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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. A young English woman leaves her ageing parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099530039
- ISBN
- 9780099530039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.70
€ 13.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute's path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099530176
- ISBN
- 9780099530176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781784870027
- ISBN
- 9781784870027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 5.80
€ 7.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. New translation of a classic from Italian literature. This edition contains a new translation of G.W.F. Hegel's 'Machiavelli's The Prince and Italy', notes and apparatus on Machiavelli's life and works, four pages of pictures and the first pages of The Prince in the original Italian. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493231
- ISBN
- 9781847493231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Presenting Gogol's comic novel about a mysterious con man and his grotesque victims, this translation is accompanied by an introduction and by appendices that outline excerpts from the translator's work on other Gogol texts, and by letters Gogol wrote around the time he was writing this novel. Editor(s): Fusso, Ms. Susanne. Translator(s): Guerney, Bernard Guilbert. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300060997
- ISBN
- 9780300060997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.01
€ 23.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. Relates the adventures of Vakula, the blacksmith, in his fight against the devil, who has stolen the moon above the village of Dikanka and is wreaking havoc on its inhabitants, all to win the love of the most beautiful girl in town. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143122487
- ISBN
- 9780143122487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.22
€ 21.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. A biting satire of social pretensions and pomposity, Dead Souls, here presented in a brand new translation, is part of Alma Classics Evergreens series of popular classics. Translator(s): Rayfield, Donald. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496287
- ISBN
- 9781847496287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.42
€ 11.42
paperback. Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in the provincial town of 'N', visiting a succession of landowners and making each a strange offer. He proposes to buy the names of dead serfs still registered on the census, saving their owners from paying tax on them, and to use these 'dead souls' as collateral to re-invent himself as a aristocrat. Translator(s): Maguire, Robert A. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448078
- ISBN
- 9780140448078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
paperback. Collected here are superb new translations of the finest tales - from the founding master of Russian surreal allegory and irony Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Granta
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084217
- ISBN
- 9781847084217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486426822
- ISBN
- 9780486426822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812971194
- ISBN
- 9780812971194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Rayfield, Donald. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173763
- ISBN
- 9781590173763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Some Writing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486270579
- ISBN
- 9780486270579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Hardcover. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857152807
- ISBN
- 9781857152807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.10
€ 21.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. "The Constance Garnett translation has been revised throughout by the editor." Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300696
- ISBN
- 9780226300696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. An outsider by birth and instinct, the author was one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a fascination for crime, an occasionally lurid imagination and a great love for the Russian vernacular. This volume includes a collection of his stories. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396743
- ISBN
- 9780141396743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332. 302 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight: 322. Translator(s): Garnett, C.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300689
- ISBN
- 9780226300689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Peace, Richard. Translator(s): English, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555062
- ISBN
- 9780199555062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. With this pair of absurd, comic stories, the author indulges his imagination and delights readers. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397528
- ISBN
- 9780141397528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.54
€ 5.54
Paperback. Presents an uproarious and alcohol-soaked shaggy-dog story from one of Russia's great comic masters. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397399
- ISBN
- 9780141397399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.54
€ 5.54
Mixed media product. Showcasing the many wonderful and varied writers, this assortment of books will transport readers back in time to the furthest corners of the globe. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 5120 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 505 x 144. Weight in Grams: 4670.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Box
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398877
- ISBN
- 9780141398877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.28€ 107.42
€ 154.28
€ 107.42
Paperback. An Anglican bishop, on recuperative leave from his African diocese, alights at the island of Nepthene for a short stay on passage to England, and is soon caught in the midst of a wild and exuberant cast of fellow visitors and residents. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786690678
- ISBN
- 9781786690678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, this title demonstrates the author's speech and place, and highlights his appreciation of life's quirks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140186888
- ISBN
- 9780140186888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Translator(s): Javadi, Hasan; Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823225
- ISBN
- 9781933823225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.72
€ 26.99
€ 20.72