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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Aurora Floyd is one of the leading novels in the genre known as sensation fiction. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111230
ISBN
9781551111230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. A powerful novel from the great Russian satirist: the Golovlev family are ruled by matriarch Anna Petrovna, but her son, Porfiry, plots her downfall. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Translator(s): Foote, I. P. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786690050
ISBN
9781786690050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.34

Hardback. The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one and Montague Rhodes James was a master of it. This volume contains all his timeless masterpieces from the four collections of his eerie tales. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827725
ISBN
9781509827725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. M. R. James's classic ghost stories are some of the finest in English, creating menace and terror in lonely country houses and remote inns. This is the only one-volume edition to include all James's published stories, an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story, and a critical introduction and notes. Editor(s): Jones, Darryl. Series: Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 43. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797364
ISBN
9780198797364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. The author wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre. He harnesses the power of suggestion to move from a recognisable world to one that is indefinably strange, and then unforgettably terrifying. This title collects these stories. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560562
ISBN
9780099560562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222655
ISBN
9780811222655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. Paperback of the eagerly awaited 20th Agatha Raisin title with a brand new cover style. Series: Agatha Raisin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121448
ISBN
9781472121448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Caldwell, Helen. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970504
ISBN
9781907970504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Mack, Robert L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555871
ISBN
9780199555871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Translator(s): Cave, Terence. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539178
ISBN
9780199539178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Raphael, Sylvia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554607
ISBN
9780199554607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. Considered the foremost woman intellectual of the Romantic period, Germain de Stael achieved an influence on European culture through the force of her fiction and critical writings. This volume makes a representative sample of her work available to English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Folkenflik, Vivian. Num Pages: 411 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231055871
ISBN
9780231055871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Madame de Villedieu played an important part in the early development of the novel and was one of the first women to write professionally. This semi-autobiographical work of fiction tells how an enterprising woman in the late 17th century set about defying conventions by writing the story of her life. Editor(s): Kuizenga, Donna. Translator(s): Kuizenga, Donna. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144207
ISBN
9780226144207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This translation of the novel "La Princesse de Cleves", originally written in 1678, tells of life at Court in 17th-century France. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445879
ISBN
9780140445879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. "The Story of Sapho" makes available for the first time in modern English a self contained section from Scudery's novel "Artamene ou le Grand Cyrus". This edition also includes a translation of an oration in which Sapho extols the talents of women to persuade them to write. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143996
ISBN
9780226143996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights. Translator(s): Lyons, Malcolm; Lyons, Ursula. Num Pages: 896 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449396
ISBN
9780140449396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights. Translator(s): Lyons, Malcolm; Lyons, Ursula. Num Pages: 880 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449402
ISBN
9780140449402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. It is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an alcoholic and a ruined man - is living out the last day of his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182254
ISBN
9780141182254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Contains "Aladdin", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Sindbad the Sailor" and many other tales from the "Arabian Nights". Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint, Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191669
ISBN
9780141191669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
FrontPage
Condition
New
SKU
V9788190884150
ISBN
9788190884150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, this novel is the story of a young woman torn between the desire for education and the lure of illicit love. It tells about Virmati, a young woman born into a high-minded household, falls in love with a neighbour, the Professor - a man who is already married. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260645
ISBN
9780571260645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386870
ISBN
9780749386870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. On the cusp of the Spanish Civil War in a coastal village in the Basque country, three men stop off at Extarri's bar on their way to a wedding. There, a bizarre and seemingly incidental event marks the beginning of a powerful story about a bond and a secret that endures even in death. Translator(s): Cullen, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551850
ISBN
9780099551850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Can we truly know the one we love? In this book, the author looks straight into the green eye of every lover's jealous struggle, also broods on why we are driven to try and possess one another, how jealousy can outlive death, and whether we can ever reclaim those careless days of first love. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872694
ISBN
9781784872694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.08

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