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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Include thirty-three tales that focus on the relationships between men and women, between brothers and sisters, and between masters and servants. This title explores the dualistic nature of the human character and reveals nobility, civility and generosity, vanity, greed, and hypocrisy. Translator(s): Miles, Sian. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448122
- ISBN
- 9780140448122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. This new translation is complemented by fullest introduction and notes of any edition. Editor(s): Lethbridge, Robert. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199553938
- ISBN
- 9780199553938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486289182
- ISBN
- 9780486289182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This selection of twenty-seven stories in a lively new transltion shows Maupassant as his comic, cruel, and brillant best. In addition to the poignant title story, it includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace , and Le Horla, an account of a disintegrating personality that chillingly parallels the author's own decline into madness. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555789
- ISBN
- 9780199555789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his admirers as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443158
- ISBN
- 9780140443158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Introducing a collection of book from around the world and across many centuries. The books in this collection features stories, poems, essays and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. It also includes stories set in the Parisian beau monde and Normandy countryside. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398334
- ISBN
- 9780141398334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.56
€ 5.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Angelini, Eileen M.; Rochester, Myrna Bell. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101832
- ISBN
- 9781585101832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition includes thirty of Guy de Maupassant's best short stories centring on war, the supernatural and French life, with an introduction and explanatory footnotes. Editor(s): Lethbridge, Robert. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393923278
- ISBN
- 9780393923278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.70
€ 18.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 368 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375757174
- ISBN
- 9780375757174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.26
€ 18.99
€ 16.26
paperback. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853261893
- ISBN
- 9781853261893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
paperback. An erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. It collects ten short stories focusing on the poor and dispossessed and describing the human condition and the futility of life. Translator(s): Batki, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141193038
- ISBN
- 9780141193038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Szirtes, George. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174456
- ISBN
- 9781590174456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.21
€ 19.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo - a menagerie of savage animals. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389394
- ISBN
- 9780141389394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008190057
- ISBN
- 9780008190057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008190071
- ISBN
- 9780008190071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73
Paperback. The stranger arrives early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow. He is wrapped up from head to foot, and the brim of his hat hides every inch of his face. Rude and rough, the stranger works with strange apparatus locked in his room all day and walks along lonely lanes at night. Is he a criminal on the run? Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872090
- ISBN
- 9781784872090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. A shipwrecked man finds himself, after various twists of Fate, on a lonely tropical island. From a locked enclosure the cries of animals in pain can be heard, and there is a stink of chemicals in the air. In this island paradise, the horrific experiments of the infamous Doctor Moreau will reach their inevitable conclusion. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872106
- ISBN
- 9781784872106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Takes you from a Victorian dinner table to 802,701 AD, when the Earth is divided between the gentle, ineffective Eloi, and the ape-like Morlocks; forward again by a million years or so to glimpse a dying world of blood-red beaches and menacing shapes; and on again to the last days of our planet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872083
- ISBN
- 9781784872083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horses - is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. He has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389516
- ISBN
- 9780141389516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705048
- ISBN
- 9780198705048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. The Time Machine is a scientific romance that helped invent the genre of science fiction and the time travel story. This edition features a contextual introduction, detailed explanatory notes, and two essays Wells wrote just prior to the publication of his first book. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 2. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198707516
- ISBN
- 9780198707516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Naive suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199047
- ISBN
- 9780141199047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied. Then, late one night, in the middle of the English countryside, they landed. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872113
- ISBN
- 9781784872113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 264 x 2. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008190033
- ISBN
- 9780008190033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.42
€ 5.42