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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FC; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843213
ISBN
9781509843213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. As well as providing humorous reflections on the nature of scholarship and education, Swift seizes the opportunity to take swipes at several authors and critics. The result is a timeless and entertaining parody by one of the most enduringly popular writers in the English language. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: FC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 258 x 2. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496799
ISBN
9781847496799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. A glorious exercise in cheeky punmanship, The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders sees Jonathan Swift in fine scatological form. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 150 x 2. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496874
ISBN
9781847496874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292731
ISBN
9780486292731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.72

Paperback. Parodying the popular travel accounts of its time, Gulliver's Travels is not only a tour de force of imaginative and comic writing, which has thrilled readers of all ages for almost three centuries, but also a masterly, merciless satire on Western society and human nature. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495976
ISBN
9781847495976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.29

Paperback. In the course of his famous travels, Gulliver is captured by miniature people who wage war on each other because of religious disagreement over how to crack eggs, is sexually assaulted by giants, visits a floating island, and decides that the society of horses is better than that of his fellow man. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512059
ISBN
9780099512059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Hardback. Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780141196640
ISBN
9780141196640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. This text, based on the first edition of 1726, reproduces all the original illustrations and includes an introduction, which discusses the ways "Gulliver's Travels" has been interpreted since its first publication. Editor(s): DeMaria, Robert. Num Pages: 336 pages, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
9780141439495
ISBN
9780141439495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

Hardcover. Uses the narrative of a mock travel writer to explore exotic and imaginary locations. This book mounts a scathing attack on the morals, politics and learning of the 18th century, culminating in possibly the greatest satire ever written: the story of the Houyhnhnms. Num Pages: 326 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150261
ISBN
9781857150261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

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: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
KKE0000941
ISBN
9781853260278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

paperback. 'Gulliver's Travels' describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms. Num Pages: 540 pages, 532 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
1988th Edition
SKU
V9781468462333
ISBN
9781468462333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Paperback. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106364
ISBN
9780143106364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A collection of short stories with such themes as dreams, labyrinths, mirrors, infinite libraries, the manipulations of chance, gaucho knife-fighters, transparent tigers and the elusive nature of identity itself. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183831
ISBN
9780141183831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Offers accounts of 'Funes the Memorious', the man who can forget nothing; 'Pierre Menard, Author of the "Quixote"', who recreates Miguel de Cervantes' epic word-for-word; a society run on the basis of an all-encompassing game of chance in 'The Lottery in Babylon'. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183848
ISBN
9780141183848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The art of writing is mysterious; the opinions we hold are ephemeral. This title presents eleven short stories. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183862
ISBN
9780141183862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Series: Dedalus Europe 2013. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232303
ISBN
9781909232303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. Translator(s): Hale, Terry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447675
ISBN
9780140447675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Against Nature is Huysmans's great fin-de-siecle novel anticipating many of the strains of modernism in its appreciation of Baudelaire, Moreau, Redon, Mallarme and Poe. This new translation is supplemented by a critically up-to-date introduction and indispensable notes which enhance the understanding of a highly allusive work. Editor(s): White, Nicholas. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555116
ISBN
9780199555116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Des Esseintes is a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where her indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise). Translator(s): McGuinness, Patrick; Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447637
ISBN
9780140447637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Editor(s): King, Brendan. Translator(s): Bell, Clara; King, Brendan. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 b&w photos of Chartres cathedral taken by Brendan King. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517901
ISBN
9781903517901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Translator(s): King, Brendan. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517659
ISBN
9781903517659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Translator(s): Vetch, John. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222181
ISBN
9780811222181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. The Noli, as it is called in the Philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of Asian resistance to European colonialism. This title tells a love story set against the ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039693
ISBN
9780143039693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671138
ISBN
9780914671138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

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