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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardback. intended by Samuel Beckett to form the 'recessional' or end-piece of his early collection of interrelated stories, this title situates the work in terms of its biographical context, its intertextual references, and as a vital link in the evolution of Beckett's early work. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571246380
ISBN
9780571246380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. A set of ten interlocked stories, set in Dublin and involving their adrift hero Belacqua in a series of encounters, as woman after woman comes crashing through his solipsism. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244607
ISBN
9780571244607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099511892
ISBN
9780099511892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages, Please figure on drawing one simple map of the Arab world. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149228
ISBN
9780231149228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.60
€ 85.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172. 136 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970009
ISBN
9781907970009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. Explores the buttoned-up world of the British upper classes. This book includes stories, in which, an imaginative teenager gives a visitor the fright of his life, the ordered home of a respectable country gent is rocked to its core, and 'Laura' expresses the hope of revenge via reincarnation. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 208 x 40. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871918
ISBN
9781784871918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Paperback. Includes stories that are humorous, satiric, supernatural, and macabre, highly individual, and full of eccentric unconventional situations. Editor(s): Munro, H. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184494
ISBN
9780141184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Translator(s): Costello, D. P. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544588
ISBN
9780714544588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Part of Sade's The Crimes of Love cycle, this shocking tale - which was among the writings banned for publication until the twentieth century - tests the limits of morality and portrays the disastrous consequences of freedom and pleasure. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. 150 pages. Part of Sade's The Crimes of Love cycle, this shocking tale - which was among the writings banned for publication until the twentieth century - tests the limits of morality and portrays the disastrous consequences of freedom and pleasure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FP. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight: 130.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492975
ISBN
9781847492975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.69

Hardback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 112 x 38. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Koren Publishers Israel
Condition
New
SKU
V9789653013445
ISBN
9789653013445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Mathers, S. L. MacGregor. Series: Dover Occult. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; VXWM; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368. 268 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; VXWM; VXWT. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight: 358. Translator(s): Mathers, S. L. MacGregor.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
2nd Facsimile edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486232119
ISBN
9780486232119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - one of Japan's foremost stylists and a modernist master whose short stories are marked by imagery, cynicism, beauty, and wild humour. His other works include: "Rashomon"; "In a Bamboo Grove"; "The Nose"; "O-Gin"; "Loyalty"; "Death Register"; "The Life of a Stupid Man"; and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449709
ISBN
9780140449709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

mass_market. Includes autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927). Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397726
ISBN
9780141397726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
224
SKU
9781845882280
ISBN
9781845882280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. In The Lady and the Unicorn Rumer Godden explores the cultural divide in colonial India through a young, forbidden romance. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088478
ISBN
9781844088478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Tells the story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger. This book features Mowgli's adventures that are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141196657
ISBN
9780141196657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.49

Paperback. Written in 1901, Kim is considered Kipling's finest work, and was a key factor in his being awarded the Nobel Prize. Editor(s): Sullivan, Zohreh T. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps, bibliog , chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393966503
ISBN
9780393966503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. The diverse tales selected for this volume display the astonishing virtuosity of Rudyard Kipling's early writings Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158. 2010 printing with new introduction by Cedric Watts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261794
ISBN
9781853261794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Hardback. Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as Bagheera, the graceful black panther, and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394626
ISBN
9780141394626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its news range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 188 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007350858
ISBN
9780007350858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 159. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Edition
Ina Dlx Un
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062389503
ISBN
9780062389503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007920730
ISBN
9780007920730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.77

Hardcover. The story of a half-caste boy, part-Indian and part-Irish, who journeys throughout the subcontinent with an aged llama in search of religious enlightenment. Considered Kipling's masterpiece, the plot revolves around the Great Game: Britain and Russia's struggle for control of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 505.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
306
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152036
ISBN
9781857152036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood, and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest. Kim is white, although born in India. While he wants to play the Great Game of imperialism, he is also spiritually bound to the lama and he tries to reconcile these opposing strands. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199979
ISBN
9780141199979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

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