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The Origins of Beowulf - and the Pre-Viking Kingdom of East Anglia by Sam Newton 9780859914727
RRP: £19.99£15.94Where did Beowulf, unique and thrilling example of an Old English epic poem come from? In whose hall did the poem's maker first tell the tale? The poem exists now in just one manuscript, but careful study of the literary and historical associations... -
Yield: The Journal of an Artist by Anne Truitt
RRP: £25.00£18.42Named by the New Yorker as one of the best books of 2022, this posthumously published work serves as the fourth and final volume in Anne Truitt's remarkable series of journals "Impressive. . . . Truitt lyrically looks back on 80 years of life. . . ... -
Abandoned Ireland by Dominic Connolly 9781838863159
RRP: £19.99£15.25An ancient island with a romantic history and lush green landscape, Ireland's culture stretches back to the time of St Patrick and the first Christian monks and includes the Norman invasion, clan wars, mass emigration and partition in the early 20th... -
Struggle Or Starve: Women's Lives in the South Wales Valleys between the Two World Wars by Sian Rhiannon Williams 9781906784096
RRP: £10.99£7.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906784096Author Sian Rhiannon WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 323Imprint Honno LtdPublisher Honno LtdWeight(grams) 295g -
Lecture by Mary Cappello
RRP: £11.99£8.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945492426Author Mary CappelloFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Transit BooksPublisher Transit Books -
Essays by Plutarch
RRP: £14.99£11.16One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this superb selection from his writings, he offers personal insights... -
Highgate Mums: Overheard Wisdom from the Ladies Who Brunch by Dan Hall
RRP: £7.99£5.46'Her first words were "shoes" and "brioche".' 'There's no nicer way to put this, but frankly anyone can afford to go skiing these days.' 'Of course I said "no". A trampoline in the garden gives out entirely the wrong message.'Based on the popular... -
In Search Of Lost Time Volume 3 by Terence Kilmartin
RRP: £22.00£16.02In The Guermantes Way Proust's narrator recalls his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high society. Looking back over his time in the glamorous salons of the aristocracy, he satirises this shallow world and his own youthful infatuation with... -
A Walk With A White Bushman by Laurens Van der Post
RRP: £15.99£11.61Explorer, novelist, writer and film-maker, Sir Laurens van der Post was one of the most influential figures of our era. Here, in conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez, he records his ideas and insights into a wide range of issues and personalities, forged... -
The Story Is True, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded: The Art and Meaning of Telling Stories by Bruce Jackson 9781438490366
RRP: £24.05£17.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438490366Author Bruce JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Rebel Rebel: How Mavericks Made Our Modern World by Chris Sullivan
RRP: £10.99£7.47Thirty-four essays and interviews with some of the greatest individuals, malcontents and free thinkers of the last 150 years - including Louise Brooks, Richard Pryor, David Bowie, Liam Gallagher and Daniel Day-Lewis - this is a collection that exonerates... -
New Plays from Spain: Eight Works by Seven Playwrights by Frank Hentschker 9780984616053
£19.71A selection of plays representing the most innovative and respected voices working in contemporary Spanish theater.Book InformationISBN 9780984616053Author Frank HentschkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Martin E. Segal Theatre CenterPublisher... -
The Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 9: 1939-1941 by T. S. Eliot
RRP: £60.00£43.05This volume covers the production of Eliot's play The Family Reunion; the publication of The Idea of a Christian Society; and the joyous versifying of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. After exhausting himself through nights of fire-watching in the... -
Shop Talk by Philip Roth
RRP: £12.99£9.09Philip Roth is the voice of our times.In a sequence of intimate conversations with some of the most influential and insightful writers of the twentieth century, Roth explores the importance of region, politics and history in their work and that of their... -
The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures by James B. Pritchard
RRP: £50.00£43.54James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated... -
Collins Cambridge International AS & A Level - Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English Student's Book by Maria Cairney
RRP: £30.00£28.91Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationLevel & Subject: Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in EnglishFirst teaching: September 2019 First examination: from 2021 The Student's Book introduces the key concepts and... -
Universally Challenged: Quiz Contestants Say the Funniest Things by Wendy Roby
RRP: £7.99£5.60There's nothing quite like a quick fire question, the pressure of a countdown, or the expectant stare of Jeremy Paxman for making even the most intelligent quiz show contestants (as well as the not so clever) come out with the most unbelievably stupid... -
Letters Between a Father and Son by V. S. Naipaul
RRP: £16.99£12.47In 1950, V. S. Naipaul travelled from Trinidad to England to take up a place at Oxford University. Over the next few years, letters passed back and forth between Naipaul and his family - particularly his beloved father Seepersad, but also his mother and... -
The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde 9781477824689
RRP: £8.99£6.13When a troubled girl steals a horse, her foster moms are thrown together with their reluctant neighbor in this award-winning novel from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. From the bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes a story... -
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke 9781946963130
£5.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946963130Author Rainer Maria RilkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Albatross PublishersPublisher Albatross PublishersWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm)... -
