It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.
Richard Ellmann
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20
Catalog books
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9
Works
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1976 to 2002
Strongest span
Who This Author Is
Richard Ellmann has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 20 catalog-linked books across 1976 to 2002, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.
Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Cuatro Dublineses and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2002; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Books on Tape and W W Norton & Co Inc.
Best Place To Start
Author At A Glance
Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Books on Tape and W W Norton & Co Inc
Genres and themes: Backlist browsing
Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list
UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2002; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Books on Tape and W W Norton & Co Inc.
Top Books To Start With
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Tusquets • 2002 • quick commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 150 pages.
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W W Norton & Co Inc • 2000 • standard commitment
It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.
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Random House Inc • 1990 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 277 pages.
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Four Dubliners: Oscar Wilde; William Butler Yeats; James joyce; Samuel Beckett
George Braziller • 1988 • quick commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 122 pages.
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Four Dubliners: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett
W W Norton & Co Inc • 1987 • quick commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 122 pages.
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Oxford Univ Pr on Demand • 1986 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1986 • 256 pages.
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Suhrkamp • 1978 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1978 • 218 pages.
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Books on Tape • 1998 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998.
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Books on Tape • 1998 • commitment varies by edition
readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page
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Books On Tape • 1996 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996.
How The Picks Compare
- Cuatro Dublineses is the easier short commitment, while Yeats: The Man and the Masks asks for more reading time up front.
- Yeats: The Man and the Masks gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Cuatro Dublineses leans later in the catalog.
- long the riverrun is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Cuatro Dublineses.
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More Books By Richard Ellmann
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Books On Tape • 1996
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Books On Tape • 1994
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Books On Tape • 1994
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Sussex Publications • 1982
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Modern Poems: A Norton Introduction
W W Norton & Co Inc • 1989
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Random House Inc • 1988
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Oxford Univ Pr • 1983
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The New Oxford Book of American Verse (Oxford Books of Verse)
Oxford Univ Pr • 1976