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How to Pass National 5 English: Second Edition by David Swinney
RRP: £11.99£11.40Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018This book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your National 5 exam. It combines an overview of the course syllabus... -
The Golden Treasury: Of English Verse by Francis Turner Palgrave
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Golden Treasury is one of the most loved anthologies of English poetry ever published. The book was meticulously compiled by poet and scholar Francis Turner Palgrave, in collaboration with Alfred Tennyson, who was then poet laureate.It is arranged... -
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth by Catherine McIlwaine
RRP: £40.00£32.27This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkien's enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous... -
Molotov's Magic Lantern: A Journey in Russian History by Rachel Polonsky
RRP: £12.99£8.56When Rachel Polonsky went to live in Moscow, she found an apartment block in Romanov Street, once a residence of the Soviet elite. One of those ghostly neighbours was Stalin's henchman Vyacheslav Molotov. In his former apartment, Rachel Polonsky... -
Nestor Perlongher: The Poetic Search for an Argentine Marginal Voice by Ben Bollig 9780708321232
RRP: £15.00£12.56This book is the first full-length study in English of the work of the highly regarded and influential Argentine poet and anthropologist Nestor Perlongher (1949-92). Perlongher's pioneering work takes on the most dynamic and conflictive themes of... -
100 Uplifting Short Stories for Seniors: Funny and True Easy to Read Short Stories to Stimulate the Mind (Perfect Gift for Elderly Women and Men) by Charlie Miller 9781648450938
RRP: £13.90£12.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648450938Author Charlie MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Lak PublishingPublisher Lak PublishingWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm... -
Mary Robinson and the Gothic by Jerrold E. Hogle 9781009160872
RRP: £17.00£14.72Celebrated as an actress on the London stage (1776-80) and notorious as the mistress of the Prince of Wales (1779-80), Mary Darby Robinson had to write to support herself from the mid-1780s until her death in 1800. She mastered a wide range of styles,... -
Moral Essays: v. 3 by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
RRP: £24.95£23.39Topics in Stoicism.Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BC, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial ... -
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction by Helen Morales
RRP: £8.99£6.45From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of... -
Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome
RRP: £6.99£5.13`Other works may excel this in depth of thought and knowledge of human nature: other books may rival it in originality and size; but, for hopeless and incurable vivacity, nothing yet discovered can surpass it.' (Jerome, Preface to Three Men in a Boat). ... -
After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives by Edward Said 9780231114493
RRP: £28.00£21.80This book offers a searing portrait of Palestinian life and identity that is at once an exploration of Edward Said's unclaimable past and a testimony to the lives of those living in exile.A searing portrait of Palestinian life and identity that is at... -
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
RRP: £20.00£11.65***BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK***'Funny, lively and convivial... how rare and nourishing this sort of roaming thought is and what a joy to read' MEGAN NOLAN, SUNDAY TIMES'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art... -
How to Read Poetry Like a Professor: A Quippy and Sonorous Guide to Verse by Thomas C. Foster
RRP: £10.99£7.25From the bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes this essential primer to reading poetry like a professor that unlocks the keys to enjoying works from Lord Byron to the Beatles.No literary form is as admired and feared as... -
Papyrus: THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER by Irene Vallejo 9781529344004
RRP: £12.99£8.60The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and readingA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2023'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK... -
Horace: A Very Short Introduction by Llewelyn Morgan 9780192849649
RRP: £8.99£6.45Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as a mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Short Introduction examines how Horace's poetry has... -
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
RRP: £14.99£9.80Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Baillie Gifford 'Winner of Winners' award in 2023How did Shakespeare go from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year we follow... -
Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread by Michiko Kakutani
RRP: £16.99£11.87**SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020** From renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic, Michiko Kakutani, comes an inspiring and gorgeously illustrated selection of the life-changing... -
William Shakespeare: The Complete Works by Stanley Wells
RRP: £19.99£16.68The second Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The nature and authority of the early documents are re-examined, and the canon and chronological order... -
Shakespeare's King Lear by Valentine Cunningham
RRP: £8.99£7.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907776236Author Valentine CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint CONNELL PUBLISHING LTDPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD -
Volpone by Ben Jonson 9781350007796
RRP: £9.99£8.82The sharpest, funniest comedy about money and morals in the 17th century is still the sharpest and funniest about those things in the 21st. The full play text is accompanied by incisive commentary notes which communicate the devastating comic energy of... -
Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology Through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-Earth by Austin M Freeman
RRP: £21.99£16.01Theology through mythology J. R. R. Tolkien was many things: English Catholic, father and husband, survivor of two world wars, Oxford professor, and author. But he was also a theologian. Tolkien's writings exhibit a coherent theology of God and his... -
Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology by Francis O'Gorman 9780631234364
RRP: £34.95£31.83Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology is a fully annotated and illustrated collection of Victorian poetry. Features a generous selection of work by all the major figures of the age, including Matthew Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert... -
How to Read Middle English Poetry by Daniel Sawyer 9780198895244
RRP: £20.00£18.81How to Read Middle English Poetry guides readers through poetry between 1150 and 1500, for study and pleasure. Chapters give down-to-earth advice on enjoying and analyzing each aspect of verse, from the choice of single words, through syntax, metre,... -
Notes Made While Falling by Jenn Ashworth
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912685738Author Jenn AshworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonPublisher Goldsmiths, Unversity of London -
All Of Us: The Collected Poems by Raymond Carver 9781860463648
RRP: £18.99£13.61Raymond Carver, who became a master-storyteller of his generation and was hailed in Europe as 'the American Chekhov', wrote of himself: "I began as a poet. My first publication was a poem. So I suppose on my tombstone I'd be very pleased if they put... -
k-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (2004-2016) by Mark Fisher
RRP: £30.00£20.40Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds, this comprehensive collection brings together the work of acclaimed blogger, writer, political activist and lecturer Mark Fisher (aka k-punk). Covering the period 2004 - 2016, the collection... -
Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger by Stephen, H. Grant 9781421411873
RRP: £29.00£26.08In Collecting Shakespeare, Stephen H. Grant recounts the American success story of Henry and Emily Folger of Brooklyn, a couple who were devoted to each other, in love with Shakespeare, and bitten by the collecting bug. Shortly after marrying in 1885,... -
An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory by Andrew Bennett
RRP: £23.99£21.39Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at 'The Beginning' and concluding with 'The End', chapters range from the familiar, such as 'Character',... -
Walking With Plato: A Philosophical Hike Through the British Isles by Gary Hayden
RRP: £8.99£6.45"If one keeps on walking, everything will be alright." So said Danish writer Soren Kierkegaard, and so thought philosophy buff Gary Hayden as he set off on Britain's most challenging trek: to walk from John O'Groats to Land's End. But it wasn't all... -
Shakespeare's Sonnets by Katherine Duncan-Jones
RRP: £9.99£8.82Shakespeare's Sonnets are universally loved and much-quoted throughout the world, while debates still rage as to the identity of the Dark Lady and how autobiographical the sonnets really are. First published in 1997 to much critical acclaim, the Sonnets... -
Writing Poems by Peter Sansom
RRP: £12.99£8.60Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows you not how to write but how to write better, how to write authentically, how to say genuinely what you genuinely mean to say. This practical guide is illustrated... -
The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz
RRP: £14.99£11.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679761808Author Fran LebowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
The Complete English Poems by John Donne
RRP: £14.99£11.35Donne created new forms of lyric, satire, elegiac and religious verse, and his independence of view, compact manner of expression encompassing conflicting moods, impassioned paradox, outbreaks of cynicism and wry humour make his work particularly... -
Macbeth by Richard Durant 9781407183978
RRP: £6.99£4.64Board: AQA Examination: English Language & Literature Specification: GCSE 9-1 Set Text covered: Macbeth by William Shakespeare Type: Essay Planner This book answers the question 'What do great answers look like?'... -
Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski
RRP: £22.00£15.24An epic history of the 'other' Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. 'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the... -
The Ring Legends of Tolkien: An Illustrated Exploration of Rings in Tolkien's World, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History by David Day
RRP: £16.99£12.28The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature. Tracing centuries of ancient folklore, The Ring Legends of Tolkien is a deep and... -
The Iliad by Homer 9780199536795
RRP: £7.99£5.79'Fitzgerald has solved virtually every problem that has plagued translators of Homer.' Atlantic Monthly The Iliad is the story of a few days' fighting in the tenth year of the legendary war between the Greeks and the Trojans, which broke out when... -
"Pericles" by William Shakespeare
RRP: £9.99£8.82Suzanne Gossett offers a full and critical performance history, with an introduction showing how the play's performance history has paralled the criticism. It then gives an interpretation of this two-generation romance, with its successive male and... -
Mothers of the Mind: The Remarkable Women Who Shaped Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath by Rachel Trethewey 9781803991894
RRP: £25.00£18.54'The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very early days of her writing ... So, to have more insight into this particular aspect of my grandmother's early life is very valuable... -
Notes from the Underground, and The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
RRP: £8.99£6.45Notes from the Underground (1864) is one of the most profound works of nineteenth-century literature. A probing, speculative book, often regarded as a forerunner of the Existentialist movement, it examines the important political and philosophical...