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88 More Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £16.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
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88 Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £12.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
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A Memento for Istanbul
- £30.00
- A thrilling tale which moves back and forth through time, from the early days of Byzantium to the thriving metropolis of Istanbul... A corpse is discovered at the base of the statue of Atatiirk in old Istanbul, an antique coin left in its hand. But it's not to be the…
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Ballades (French and English)
- £20.00
- François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems. A limited edition (5000 on ordinary paper) of…
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Becket or The Honour of God
- £25.00
- First published in France in 1959, this was quickly translated into English. When the Archbishop of Canterbury died, Henry II forced his companion and political lieutenant, Thomas Becket to take his place. Becket told his King: 'If I become archbishop, I shall cease to be your friend.' Becekt, who with…
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Beowulf – A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
- £80.00
- A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate. Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his…
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Candide or All for the best
- £20.00
- Voltaire's classic narrative refuting the absurdities of optimism (unnamed translater), with illustrations by Adrien Moreau
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Concerning the True Care of Souls
- £20.00
- First time ever available in English, this basically served as the "reformation handbook of pastoral theology," for Calvin and others, setting out in a vivid and persuasive way, biblical principles for church life, ministry, and discipline.
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David Hockney, a Life
- £10.00
- "Catherine Cusset's book caught a lot of me. I recognised myself" DAVID HOCKNEY "A perfect short expos of Hockney's life as seen through the eyes of an admiring novelist" Kirkus Reviews With clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most famous living English…
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Doctor Zhivago
- £40.00
- Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled…
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Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine
- £15.00
- Full title: Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honor de Balzac. Short stories collected under the first, second and third decade. Dedicated by the translator to 'all who understand the spirit of humane laughter'.
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Existentialism and Humanism
- £50.00
- Over the past 70 years the writings of Jean-Paul Sartre have probably been more influential in the West than those of any other philosopher and literary figure. In his theoretical writings, Sartre laid the foundation for an original doctrine of Existentialism. His concern, however, was to relate his theory to…
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Forty-Two Fables of La Fontaine
- £15.00
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French…
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Four Reigns
- £15.00
- This English version of the Thai novel Si Phaendin tells the rich and entertaining story of one womanÕs life both inside and outside the royal palace in Bangkok. Spanning a period of four reigns, from King Chulalongkorn to the reign of his grandson King Ananda, this popular modern classic gives…
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In the Midst of Winter
- £20.00
- In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident--which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster--a 60-year-old human rights scholar--hits the car of Evelyn Ortega--a young, undocumented immigrant from…
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88 More Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £16.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
- Add to basket
-
88 Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
- £12.00
- Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies…
- Add to basket
-
A Memento for Istanbul
- £30.00
- A thrilling tale which moves back and forth through time, from the early days of Byzantium to the thriving metropolis of Istanbul... A corpse is discovered at the base of the statue of Atatiirk in old Istanbul, an antique coin left in its hand. But it's not to be the…
- Add to basket
-
Ballades (French and English)
- £20.00
- François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems. A limited edition (5000 on ordinary paper) of…
- Add to basket
-
Becket or The Honour of God
- £25.00
- First published in France in 1959, this was quickly translated into English. When the Archbishop of Canterbury died, Henry II forced his companion and political lieutenant, Thomas Becket to take his place. Becket told his King: 'If I become archbishop, I shall cease to be your friend.' Becekt, who with…
- Add to basket
-
Beowulf – A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
- £80.00
- A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate. Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his…
- Add to basket
-
Candide or All for the best
- £20.00
- Voltaire's classic narrative refuting the absurdities of optimism (unnamed translater), with illustrations by Adrien Moreau
- Add to basket
-
Concerning the True Care of Souls
- £20.00
- First time ever available in English, this basically served as the "reformation handbook of pastoral theology," for Calvin and others, setting out in a vivid and persuasive way, biblical principles for church life, ministry, and discipline.
- Add to basket
-
David Hockney, a Life
- £10.00
- "Catherine Cusset's book caught a lot of me. I recognised myself" DAVID HOCKNEY "A perfect short expos of Hockney's life as seen through the eyes of an admiring novelist" Kirkus Reviews With clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most famous living English…
- Add to basket
-
Doctor Zhivago
- £40.00
- Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled…
- Add to basket
-
Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine
- £15.00
- Full title: Droll Stories, collected in the monasteries of Touraine and given to the light by Honor de Balzac. Short stories collected under the first, second and third decade. Dedicated by the translator to 'all who understand the spirit of humane laughter'.
- Add to basket
-
Existentialism and Humanism
- £50.00
- Over the past 70 years the writings of Jean-Paul Sartre have probably been more influential in the West than those of any other philosopher and literary figure. In his theoretical writings, Sartre laid the foundation for an original doctrine of Existentialism. His concern, however, was to relate his theory to…
- Add to basket
-
Forty-Two Fables of La Fontaine
- £15.00
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French…
- Add to basket
-
Four Reigns
- £15.00
- This English version of the Thai novel Si Phaendin tells the rich and entertaining story of one womanÕs life both inside and outside the royal palace in Bangkok. Spanning a period of four reigns, from King Chulalongkorn to the reign of his grandson King Ananda, this popular modern classic gives…
- Add to basket
-
In the Midst of Winter
- £20.00
- In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident--which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster--a 60-year-old human rights scholar--hits the car of Evelyn Ortega--a young, undocumented immigrant from…
- Add to basket
