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A Room of One's Own
2024 || Hardcover || Virginia Woolf || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, this title is one of the feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Carlotte Bronte, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. It justifies the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence.
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
Revised and Expanded Edition
2024 || Hardcover || J. R. R. Tolkien || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
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Shooting an Elephant
2024 || Hardcover || George Orwell || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
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Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses
2024 || Hardcover || Jean Menzies || Pan Macmillan
Stories of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses woven together with an expert commentary from classicist and author Jean Menzies.
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A Message from Ukraine
2024 || Hardcover || Volodymyr Zelensky || Cornerstone
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The Illustrated World of Tolkien The Second Age
2024 || Hardcover || David Day || Octopus Publishing Group
Following the success of Illustrated World of Tolkien, David Day explores the Second Age of Middle-earth and Tolkien's richly imaginative legendarium .
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Dickens and Prince
A Particular Kind of Genius
2022 || Hardcover || Nick Hornby || Veltman Distributie Import Books
In Nick Hornby's completely joyous and original new book two great figures share the stage. Charles Dickens and Prince. Two wildly different artists who caught fire and lit up the world in ways no others could. Where did their magic come from? How did they work so hard and produce so much? How did they manage or give in to the restlessness and intensity of their creativity? How did they use it, and did it kill them?
With wit, curiosity and deep admiration Nick Hornby traces their extraordinar...
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Orwell and England
Selected Essays
2024 || Hardcover || George Orwell || Pan Macmillan
A collection of Orwell’s compellingly perceptive essays on subjects from food to weather to unemployment, edited and introduced by Professor Michael Gardiner.
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Book of Days
2022 || Hardcover || Patti Smith || Veltman Distributie Import Books
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith’s singular aesthetic—inspired by her wildly popular Instagram.
In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message “Hello Everybody!” Known for shooting with her beloved Land Camera 250, Smith start...
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Essays One
2024 || Hardcover || Lydia Davis || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.