Penguin modern classics
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Publisher: penguin classicstitle: undertones of war (penguin modern classics)product category: booksbinding: paperbackauthors: edmund blunden
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Publisher ‏: ‎ penguin classics; 1st edition (26 april ) language ‏: ‎ english paperback ‏: ‎ 240 pages isbn-10 ‏: ‎ isbn-- dimensions ‏: ‎ x 1
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50 arabian nights by penguin popular classics paperbackshop / curiosities arabian nights by penguin popular classics paperback * * ÂŁ1used 1 in stock 1 add to basket category: curiosities tags: arabiannights, book, craigkiddltd, curiosity, hardback, paperback, penguinbooks, reading
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Emma by jane austen from the penguin popular classics rangecollect only from cheshunt, hertfordshirepaperback book in great condition
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modern classics: the greatest hitstitle: modern classics: the greatest hitsauthors: paul wellerbinding: audio cdcondition: good
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Further reduced for quick sale, this boxed set contains 10 paperback editions of modern classicsoriginally costing over ÂŁ75, the set is unused and in the original protective polythene coverit would make a superb present for an avid readerprice excludes p&p
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Paul weller: modern classics: days of speed,heavy soul, 150, live wood heliocentric illuminations a’s is now paul weller condition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 1st class large letter
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If you enjoyed the go-between, you might like barry hines's a kestrel for a knave, also available in penguin modern classicshartley's moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence the go-between is edited with an introduction and notes by douglas brooks-davies in penguin modern classicsleslie poles hartley () was born in whittlesey, cambridgeshire, and educated at harrow and balliol college, oxfordhis first book, night fears () was a collection of short stories; but it was not until the publication of eustace and hilda (), which won the james tait black prize, that hartley gained widespread recognition as an authoroxfam bookshop hertford lfor more than thirty years from he was an indefatigable fiction reviewer for periodicals including the spectator and saturday reviewhis other novels include the go-between (), which was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring julie christie and alan bates, and the hireling (), the film version of which won the palme d'or at the cannes film festival'the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there'when one long, hot summer, young leo is staying with a school-friend at brandham hall, he begins to act as a messenger between ted, the farmer, and marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hallthe haunting story of a young boy's awakening into the secrets of the adult world, the go-between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of edwardian society'magical and disturbing'independent 'on a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy's loss of innocence long agobut, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful'express see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation
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This penguin modern classics edition is translated from the french with an introduction by william reesif you enjoyed wind, sand and stars, you might like woody guthrie's bound for glory, also available in penguin modern classicssaint-exupéry's plane disappeared during a mission in world war iioxfam bookshop st albans both a gripping tale of adventure and a poetic meditation, antoine de saint exupéry's wind, sand and stars is the lyrical autobiography of an aviation pioneer, from the author of the little prince'self-discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle,' writes saint-exupérythis book explores the transcendent perceptions that arise when life is tested to its limitssaint-exupéry's popular children's book the little prince is also read by adults for its allegorical meaningwriter and aviator antoine de saint-exupéry (), was born in lyon, france'a conrad of the airwind, sand and stars is drawn from this experiencehis first two books, southern mail and night flight, are distinguished by a poetic evocation of the romance and discipline of flyinglater works, including wind, sand and stars and flight to arras, stress his humanistic philosophylike conrad, saint-exupéry is a poet of action'andré maurois see oxfam website for delivery information read morein de saint-exupéry began flying for the pioneering airline latécoère - later known as aéropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the sahara and the andesinterweaving encounters with nomadic arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative, it has its climax in the extraordinary story of saint-exupéry's crash in the libyan desert in , and his miraculous survival
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Lawrencea modernist masterwork that has more in common with films than traditional novels, john dos passos' manhattan transfer includes an introduction by jay mcinerney in penguin modern classicsbut that is enough to create a universe' jean-paul sartre'the best modern book about new york'da colourful, multi-faceted chronicle of new york in the early s, manhattan transfer ranks with james joyce's ulysses as a powerful and often lyrical meditation on the modern cityoxfam bookshop st albans 'my literary hero is john dos passos' - adam curtis (filmmaker) 'a modernist masterpiece, capturingafter graduating from harvard he served in the us army medical corps during the first world war, and dabbled in journalism before embarking on life as a writerjohn dos passos () was born in chicago, the son of an eminent lawyersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe fragmented lives it sketches, in a dazzling kaleidoscope of new york city in the s' christopher hudson, evening standard'dos passos has invented only one thing, an art of story-tellinghis began a series of panoramic epics of american life with the usa trilogy, using the same technique and tracing, through interwoven biographies, the story of america from the early twentieth century to the onset of the great depression inusing experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, vivid descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and the jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, dos passos constructs a brilliant impressionistic portrait of new york city as a great futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedyin he published manhattan transfer, his first experimental novel in what was to become his peculiar style - a mixture of fact and fiction
