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Sylvia Plath was one of the most gifted and innovative poets of the twentieth century, yet serious study of her work has often been hampered by a fierce preoccupation with her life and death. This title offers an examination of her poetry.

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This is a study of the poetry of T.S. Eliot. The author sets out to discover just how his poetry, charged with coldness, antisemitism, misogyny, elitism and prissiness invites or incites prejudice.

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T2 Trainspotting reunites the creative team that made Trainspotting such a landmark in the cinematic landscape.

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John Drummond is renowned for his commitment to the Arts and for his outspoken views. In these acclaimed and controversial memoirs he relates his career to his childhood and early years, and reveals the origins of his unshakeable belief in the importance of the Arts.

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A startling and intimate portrayal of two unlikely companions connected more closely than they realise, both haunted by the plague of solitude and the Tales of Ballycumber.

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One of our hand-picked classics that no home should be without, about a clever pig fighting for his rights.

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The unknown story of the cloak-and-dagger war fought by British secret agents against Mussolini's Italy in the Second World War.

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Molire's exuberant seventeenth-century classic is brought back to life in an audacious contemporary Irish version by Frank McGuinness. Tartuffe premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in March 2023.

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When he invites Tartuffe into his perfect household, he unleashes a whirlwind of deception and seduction that threatens everything. With Orgon under Tartuffe's spell, can his family outwit this charismatic trickster

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A loner, Travis Bickle, takes up driving a taxi in search of an escape from his sleeplessness and his disgust with the corruption he finds around him. His pent-up rage, fuelled by his doomed relationship with a political campaign worker, leads to an inevitable descent into psychosis and violence.

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A fascinating and detailed guide to the life and works of Russia's best-loved composer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Simon Armitage selects Ted Hughes.

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The achievement of Ted Hughes as a poet is inseparable from his achievement as a translator of poetry and poetic drama.

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The incredible and thrilling true story of the embedded journalist who revealed the connection between the Spanish Civil War and the Nazis.

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Two women, wrenched apart by a terrible crime, must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner, perfect for fans of Tana French and Jane Harper

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In this accessible and engaging book Stuart Isacoff applies his musical expertise and great erudition to one of the most fascinating stories in the history of Western culture.

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The cult American hit - 'Alice in Wonderland set in the gig economy' (New York Times)

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Rising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionised the Cold War: Fidel Castro's visit to New York.

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'Wonderfully macabre, crookedly comic . Jackson is a genuine English eccentric.' - Sunday Times

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The utterly unique and arresting sophomore novel from the author of Apples.

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Towards the end of his life the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) wrote nearly four hundred poems in French - notably the two collections published as Les Fentres (The Windows) and Les Roses.

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A novel of immense pace and skill: a guessing game and a psychological thriller that surprises at every turn.

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This brilliant and essential guide to the award-winning director of Days of Heaven and Badlands is now available in paperback.

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A thrilling and powerful debut from an urgent new voice.