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The Mirror and the Road: Conversations with William Boyd

Alistair Owen, William Boyd

Acclaimed author Alistair Owen interviews one of the best loved writers of modern times about his life and work

In this probing series of exclusive interviews, Alistair Owen talks to…

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An Ice-cream War

William Boyd

Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will…

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Stars and Bars

William Boyd

All Henderson Dores dreams of is fitting in. But America, land of the loony millionaire and the subway poet, and sharp-suited hood, of paralysing personal frankness and surreally fantasized facilities…

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The Blue Afternoon

William Boyd

Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will…

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Any Human Heart: A BBC Two Between the Covers pick

William Boyd

Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart’s - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century - contains more than its fair share of…

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The Romantic

William Boyd

Set in the 19th century, The Romantic is the story of life itself. Following the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and…

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Restless

William Boyd

The major and stunning new novel about wartime espionage from bestselling author William Boyd

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Fascination

William Boyd

Featuring sixteen short fiction works, this collection moves from 19th century Russia to Second World War Los Angeles.

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Mountolive: Introduced by William Boyd

Lawrence Durrell

Lose yourself in the thrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs of wartime Egypt: Durrell’s epic modern classic, introduced by William Boyd (bestselling author of Any Human Heart and Restless).

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Love is Blind

William Boyd

Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Viking, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2018. –Title page verso.

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Trio

William Boyd

From one of Britain’s best loved writers comes an exhilarating, tender novel–by turns hilarious and heartbreaking–that asks the vital questions: What makes life worth living? And what if it isn’t…

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Death of a Foreign Gentleman

Steven Carroll

Who killed Martin Friedrich? From award-winning writer Steven Carroll comes the first book in a series of post-war literary crime novels featuring Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, with shades of The…

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Gabriel’s Moon

William Boyd

A compelling, deeply rich Cold War mystery from one of Britain's greatest ever storytellers, William Boyd

Gabriel Drax is a young man haunted by the memories of his youth- every…

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John le Carre

Alex Leamas is tired. It’s the 1960s, he’s been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. He has seen…

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The Ballad of Peckham Rye

Muriel Spark

A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts…

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Martin Chuzzlewit: Introduction by William Boyd

Charles Dickens

Chronicles Martin Chuzzlewit’s experiences as a student of architecture and a pioneer in the American West.

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The Satiric Worlds of William Boyd: A Case Study

Juan F. Elices

This study explores five major narratives of Ghanian-born novelist William Boyd from a satiric point of view. Boyd’s novels and short stories take up some of the particular traits of…

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The Plant Hunter: ‘A great adventure’ William Boyd

T.L. Mogford

When plant hunter Harry Compton receives a rare specimen and a map, he sets out to find fame and fortune. But where there is wealth there is corruption, and soon…

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The Plant Hunter: ‘A great adventure’ William Boyd

T.L. Mogford

When plant hunter Harry Compton receives a rare specimen and a map, he sets out to find fame and fortune. But where there is wealth there is corruption, and soon…

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William Boyd Allison: A Study in Practical Politics

Leland L Sage

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

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The Gifts of Reading

Robert Macfarlane,William Boyd,Candice Carty-Williams,Chigozie Obioma,Philip Pullman

An anthology of essays about the joys of reading and of giving books, from some of the world’s most beloved writers. Inspired by and including Robert Macfarlane’s own essay, ‘The…

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William Boyd Dawkins and the Victorian Science of Cave Hunting

Mark John White

Biography of a controversial Victorian geologist, palaeontologist and archaeologist

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Granta 13: After The Revolution

William Boyd

An issue of Granta devoted to all things Soviet, including fiction, non-fiction, photographs, interviews and an exclusive interview with Mikhail Gorbachev by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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Granta 14: Autobiography

William Boyd

An issue of Granta devoted to all things Soviet, including fiction, non-fiction, photographs, interviews and an exclusive interview with Mikhail Gorbachev by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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Granta 17: While Waiting For A War

William Boyd

An issue of Granta devoted to all things Soviet, including fiction, non-fiction, photographs, interviews and an exclusive interview with Mikhail Gorbachev by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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A Good Man in Africa: A Novel

William Boyd

Boyd’s excruciatingly funny first novel presents an unforgettable anti-hero and a vision of Africa seldom seen. British diplomat Morgan Leafy bumbles heavily through his job in Kinjanja. When he finds…

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Granta 12: The Rolling Stones

William Boyd

An issue of Granta devoted to all things Soviet, including fiction, non-fiction, photographs, interviews and an exclusive interview with Mikhail Gorbachev by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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The New Confessions: A Novel

William Boyd

John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. This book deals with his life and work.