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Thomas's poetry published by penguin modern classics, orion and bloodaxe with substantial sales every yearthis is sure to be widely reviewedall his life, he was a minister in the church of wales, at a succession of increasingly remote country parishessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries this is the follow-up to the author's previous biography, the critically acclaimed and sales success, "the last englishman"thomas is now accepted, along with ted hughes, philip larkin and seamus heaney, as one of the great post-war british poetshere is a man who banned hoovers from his house on grounds of noise, whose first act on moving into an ancient cottage was to rip out the central heating, whose attempts to seek out more authentically welsh parishes only brought him more into contact with loud english holidaymakersthomas (an english-educated man who set out to become more and more welsh throughout his life)now byron rogers has unearthed the amazing story of this man's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touchinghe had a reputation for being an austere, unforgiving, taciturn, wintry manhe is regarded in wales as the national poetbyron rogers' previous books for aurum have twice been radio 4 book of the weekit describes the life of one of 20th-century english literature's greatest poets for his second biography rogers - a welshman who moved to england - has found the perfect subject: the great welsh poet rit is a hilarious and extraordinary story of a singular manto thomas's many admirers this will be a surprising, sometimes shocking, but at last humanising portrait of someone who wrote truly metaphysical poetry
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They are housed in a nice cardboard case and are a release by penguin modern classics seriesavailable here is a set of 10 james bond 007 books by ian flemingthe cardboard case holding them also has some minor wear but generally all are in great conditioncollection preferred and in covid-19 times then social distancing will be observedstories include: you only live twice on her majesty's secret service thunderball goldfinger dr no from russia with love diamonds are forever moonraker live and let die casino royale they have all previously been read and so is some minor creases/scuff etc and very slight spine damage
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Wanting ÂŁ15 for them as i paid ÂŁ40 for them as they are modern classicsnever been read as im not keen on reading, just been collecting dust for a few monthscollection: norwich nr6 read more
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Publisher: penguin classicstitle: granite island: portrait of corsica (penguin classics)author(s): dorothy carrington
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Rich with stunning illustrations and filled with detail of individual titles, designers and even the changing size and shape of the penguin logo itself, this book shows how covers become design classicsby looking back at seventy years of penguin paperbacks, phil baines charts the development of british publishing, book cover design and the role of artists and designers in creating and defining the penguin lookfilled with inspiring images, penguin by design demonstrates just how difficult it is not to judge a book by its coveroxfam books & music lichfield ever since the creation of the first penguin paperbacks in , their jackets have become a constantly evolving part of britain's culture and design historycoupling indepth analysis of designers - from jan tschichold to romek marber - with a wide-ranging look at the range of series and titles published - from early penguins and pelicans, to wartime specials, fiction and reference, this is a distinctive picture of how penguin has consistently established its identity through its covers, influenced by - and influencing - the wider development of graphic design and the changing fashions in typography, photography, illustration or printing techniquessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Publisher: penguin classicslist price (msrp)authors: soren kierkegaardproduct category: booksdust jacket: falsefirst edition: falsecondition: good
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells uncle silas: a tale of bartram-haugh by joseph sheridan le fanu one of the most significant and intriguing gothic novels of the victorian period and is enjoyed today as a modern psychological thrillerin very good condition with minor wear to the cover spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe novel established le fanu as a master of horror fictionthe narrator, maud ruthyn, is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, silastogether with his boorish son and a sinister french governess, silas plots to kill maud and claim her fortunein uncle silas () le fanu brought up to date mrs radcliffe's earlier tales of virtue imprisoned and menacedby unscrupulous schemers
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New modern christmas decorationsalso included are 3 embroidered penguin stockings (with bobble hats and scarves) in felt fabriccolours: red, white, grey and black, plus satin red ribbon loops ready to hang or decorate a treeeach wreath measures in diameter: 12 x 12 inchesa delightful little set1 embroidered christmas pudding in felt fabric, colours: brown, black, white, red and green with three red buttons, plus red satin ribbon size: 3 x 3*i can coordinate 2nd class tracked postage if required2 happy christmas red metal hanging decoration measuring (height): 2 ½, (width): 5 ½*please view my additional christmas listings advertised which include: 2 santa sleighs large, 12 vintage hand painted baubles, a natural wreath, 4 small gold metal angels with musical instruments, 3 traditions large porcelain angel figures: 1 holding a harp, 1 holding a lute, 1 holding incense, 2 large contemporary glass italian santa plates and 1 contemporary glass italian santa bowla set of 7 decorations in total: 2 round natural twig wreaths, each decorated with a red merry christmas hanger and 11 stars in various sizes with a red and white rope hangersize in inches: (height): 5, (width): 3
