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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The undergraduate narrator lives with his uncle in Dublin, drinks too much with his friends and invents stories peopled with hilarious and unlikely characters, one of whom, creates a means by which women can give birth to full-grown people. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182681
ISBN
9780141182681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. A portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. It tells the story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - is based on the author's experiences during childhood and youth. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183312
ISBN
9780141183312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Thoroughly edited and extensively annotated, this edition of The Good Soldier tells the stories of two outwardly happy couples who meet at a health spa in Germany just before the start of the First World War. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494955
ISBN
9781847494955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends with the Ashburnhams for years. Edward Ashburnham, a first-rate soldier, seems to be the perfect English gentleman, and Leonora his perfect wife, but beneath the surface their marriage seethes with unhappiness and deception. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441849
ISBN
9780141441849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham they appear to be perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
35509th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540670
ISBN
9780099540670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A masterpiece of early Modernism, The Good Soldier tells the story of the unfolding relationships between two couples in the words of an archetypal 'unreliable narrator'. Its portrayal of the destruction of a civilized elite is a work of unforgettable power and literary skill, here accompanied by Ford's important essay 'On Impressionism'. Editor(s): Saunders, Max. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 194 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199585946
ISBN
9780199585946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. The Great War changes everything. In this tale, spanning over a decade, war turns the world of privileged, English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens upside down. It forces him to question everything he holds dear - social order, morality, marriage and loyalty. And it rocks the very foundations of English society. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Combined
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849904933
ISBN
9781849904933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Series: Roads Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781909399266
ISBN
9781909399266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

paperback. Set before the First World War, this title tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781840226539
ISBN
9781840226539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.52

Paperback. The second part of Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece, Parade's End Editor(s): Wiesenfarth, Joseph. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434. No More Parade's: A Novel. 432 pages. Editor(s): Wiesenfarth, Joseph. The second part of Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece, Parade's End. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 24. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770134
ISBN
9781847770134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322622
ISBN
9780940322622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Written for the very audience it portrays, "The Excursion" introduces the heroine, Maria Villiers, to London's "gentle" society and its glittering pastimes. Brooke drew upon the English courtship novel in the tradition of Elize Haywood and Henry Fielding for her novel's plot structure. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 224 pages, references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; FC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813108810
ISBN
9780813108810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Paperback. Beautiful young Evelina falls victim to the rakish advances of Sir Clement Willoughby on her entrance to the world of fashionable London. Colliding with the manners and customs of a society she doesn't understand, she finds herself without hope that she should ever deserve the attention of the man she loves. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198866
ISBN
9780141198866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Bloom, Edward A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 black and white frontispieces. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536931
ISBN
9780199536931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Written in secret and copied for her publisher in disguised handwriting, Frances Burney's first novel appeared anonymously in 1778. Subtitled "The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World", it records in letters its heroine's encounters with an education at the hands of London society. Num Pages: 560 pages, further reading list. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433470
ISBN
9780140433470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Evelina remains the most accomplished and insouciant comic novel written by an Englishwoman before Austens Pride and Prejudice. Terry Castle, Stanford University Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 659.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
694
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112374
ISBN
9781551112374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.68

Hardback. Mary Lennox is sent from an India as an orphan to live at Misselthwaite Manor. She arrives as a sour-faced, sickly and ill-tempered little madam but becomes friends with local lad Dickon and her poorly cousin Colin. In their restoration of a secret garden all their lives are changed for the better.

With an Afterword by Anna South.

Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827763
ISBN
9781509827763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. First published in 1911, Burnett's classic story of a frightened orphan who discovers the joyful wonders of life on the Yorkshire Moors with the help of two local boys and a mysterious, abandoned garden where all things seem possible. Includes a new Afterword. Reissue. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 174 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451528834
ISBN
9780451528834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.98

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155141
ISBN
9781903155141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

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: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008195557
ISBN
9780008195557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.88

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