The Book Company: New Products - European

Landor as Critic

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:26:20 +0000

First published in 1979, Landor as Critic examines Walter Savage Landor’s critical writings, showcasing his literary contributions through letters, conversations, reviews, poems, and prose. Insightful analysis makes it essential for scholars and enthusiasts alike.

Price: $166.99

James Stephens (His Work and an Account of His Life)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:23:00 +0000

First published in 1965, James Stephens: His Work and an Account of His Life by Hilary Pyle explores Stephens’ journey from Dublin to London, his literary evolution, philosophical depth, and lasting contributions to Irish nationalism, poetry, and culture.

Price: $140.99

French History and Society (The Wars of Religion to the Fifth Republic)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:49:32 +0000

French History and Society (1974) ranges over French history and society, thought, literature, painting, sculpture and architecture, music, and politics and institutions to examine France as a whole from the sixteenth century to the present day.

Price: $140.99

Empire, Modernity, and the Invasion Novel (Invading Modernism)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:34:47 +0000

Empire, Modernity, and the Invasion Novel: Invading Modernism is an examination of Late-Victorian and Edwardian popular literature, and the invasion novel genre in particular.

Price: $233.99

Elizabeth Meeke's The Abbey of Clugny (A Critical Edition)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:32:51 +0000

This critical edition of The Abbey of Clugny will introduce Elizabeth Meeke and her work to the larger public, particularly as her writings sit at the intersection of interest in literary production, genre, and women’s writing.

Price: $189.99

Wordsworth's Historical Imagination (Routledge Revivals) (The Poetry of Displacement)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:48:59 +0000

In this title, first published in 1987, David Simpson challenges this established view of Wordsworth, arguing that it fails to recognize and explain the importance of the context of the public sphere and the social environment to the authentic experience of the imagination.

Price: $233.99

Inversionsmaschine oder Biografie eines Werks (German Edition)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:46:53 +0000

Was geschieht, wenn nicht ein Mensch über ein Werk schreibt, sondern sieben Künstliche Intelligenzen – und wenn sie einander prüfen müssen, weil keine von ihnen allein verlässlich ist?

Inversionsmaschine ist die Biografie eines Werks. Sieben Instanzen aus fünf Häusern – Anthropi..

Price: $39.99

William Trevor (Routledge Revivals) (A Study of His Fiction)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:44:54 +0000

William Trevor is a master of contemporary fiction. He writes with equal authority about the frustrations of life in remote corners of Ireland, and the hollowness of life is prosperous London suburbs. An Anglo-Irishman, Trevor is admired on both sides of the Atlantic, and both sides of the Iris..

Price: $233.99

Unbearable Pleasure (Meditations on Russian Literature, Jewish Thought, Zionism and History)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:44:52 +0000

Smart writing on deep culture, Horowitz wrestles with the meaning of Russian literature, Jewish history, Right-wing Zionism, and the Holocaust

Price: $24.95

Wilde Style (The Plays and Prose of Oscar Wilde)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:44:47 +0000

This new study of the major prose and plays of Oscar Wilde argues that his dominant aesthetic category is not art but style. It is this major emphasis on style and attitude which helps mark Wilde so graphically as our contemporary. Beginning with a survey of current Wilde criticism, the book demon..

Price: $107.99