(2021) AL NASIR, MALIK‘A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure’ IRENOSEN OKOJIEVezava: Trda33,27 € -
Letters to Gil(2022) AL NASIR, MALIK‘A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure’ IRENOSEN OKOJIEVezava: Mehka14,02 € -
Such, Such Were the Joys(2021) ORWELL, GEORGEA graphic novel bringing to life Orwell's dramatic formative experiencesVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
James Joyce(2021) MACCABE, COLIN (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND FILM, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH)James Joyce was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This book explores his novels and short stories, and analyses the literary traditions and social factors influencing his distinctive complex style. Interweaving Joyce's life andVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Beauty of Living(2021) ROSENBLITT, J. ALISON (REGENT'S PARK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)An incisive biography of E.E. Cummings’ early life, including his First World War ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetryVezava: Mehka29,93 € -
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass(2022) DOUGLASS, FREDERICKIn his final autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Written By Himself, Frederick Douglass shares the stories of his 'several lives in one.' He does powerful justice to his lives lived in U.S. slavery, in the fight for abolition, and in the 'Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Bite of the Apple(2020) GOODINGS, LENNIE (PUBLISHER, PUBLISHER, VIRAGO PRESS)In this insightful memoir Lennie Goodings takes the reader behind the scenes at Virago, the feminist press that she has led for twenty years. Moving from Virago's early days of independence, through its various commercial incarnations, the author reflectsVezava: Trda30,83 € -
My Bondage and My Freedom(2019) DOUGLASS, FREDERICKMy Bondage and My Freedom is the second of Frederick Douglass's full-length autobiographies. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
William Shakespeare(2015) WELLS, STANLEY (HONORARY PRESIDENT, THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST)In this new offering from Stanley Wells comes an exploration of one of the world's greatest dramatists: William Shakespeare. Written with enthusiasm and flair, Wells looks at both the world Shakespeare lived in and all of his major works, to show how andVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Charles Dickens(2019) HARTLEY, JENNY (EMERITUS PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON)Jenny Hartley introduces Charles Dickens's life and works, looking at the vitality of his characters and the energy which surges through his writing. Examining the themes running through his books, she considers the institutions which influenced his workVezava: Mehka14,01 €
