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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226432083
ISBN
9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. This novel, by the Brazilian novelist Machado de Assis (originally published in 1900), is one of the unrecognized classics of the turn of the century. This translation provides an informative introduction and notes by John Gledson, which set the novel in its historical context. Translator(s): Gledson, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc New York
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195103090
ISBN
9780195103090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.07

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Twisted Spoon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788086264462
ISBN
9788086264462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.03

paperback. Drawing on a rich oral tradition, this work describes both the tangled, often treacherous relations within three generations of the royal family and the exploits of Hrolf's famous champions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435931
ISBN
9780140435931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Combines mythology, legend and human drama. This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. It incorporates strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447385
ISBN
9780140447385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Translator(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211567
ISBN
9780934211567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.53

The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122281
ISBN
9780813122281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813116228
ISBN
9780813116228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 120 x 17. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pulp! The Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781843444534
ISBN
9781843444534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. This comic novel describes the boating expedition on the Thames of three friends and their dog, Montmerency. The difficulties and vicissitudes of these innocents abroad are magnified to epic proportions, and give the book an air of fresh innocence. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260513
ISBN
9781853260513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Harvey, Geoffrey. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, frontispiece, 1 line illustration, 3 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537976
ISBN
9780199537976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Reeves, Vic. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Elibron Classics series
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511700
ISBN
9780099511700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts and tins of pineapple chunks. Editor(s): Lewis, Jeremy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437508
ISBN
9780140437508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. Editor(s): Lewis, Jeremy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441214
ISBN
9780141441214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 144.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007449439
ISBN
9780007449439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Three men and a dog decide to head for a restful vacation on the Thames. Anticipating peace and leisure, they encounter, in fact, the joys of roughing it, of getting their boat stuck in locks, of being towed by amateurs, of having to eat their own cooking and, of course, of coping with the glorious English weather. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
176
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956823
ISBN
9780241956823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue, Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826674
ISBN
9781509826674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Christine is a beautiful young singer at the Paris Opera. She is watched by the Opera's 'phantom' - a mysterious masked figure who terrorises the Opera's management and players. With the Phantom's help, Christine rises to become the Opera's star performer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560555
ISBN
9780099560555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007420278
ISBN
9780007420278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.40

paperback. When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the theatre, it is a fatal mistake. The Phantom haunts the imagination of the talented singer Christine Daae, appearing to her as the 'Angel of Music' - a disembodied voice, coaching her to sing as she never could before. Translator(s): Ribiere, Mireille; Ribiere, Mireille. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191508
ISBN
9780141191508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. It is September 1938 and during a heatwave, Europe tensely awaits the outcome of the Munich conference, where they will learn if there is to be a war. In Paris, people are waiting too, among them Mathieu, Jacques and Philippe, each wrestling with their own love affairs, doubts and angsts - and none of them ready to fight. Translator(s): Sutton, Eric. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185781
ISBN
9780141185781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, trying to raise 4,000 francs to procure a safe abortion for his mistress, Marcelle. Beyond all this, filtering an uneasy light on his predicament, rises the threat of the coming of the Second World War. Translator(s): Sutton, Eric. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185286
ISBN
9780141185286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. June 1940 was the summer of defeat for the French soldiers, deserted by their officers, utterly demoralized, awaiting the Armistice. This book tells what men thought and felt and did as France fell. Translator(s): Hopkins, Gerard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186573
ISBN
9780141186573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A clear, readable, and highly engrossing translation of Rousseau's masterpiece on the education and training of the young. Translator(s): Bloom, A. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465019311
ISBN
9780465019311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.28

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