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Oxfam bookshop hexham one of the most penetrating and sympathetic explorations ever undertaken by one writer into the mind of another, prancing novelist is far more than a simple tribute or work of researchoverall in good condition, but the book sleeve is bent and some signs of marks on itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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New novelist makes the rewarding process of storytelling both easy and funoxfam bookshop kingsbridge this beautifully constructed program will help you write a novel or a short storysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Celebrated french graphic novelist and illustrator barroux, dotter of her father's eyes author mary talbot, artist kate charlesworth, "grandfather of british comics" and co-creator of ad pat mills, graphic novelist hannah berry, enfant terrible of scottish letters and author of trainspottingirvine welsh, graphic artist dan mcdaid, and graphic novelists adam murphy and will morris have been brought together by story editor, crime writer, and graphic novelist, denise minaoxfam bookshop cheltenham an environmentally-themed graphic novel brings together a dream-team of european artists and writers-including denise mina and irvine welsh- to imagine scotland in 30 yearsa graphic novel in collaboration with the edinburgh international book festival to mark its 30th anniversary, idp (short for "internally displaced person or persons") imagines a scotland 30 years in the futurethe story, a single narrative divided into six chapters, follows the catastrophic effects of a small rise in sea levels on the county's heavily populated low lying areas and how society reimagines itself in the face of a huge population shift in a world of scarce resourcessix teams of major names in european comics and graphics novels collaborate on a single narrativesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But patrick white was more than a novelist edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelist he spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance) he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timeoxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letters australian, winner of the nobel prize for literature, author of more than a dozen works of fiction, a handful of plays, and many other books, he was known as a creative writer of power, vehemence and intense imagination shrewd, funny, hauntingly beautiful, dramatic, pig-headed, and above all direct and relaxed, they poured from his pen over a period of seventy years, from childhood until shortly before his deathwhen patrick white:a life was published to great acclaim in , marr had several thousand letters in hand; he has located another thousand since thousands surviveout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own words this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marrwe should be thankful that they do so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving them for these are the letters of a great writer, a profound critic, a gossip with the sharpest eyes and tongue in the country, a man who loved and hated ferociously, a keen cook, an angry patriot, and a believer never free of doubtsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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André chamson was a french archivist, novelist and essayisthe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrardblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardhe was nominated for the nobel prize in literatureavec soixante dessins de madeleine charlétyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery good condition insideslightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insidecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardwonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end paperscharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poetvildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the she was author of the earliest children's novel, "l'île rose"histoire de magali - by andré chamsonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeles lunettes du lion - by charles vildracboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedillustré de lithographies en quatre couleurs, par edy legrand
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Oxfam shop magdelen street drama in which the affair between an aspiring young novelist and an established writer threatens the stability of a familyhowever, emelia also develops a friendship with jonathan's teenage daughter, beth (felicity jones), and maintains relations with his wife, joanna (julie ormond)emelia conan doyle (jessica brown findlay) is a wannabe novelist, struggling to live up to the literary heritage of a family dominated by the achievements of arthur conan doyle, author of the 'sherlock holmes' storiesas the secret affair progresses, weaving an increasingly tangled web, will the two authors come to regret their dalliance? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe takes a job at a remote hotel on the outskirts of a seaside town and begins an affair with its owner, jonathan fischer (sebastian koch), an established writer who she believes can help her with her work
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Thomas hardy is one of the sacred figures in english writing, a great poet and a novelist with a world reputationoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback penguin - vikinghis life was also extraordinary: from the poverty of rural dorset he went on to become the grand old man of english life and letters, his last resting place in westminster abbeythis seminal biography, by our leading literary biographer, covers hardy's illegitimate birth, his rural upbringing, his escape to london in the s, his marriages, his status as a bestselling novelist, and in later life, his supreme achievements as a poetsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Imperium is a hard backpompeii, archangel and enigma all paper back, all excellent conditionexcellent reads
