About this title: Assembled here for the first time in book form are the very best of several decades' worth of occasional writings from perhaps the best-loved and most-admired of Britain's great female writers A selection of the very best of Doris Lessing's essays, never before collected together and published in book form. Articles on writers as diverse as Jane Austen, Muriel Spark, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Mikael Bulgakov sit alongside autobiographical looks at the beliefs that have shaped Lessing's thinking. There are adoring and adorable pieces on the beloved cats that she has allowed to share her ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2006-12-01
ISBN-13:9780060831417ISBN:0060831413
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 2006-Paperback---Used-Good. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 11/28/2006
ISBN-13:9780060831417ISBN:0060831413
Description: New. 0060831413 New & Unread Book thatHave Remainder Mark/ May Have Slight Handling Wear From Bookstore Shelf IN-STOCK Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 12/1/2005
ISBN-13:9780060831400ISBN:0060831405
Description: Like New. FIRST U.S. EDITION: FIRST PRINTING: ***NEW, With Remainder Mark*** Published by HarperCollins Books; HarperCollins Publishing Group. D/J in Excellent condition. Quarterbound (Cremeboards, Grey Smyth-sewn spine, Gold lettering). Binding tight. Pages crisp, clean and unmarked. Professionally and securely packaged, with Tracking Number. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2005-12-01
ISBN-13:9780060831400ISBN:0060831405
Description: Like New. FIRST U.S. EDITION: FIRST PRINTING: ***NEW, With Remainder Mark*** Published by HarperCollins Books; HarperCollins Publishing Group. D/J in Excellent condition. Quarterbound (Cremeboards, Grey Smyth-sewn spine, Gold lettering). Binding tight. Pages crisp, clean and unmarked. Professionally and securely packaged, with Tracking Number. read more
Description: Harper Collins, c2004, uncorrected Proof, SOFTCOVER, ; 9 x 6, pages bright, a tight solid copy, VERY GOOD. A nice copy you will be happy to own. read more
Edition: Uncorrected Page Proofs
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, NY
Date Published: 2005
Description: Near Fine. Galley/Proof. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Uncorrected Page proofs for, and preceding, the HarperCollins hardcover edition. The first and only collection of literary essays and criticism by Lessing. viii, 386pp. White card covers. Book appears in tight, unread condition. No remainder markings. [12/05 date inked to spine]. " Doris Lessing, CH (born 22 October 1919), is a British writer, born Doris May Taylor in Kermanshah, Persia (Iran). Her first novel, 'The Grass Is Singing', was ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780007179862ISBN:0007179863
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. (384 pages) a wonderfully warm, funny, nostalgic collection that ranges across many decades and subjects. (Paperback) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780060831400ISBN:0060831405
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. HarperCollins, 2005. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
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