Literary Collections

Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an. The words of Muhammad (d. 11/632), God's messenger and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the...

Until now, the study of American Indian literature has tended to concentrate on contemporary writing. Although the field has grown rapidly, early works-especially poetry-remain mostly unknown and inaccessible. Changing Is Not Vanishing simultaneously...

A bold new collection of the writings of Miroslav Krleza, in English for the first time Miroslav Krleza was a giant of Yugoslav literature, yet remarkably little of his writing has appeared in English. In a body of work that spans more than five dozen...

The landscape, buildings and people of Kent have provided inspiration for writers for centuries. Whether the writers were natives of the county itself or came as visitors, its coastline, orchards, towns and villages have helped shape the imaginations of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645158175Author Julieann WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Lilly Pilly PublishingPublisher Lilly Pilly PublishingWeight(grams) 590g

First Published in 1993. The present volume covers the currently identified Christian visions of heaven and hell (excluding D ante's Divine Comedy) from western Europe during the Middle Ages from the late sixth through the fourteenth century.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909889033Author Sigrid RausingFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Granta MagazinePublisher Granta MagazineWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

The name Cliff Slade will be instantly recognised as a frequent and indefatigable correspondent to the Letters to the Editor columns. This book is written in the first person, as being most appropriate for someone who is speaking directly to his...

In this collection of his essays on Homer, some new and some appearing for the first time in English, the distinguished scholar Pietro Pucci examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of the poet's works. Arguing that there can be no purely...

Plutarch's essay 'How to Study Poetry' offers a set of reading practices intended to remove the potential damage that poetry can do to the moral health of young readers. It opens a window on to a world of ancient education and scholarship which can seem...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345525857Author Jim DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 754gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

It is hard to imagine a more male-dominated field in the nineteenth century than sea navigation. This was the high-point of the British Empire and sea navigation drove it. Yet in the midst of this domain Janet Taylor emerged as a young woman able to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952119569Author Claire BoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint McSweeney's PublishingPublisher McSweeney's Publishing

Streaming Now: Postcards from the Thing That Is Happening is a collection of hybrid feminist narratives that perfectly captures the many paradoxes of the COVID-19 pandemic, contrasting the seemingly never-ended public catastrophes we experienced as a...

In this collection, readers will rediscover Gertrude Stein as the bearer of a joyfully radical literary vision. A bold experimenter, her writing sparks with vitality, relishing in rhythm, repetition, sound and colour in its central vision: to prise apart...

A synthesis of the literature on pastoralist societies, this book presents a discussion of their importance for African societies. This is an important and informative work by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. Its synthesis of the...

Schwarzenbach's clear, psychologically acute prose makes this novella an evocative narrative, with many intriguing parallels to her own life. Annemarie Schwarzenbach-journalist, novelist, antifascist, archaeologist, and traveler-has become a European...

One of the most important civil rights leaders in American history, Cesar Chavez was a firm believer in the principles of non-violence, and effectively employed peaceful tactics to further his cause. Through his efforts, he helped achieve dignity, fair...

This book explores and re-evaluates Kipling's connection with India, its people, culture, languages, and locales through his experiences and his writings. Kipling's works attracted interest among a large section of the British public, stimulating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912484157Author Angelis PublicationsFormat HardbackPage Count 100Imprint Angelis PublicationsPublisher Angelis PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814258125Author Hasanthika SirisenaFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

A superb achievement, one that successfully brings together in accessible form the work of two major writers of Renaissance France. This is now the default version of Montaigne in English. --Timothy Hampton, Professor of French and Comparative...

Although Eliza Haywood was one of the best known and most prolific writers in her own time, there is no modern edition of her works. This edition provides representative texts from Haywood's entire career, which overlaps that of Daniel Defoe, Samuel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630514105Author Stephen WilkersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron PublicationsWeight(grams) 562gDimensions(mm)...

This volume, containing orations 41-61, is the last of four volumes intended to replace the previous Oxford Classical Text of Demosthenes, begun in 1901, in the light of more recent scholarship. It is based on a thorough study not only of the medieval...

During the twenty-two years of their married life, W. B. and George Yeats corresponded regularly and fully whenever they were apart. They discussed his writing and other projects, their family and friends, and the social, artistic, and political scene in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374527952Author Czeslawmilos MiloszFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648204718Author Jose Ramos-HortaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Longueville MediaPublisher Longueville Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857067364Author Thomas HodgkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 381g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640093652Author Scott Russell SandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Notes on Sontag is a frank, witty, and entertaining reflection on the work, influence, and personality of one of the "foremost interpreters of ...our recent contemporary moment." Adopting Sontag's favorite form, a set of brief essays or notes that circle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909631243Author Sylvia BrownriggFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Sylph EditionsPublisher Sylph EditionsDimensions(mm) 241mm * 146mm * 8mm

"Selections from Ystorya Bown o Hamtwn" provides edited selections, together with an introduction, notes, and glossary, from a long and entertaining thirteenth century Welsh text which belongs to the genre of medieval translations. The source of "Ystorya...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805076271Author Bill McKibbenFormat PaperbackPage Count 453Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 378g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374523756Author Marguerite YourcenarFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Something of a historical event, this book combines loosely "autobiographical" texts by two of the most influential French intellectuals of our time. "Savoir," by Helene Cixous, is a brief but densely layered account of her experience of recovered sight...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590517512Author Kamel DaoudFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLCWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814258767Author Marlena WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

In 1895, Eleanor Marx and Edward Aveling were two of the best-known socialists in Britain, mixing with the most influential figures of their time, from Keir Hardie to William Morris. The couple were committed to building a socialist political force based...

Since the dawn of the Space Age, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite and sent the first human into the cosmos, science fiction literature and cinema from Russia has fascinated fans, critics, and scholars from around the world...