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Conversations with william styron, paperback by styron, william, isbn , isbn-13 the american novelist discusses literature, his writings, and the role of history in fiction
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Oxfam bookshop exeter the biography (in french), illustrated with 300 photographs, of the french novelist and journalist, joseph kesselcondition: the volume itself is in an excellent, clean statethe dust jacket exhibits some tears and rubbingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Hutchinson, best-selling british novelist ()shining scabbard was his sixth noveloxfam bookshop thame novel by rsigns of waer and tear to hardback coverdiscolouration of page edges with some foxingfirst edition hardback () with delightful illustrated bookplate indicating ownership by welsh composer and actor ivor novello, () who became one of the most popular british entertainers of the first half of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport small format booklet about the celebrated pub, by hammond innes, bestselling novelist of the immediate post war periodvery good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music salisbury brendan behan (february -march ) was one of the great literary comets of the 20th century: poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright, who wrote in both gaelic and englishpages slightly yelloweddust jacket edges of dust jacket slightly scuffed and chippedprevious owner's details to front end-papercondition: goodhe was a member of the irish republican army, and did stints of jail time for his anti-england guerilla activities at quite young ages: he used the experiences for his greatest playssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop swanage an absorbing biography of nobel prize-winning novelist knut hamsun, based on a wealth of previously unavailable sourceslauded for his literary achievements by hemingway, gide, hesse, and others, he also provoked outrage for his open collaboration with the fascists during the german occupation of norway and for his insistent refusal to renounce his nazi sympathies see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyale university press, hardcover, first edition used: good plus conditionnorwegian writer knut hamsun (), winner of the nobel prize for literature in , was a man both brilliant and controversialex libris stamp on spine and copyright pagedj wrapped in cellophane
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from acclaimed novelist elizabeth chadwick comes a story of huge emotional power set against the road to magna carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heelher brothers become hostages and mahelt is married to hugh bigod, heir to the earldom of norfolkwhen king john sets out to subdue the bigods, mahelt faces a heartbreaking battle, fearing neither she, nor her marriage, is likely to survive the outcomesee oxfam website for delivery information read moremagnificent in scope and detail, with characters that leap off the page, this is historical fiction at its finestthe privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in england, mahelt marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected of treachery by king johnadapting to her new life is hard, but mahelt comes to love hugh deeply; however, defying her father-in-law brings disgrace and heartbreak
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After she is expelled from boarding school, anna severell returns to the strict, orderly house of her father, a celebrated novelistas autumn begins and anna enters university, the pair grow closera single mistake, however, could put her newfound independence at riskoxfam bookshop cheltenham it is the height of summerthe family is soon joined by oliver canning, a talented young academic who urges her to take control of her futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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She is also a poet, children's novelist and short-story writerthey befriend clare coyne, a young artist struggling to console her beloved cousin, john william, who is on leave from the trenches and suffering from shell-shocklawrence and his german wife hiding out in cornwall during the first world war'helen dunmore mesmerizes you with her magical pen' daily mail 'a beautiful and inspired novel' john le carré 'secrets, unspoken words, lies that have the truth wrapped up in them somewhere make dunmore's stories ripple with menace and suspense' sunday times helen dunmore has published eleven novels with penguin: zennor in darkness, which won the mckitterick prize; burning bright; a spell of winter, which won the orange prize; talking to the dead; your blue-eyed boy; with your crooked heart; the siege, which was shortlisted for the whitbread novel of the year award and for the orange prize for fiction ; mourning ruby; house of orphans; counting the stars and the betrayal, which was longlisted for the man booker prizeinto this turmoil come dsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in her prize-winning first novel, zennor in darkness, helen dunmore reimagines the plight of dyet the dark tide of gossip and innuendo means that zennor is neither a place of recovery nor of escapeh lawrence and his german wife, frieda hoping to escape the war-fever that grips londonspring, , and war haunts the cornish coastal village of zennor: ships are being sunk by u-boats, strangers are treated with suspicion, and newspapers are full of spy stories
