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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperVoyager
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008117481
ISBN
9780008117481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.64

Paperback. The first volume in Issac Asimov's world-famous saga, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
HARPER COLLINS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008117498
ISBN
9780008117498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

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

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
€ 19.06

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
€ 18.41

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
€ 16.57

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

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
€ 17.21

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
€ 15.20

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

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
€ 9.43

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
€ 13.49

Paperback. Each of these four Gothic stories reveals a psychological tale of isolation and monomania. H. Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto' is filled with terror and ghostly interventions. William Beckford's 'Vathek' alternates grotesque comedy with scenes of exotic magnificence. 'The Monk', by Matthew Lewis and M. Shelley's 'Frankenstein' are also included. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
612
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192823311
ISBN
9780192823311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

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

Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199579501
ISBN
9780199579501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

paperback. Translator(s): Bell, Clara. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
4th ed.
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517833
ISBN
9781903517833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Lucien Chardon, an aspiring young author, leaves his small provincial hometown and attempts to succeed in the Parisian literary circles of the early 19th century. Translator(s): Hunt, Herbert James. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140442519
ISBN
9780140442519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.64

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
€ 16.43

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780140441604
ISBN
9780140441604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

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

€ 5.52

Paperback. In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the miser Grandet lives with his wife and daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled and overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures and his only child equally closely, he will let no one near them. Translator(s): Crawford, Marion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440508
ISBN
9780140440508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Twelve stories are representative of the tragic, melodramatic, sentimental, pathetic, and comic aspects of Balzac's art and testify to his keen sense of irony when observing the human condition. Translator(s): Raphael, Sylvia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443257
ISBN
9780140443257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322745
ISBN
9780940322745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.58

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