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Collected Poems by Kingsley Amis
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Category: Poetry and Drama
The complete collection of Kingsley Amis's poems, as witty, scabrous and bracing as his celebrated novelsAlthough best known for his comic novels, Kingsley Amis wrote poetry throughout his career. Collected Poems spans subjects from nature and cricket to love, ageing and literature, brimming with his ch ...Show more
Colonel Sun (007 James Bond) by Kingsley Amis
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Category: Fiction
First published in 1968, four years after Ian Fleming's death, this was the first Bond 'continuation' novel, penned by one of Britain's finest novelists, Kingsley Amis. 'A man in my line of business shouldn't work to a timetable'. Lunch at Scott's, a quiet game of golf, a routine social call on his chie ...Show more
Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis by Kingsley Amis
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Category: Fiction
Kingsley Amis's drink writing is better than anybody else's, ever. Esquire New in giftable hardcover, with an introduction by Christopher Hitchens-a collection of witty and deeply informed writings on wine, beer, and cocktails, from one of the all-time experts. Kingsley Amis was one of the great ...Show more
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, Kingsley Amis
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Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons. As long as Jim can survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England' and resist Christine, the girlf ...Show more
Lucky Jim: Popular Penguins by Kingsley Amis
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Category: Fiction | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
'His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as a mausoleum. During the night, too, he'd somehow been on a cross-country run and then been expertly beaten up by secret police. He felt bad.'Jix Dixon has a terrible job at a second-rate university. His life is full o ...Show more
The Amis Collection: Selected Non-fiction by Kingsley Amis
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Category: Non-Fiction
A collection of witty, cantakerous essays skewering the cultural touchstones of an era, from one of the greatest writers, drinkers and critics of our timeWhat advice can one give a green young author? What purpose do literary prizes serve? Where on earth can a man get a decent bite to eat? This entertai ...Show more
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