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Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt lord merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the atlantic in search of a new homein a spellbinding story of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards the promised land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them goeach is connected more deeply than they can possibly knowon board are hundreds of fleeing refugeesthe twenty-six day journey will see many lives end, others begin afreshoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the bitter winter of , from an ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the star of the sea sets sail for new yorkbut a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In underworld we have a mature and hugely accomplished novelist firing on all cylinders, at the sophisticated height of his multifarious powersunderworld demands our full attentionreading the book is a charged and thrilling aesthetic experience and one remembers gratefully that this is what the novel can do, and indeed does, better than any other art form - it gets the human condition' william boyd, observer 'underworld is his biggest, most daring novel yetthe reward is its great depth, shimmering prose and the feeling when we've put it down that we're a little wiser than we were' peter mckay, daily mail 'don delillo's latest novel really is one of the finest of the century' john burnside, scotsman see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunderworld is a rousingly impressive achievement in almost every novelistic department - dialogue, structure, timing, precise description, heartfelt veracity and the restoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extraordinarysimultaneously a reprise, summation of, and advance on everything that he has done before, it is a literary colossus, equal to any (and surpassing most) of the vaulting novels which strive for the immensity of the american mythic' geoff dyer, sunday telegraph 'with underworld, delillo confirms himself in the select group of great american writers truly equal to the temper of very strange times' times literary supplement 'mr delillo writes beautifully
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"aura" by carlos fuentes - farrar straus, ny - first american edition first printing - 74p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good in very good first issue dust jacket with minor wear aura is a short novel written by mexican novelist carlos fuentes, first published in in mexicoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe novel received the xavier villaurrutia award in and the rómulo gallegos prize incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe narrative covers 20 centuries of european and american culture, and prominently features the construction of el escorial by philip iithe title is latin for "our earth""terra nostra" by carlos fuentes - secker & warburg, london - first uk edition first printing - 777p, 25cmx20cm - condition: very good in first issue dust jacket terra nostra is a novel by the mexican writer carlos fuentesits narrative is completely carried out in second personour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe first english translation, by lysander kemp, was published in by farrar, straus and giroux[1] it was adapted to the screen in in la strega in amore, starring richard johnson, rosanna schiaffino and gian maria volontéthis novel is considered as a fantastic literature for its remarkable description of “dreamlike” themes and the complexion of “double identity” portrayed by the character
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77 born: 1st march died: 29th july james david graham niven was an english actor and novelist who was popular in europe and in the united statesthis item may be collected or posted read moreniven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for tvdavid niven this is an original/genuine/authentic hand signed cheque by david niven which has been stamped on the front by the bank of america ? los angeles and is over 54 years old"the phantom", in the pink pantherafter sandhurst he was gazetted a lieutenant in the highland light infantryborn in london, niven attended heatherdown preparatory school and stowe before gaining a place at the royal military college, sandhursthe may be best known for his roles as squadron leader peter carter in a matter of life and death, as phileas fogg in around the world in 80 days and as sir charles lytton, ahe appeared in a matter of life and death (), the bishop's wife () and enchantment (), all of which received critical acclaimniven resumed his acting career after his demobilisation, and was voted the second most popular british actor in the popularity poll of british film starshe also began writing books, with considerable commercial successniven later appeared in the elusive pimpernel (), the toast of new orleans (), happy go lovely (), happy ever after () and carrington vthis brought him to wider attention within the film industry and he was spotted by samuel goldwyn? amount paid $0dated: 1st october check no255 payable to ?rca communications inchaving developed an interest in acting, he left the highland light infantry, travelled to hollywood and had several minor roles in filmhe first appeared as an extra in the british film there goes the bride ()in he appeared in blake edwards' final "pink panther" films trail of the pink panther and curse of the pink panther, reprising his role as sir charles lytton() before scoring a big success as phileas fogg in michael todd's production of around the world in 80 daysupon the outbreak of the second world war, niven returned to britain and rejoined the army, being re-commissioned as a lieutenanthe was awarded the academy award for best actor for his performance in separate tables ()from there, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films from to , including a non-speaking part in mgm's mutiny on the bounty
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Henry bordeaux, born on 25 january in thonon-les-bains and died on 29 march in paris, was a french lawyer, novelist and essayist from savoiehenry bordeaux, la goute d'eauare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwork published in paris in by librairie ploncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenumbered first edition, one of the 26 copies on hollande van gelder paper, numbered from 13 to 38, our copy is numbered 21
