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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, this edition of Fathers and Children is presented in a new translation with a wealth of material. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494894
ISBN
9781847494894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Hardcover. This work contains "First Love" and "A Fire At Sea", translated by Isiah Berlin, and "Spring Torrents" translated by Leonard Schapiro. These stories record the pains and glories of youthful infatuation. Translator(s): Berlin, Isaiah; Schapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151916
ISBN
9781857151916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Ivan Turgenev's On the Eve, here presented in a brand new translation, is now recognized as one of the masterpieces of Russian literature and an essential document of the upheaval that dominated Russian society in the years prior to the Crimean War. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496324
ISBN
9781847496324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. First translation for over a century of Turgenev's last and most ambitious novel, now presented in an edition which contains pictures and an extensive section on Turgenev's life and works. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493750
ISBN
9781847493750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Hailed as a masterpiece of Russian literature, A Nest of the Gentry - Turgenev's most successful and widely read novel, here presented in a new translation by Michael Pursglove - deals with the personal struggles of the individual in a period of turbulent social change. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495907
ISBN
9781847495907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Returning home after years away at university, Arkady is proud to introduce his clever friend Bazarov to his father and uncle. But their guest soon stirs up unrest on the quiet country estate - his outspoken nihilist views and his scathing criticisms of the older men expose the growing distance between Arkady and his father. Translator(s): Carson, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441337
ISBN
9780141441337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Returning to Russia from Italy, twenty-three-year-old Dimitry Sanin breaks his journey in Frankfurt. There, he encounters the beautiful Gemma Roselli and falls in love. He decides to begin a new life and sell his Russian estates. But when he meets the potential buyer, Madame Polozov, his vulnerability makes him prey for a destructive infatuation. Translator(s): Shapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443691
ISBN
9780140443691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Hardcover. These stories of the 19th-century Russian rural landscape and the difficult life of those who inhabited it were universally popular with the reading public at large and contributed in no small measure to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Translator(s): Hepburn, Charles; Hepburn, Natasha. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150544
ISBN
9781857150544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322455
ISBN
9780940322455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Turgenev's masterpiece about the conflict between generations is as fresh, outspoken, and exciting today as it was in when it was first published in 1862. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536047
ISBN
9780199536047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Around this love story Turgenev constructs a sharply satirical expose of his countrymen, which famously embroiled its author in a heated quarrel with Dostoevsky. A melancholy evocation of impossible romance, Smoke represents the apogee of Turgenev's later fiction. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Only edition in print
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493163
ISBN
9781847493163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

hardcover. Examines the conflict of attitudes in mid-19th-century Russia, as distant pre-echoes of the Revolution continue to rumble through the remote rural landscape. The story follows the Kirsanov family, representatives of the old regime, and the violent character of the anti-hero Bazarov. Translator(s): Pyman, A. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
247
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150179
ISBN
9781857150179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Translator(s): Freeborn, Richard. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540402
ISBN
9780199540402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.73

Paperback. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. 160 pages, illustrations. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight: 146. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492180
ISBN
9781847492180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Rudin, Turgenev's first novel, is a subtle examination of human weakness which foreshadows many of the themes in the author's later work, with its lead character personifying the type of the "superfluous man" which came to dominate much of the literature of nineteenth-century Russia. Translator(s): O'Brien, Dora. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492265
ISBN
9781847492265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Michael R. Katz's acclaimed translation of Turgenev's greatest novel is again the basis for this Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Katz, Michael R. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927979
ISBN
9780393927979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. The classic novel brought to life in full colour. A respectable household is shocked when a strange man visits them shortly after dinner and proceeds to unravel their prejudices and lies. Illustrator(s): Volley, Will. Translator(s): Cobley, Jason. Num Pages: 144 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 247 x 9. Weight in Grams: 436. Original Text. 144 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Volley, Will. The classic novel brought to life in full colour. A respectable household is shocked when a strange man visits them shortly after dinner and proceeds to unravel their prejudices and lies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FX. Dimension: 171 x 247 x 9. Weight: 480. Translator(s): Cobley, Jason.
Publisher
Classical
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
British English ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906332327
ISBN
9781906332327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The full story in quick modern English for a fast-paced read. A respectable household is shocked when a strange man visits them shortly after dinner and proceeds to unravel their prejudices and lies. Illustrator(s): Volley, Will. Translator(s): Cobley, Jason. Num Pages: 144 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478. Quick Text. 144 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Volley, Will. The full story in quick modern English for a fast-paced read. A respectable household is shocked when a strange man visits them shortly after dinner and proceeds to unravel their prejudices and lies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FX. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 12. Weight: 474. Translator(s): Cobley, Jason.
Publisher
Classical
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
British English ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906332334
ISBN
9781906332334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Great Northern Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993344701
ISBN
9780993344701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Maud Ruthyn is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437461
ISBN
9780140437461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Covers three different genres and all the telling themes: Scotland, childhood, fantasy and sentimentality, theatrical invention, social comedy and proto-feminism. This title exposes the pomposities of male pride and public success in 1910 from the point of view of an ex-wife unexpectedly returned as her (be)knighted husband's typist. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781841950037
ISBN
9781841950037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. When 15-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of 'Blackbeard' Mohune's lost treasure and Block's secret. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221695
ISBN
9781840221695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Good copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
131
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0000192
ISBN
9781843911371
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.99
€ 9.69

Hardcover. Special collector's film tie-in hardback of the best-selling classic, featuring the complete story with a sumptuous cover design inspired by THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and brand new reproductions of all the drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 b/w illus, (2 x red & black maps). BIC Classification: FC; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Special Collector’s edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007487301
ISBN
9780007487301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.90

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