Antiphon: The Speeches by Antiphon
RRP: £27.99£24.27This volume provides a commentary on the six surviving speeches of the fifth-century BC Athenian orator Antiphon, all of which concern homicide, together with a fragment of Antiphon's final speech at his own trial for treason in 411 BC. The commentary... -
Greek Anthology: Volume I: book 1: Christian Epigrams by W. R. Paton
RRP: £24.95£23.39A gathering of poetic blossoms.The Greek Anthology contains some 4,500 short Greek poems in the sparkling and diverse genre of epigram, written by more than a hundred poets and collected over many centuries. To the original collection, called the Garland... -
The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism by Mohammed Rustom
RRP: £36.00£28.61A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism The Essence of Reality was written over the course of just three days in 514/1120, by a scholar who was just twenty-four. The text, like its author 'Ayn al-Qudat, is remarkable for many reasons, not least... -
Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life by Henri J. M. Nouwen
RRP: £10.99£7.40'This invaluable collection of over 200 letters by the late Nouwen (The Wounded Healer), a beloved author, pastor, and priest, provides insight into his personal struggles, insecurities, and faith and offers the heartfelt guidance Nouwen shared so... -
A Moveable Feast by Lonely Planet
RRP: £8.99£6.45Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*Life-changing food adventures around the world.From bat on the island of Fais to chicken on a Russian train to barbecue in the American heartland, from mutton in Mongolia to couscous in Morocco to... -
The Duff Cooper Diaries: 1915-1951 by Lord John Julius Norwich
RRP: £16.99£9.58The long awaited and highly revealing diaries of the politician, diplomat, and socialite (married to Lady Diana Cooper)'This is a fabulous, jaw-dropping read' SUNDAY TIMES'Duff Cooper was as close to the action as anyone during the dramatic events of the... -
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver
RRP: £27.00£15.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594206702Author Mary OliverFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
The Three Kingdoms Vol. 3: Welcome The Tiger by Luo Guanzhung
RRP: £19.99£13.35This exciting new translation of the Chinese classic is designed to delight modern readers.The Three Kingdoms is an epic Chinese novel written over six centuries ago. It recounts in vivid historical detail the turbulent years at the close of the Han... -
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman
RRP: £18.99£13.75'This collection is [like] the Beatles' "White Album": massive in size and scope, with individually brilliant pieces presented together because the only context they need is how good they are' MARLON JAMESA captivating collection of fiction from one of... -
Front Lines: Trans Journalism 2007-2020 by Juliet Jacques 9781838390082
RRP: £11.99£8.00Juliet Jacques was one of the first trans writers in the UK to contribute broadly to both British and foreign media, writing widely about the trans experience. Spanning over a decade, Jacques' ground-breaking journalism about selfhood, society, art,... -
Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
RRP: £10.99£8.23This mesmerising, macabre collection contains Edgar Allan Poe's best-known poetry, including 'The Raven', 'Annabel Lee' and 'Lenore', and a selection of his very best stories, along with his finest tales from the last decade of his tragically short life... -
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad: The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship by Bee Rowlatt 9780141038537
RRP: £15.99£11.61A London mum and Iraqi teacher should have nothing in common. Yet now, despite their differences, they're the firmest of friends . . . Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad by Bee Rowlatt and May Witwit is a touching and poignant portrait of an unlikely... -
De Finibus by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.39The philosopher-statesman on Epicureanism, Stoicism, and the Old Academy.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician, and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era that saw the... -
Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling
RRP: £15.99£11.61Plain Tales from the Hills, Rudyard Kipling's first collection of short stories, established his reputation and brought India to the British imagination. Including the stories 'Lispeth', 'Beyond the Pale' and 'In the Pride of His Youth', they tell of... -
The Feminist Utopia Project by Alexandra Brodsky
RRP: £14.99£9.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558619005Author Alexandra BrodskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The... -
Ojibway Heritage by Basil Johnston 9780803275720
RRP: £15.99£12.00"A colorful, beautiful book which teaches us about ourselves as much as about one of North America's native peoples."-Vancouver SunRarely accessible to the general public, Ojibway mythology is as rich in meaning, as broad, as deep, and as innately... -
I Am Your Sister Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde by Rudolph P. Byrd 9780199846450
RRP: £26.99£16.66Audre Lorde was not only a famous poet; she was also one of the most important radical black feminists of the past century. Her writings and speeches grappled with an impressive broad list of topics, including sexuality, race, gender, class, disease, the... -
Coming & Going by Orlando Gough
RRP: £10.00£9.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910010273Author Orlando GoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint UniformbooksPublisher Uniformbooks -
Letters to Atticus: v. 2 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.39The private correspondence of Rome's most prolific public figure.To his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other of his correspondents except perhaps his brother. In Cicero's Letters to Atticus we get an intimate look at his motivations... -
The Good Immigrant USA: 26 Writers Reflect on America by Nikesh Shukla
RRP: £9.99£6.80GUARDIAN MUST READ BOOKS OF 2019 'The you-gotta-read-this anthology' Stylist'This collection showcases the joy, empathy and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one's own' Publishers Weekly An urgent collection of essays exploring what it's like to...