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Anna Karenina: A Novel in Eight Parts

By John Bayley (contributor), Richard Pevear (trans), Leo Tolstoy and Larissa Volokhonsky (trans)

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Hardcover:

9780141199610 | Penguin Classics, September 30, 2014, cover price $30.00

The Queen of Spades: And Other Stories

By John Bayley (foreword by)

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Paperback:

9781847491817 | Trafalgar Square, October 1, 2011, cover price $16.95

A Summary of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Cash Bills, and Promissory Notes

By John Bayley

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Hardcover:

9781110210398 | Bibliolife, May 15, 2009, cover price $30.99

Paperback:

9781110210350 | Bibliolife, May 15, 2009, cover price $26.75

Catalogue of a Series of Original Designs, Cartoons and Drawings by the Great Masters of the Italian Schools of Art

By John Bayley

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Paperback:

9781104046194 | Kessinger Pub Co, February 28, 2009, cover price $15.95

Elega a Iris / Iris Elegy

By John Bayley

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Paperback:

9788420633084 | Alianza Editorial Sa, June 30, 2007, cover price $28.95

Iris y sus amigos / Iris and her friends: Una Memoria Del Recuerdo Y Del Deseo

By John Bayley

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9788420644349 | Alianza Editorial Sa, June 30, 2007, cover price $37.95

Good Companions: An Anthology to Inspire, Amuse or Console

A collection of prose and poetry that has travelled with John Bayley for most of his 75 years. Unlike many anthologies, Bayley's is highly personal He remembers favourite books from his childhood and teenage years, and considers the ways in which books can raise the spirits.

By John Bayley

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9780349114965 | New edition (Abacus, November 1, 2002), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A collection of prose and poetry that has travelled with John Bayley for most of his 75 years.

The Power Of Delight: A Lifetime In Literature: Essays 1962 2002

A survey of the range of the Oxford University professor's distinguished literary career features his treatments of classics, lesser-known works of merit, and modern writings, in a volume divided into such sections as 'English Literature,' 'Russian Novels,' and 'American Poetry.'

By John Bayley and Leo Carey

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Hardcover:

9780393058406 | W W Norton & Co Inc, March 28, 2005, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A survey of the range of the Oxford University professor's distinguished literary career features his treatments of classics, lesser-known works of merit, and modern writings, in a volume divided into such sections as 'English Literature,' 'Russian Novels,' and 'American Poetry.

Politics And Genre In "Hamlet"

By John Bayley (foreword by) and Adrian A. Husain

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Hardcover:

9780195979091 | Oxford Univ Pr, February 14, 2005, cover price $25.00

Living With a Writer

A collection of essays on the benefits and challenges of being, or living with, a writer includes Nadine Gordimer's reflections on living with herself, Margaret Drabble on her relationship with Malcolm Holroyd, and Paul Theroux's experiences with V. S. Naipaul.

By John Bayley (contributor), Malcolm Bradbury (contributor), Margaret Drabble (contributor), Nadine Gordimer (contributor), Dale Salwak (editor) and John Updike (contributor)

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9781403904768 | Palgrave Macmillan, November 6, 2004, cover price $38.00 | About this edition: A collection of essays on the benefits and challenges of being, or living with, a writer includes Nadine Gordimer's reflections on living with herself, Margaret Drabble on her relationship with Malcolm Holroyd, and Paul Theroux's experiences with V.

Offshore, Human Voices, the Beginning of Spring

A trio of novels by the award-winning novelist includes, Offshore, about an eccentric group of misfits living on barges on the Thames in the 1960s; Human Voices, a behind-the-scenes look at the BBC during World War II; and The Beginning of Spring, about a struggling English printer living in Moscow just before the Revolution. 15,000 first printing.

By John Bayley (introduced by) and Penelope Fitzgerald

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Hardcover:

9781400041251 | Everymans Library, September 1, 2003, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Includes three novels: 'Offshore,' about a group of misfits in 1960s London, 'Human Voices,' a look at the BBC during World War II, and 'The Beginning of Spring,' about a printer living in Moscow before the Revolution.

Collected Stories

A complete collection of short fiction by the creator of Philip Marlowe includes stories from two prior anthologies--Trouble Is My Business and The Simple Art of Murder--as well as 'Blackmailers Don't Shoot,' 'The Pencil,' 'English Summer,' and more. 35,000 first printing.

By John Bayley (introduced by) and Raymond Chandler

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Hardcover:

9780375415005 | Everymans Library, October 1, 2002, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A complete collection of short fiction by the creator of Philip Marlowe includes stories such as 'Blackmailers Don't Shoot,' 'The Pencil,' and 'English Summer.

Widower's House

John Bayley completes his biographical trilogy, looking back on the years he and Iris spent together, and attempting to come to terms with her absence. Suffering equally solitude and the kindly harassment of well-wishers, he discovers, too, that a widower's life can contain moments of odd comedy.

By John Bayley

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9780349114781 | New edition (Gardners Books, May 16, 2002), cover price $13.15 | About this edition: John Bayley completes his biographical trilogy, looking back on the years he and Iris spent together, and attempting to come to terms with her absence.

Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch

Author and literary critic John Bayley was married to novelist Iris Murdoch until her death in February 1999. In this memoir he recounts their life together, up to and including their realization that Dame Iris was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

By John Bayley

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9780349114293 | New edition (Gardners Books, January 3, 2002), cover price $13.15 | About this edition: Author and literary critic John Bayley was married to novelist Iris Murdoch until her death in February 1999.