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New modern christmas decorationsalso included are 3 embroidered penguin stockings (with bobble hats and scarves) in felt fabriccolours: red, white, grey and black, plus satin red ribbon loops ready to hang or decorate a treeeach wreath measures in diameter: 12 x 12 inches*please view my additional christmas listings advertised which include: 2 santa sleighs large, 12 vintage baubles some hand painted, a natural wreath, 4 small gold metal angels with musical instruments, 3 traditions large porcelain angel figures: 1 holding a harp, 1 holding a lute, 1 holding incense, 2 large contemporary glass italian santa plates and 1 contemporary glass italian santa bowla delightful little set1 embroidered christmas pudding in felt fabric, colours: brown, black, white, red and green with three red buttons, plus red satin ribbon size: 3 x 3*i can coordinate 2nd class tracked postage if required2 happy christmas red metal hanging decoration measuring (height): 2 ½, (width): 5 ½a set of 7 decorations in total: 2 round natural twig wreaths, each decorated with a red merry christmas hanger and 11 stars in various sizes with a red and white rope hangersize in inches: (height): 5, (width): 3
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Publisher: penguin classicsauthors: gilbert whitebinding: mass market paperbackdust jacket: falseproduct category: booksfirst edition: falsecondition: good
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New call of duty 4: modern warfare classics for microsoft xbox 360 video game
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Oxfam shop ulverston blockbuster hollywood content! yoostar2 comes with 50 movie scenes, 10 hollywood sets and 20 video backgrounds, with hundreds more scenes available for purchase and download in the online store the yoostar2 library includes: current hits like the hangover, tropic thunder, meet the fockers, 300 and kick ass modern classics like “the godfather” and “rocky” all-time classics like “casablanca,” and “the wizard of oz” popular tv shows such as “ star trek”, “ mad men”, and “csi” over actors are already on board with yoostar, including superstars like ben stiller, eddie murphy, gerard butler, cameron diaz requires kinect™ sensor see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship, confronting the classics captures the world of antiquity and its modern significance with wit, verve and scholarly expertisemary beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her tv presenting and her bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies and popular interpretations of the ancient world, from the golden bough to asterixshe invites you into the places where greeks and romans lived and died, from the palace at knossos to cleopatra's alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slavesin a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from greek drama to roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as alexander the great, nero and boudicca
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells another kind of love: two unforgettable classics from the golden age of pulp fiction paula christian, edition) very good condition, with clean cover and pagesunlike in most pulp romances of the s and 60s, paula christian's heroines were thoroughly modern women - struggling to define themselves while searching for their own lasting relationshipssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this classic collection, the revolutionary author introduces another kind of love and love is where you find it, two unforgettable stories of women - one in new york and one in los angeles - who discover the joy and fulfillment of love with their female coworkersthere is a line in black pen through the barcodeanother kind of lovefully human and honest, afraid of failure yet always hopeful, these sisters were blazing a trail, encouraging others on their path to
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Oxfam bookshop brigg describing itself as a portable game chest, 42 all-time classics is exactly as the name impliesfunctional with both the ds rumble pak and multiplayer potential (even without other copies of the game!), this is a modern solution to a classic problem; what game are you going to play tonight? see oxfam website for delivery information read moresporting plenty of board and card games, the game is self-contained and functions almost entirely through the touch screen
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Title: original album classicssub genre: modern r&b13 the story of beautyartist: destiny's child1 second nature
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John piper the pengin modern painters by penguin books ltd12 x 7 inches or 220 x 180mmeditor sir kenneth clarkif unable to collect please note packing/postage is not included within price however can be arranged, royal mail tracked/recorded servicein english, 52 pages (including front & back covers) with 16 colour plates (pictures) and 16 black/white placesthis rare paperback book is a first edition/publication date , later published again in
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Batch of stamps usa classic stamps cancelled modern mnh blocks ditto older blocks with hinge modern mnh everything on twenty stock cardsblocks starting at number 1 stamps starting at number 4our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeuros read morecatalogue value approxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome airmail and postcards are added
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Sonny rollins with the modern jazz quartet (original jazz classics) by sonny rollins possible
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Twice the fun: play as both classic sonic and modern sonic in the ultimate sonic experiencemodern sonic and classic sonic must defeat this strange new enemy, save their friends, and find out who really is behind this diabolical deedcelebrate 20 years of sonic the hedgehog with sonic generations
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