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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Tells the story of Lucius, a curious and silly young man, who is turned into a donkey when he meddles with witchcraft. Doomed to wander from region to region and mistreated by a series of deplorable owners, Lucius at last is restored to human form with the help of the goddess Isis. Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198140
ISBN
9780300198140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. The bewitched Lucius passes from owner to owner - encountering a desperate gang of robbers and being forced to perform lewd 'human' tricks on stage - until the Goddess Isis finally breaks the spell and Lucius is initiated into her cult. Editor(s): Kenney, E. J. Translator(s): Kenney, E. J. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435900
ISBN
9780140435900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Hardcover. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" of Homer (eighth century BCE) are the two oldest European epic poems. The former tells of Achilles s anger over an insult to his honour during the Trojan War, and of its consequences for the Achaeans, the Trojans, and Achilles himself. Translator(s): Murray, A.T. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 598 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
598
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1924
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995796
ISBN
9780674995796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. A translation that presents Homer's poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268867
ISBN
9780140268867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Hardcover. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" of Homer (eighth century BCE) are the two oldest European epic poems. The former tells of Achilles s anger over an insult to his honour during the Trojan War, and of its consequences for the Achaeans, the Trojans, and Achilles himself. Translator(s): Murray, A.T. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 660 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 119 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
660
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995802
ISBN
9780674995802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486406541
ISBN
9780486406541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.42

Paperback. Two Persian travellers arrive in Paris and report on the European society of the Enlightenment in their letters home. With biting satire they compare East and West, while unsettling news from the harem provides a suspenseful plot of jealousy and passion. This is the first English translation based on the original text. Editor(s): Kahn, Andrew. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806352
ISBN
9780192806352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. A novel that is enlightenment for beginners, offering a course of education in class, race, and gender to its six year-old protagonists, the robust farm-boy Harry Sandford and Tommy Merton, the spoilt boy from the big house. It offers practical lessons in manners, masculinity, and class politics. Editor(s): Day, Thomas; Bending, Stephen; Bygrave, Stephen. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551116280
ISBN
9781551116280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.14

As an orphan under the care of her selfish aunt who pressures her to convert to Catholicism and enter a loveless marriage, Henrietta learns to live by her wits. Editor(s): Perry, Ruth; Carlile, Susan. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124902
ISBN
9780813124902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Paperback. A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens, Trollope, and Hardy to J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561605
ISBN
9780199561605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A masterpiece of character depiction. An expose of the Mayfair Mussolini fans and war profiteers One of A. G. Macdonell's most biting books - a perceptive look at the rise of Nazism and its inevitable outcome. A novel, but with such prescience it could have been fact; illustrating the fondness for the right wing fascist movements among monied set Series: The Fonthill Complete A. G. Macdonell Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550182
ISBN
9781781550182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447244554
ISBN
9781447244554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.14

Hardback. The essential thrust of this book is an examination of the origins and development of the satirical element of Stendal's writing in Italy, which culminates with the creation of what many critics consider to be his finest achievement, the novel La Chartreuse de Parme. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894463
ISBN
9780859894463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oleander Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900891878
ISBN
9780900891878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. "First published as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2004; Reissued 2008."--Title page verso. Translator(s): Scholar, Angela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554928
ISBN
9780199554928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Singerman, Alan J (Davidson College). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271063928
ISBN
9780271063928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.49

Hardcover. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 122 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Hardcover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823119
ISBN
9781933823119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Moore, Marianne; Mayer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
108
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172858
ISBN
9781590172858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. This seemingly simple fable of two children lost in a frozen landscape is eloquent in its innocence. A Christmas story set in a terrifying and beautiful world of snow and ice, Rock Crystal is a classic of German literature, loved by children and adults alike. Translator(s): Mayer, Elizabeth; Moore, Marianne. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 120 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968319
ISBN
9781908968319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DB; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007902125
ISBN
9780007902125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.40

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