Alison Shell (210 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. What do the novelists Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte M. Yonge, Rose Macaulay, Dorothy L. Sayers, Barbara Pym, Iris Murdoch and P.D. James all have in common? These women, and others, were inspired to write fiction through their relationship with the Church of England. This field-defining collection of essays explores Anglicanism through their fiction and their fiction through their Anglicanism.These essays, by a set of distinguished contributors, cover a range of literary genres, from life-writing and whodunnits through social comedy, childrens books and supernatural fiction. Spanning writers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, they testify both to the developments in Anglicanism over the past two centuries and the changing roles of women within the Church of England and wider society. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Periodical, softcover, 10 by 7 inches, 128 pages, illustrated. Covers have slight wear and the pages are clean. Articles include: 18th century publication on excavation at Pompeii, seial publication of Dickens, Charles Adam's cartoons, Reginald Marsh sketchbook.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st thus (2019). 274pp. NEAR FINE copy.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. ~No dustwrapper as issued. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Size: 433pp. No dustwrapper. No ownership marks.

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Fine. No dustwrapper. No dustwrapper as issued. As new. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. No ownership marks. Size: 433pp. No ownership marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy.

Condition: Fine. 1st thus. Paperback, F.xii+308pp, 7 b/w illustrations, index, a fine copy. The Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare - Arden Critical Companions. A study which sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times. 350 grams.

Soft cover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book is clean, bright & unmarked. Like new.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover without dust jacket in very good condition. Spine is cocked, and spine head is bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. Dark blue hardback with gilt lettered spine. In new condition: firm and square with strong joints, no bumps, no rubs. Contents are crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Thus a very nice copy that looks and feels unread, now offered for sale at a very reasonable price.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition 320 pages.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times, presenting a balanced, up-to-date account of current biographical and critical debates, and addressing the fascinating, under-studied topic of how Shakespeare's writing was perceived by literary contemporaries, whose priorities were more obviously religious than his own. It advances new readings of several plays, including Hamlet, King Lear and The Winter's Tale, and draws on under-exploited contemporary analogues, ranging from conversion narratives, books of devotion and polemical pamphlets to manuscript drama and emblems. This study describes a writer whose language is saturated in religious discourse but whose invariable practice is to subordinate religious matter to the aesthetic demands of the work. For Shakespeare, as for few of his contemporaries, the Judaeo-Christian story is something less than a master narrative.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xiv + 244pp. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Edges slightly marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; England; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. ISBN/EAN: 9780521126861. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50435. …

Condition: new.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What do the novelists Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte M. Yonge, Rose Macaulay, Dorothy L. Sayers, Barbara Pym, Iris Murdoch and P.D. James all have in common? These women, and others, were inspired to write fiction through their relationship with the Church of England. This field-defining collection of essays explores Anglicanism through their fiction and their fiction through their Anglicanism.These essays, by a set of distinguished contributors, cover a range of literary genres, from life-writing and whodunnits through social comedy, childrens books and supernatural fiction. Spanning writers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, they testify both to the developments in Anglicanism over the past two centuries and the changing roles of women within the Church of England and wider society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. What do the novelists Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte M. Yonge, Rose Macaulay, Dorothy L. Sayers, Barbara Pym, Iris Murdoch and P.D. James all have in common? These women, and others, were inspired to write fiction through their relationship with the Church of England. This field-defining collection of essays explores Anglicanism through their fiction and their fiction through their Anglicanism.These essays, by a set of distinguished contributors, cover a range of literary genres, from life-writing and whodunnits through social comedy, children's books and supernatural fiction. Spanning writers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, they testify both to the developments in Anglicanism over the past two centuries and the changing roles of women within the Church of England and wider society.…

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Very nice clean copy, virtually new.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2019. Paperback. . . . . .

First Edition. 16 x 25 cm. 380 pages. Hardcover. Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. Sprache: Englisch. …

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Tall 8vo. Near fine publisher's navy cloth, as issued without a dust wrapper; assembled in association with Oxford University Press, general editor Robin Myers.