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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Using experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, the author constructs a portrait of New York City as a futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd England
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184487
ISBN
9780141184487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. This, the only critical edition of Galsworthy's popular masterpiece, contains detailed notes which are vital to the saga, explaining particularly the contemporary artistic and literary allusions, and slang of the time. Editor(s): Harvey, Geoffrey. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549894
ISBN
9780199549894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

paperback. The Forsyte Saga comprises of The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let, produced in a single volume. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224382
ISBN
9781840224382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. A new generation has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions. This is a trilogy of love, power, money and family feuding. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186832
ISBN
9780141186832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 816 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186849
ISBN
9780141186849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. As Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irene's beauty causes even more disruption. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184180
ISBN
9780141184180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Fleur, the daughter of Soames Forsyte, having been disappointed in love and then married to Michael Mont, toys with the affections of her husband and his best friend, Wilfred Desert. The two men are left in a position of uncertainty to compete for a love that is not guaranteed to either. In this classic, in the end, as it must, love wins out. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880583
ISBN
9781845880583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Introduced by Patricia J. Wilson Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862415525
ISBN
9780862415525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343208
ISBN
9781908343208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285642607
ISBN
9780285642607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. A satirical novel about one man's attempt to maintain sanity and sense of humour in the face of mounting odds. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897231333
ISBN
9781897231333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. Here in one volume are the texts of two of the greatest--and most controversial--epic poems in English literature, each a profound exploration of the moral problems of God's justice. Includes notes by Ricks and a new Afterword by Weldon. Revised reissue. Editor(s): Ricks, Warren Professor of the Humanities and Co-Director of the Editorial Institute Christopher (Boston University). Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 104 x 28. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531643
ISBN
9780451531643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.58

Paperback. This particular morning, Gloria finds herself alone in a stranger's apartment with nothing but a torn evening dress and her stockings and panties. When she takes a fur coat from the wardrobe to wear home, she sets in train a series of events that will lead to tragedy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518334
ISBN
9780099518334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Julian English is part of the social elite of his 1930s American hometown but from the moment he impetuously throws a cocktail in the face of one of his powerful business associates his life begins to spiral out of control - taking his loving but troubled marriage with it. This is a blackly comic depiction of the fall of Julian English. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518327
ISBN
9780099518327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Features the bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife Maria, his star-struck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186054
ISBN
9780141186054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

paperback. Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels--"Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row," and "The Pearl." Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 214 x 41. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143105770
ISBN
9780143105770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.14

Hardcover. Offers a nuanced portrait of two deeply flawed but moving characters, Joan and Richard Maple and their entwined lives. This book traces the decline and fall of a marriage, they also illumine a history in many ways happy, of growing children and a million mundane moments shared. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596037
ISBN
9781841596037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547870
ISBN
9781857547870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561545
ISBN
9780099561545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Explores the city's fateful impact through the writing of classical historians, a Renaissance sculptor, 18th-century tourists, American, British and French novelists and the authors of modern Rome, each testing and unravelling the city's ageless paradoxes. Editor(s): Keates, Jonathan. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596228
ISBN
9781841596228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62. Series: Dover Thrift S. 64 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight: 62.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486287591
ISBN
9780486287591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.13

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007351022
ISBN
9780007351022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, and the Yahoos in Houyhnhnmland, where talking horses are the dominant species. This novel attacks the political and financial corruption. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 190.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260278
ISBN
9781853260278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, original frontispiece; 5 halftones & 3 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536849
ISBN
9780199536849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

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