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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Hardcover. The story of Hester Prynne, taken in adultery, arraigned by her puritan community and abandoned by her husband and her lover. Combining moral force, austere beauty and psychology, it is a narrative which provides the framework for the author's reflections on the metaphysics of good and evil. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151251
- ISBN
- 9781857151251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. HarperCollins is pround to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 21. Weight in Grams: 188. T
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007350926
- ISBN
- 9780007350926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Nathaniel Hawthorne's romance concerns a group of American expatriates in mid-nineteenth century Italy, and their tragic encounter with the faun-like Italian count, Donatello. It is both a murder story and a parable of the Fall of Man, dominated by the fragility and durability of human life and art. Editor(s): Manning, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554072
- ISBN
- 9780199554072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet 'A' for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small, Puritan village, Hester and her daughter struggle to survive, but in this searing study of the tension between private and public existence. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199450
- ISBN
- 9780141199450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
paperback. Nathaniel Hawthorne's best-loved tales are now available in a revised Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): McIntosh, James. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393935646
- ISBN
- 9780393935646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Hardback. A pocket hardback edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 19. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827961
- ISBN
- 9781509827961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107668
- ISBN
- 9780143107668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970467
- ISBN
- 9781907970467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Provides a glimpse of the bright young things of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in the city and in the shires; firmly ensconced at home or making a go of it abroad; and what the upper classes really got up to in peace and in war. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1020. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241239476
- ISBN
- 9780241239476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.01
€ 22.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. Captures the foibles and fancies of the English upper class. Set in the privileged world of the county house party and the London season, this is a comedy of English manners. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141181493
- ISBN
- 9780141181493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Nan Shepherd's greatest novel; a masterpiece of Scottish modernism. 'A blazingly brilliant writer' - Robert Macfarlane Series: Canons. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 48. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782118862
- ISBN
- 9781782118862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007925407
- ISBN
- 9780007925407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.42
€ 5.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dowling, David. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333307298
- ISBN
- 9780333307298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Paperback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780811223041
- ISBN
- 9780811223041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional school mistress Jean Brodie has become an iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, unconventional ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy who become the Brodie 'set', introduced to a world of adult games that they will never forget. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141181424
- ISBN
- 9780141181424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. Seemingly banal dinner-party chat reveals strange tales of the guests' dodgy pasts and unreliable futures. Symposium is Muriel Spark at her wicked best. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082476
- ISBN
- 9781844082476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089666
- ISBN
- 9781844089666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. This extremely clever novel sees life imitating art and art imitating life. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082483
- ISBN
- 9781844082483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085538
- ISBN
- 9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature and the past century has seen this book gain worldwide acceptance. This edition contains the complete translation of all six books of "The Tale of Genji". Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310816
- ISBN
- 9784805310816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Tells the story of Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes, offer a glimpse of the golden age of Japan. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Num Pages: 1216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1512.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 1216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142437148
- ISBN
- 9780142437148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.70
€ 34.99
€ 23.70
Paperback. Roy Edwards's vibrant translation conveys the satirical and innovative style of Multatuli's autobiographical polemic. In his introduction, R. P. Meijer discusses the author's tempestuous life and career, the controversy the novel aroused and its unusual narrative structure. Translator(s): Edwards, Roy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445169
- ISBN
- 9780140445169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. Published in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" created a sensation when it came out. But few know that a month after the author wrote "Umrao Jaan Ada", he penned a sly novella entitled "Junun-e-Intezar". This title features both the Urdu original and an English translation of this novella. Translator(s): Shandilya, Krupa; Shahid, Taimoor. Series: Zubaan Books. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017708
- ISBN
- 9789381017708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.98
€ 19.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. A collection of short stories, set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world. This book includes the tales: The Murderer and The Chrysanthemums. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185514
- ISBN
- 9780141185514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53