Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. A tale of passion, violence, cruelty and unexpected tenderness, Margiad Evans conjures a tempestuous and sometimes sinister world of small-town border life in the early twentieth century. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998288
- ISBN
- 9781906998288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.37
€ 12.37
Paperback. In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for the bridge to be repaired, they are inspired to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. Translator(s): Chilton, Paul. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443554
- ISBN
- 9780140443554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Seaver, Richard. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Calder Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714544557
- ISBN
- 9780714544557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and music, and the philosophy that informed his powerful and far-flung rule. This work recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. Translator(s): Frick, Grace. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184968
- ISBN
- 9780141184968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. At the height of Maria de Zayas' popularity in the mid-eighteenth century, the number of editions in print of her work was exceeded only by the novels of Cervantes. This book gathers a representative sample of seven stories, featuring Zayas' signature topics - gender equality and domestic violence. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 halftones, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768656
- ISBN
- 9780226768656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. With her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814). Editor(s): Watson, George. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537556
- ISBN
- 9780199537556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.30
€ 8.99
€ 8.30
Paperback. Thady Quirk, steward to the decaying estate of the Rackrent family, narrates a story of four generations of a dying dynasty in Castle Rackrent. This volume also includes Ennui, the entertaining confessions of the Earl of Glenthorn, a bored aristocrat. Both novels offer a darkly comic and satirical expose of the Irish class system. Editor(s): Butler, Marilyn. Num Pages: 361 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433203
- ISBN
- 9780140433203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.99
€ 17.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Forty of the most famous and celebrated stories from the Brothers Grimm translated and edited by a leading professor of folklore. Editor(s): Tatar, Maria. Translator(s): Tatar, Maria. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338560
- ISBN
- 9780393338560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143111696
- ISBN
- 9780143111696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.10
€ 16.99
€ 13.10
Paperback. The Princess of Cleves, often called the first modern French novel, was published anonymously in 1678 and was received with enthusiasm by its contemporary audience. Editor(s): Lyons, John D. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393963335
- ISBN
- 9780393963335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54
paperback. A lost classic that is ripe for rediscovery. This moving coming-of-age story, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939, has been out of print for decades. It is an incredible novel that will be cherished by all ages. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349008233
- ISBN
- 9780349008233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Tells the story of a boy's journey down the Mississippi on a raft that conveys the voice and experience of the American frontier. This is a satirical tale of childhood rebellion against hypocritical adult authority. Editor(s): Coveney, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439648
- ISBN
- 9780141439648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.41
€ 10.99
€ 9.41
Hardcover. Though now enshrined as major masterpieces of American literature, Twain's classic tales of childhood remain as fresh as when they were first written. Vivid and funny, the stories chronicle journeys from innocence to experience in which innocence is preserved. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150445
- ISBN
- 9781857150445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The exploits of Tom Sawyer, a consummate prankster with a quick wit, captivate children of all ages. Yet through the novel's humorous escapades, from the episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe. This book explores deeper themes within the adult world Tom will one day join. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107330
- ISBN
- 9780143107330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Widely considered one of the greatest American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn and his companion, the slave Jim, as they journey down the Mississippi river after running away from Huck's alcoholic father and Jim's owners. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496027
- ISBN
- 9781847496027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.12
€ 9.99
€ 9.12
Paperback. In this enduring and internationally popular novel, Mark Twain combines social satire and dime-novel sensation with a rhapsody on boyhood and on America's pre-industrial past. Tom Sawyer, resilient, enterprising, and vainglorious, has long been a defining figure in the American cultural imagination. Editor(s): Stoneley, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536566
- ISBN
- 9780199536566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.38
€ 9.38
Hardback. Mark Twain's funny and heartwarming story of a Mississippi childhood. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue, Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509828005
- ISBN
- 9781509828005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.73
€ 13.00
€ 11.73
Paperback. Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King and vital lessons about the world in which they live. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 193 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199009
- ISBN
- 9780141199009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.34
€ 10.99
€ 9.34
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007420117
- ISBN
- 9780007420117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.87
€ 5.87
Paperback. The Yankee, suddenly transported from his native nineteenth-century America to the sleepy sixth-century Britain of King Arthur and the Round Table, vows brashly to boss the whole country inside of three weeks. And so he does. Emerging as The Boss, he embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize Camelot - with unexpected results. Illustrator(s): Beard, Daniel Carter. Editor(s): Stein, Bernard L. Series: Mark Twain Library. Num Pages: 504 pages, 222 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition, Edited by Bernard L. Stein. Origina
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268166
- ISBN
- 9780520268166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Hardcover. A sumptuous annotated edition of the great American novel. Illustrator(s): Kemble, Edward Winsor. Editor(s): Hearn, Michael Patrick. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 656 pages, 274 illustrations, two-color throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 230 x 260 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1942.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393020397
- ISBN
- 9780393020397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.82
€ 47.99
€ 43.82
Hardback. A pocket hardback edition of Mark Twain's classic novel of the American South Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827992
- ISBN
- 9781509827992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.72
€ 13.00
€ 11.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 37. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451530165
- ISBN
- 9780451530165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.79
€ 10.79
Paperback. Mark Twain's gloriously funny "Diary of Adam and Eve", which John Updike recently described as 'a paradigm of the relations between sexes', is presented here with a number of other Twain pieces on our two oldest ancestors, showing the writer's interest in this most famous biblical story. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494382
- ISBN
- 9781847494382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95