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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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
€ 16.53

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
€ 9.42

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
€ 10.23

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
€ 9.47

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
€ 9.12

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: 386.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199351
ISBN
9780141199351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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
€ 10.17

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 63.79

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
€ 20.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606600825
ISBN
9781606600825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. Anna Sewell's famous 'Autobiography of a Horse' is a Victorian and children's classic. Written to expose and prevent cruelty to horses in Victorian England, the novel's appeal as animal story, horse-care manual, protest work, feminist text and slave narrative is fully explored in this new edition. Editor(s): Gavin, Adrienne E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, c. 10 black and white. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199608522
ISBN
9780199608522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

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

€ 5.41

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
€ 30.71

Paperback. This novel introduces Schedoni, the villainous scheming monk, and tells of the romance between a young Neapolitan nobleman and his lover, a match opposed by his mother, who enlists the help of Schedoni to stop the affair. Editor(s): Miles, Robert. Num Pages: 544 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437546
ISBN
9780140437546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704430
ISBN
9780198704430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Emily St Aubert lives with her loving, enlightened parents in exquisitely happy rural isolation. But when she is tragically orphaned, the beautiful young woman is thrown on the mercy of her heartless aunt's sinister new husband. Editor(s): Howard, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
4th printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437591
ISBN
9780140437591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. A novel of mystery and suspense in the Gothic style, The Romance of the Forest was considered by contemporary critics to be her finest novel. Editor(s): Chard, Chloe. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539222
ISBN
9780199539222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970597
ISBN
9781907970597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382. 336 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 27. Weight: 366.
Publisher
Daunt
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970078
ISBN
9781907970078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A stunning and evocative novel set in exotic seventeenth-century Iran with the power of THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and HALF OF A YELLOW SUN. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755334216
ISBN
9780755334216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The first of Angela Thirkell's brilliantly satirical English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, High Rising is now available as a Virago Modern Classic. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or EF Benson. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088836
ISBN
9781844088836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. An exclusive, never-before-collected selection of sparkling stories by Angela Thirkell that will charm, delight and entertain. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004303
ISBN
9780349004303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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