Elegy for Iris

The author describes life with his wife, Iris Murdoch, and her struggle with Alzheimer's disease

By John Bayley

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Hardcover:

9780312253820 | Reprint edition (Picador USA, November 1, 1999), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: The author describes life with his wife, Iris Murdoch, and her struggle with Alzheimer's disease

9780783885643 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, May 1, 1999), cover price $29.95

9780756756413 | Diane Pub Co, April 1, 1999, cover price $23.00

9780312198640 | St Martins Pr, January 1, 1999, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A moving memoir by the husband of the great contemporary writer Dame Iris Murdoch captures the ineffable mystery and fascination that she has exerted on both him and her readers and chronicles her recent sad struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Paperback:

9780312421113 | St Martins Pr Special, November 1, 2001, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: The author describes life with his wife, Iris Murdoch, and her struggle with Alzheimer's disease

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780736644723 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, July 1, 1999), cover price $29.95

The Red Hat

A narrator whose gender is intentionally kept vague recounts how three friends travel to the Hague and end up embroiled in an international terrorist plot that involves a sensuous woman who may be a Mossad agent

By John Bayley

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Hardcover:

9780312186586 | St Martins Pr, May 1, 1998, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A narrator whose gender is intentionally kept vague recounts how three friends travel to the Hague and end up embroiled in an international terrorist plot that involves a sensuous woman who may be a Mossad agent

Paperback:

9781566491945 | Welcome Rain, November 1, 2001, cover price $14.00

The Saint and the Artist: A Study of the Fiction of Iris Murdoch

By John Bayley and Peter J. Conradi

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Paperback:

9780007120192 | Harper Uk, October 1, 2001, cover price $20.00

Collected Shorter Fiction

Collects Tolstoy's shorter fiction, offering insight into his life as a soldier, married life, interest in peasantry, belief in truth and simplicity, and interest in religion. (view table of contents)

By John Bayley (introduced by), Nigel J. Cooper, Aylmer Maude, Louise Shanks Maude and Leo Tolstoy

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9780375411724 | Everymans Library, August 1, 2001, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Collects Tolstoy's shorter fiction, offering insight into his life as a soldier, married life, interest in peasantry, belief in truth and simplicity, and interest in religion.

Hand Luggage: A Personal Anthology

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By John Bayley

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9780826454546 | Continuum Intl Pub Group, July 1, 2001, cover price $33.95

Widower's House: A Study in Bereavement, or How Margo and Mellat Forced Me to Flee My Home

A retired professor and widowed husband of Iris Murdoch describes his struggle to build a new life for himself after the death of his wife of forty-four years, his fate as a man in his mid-seventies beginning life anew, and the dozens of well-meaning women offering comfort--and more.

By John Bayley

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9780393025613 | W W Norton & Co Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: A retired professor and widowed husband of Iris Murdoch describes his struggle to build a new life for himself after the death of his wife of forty-four years, his fate as a man in his mid-seventies beginning life anew, and the dozens of well-meaning women offering comfort--and more.

Iris and Her Friends: A Memoir of Memory and Desire

The husband of Iris Murdoch and author of Elegy for Iris, follows up his moving memoir of his wife's struggle with memory loss by recalling his own past, describing vivid scenes of his childhood in colonial India, his vacations on the English coast, his early love of literature, and his romance with Iris. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

By John Bayley

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Hardcover:

9780754014249 | Large print edition (Chivers, June 1, 2000), cover price $55.01

9780786224739 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, May 1, 2000), cover price $30.95

9780393048568 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 1, 1999, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The husband of Iris Murdoch and author of Elegy for Iris, follows up his moving memoir of his wife's struggle with memory loss by recalling his own past, describing vivid scenes of his childhood in colonial India, his vacations on the English coast, his early love of literature, and his romance with Iris.

Paperback:

9780393320794 | W W Norton & Co Inc, November 1, 2000, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: The husband of Iris Murdoch and author of Elegy for Iris, follows up his moving memoir of his wife's struggle with memory loss by recalling his own past, describing vivid scenes of his childhood in colonial India, his vacations on the English coast, his early love of literature, and his romance with Iris.

Iris And the Friends: A Year of Memories

The last year or so of Iris Murdoch's life provides the framework for this book, but within this structure, John Bayley returns to memories of his own earlier life, and of more than 40 years of marriage to Iris. He describes how he coped with her illness by using memory as a friend and consolation.

By John Bayley

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9780349113104 | New edition (Gardners Books, September 7, 2000), cover price $12.90 | About this edition: The last year or so of Iris Murdoch's life provides the framework for this book, but within this structure, John Bayley returns to memories of his own earlier life, and of more than 40 years of marriage to Iris.

Elegy for Iris: A Memoir

By John Bayley

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780743800150 | Natl Book Network, July 1, 2000, cover price $25.00

Collected Stories

Presents a collection of both familiar and many unfamiliar short stories, including 'The Private Life,' 'A Round of Visits,' and 'The Turn of the Screw.' (view table of contents)

By John Bayley (introduced by) and Henry James

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Hardcover:

9780375409363 | Everymans Library, March 1, 2000, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of both familiar and many unfamiliar short stories, including 'The Private Life,' 'A Round of Visits,' and 'The Turn of the Screw.

Collected Stories: 1866-91

Presents a collection of both familiar and many unfamiliar short stories, including 'The Private Life,' 'A Round of Visits,' and 'The Turn of the Screw.' (view table of contents)

By John Bayley and Henry James

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9780375409356 | Everymans Library, March 1, 2000, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of both familiar and many unfamiliar short stories, including 'The Private Life,' 'A Round of Visits,' and 'The Turn of the Screw.

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