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byatt - paperback vintage books – good used conditionplease don’t hesitate to ask any questionshappy to post it to you, just let me know the location you want it posted to for a quotepossession a romance – a
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Throughout both, byatt examines the eccentricities of the victorian era, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance, science and faith into a sumptuous, magical tapestryin the conjugal angel, curious individuals - some fictional, others drawn from history - gather to connect with the spirit worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein morpho eugenia, an explorer realises that the behaviour of the people around him is alarmingly similar to that of the insects he studiesbyatt's booker prize-winning novel, possession, these two mesmerising novellas are set in the nineteenth centuryoxfam bookshop cheltenham like a
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byatt weaves into this most timely of booksbyatt reinvents it for our time in all its intensity and gloryshe is struggling to make sense of her new wartime lifethen she is given a copy of asgard and the gods - a book of ancient norse myths - and her inner and outer worlds are transformedit is a tale of the destruction of life on this planet and the end of the gods themselves: what more relevant myth could any modern writer choose? as the bombs rain down in the second world war, one young girl is evacuated to the english countrysidejust as wagner borrowed from this dramatic norse saga for the climax of the ring cycle, so asee oxfam website for delivery information read morewar, natural disaster, reckless gods and the destruction of life on this planet are just some of the threads that aoxfam bookshop cheltenham ragnarok is the story of the end of the worldlinguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this is a landmark piece of storytelling from one of the world's truly great writers
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byatt paperbackcollection of 3 fiction books the gargoyle by andrew davidson paperback the malice box by martin langfield hardback the children's book by a
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He was always a tireless promoter of younger writers, reading manuscripts and recommending them to publishersford is best-known for his fiction, especially the good soldier, long considered a modernist masterpiece; and parade's end, which anthony burgess described as 'the finest novel about the first world war'; and samuel hynes has called 'the greatest war novel ever written by an englishman'this series of international ford madox ford studies was founded to reflect the recent resurgence of interest in himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the most striking features of his career is his close involvement with so many of the major international literary groupings of his timethis book takes ford's 'literary contacts' to include such creative friendships, editorial involvements, and influential biographical encounters; and they form the most substantial, central section on 'contemporaries and confrères', covering figures like proust, carlos williams, rebecca west, herbert read, and hemingwayford has been described as 'a writer's writer'it includes two pieces published here for the first time: one by ford himself, on turgenev; the other a memoir about ford by his contemporary, marie belloc lowndes (the sister of hilaire belloc)byatt, whose literary contacts with ford have been as his admiring readers and eloquent criticslawrence, and wyndham lewisthe first section on 'predecessors' considers the impact of ford's reading of trollope, george eliot, and turgenevhe spent more time in america from the later s, spending time with southern agrarians, and poets such as william carlos williams, charles olson, and robert lowellthe present book is part of a large-scale reassessment of his roles in literary historyin edwardian london he founded the english review, publishing these writers alongside his new discoveries, ezra pound, doxfam shop magdelen street the controversial british writer ford madox ford () is increasingly recognized as a major presence in early twentieth-century literaturethis volume reveals how true that has been, and in how many ways, as it sheds new light on his relationships with other writers, both familiar and surprisingin the south-east of england at the fin-de-siècle, he collaborated for a decade with joseph conrad, and befriended henry james, and hafter the war he moved to france, founding the transatlantic review in paris, taking on hemingway as a sub-editor, discovering another generation of modernists such as jean rhys and basil bunting, and publishing them alongside joyce and gertrude steinbut he was a prolific writer in many different modes, which include criticism of others' writing, and reminiscences of the many writers he had knowneach volume is based upon a particular theme or issue; and relates aspects of ford's work, life, and contacts, to broader concerns of his timethe final section discusses 'successors': writers such as graham greene, burgess, and abut it also explores contacts with literary texts
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Preface by a s byatt hardback book with dust jacket published in see oxfam website for delivery information read more'so i have thought of you' is an invaluable addition her distinguished oeuvreoxfam books & music aberdeen a fascinating collection of letters from the great english novelist - and prolific correspondent - penelope fitzgerald acclaimed for her exquisitely elegant novels - including the booker prize-winning 'offshore' - and superb biographies, penelope fitzgerald was one of the most admired authors in britain during the last centurythe prizewinning author of nine novels, three biographies, and one collection of short stories, she died inpenelope fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in british literature
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham bbc nature documentary directed by andy byatt and alastair fothergill, originally produced as part of the blue planet seriesthe film is narrated by actor michael gambon, and accompanied by a score written by composer george fenton and played by the berlin philharmonic orchestraan ambitious exploration of the world's oceans, from the shallowest coral reefs to the barren shores of the antarctic, the film features footage of all kinds of weird and wonderful sea creatures - some of which are captured on film for the first time eversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Hardback book in perfect condition, bbc the blue planet a natural history of the oceansalastair fothergilli can post if the required price i would have to checkforwarded by sir david atten boroughand martha holmes
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