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Graham greene () english novelist1- airport of embarkation london - airport of disembarkation niceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia nice printed 4 x 6 inch photo is included with the cardrare 10 x 15 cm typed debarkation card signed by the great writer ing greene, one page, 12mo, nice, 25th januarycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very lovely document for any autograph collectionhis lists his last name, first name, date and place of birth, nationality, profession, address, boarding and disembarking airport(s)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe document being a police disembarkation card, printed in french and english, fully completed by greene, ('name greene - given names graham - date of birth - place of birth berkhamsted - nationality british - occupation author - permanent address can illustrative photo is included with the card6 albany, london, w
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Léon bloy, born on july in périgueux and died on november in bourg-la-reine, is a french novelist and essayistfirst edition with a frontispiece and some photographsléon bloy, belluaires et porchersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiknown for his novel le désespéré, largely inspired by his relationship with anne-marie roulé, he is also a famous polemicistcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestock in paris inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storework published by poctavo, paperback, 351 pages
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Jean françois victor aicard () was a poet, novelist and playwright from the var department"jean aicard a surtout chanté la provence avec l’enthousiasme et la simplicité d’un aède primitifare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardcover in half morocco binding with corners, gilded upper edge, marbled endpapers, bookmark, preserved original covers, binding signed paul affolter (fléty, 10)in very good overall condition, all imperfections are minor, lovely bibliophily workc’est de la poésie d’émotion et de résurrection exprimée avec une fluidité simple, une sincérité sans recherche, une originalité qui s’ignore", said antoine albalatcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition, copy with a handwritten signed dedication by jean aicard to auguste vacquerie ()
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Three thick paper back books by historical novelistphilippa gregory the other boleyn girl the boleyn inheritance meridon very good condition, smoke and pet free home viewing/collection, maintaining the social distance guide lines read more
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare brooch in gold-tone metal without the pin from jean cocteau a m madeline flammarion 4 comité jean cocteau the eye is shaped like a fish, in good overall condition, see photos and read the ad carefully before biddingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website63 diameter for the headmaison lafitte designer jean cocteau was known worldwide as a novelist, designer, animal rights activist, etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Child, the mother's story book or western coronala collection of miscellaneous pieces by mrs child … to which are added a few tales by mary howitt, and caroline fry, londonlydia maria francis child (born lydia maria francis) (february  – october ), was an american abolitionist, women's rights activist, native american rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of american expansionismare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiher journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the s through the scatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitespine is a little loose, otherwise in good conditionfirst english editionat times she shocked her audience as she tried to take on issues of both male dominance and white supremacy in some of her storiesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store244 pages with 2 steel engravings and 24 woodcuts (in the text)
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A very lovely edition by the great novelist abbé prevostare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidelivery service provided by chronopost within a few dayscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedaughter of king rené, marguerite d'anjou was the wife of king henry vi of englandl'abbé prévost - histoire de marguerite d'anjou, reine d'angleterre - binding in good condition, work in its period brown half leather binding, covers and spine in good condition, some peeling, adorned spine, gilded titling on a morocco title label, elegant bindinga prominent woman, she founded queen's college, cambridge, and played an important political role in the wars of the rosesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinside in good condition, light soiling,presence of some fine out of text engravings, lovely headbands and culs-de-lampeafter the fall of henry vi, who had gone mad and was assassinated in the tower of london, the end of marguerite’s life took a tragic turn: imprisoned in london, she was only released in exchange for the ruin of the kingdom of her father who was forced to renounce his duchies in anjou, bar, lorraine and provence in favour of the king of france, in order to cover the ransom put forth by louis xi for her freedom
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle inspired by the life of jm barrie, author of the children's classic peter pan, this semi-biographical period drama stars johnny depp as the turn-of-the-century playwright and novelistdisc and case in very good conditionkate winslet, dustin hoffman and julie christie co-starset in london in , the film follows barrie's creative struggle to bring peter pan to the stage, from his first inspiration for the story up until the play's premiere at the duke of york theatre: a night that would change not only barrie's own life, but the lives of everyone close to himmeanwhile, he plays a continuing role in the lives of the four children who inspired the storysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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