Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Includes four stories that illuminate the author's love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140180435
- ISBN
- 9780140180435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. A collection of seven tales, whose settings range from Tuscany and Elsinore, to a dhow on its way from Lamu to Zanzibar. It is shot through with themes of love and desire - from the maiden lady who now believes herself to have been the grand courtesan of her time to the Count whose wife is so jealous that she cannot bear him to admire her jewels. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187198
- ISBN
- 9780141187198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589259
- ISBN
- 9780099589259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. The Kampfs have risen swiftly up the ranks of 1930s Parisian society. Painfully aware of her working-class roots, and desperate to win acceptance, Madame Kampf decides to throw a huge ball to announce her arrival to society. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493976
- ISBN
- 9780099493976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. At the age of eighty-three and nearing death, Carlo Altoviti has decided to write down the confessions of his long life. He remembers everything: his unhappy childhood in the kitchens of the Castle of Fratta; romantic entanglements during the siege of Genoa; revolutionary fighting in Naples; and so much more. Translator(s): Randall, Frederika. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391663
- ISBN
- 9780141391663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 51. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Box
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486491257
- ISBN
- 9780486491257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.31
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€ 13.31
paperback. This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin; Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393928082
- ISBN
- 9780393928082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- New Deluxe Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393332469
- ISBN
- 9780393332469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
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€ 16.37
Paperback. Set partly in Revolutionary Paris, and partly in romantic Cumbria, Judith Paris is the story of the two very different men who love Walpole's most delightful heroine. Series: Herries Chronicles. Num Pages: 784 pages, col. map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 632. Fine in good cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing shelf wear especially to spine and edges with water marks. Previous owners details to ffep. Pages edges slightly stained and with light foxing however text is clean and clear and remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0017202
- ISBN
- 9780711228900
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 16.99€ 12.55
€ 16.99
€ 12.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400096220
- ISBN
- 9781400096220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.00
€ 18.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Tells the story of three generations of the Rackrent family from the perspective of their servant, Thady Quirk, during the middle of the eighteenth century in Ireland. This book contains annotations, an introduction and a bibliography. Editor(s): Howard, Susan Kubica. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208773
- ISBN
- 9780872208773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. First published in 1938, MY SON, MY SON is bestselling British author Howard Spring's multigenerational portrait of a relationship between father and son. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970772
- ISBN
- 9781784970772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437676
- ISBN
- 9780140437676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
Paperback. The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymously in 1765; "Vathek" (1786); and the story of "Frankenstein" (1818). Editor(s): Fairclough, Peter. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430363
- ISBN
- 9780140430363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. One of the most influential Gothic novels, The Castle of Otranto established the literary effects associated with the genre: an ancient castle, secret passages, supernatural visitations, an innocent girl threatened with violence, sudden revelations, terror, and excitement. This new edition explores the reasons for the novel's impact. Editor(s): Groom, Nick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704447
- ISBN
- 9780198704447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.22
€ 8.99
€ 8.22
Paperback. One of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's great Comedie Humaine, Eugenie Grandet (1833) is a story of family conflict, unrequited love and self-sacrifice set against the aftermath of the French Revolution. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Raphael, Sylvia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199555895
- ISBN
- 9780199555895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.96
€ 12.99
€ 8.96
Paperback. Poor, plain spinster Bette is compelled to survive on the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives in Paris: her beautiful, saintly cousin Adeline, the philandering Baron Hulot and their daughter Hortense. Translator(s): Crawford, Marion. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038748
- ISBN
- 9780140441604
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. The text is that of Burton Raffell's acclaimed 1994 translation. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton (Distinguished Arts and Humanities,Professor of English, University of Louisiana). Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971668
- ISBN
- 9780393971668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
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€ 16.22
Paperback. Presents a pair of short stories about faith and sacrificial love. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397429
- ISBN
- 9780141397429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.50
€ 5.50
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375757907
- ISBN
- 9780375757907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.57
€ 18.99
€ 18.57