Stokes anthony (116 résultats)

Etat : Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Foreword Theodore Dalrymple, B/W Illustrations, 8vo, 192 Pages, b2.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good +. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner's name crossed out on front free end paper. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. Binding is tight. 96pp. Anthony, Martyn (illustrateur).

hardcover. Etat : Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Hardcover with DJ. Light blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. Blue and grey DJ with black lettering. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1974. 295 pages. Very good condition. Covers clean and square. DJ whole but rubbed at edges. Binding strong. Pages bright and clean.…

Etat : Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Trade Paperback. Etat : Good - Cash. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges, corners, covers, and pages. The book is in great condition! Previous owner's name(s) inside. The text has underlining and/or notations. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Fine in wrappers with slight wear.

Etat : New.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. A view of the constitution of the British colonies, in North America and the West Indies, at the time the civil war broke out on the continent of Amer. Book.

Etat : New.

Etat : Very Good. some marks on cover but otherwise in very good condition.

Etat : New.

Paperback. Etat : New. Wilde's Ballad of Reading Gaol, his last work for publication in 1898 is known the world over for its insight and telling phrases, such as 'bricks of shame', 'souls in pain' and 'that little tent of blue, that prisoners call the sky'. Possibly the greatest and most influential artistic work in terms of penal reform and conveying to outsiders the soul desolate nature and experience of imprisonment, the ballad crystalises the degradation, isolation, fear, introspection and sense of loss involved.This new book also looks at the ballad from a fresh perspective: that of a serving prison officer who has spent a substantial part of his career inside the very prison that Wilde wrote about - noting on a daily basis connections between its fabric, the prison system and the ballad as well as with the town of Reading. The result is a fine work that casts new light on Wilde's incarceration, suggests a number of fresh explanations for some lines of the ballad and puts forward an until now unpublished explanation as to why Reading was chosen for Wilde. Indicative of this approach, Anthony Stokes explains why even C.3.3 is not what it seems, why certain lines in the ballad have been misunderstood by 'experts' given the context and times.But Anthony Stoke's book is much more than this. Based on minute research over more than ten years it traces the history of "Reading Gaol" from early times to the present day, dealing with its role as a bridewell, local prison and today one that carries out ground-breaking work with young offenders. There are also chapters on its use as a place of internment for Irish Republicans in the wake of the Easter Rising, as a top secret Correctional Centre for Canadian troops serving in England during World War II, escape attempts, riots and the executions that took place at Reading over the years including during the time when James Marwood (the inventor of the 'long drop') officiated; much of this based on official records and Execution Log. There are also notes on other interesting prisoners ranging from the notorious Reading baby farmer Amelia Dyer to the Hollywood TV and movie actor, Stacey Keach.But above all it is Oscar Wilde and the "Ballad of Reading Goal" that permeate and inform this book as the author seeks to combine information about the prison with frequently telling explanations that all too often converge with the more universal nerve that was touched upon by one of England's greatest creative minds - making "Pit of Shame" a book for every Wilde afficionado, penal reformer and student of English literature.With a special 16 page collection of illustrations charting life in "Reading Gaol" and of some of its prisoners.…

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : As New.

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

Etat : New. In English.

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

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Pit of Shame: The Real Ballad of Reading Gaol. Book.

GD. GD.

Etat : New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Etat : New. A View of the Constitution of the British Colonies, in North-America and the West Indies, at the Time the Civil war Broke out on the Continent of Amer. Book.

Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : New. In English.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : New.