Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008182205
- ISBN
- 9780008182205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.10
€ 10.99
€ 9.10
Paperback. Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853260087
- ISBN
- 9781853260087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.29
€ 6.29
Paperback. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 599 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451532282
- ISBN
- 9780451532282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.19
€ 9.19
Paperback. Tells the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, this book reveals an enquiry into character, faith and the nature of perception. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 148 x 45. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143105954
- ISBN
- 9780143105954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Vavere, Natasha. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (LA) ELT advanced. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Parapara Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911326045
- ISBN
- 9781911326045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Paperback. Tells the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant white whale that has taken his leg, and upon which he has sworn vengeance, at any cost. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198958
- ISBN
- 9780141198958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107606
- ISBN
- 9780143107606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.03
€ 14.03
paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W Glyn. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Dedalus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Ist
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909232921
- ISBN
- 9781909232921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007350902
- ISBN
- 9780007350902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.38
€ 5.38
paperback. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, this book features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PENGUIN UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141399133
- ISBN
- 9780141399133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.18
€ 11.99
€ 11.18
Paperback. Tells a story of sexual and spiritual awakening. This book includes a mixture of fiction and autobiography. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399140
- ISBN
- 9780141399140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. The Man of Feeling (1771) is the foremost novel of sentiment in which the hero, Harley demonstrates his sensiblity in a series of episodes as he is tested against an uncaring world. This edition reprints Brian Vickers's authoritative text with a new introduction and notes discussing the work in the context of the Scottish Enlightenment and European sentimentalism. Editor(s): Vickers, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538621
- ISBN
- 9780199538621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.13
€ 13.13
Paperback. "The Turn of the Screw" is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural. "The Aspern Papers" is a tale of Americans in Europe, cleverly evoking the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152. 8vo. Good copy. Vintage paperback
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0278047
- ISBN
- 9781853260698
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Series: Barnes & Noble classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fine Communications,US United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593083786
- ISBN
- 9781593083786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
hardcover. This complex tale of self-discovery -- considered by the author to be his best work -- traces the path of an aging idealist, Lambert Strether. Arriving in Paris with the intention of persuading his young charge to abandon an obsession with a French woman and return home, Strether reaches unexpected conclusions. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 301 x 31. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841593746
- ISBN
- 9781841593746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 872 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 872
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674387836
- ISBN
- 9780674387836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.40€ 104.35
€ 115.40
€ 104.35
Paperback. Nine of James's most important tales, including (new to the second edition) "In the Cage," a tale that engages James's complicated attitudes toward gender, class, and the rise of information technology. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393977103
- ISBN
- 9780393977103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Hardcover. Young Nanda Brookenham fights to preserve her honesty in the brilliant but corrupt world of her parents, in a story of innocence betrayed but preserved. Its scene construction and dialogue point to James's apprenticeship in the theatre. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151527
- ISBN
- 9781857151527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Transplanted to Europe from her native America, Isabel Archer has candour, beauty, intelligence, an independent spirit and a marked enthusiasm for life. An unexpected inheritance apparently gives her freedom, but despite her natural advantages she makes one error of judgement and the result is genuinely tragic. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853261770
- ISBN
- 9781853261770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Paperback. Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins. Editor(s): Lansdown, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, further reading, appendices. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly creased corners. Lightly sunned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 448
- SKU
- KCW0006810
- ISBN
- 9780140437669
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 11.70
€ 11.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94. Series: Thrift Editions. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 131 x 8. Weight: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486275529
- ISBN
- 9780486275529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.64
€ 7.64
Hardcover. Covers the period from 1866 to 1891, the years in which Henry James was evolving and perfecting his art as a storyteller. This title includes: Daisy Miller, The Aspern Papers, The Siege of London and the Lesson of the Mast, and many other tales in which james established his favourite characters and situations. Num Pages: 1280 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- V9781857157857
- ISBN
- 9781857157857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.66
€ 33.99
€ 22.66
hardcover. A title that takes us from A private Life of 1892 to Henry James' last story, A Round of Visits, published in 1910. It includes: The Death of the Lion, The Altar of the Dead, The Figure in the Carpet, The Turn of the Screw, In the Cage, The Beast in the Jungle and more. Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 48. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 1168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857157864
- ISBN
- 9781857157864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.71
€ 33.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Editor(s): Blythe, Dr. Ronald. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007552
- ISBN
- 9780140432978
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95