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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679642428
ISBN
9780679642428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Will I really slip in sticky, warm blood, force the lock, steal, tremble, hide, all soaked in blood.. axe in hand?.. Lord, will I really? This is the translation of author's 'psychological record of a crime' which gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged and fevered atmosphere. Translator(s): Ready, Oliver. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192802
ISBN
9780141192802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A novel built out of a series of dramatic scenes that illuminate eternal conflicts at the heart of human existence: most especially our desire for self-expression and self-fulfilment, as against the constraints of morality and human laws. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224306
ISBN
9781840224306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Introducing the first in a long line of underground's characters, Poor People, Dostoevsky's first full-length work of fiction, is a poignant, tragi-comic tale which foreshadows the greatness of his later novels. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493125
ISBN
9781847493125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. In January, 1850, Dostoyevsky was sent to a remote Siberian prison camp for his part in a political conspiracy. In this fictionalized account, he recounts his soul-destroying incarceration - the daily battle for survival, the wooden plank beds, the cabbage soup swimming with cockroaches, his strange 'family' of boastful, ugly, cruel convicts. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444568
ISBN
9780140444568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback.
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
936
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553212167
ISBN
9780553212167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486415871
ISBN
9780486415871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.21

paperback. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 1056 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 48. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
9780140449242
ISBN
9780140449242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Paperback. The text for this edition of Notes from Underground is Michael Katz's acclaimed translation of the 1863 novel, which is introduced and annotated specifically for English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393976120
ISBN
9780393976120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 720 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
9780140449136
ISBN
9780140449136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Tells the story of a childhood dominated by her stepfather, Efimov, a failed musician who believes he is a neglected genius. The young girl is strangely drawn to this drunken ruin of a man, who exploits her and drives the family to poverty. But when she is rescued by an aristocratic family, the abuse against Netochka's delicate psyche continues. Translator(s): Kentish, Jane. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444551
ISBN
9780140444551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Mad, lascivious, sadistic and ridiculous, the provincial school teacher Peredonov torments his students and has hallucinatory fantasies about acts of savagery and degradation, yet to everyone else he is an upstanding member of society. As he pursues the idea of marrying to gain promotion, he descends into paranoia, arson, torture and murder. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392936
ISBN
9780141392936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540495
ISBN
9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Hardcover. Chesterton wrote some of the best nonsense and satirical verse in the language. In this book, the main bias of the selection, however, will be towards Chesterton's non-fictional prose, where, the author argues, his real greatness lies. It includes Father Brown detective stories, and a range of poetry, serious and light-hearted. Editor(s): Ker, Ian. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 45. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593371
ISBN
9781841593371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe's Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of 'Thursday'. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199771
ISBN
9780141199771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Set in the early-twentieth century, this book features Father Brown whose world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849906463
ISBN
9781849906463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 126 x 6. Weight in Grams: 106. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 188 x 126 x 6. Weight: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486486024
ISBN
9780486486024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Illuminates the pretensions of the most powerful class within the very citadel of security which its members have built. This title covers egoism, sentimentality and the power of comedy. It features the defeat of egoism by the power of comedy. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430349
ISBN
9780140430349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 212 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486423623
ISBN
9780486423623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.92

Paperback. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles. A microcosm of Columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book and only Aureliano Buendia can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184999
ISBN
9780141184999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Like Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Andrea Sperelli lives his life as a work of art, seeking beauty and flouting the rules of morality and social interaction along the way. In his aristocratic circles in Rome, he is a serial seducer. But there are two women who command his special regard: the young widow Elena, and the pure, virgin-like Maria. Translator(s): Raffaelli, Lara Gochin. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106746
ISBN
9780143106746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062456212
ISBN
9780062456212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Hardback. Approximately 2600 entries, including reviews, news reports, a selection of obituaries, and reviews of all 19th-century book-length studies of Hawthorne's life and literary career. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810821842
ISBN
9780810821842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88

Paperback. Leroux's classic Gothic melodrama, here freshly presented in a vivid new translation, with informative introduction and notes. The original novel behind Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous musical, The Phantom of the Opera tells of the masked Phantom whose obsessive love for Christine Daae sets in chain a series of terrifying events. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199694570
ISBN
9780199694570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

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