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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
paperback. Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters. Translator(s): McCannon, Olivia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449723
- ISBN
- 9780140449723
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. Philippe and Joseph Bridau are two extremely different brothers. The elder, Philippe, is a superficially heroic soldier and adored by their mother Agathe. He is nonetheless a bitter figure, secretly gambling away her savings after a brief but glorious career as Napoleon's aide-de-camp at the battle of Montereau. Translator(s): Adamson, Donald. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442373
- ISBN
- 9780140442373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
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Paperback. Translator(s): Krailsheimer, A. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538751
- ISBN
- 9780199538751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. Monsieur Grandet is a very rich man whose chief care is his gold. He runs his household with exacting miserly attention and his wife and daughter suffer a Spartan existence. On the evening of his daughter Eugenie's twenty third birthday his foppish nephew Charles suddenly arrives from Paris. Eugenie has never known passion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560869
- ISBN
- 9780099560869
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.46
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Paperback. In 1842, eight years before his death, Balzac described Ursule Mirouet as the masterpiece of all the studies of human society that he had written. In this title, the twin themes of redemption and rebirth are illuminated by a consistently passionate rejection of both philosophic and practical materialism in favour of love. Translator(s): Adamson, Donald. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396705
- ISBN
- 9780141396705
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in the glamorous beau monde of Paris. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442328
- ISBN
- 9780140442328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.90
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443011
- ISBN
- 9780140443011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
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Paperback. The three short fictions in this unique collection, Sarrasine, The Unknown Masterpiece, and The Girl with the Golden Eyes, deal with the relationship between artistic ideals and sexual desires. They show Balzac's mastery of the seductions of storytelling, and are among the 19th century's richest explorations of life and art. Translator(s): Collier, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199571284
- ISBN
- 9780199571284
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322745
- ISBN
- 9780940322745
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.58
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Paperback. Twelve stories are representative of the tragic, melodramatic, sentimental, pathetic, and comic aspects of Balzac's art and testify to his keen sense of irony when observing the human condition. Translator(s): Raphael, Sylvia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443257
- ISBN
- 9780140443257
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
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Paperback. In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the miser Grandet lives with his wife and daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled and overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures and his only child equally closely, he will let no one near them. Translator(s): Crawford, Marion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440508
- ISBN
- 9780140440508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
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Paperback. Presents a pair of short stories about faith and sacrificial love. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397429
- ISBN
- 9780141397429
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Condition: New
€ 5.54
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Paperback. Pons is an ageing musician, and believes that fame has fallen to nothing. Living with his friend, he maintains only two passions: a devotion to fine dining in the company relatives, and a dedication to the collection of antiques. This novel concerns French urban society: a cynical, pessimistic but never despairing consideration of human nature. Translator(s): Hunt, Herbert James. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442052
- ISBN
- 9780140442052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
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Paperback. Poor, plain spinster Bette is compelled to survive on the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives in Paris: her beautiful, saintly cousin Adeline, the philandering Baron Hulot and their daughter Hortense. Translator(s): Crawford, Marion. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780140441604
- ISBN
- 9780140441604
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
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Paperback. The text is that of Burton Raffell's acclaimed 1994 translation. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton (Distinguished Arts and Humanities,Professor of English, University of Louisiana). Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971668
- ISBN
- 9780393971668
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
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Paperback. Lucien Chardon, an aspiring young author, leaves his small provincial hometown and attempts to succeed in the Parisian literary circles of the early 19th century. Translator(s): Hunt, Herbert James. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140442519
- ISBN
- 9780140442519
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.64
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paperback. Translator(s): Bell, Clara. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517833
- ISBN
- 9781903517833
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
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Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199579501
- ISBN
- 9780199579501
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
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Paperback. One of the most influential Gothic novels, The Castle of Otranto established the literary effects associated with the genre: an ancient castle, secret passages, supernatural visitations, an innocent girl threatened with violence, sudden revelations, terror, and excitement. This new edition explores the reasons for the novel's impact. Editor(s): Groom, Nick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704447
- ISBN
- 9780198704447
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.31
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Paperback. Each of these four Gothic stories reveals a psychological tale of isolation and monomania. H. Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto' is filled with terror and ghostly interventions. William Beckford's 'Vathek' alternates grotesque comedy with scenes of exotic magnificence. 'The Monk', by Matthew Lewis and M. Shelley's 'Frankenstein' are also included. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192823311
- ISBN
- 9780192823311
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
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Paperback. The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymously in 1765; "Vathek" (1786); and the story of "Frankenstein" (1818). Editor(s): Fairclough, Peter. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430363
- ISBN
- 9780140430363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437676
- ISBN
- 9780140437676
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
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Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451469595
- ISBN
- 9780451469595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.06
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Paperback. First published in 1938, MY SON, MY SON is bestselling British author Howard Spring's multigenerational portrait of a relationship between father and son. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970772
- ISBN
- 9781784970772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76