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Literature Studies
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In a Harbour Green : Celebrating Benedict Kiely€19.99
First dedicated book about one of Ireland’s best-known writers, Benedict Kiely.
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Books That Saved My Life : Reading for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure€15.25
Great literature is thrilling. It will feed your hungry mind and take your heart on a journey.
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No Laughing Matter: The Life & Times of Flann O’Brien€16.95
First published in 1989 No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O’Brien was the first full-length biography of Flann O’Brien. Rich in background, anecdote and social history, it is an extraordinary portrait of a writer and his times, perceptive, sympathetic and authoritative.
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A History of Reading€11.22
Tracing the complete story of reading from the age when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day, Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating A History of Reading offers a sweeping view across time and geography of our evolving relationship with text.
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The Cost of Living€11.99
The Cost of Living reveals a writer in radical flux, considering what it means to live with value and meaning and pleasure. This perfectly crafted snapshot of a woman in the process of transformation is as distinctive, wide-ranging and original as Levy's acclaimed novels, an essential read for every Deborah Levy fan.
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Virginia Woolf in Richmond€18.95
Virginia and her husband Leonard Woolf lived in Richmond-upon-Thames for ten years from the time of the First World War (1914-1924).
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J.R.R. Tolkien€10.99
The authoritative exploration of the man behind Middle Earth. From Tolkien's Bletchley Park connection to the `publishing risk' of The Lord of the Rings, this latest addition to the Amazing & Extraordinary series explores J.R.R.Tolkien's inventiveness, the sources of his inspiration and the fellowship of his fan base.
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Pierre Loti€13.25
Few authors have led lives as interesting as the French novelist and travel writer Pierre Loti (1850-1923) - nor have they worked harder to make it appear even more romantic than it already was.
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After Ireland : Writing the Nation from Beckett to the Present€11.00
Ireland is suffering a crisis of authority. Catholic Church scandals, political corruption, and economic collapse have shaken the Irish people's faith in their institutions.
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The Unpunished Vice : A Life of Reading€15.95
An insightful account of the key role reading has played in the life of literary icon Edmund White Edmund White made his name as a writer, but he remembers his life through the books he read.