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Granta 15: The Fall Of Saigon

William Boyd

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Trio

William Boyd

A producer. A novelist. An actress.It is summer in 1968, the year of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. While the world is reeling our trio is…

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An Introduction to the Republic of Plato (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 21)

William Boyd

This edition originally published in 1962. The problems of life and government which are still the central theme of the Republic are still with us but the views presented in…

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Armadillo: A Novel

William Boyd

Insurance adjuster Lorimer Black, a.k.a. Milomre Blocj–a descendant of Gypsies and an insomniac eager for sleep and security–finds his life spiraling out of control after he discovers a client hanging…

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The Trials of William Earl of Kilmarnock, George Earl of Cromartie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino, for High Treason, Before the House of Peers, at Westminster Hall, on the 28th and 30th of July, and the First of August, 1746

William Boyd

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

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With a Field Ambulance at Ypres: Being Letters Written March 7, to August 15, 1915 (1916)

William Boyd

With A Field Ambulance At Ypres: Being Letters Written March 7, To August 15, 1915 (1916) is a book written by William Boyd. The book is a collection of letters…

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With a Field Ambulance at Ypres: Being Letters Written March 7, to August 15, 1915 (1916)

William Boyd

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Solo: A James Bond Novel

William Boyd

It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war…

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Love Is Blind: A novel

William Boyd

Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Viking, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2018. –Title page verso.

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Bamboo

William Boyd

A diverse collection of non-fiction by the author of Richard and Judy bestseller, Restless .

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Physiology and Pathology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid (1920)

William Boyd

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

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Granta 9: John Berger, Boris

William Boyd

An issue of Granta devoted to all things Soviet, including fiction, non-fiction, photographs, interviews and an exclusive interview with Mikhail Gorbachev by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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Granta 11: Greetings From Prague

William Boyd

A collection of essays on the subject of the family, by Mikal Gilmore, William Wharton, Mona Simpson, Geoffrey Biddle, Seamus Deane, Giorgio Pressburger, Marketa Luskacova, Geoffrey Wolff, Harold Pinter and…

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Granta 18: The Snap Revolution

William Boyd

An issue of Granta devoted to all things Soviet, including fiction, non-fiction, photographs, interviews and an exclusive interview with Mikhail Gorbachev by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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Trio (Spanish Edition)

William Boyd

William Boyd, uno de los autores europeos mas prestigiosos de las ultimas decadas y que probablemente ha escrito mas clasicos que ninguno de sus coetaneos (Daily Telegraph), vuelve con su…

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The Tryals of William, Earl of Kilmarnock, George, Earl of Cromertie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino, for High Treason, and Levying War Against His Majesty King George, the Second, Before the House of Peers

William Boyd

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

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William Boyd

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

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An Introduction to the Republic of Plato

William Boyd

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public…

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Granta 100

William Boyd

A very special Granta magazine, celebrating its 100th edition.

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Solo

William Boyd

It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war…

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The Mirror and the Road: Conversations with William Boyd

An Ice-cream War

Stars and Bars

The Blue Afternoon

Any Human Heart: A BBC Two Between the Covers pick

The Romantic

Restless

Fascination

Mountolive: Introduced by William Boyd

Love is Blind

Trio

Death of a Foreign Gentleman

Gabriel’s Moon

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Ballad of Peckham Rye

Martin Chuzzlewit: Introduction by William Boyd

The Satiric Worlds of William Boyd: A Case Study

The Plant Hunter: ‘A great adventure’ William Boyd

The Plant Hunter: ‘A great adventure’ William Boyd

William Boyd Allison: A Study in Practical Politics

The Gifts of Reading

William Boyd Dawkins and the Victorian Science of Cave Hunting

Granta 13: After The Revolution

Granta 14: Autobiography

Granta 17: While Waiting For A War

A Good Man in Africa: A Novel

Granta 12: The Rolling Stones

The New Confessions: A Novel

Granta 15: The Fall Of Saigon

Trio

An Introduction to the Republic of Plato (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 21)

Armadillo: A Novel

The Trials of William Earl of Kilmarnock, George Earl of Cromartie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino, for High Treason, Before the House of Peers, at Westminster Hall, on the 28th and 30th of July, and the First of August, 1746

With a Field Ambulance at Ypres: Being Letters Written March 7, to August 15, 1915 (1916)

With a Field Ambulance at Ypres: Being Letters Written March 7, to August 15, 1915 (1916)

Solo: A James Bond Novel

Love Is Blind: A novel

Bamboo

Physiology and Pathology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid (1920)

Granta 9: John Berger, Boris

Granta 11: Greetings From Prague

Granta 18: The Snap Revolution

Trio (Spanish Edition)

The Tryals of William, Earl of Kilmarnock, George, Earl of Cromertie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino, for High Treason, and Levying War Against His Majesty King George, the Second, Before the House of Peers

The Trials of William Earl of Kilmarnock, George Earl of Cromartie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino, for High Treason, Before the House of Peers, at Westminster Hall, on the 28th and 30th of July, and the First of August, 1746.

An Introduction to the Republic of Plato

Granta 100

Solo

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