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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself turned into a 'little feathered shuttlecock' to be swatted back and forth by her selfish mother, Ida, and her vain father, Beale, who value her only as a means of provoking one another. Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441375
- ISBN
- 9780141441375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Dr Sloper is disappointed in his dull daughter, Catherine, a mediocre replacement for his beautiful and intelligent wife who died soon after childbirth. Yet, as Sloper threatens, beguiles and dictates to his daughter, he discovers in Catherine a pale reflection of his own obdurate character. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840224276
- ISBN
- 9781840224276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.31
€ 6.31
Paperback. A nameless young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Unsettled by a dark foreboding of menace within the house, she soon comes to believe that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care. Editor(s): Bromwich, David. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441351
- ISBN
- 9780141441351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199122
- ISBN
- 9780141199122
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. One of a series of editions of the author's most famous short stories and novels. Editor(s): Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441405
- ISBN
- 9780141441405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
€ 10.99
€ 9.43
Hardcover. Featuring a variation on the theme of the eternal triangle, the author contrasts two women who love one man: the magnificent but ambitious and unscrupulous Kate Croy, and the fragile heiress Millie Theale whose early death precipitates the story's surprising outcome. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152302
- ISBN
- 9781857152302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.70
€ 20.99
€ 15.70
Hardcover. The talented and beautiful Isabel Archer, courted by several suitors and enriched by her dying uncle, chooses to marry the cold and ambitious Gilbert Osmond. The heroine soon discovers to her cost that freedom of choice is never what it seems. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 626
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150391
- ISBN
- 9781857150391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. As well as 'The Aspern Papers', this selection includes 'The Death of the Lion', 'The Figure in the Carpet', and 'The Birthplace'. All four stories concern the figure of the artist and the cult of celebrity. This new edition includes extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks that shed light on the genesis of the stories. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639878
- ISBN
- 9780199639878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555635
- ISBN
- 9780199555635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts, or is she simply ignorant of those conventions? Editor(s): Lodge, David. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441344
- ISBN
- 9780141441344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.08
€ 9.08
Paperback. The plot of this novel revolves around the feminist movement in Boston in the 1870s. F.R. Leavis called it one of "the two most brilliant novels in the language. "The novel's many allusions to the historical and social background of Boston society are explained in the editorial material. Editor(s): Gooder, R. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539147
- ISBN
- 9780199539147
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.64
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€ 12.64
Paperback. Christopher Newman, an American millionaire in France, falls in love with the aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her family, however, taken aback by his brash American manner, rejects his proposal of marriage. When Newman discovers a guilty secret in the Bellegardes' past, he confronts a moral dilemma: Should he expose them and gain his revenge? Editor(s): Spengemann, William C. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140390827
- ISBN
- 9780140390827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
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€ 10.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Fender, Stephen; Fender, Stephen. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389776
- ISBN
- 9780141389776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Elibron Classics series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007420285
- ISBN
- 9780007420285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.40
€ 5.40
Paperback. Presents the story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as "troubled artistic consciousness." Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397580
- ISBN
- 9780141397580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Paperback. A unique edition of James's two complementary tales, 'Daisy Miller' and 'An International Episode', in which the young American girl irrupts into European society. This edition includes introduction and notes by Adrian Poole, and an Appendix on stage and screen versions of 'Daisy Miller'. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639885
- ISBN
- 9780199639885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.10
€ 9.99
€ 9.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171622
- ISBN
- 9781590171622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.07
€ 27.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. Isabel Archer's main aim in life is to protect her independence. She is not interested in settling down and compromising her freedom for the sake of marriage. But, on a trip around Europe, she finds herself captivated by the charming Gilbert Osmond, who is very interested in the idea of adding Isabel to his collection of beautiful artworks. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099511601
- ISBN
- 9780099511601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Considered by many as one of the finest novels in the English language, The Portrait of a Lady is both a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in machinations she only comes to understand too late. This new edition usefully tracks the major textual changes James made for his New York Edition. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199217946
- ISBN
- 9780199217946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538591
- ISBN
- 9780199538591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.72
€ 12.72