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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. A passionate tale of betrayal, this story of a man's alcoholic decline, marital breakdown and its effect on children, and the position of women in Victorian society is told with shocking vividness and power. This new edition combines an authoritative text with wide-ranging critical discussion. Editor(s): Rosengarten, Herbert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199207558
ISBN
9780199207558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. An expose of the frequently isolated, intellectually stagnant and emotionally-starved conditions under which many governesses worked in the mid-19th century, Agnes Grey has a power and poignancy which mark it out as a landmark work of literature Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262166
ISBN
9781853262166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146. Quarter leather over blue cloth boards. Gold gilt and blue impressed design on spine. Frontispiece and prints present thorughout. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise fine in slip case. Slip case has some shelf wear and discolouring but remains very good overall
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0007317
ISBN
9780007449453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812967135
ISBN
9780812967135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 114 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007449903
ISBN
9780007449903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

Paperback. A mysterious tenant, Helen Graham, unmasked not as a 'wicked woman' as the local gossips would have it, but as the estranged wife of a brutal alcoholic bully, desperate to protect her son. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
9780141199351
ISBN
9780141199351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Hardback. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 206 x 38. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241198957
ISBN
9780241198957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. Set in the dramatic northern landscape made familiar by the author's more famous sisters, this title tells the story of Helen Graham, a mysterious single woman who rents the semi-ruinous Hall of the title. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 209 x 40. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593432
ISBN
9781841593432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. When Agnes's father loses the family savings, young Agnes determines to make her own living - as a governess. Working for the Bloomfields, her enthusiasm is soon dampened by isolation and the cruelty of the children in her charge. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872397
ISBN
9781784872397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

paperback. When the mysterious and beautiful young widow Helen Graham becomes the new tenant at Wildfell Hall rumours immediately begin to swirl around her. As her neighbour Gilbert Markham comes to discover, Helen has painful secrets buried in her past that even his love for her cannot easily overcome. Series: Vintage Classics Bronte Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 181 x 42. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870751
ISBN
9781784870751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A sometimes violent and brutal tale of love and betrayal, separation and reconciliation, set in the familiar Bronte landscape of bleak houses in moorland settings. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264887
ISBN
9781853264887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence. But Agnes' enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
12th printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432107
ISBN
9780140432107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. In Agnes Grey Anne Bronte drew on her own experiences as a governess, trying to cope with unmanageable children with little respect from her employer. It combines a wonderful study of Victorian responses to children with a story of romantic love, and this new edition does full justice to its fictional as well as its autobiographical qualities. Editor(s): Inglesfield, Robert; Marsden, Hilda. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199296989
ISBN
9780199296989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. When the mysterious and beautiful young widow Helen Graham becomes the new tenant at Wildfell Hall rumours immediately begin to swirl around her. As her neighbour Gilbert Markham comes to discover, Helen has painful secrets buried in her past that even his love for her cannot easily overcome. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529668
ISBN
9780099529668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. Editor(s): Davies, Stevie. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434743
ISBN
9780140434743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Anne Weamys's Arcadia offers an alternate perspective on the genre of historical romance. Shorter and comparatively more direct than the form of its derivation, the Continuation of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia exploits the genre's capacity for fantasy and nuance while celebrating its more subversive uses as political statement. Editor(s): Cullen, Patrick Colborn. Series: Women Writers in English, 1350-1850. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
New York
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195087192
ISBN
9780195087192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.50

Paperback. Part of the "Penguin Threads" series, this title features cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe French flaps. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143106470
ISBN
9780143106470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Anna Sewell's Black Beauty is a classic work of children's literature and an important text in the fields of Victorian studies and animal studies. Editor(s): Guest, Kristin. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812882
ISBN
9781554812882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007350971
ISBN
9780007350971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.73

Paperback. A woman is found with her face crushed beyond recognition in the Gramercy Park townhouse of the Van Burnams, a prominent New York merchant family. Amelia Butterworth unravels the social climbing and instances of mistaken identity at the heart of the case. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331902
ISBN
9780822331902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.10

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