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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. In a "lively, sparkling, and sharp-edged" (Arthur Goldhammer) new translation, Guy de Maupassant's most beloved works are reintroduced to twenty-first-century readers. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491894
ISBN
9781631491894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. This new translation is complemented by fullest introduction and notes of any edition. Editor(s): Lethbridge, Robert. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553938
ISBN
9780199553938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Include thirty-three tales that focus on the relationships between men and women, between brothers and sisters, and between masters and servants. This title explores the dualistic nature of the human character and reveals nobility, civility and generosity, vanity, greed, and hypocrisy. Translator(s): Miles, Sian. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448122
ISBN
9780140448122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The first of Maupassant's six novels, A Life (Une Vie) (1883) is the story of Jeanne de Lamare, the only daughter of wealthy Norman aristocrats whose life is beset by treachery and disillusion. Editor(s): Pearson, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555512
ISBN
9780199555512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Series: Roads Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003151
ISBN
9781909399082
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292571
ISBN
9780486292571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Roads Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781909399082
ISBN
9781909399082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Flaubert's meticulous approach to the craft of fiction, his portrayal of contemporary reality, his representation of an unforgettable cast of characters make Madame Bovary one of the major landmarks of modern fiction. Translator(s): Aveling, Eleanor Marx. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KKD0011244
ISBN
9781853260780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394671
ISBN
9780141394671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Guardian Emma Bovary is an avid reader of sentimental novels; brought up on a Normandy farm and convent-educated, she longs for romance. At first, Emma pins her hopes on marriage, but life with her well-meaning husband in the provinces leaves her bored and dissatisfied. Translator(s): Thorpe, Adam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573074
ISBN
9780099573074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A unique edition containing two stories, both precursors to Flaubert's later masterpiece, A Sentimental Education Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493255
ISBN
9781847493255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Emma Bovary yearns for a life of luxury and passion of the kind she reads about in romantic novels. But life with her country doctor husband in the provinces is unutterably boring, and she embarks on love affairs to realize her fantasies. This new translation by Margaret Mauldon perfectly captures Flaubert's distinctive style. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535651
ISBN
9780199535651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. She longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voracious spending and, eventually, in adultery. But even her affairs bring her disappointment and the consequences are devastating. Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: Penguin Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106494
ISBN
9780143106494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. An epic story of lust, cruelty, and sensuality, this historical novel is set in Carthage in the days following the First Punic War with Rome. Translator(s): Krailsheimer, A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443288
ISBN
9780140443288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. The story of a stifled woman in a provincial town who dreams of happiness and then perishes by her own hand, provides a profound and moving study of human bondage. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman's Library London
Number of pages
330
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151404
ISBN
9781857151404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Krailsheimer, A. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555864
ISBN
9780199555864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199686636
ISBN
9780199686636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. She longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voracious spending and, eventually, in adultery. But even her affairs bring her disappointment and the consequences are devastating. Translator(s): Wall, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 384 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449129
ISBN
9780140449129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. With elegant simplicity, A Simple Heart' relates the story of Felicite - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss. Editor(s): Wall, Geoffrey; Whitehouse, Roger. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Roger. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448009
ISBN
9780140448009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Frederic Moreau is a law student returning home to Normandy from Paris when he first notices Mme Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a lifetime. He befriends her husband, influential businessman Jacques Arnoux, and their paths cross and re-cross over the years. Editor(s): Wall, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 418 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447972
ISBN
9780140447972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

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