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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Love, & the erratic heart, are at the centre of Hardy's 'woodland story'. The romantic entanglements of Giles Winterborne, Grace Melbury, the dissolute Edred Fitzpiers & the wealthy Felice Charmond are bound up with issues of class & social status as they make their marital choices. Editor(s): Kramer, Dale. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, two maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538539
- ISBN
- 9780199538539
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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paperback. In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself, but behind his success there always lurk the shameful secret of his past and a personality prone to self-destructive pride and temper. Editor(s): Wilson, Keith. Num Pages: 448 pages, chronology, notes, maps, glossary, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439785
- ISBN
- 9780141439785
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
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Paperback. When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435474
- ISBN
- 9780140435474
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. Jude Fawley's ambitions to go to university are thwarted by class prejudice and his entrapment in a loveless marriage. His doomed love affair with his unconventional cousin has tragic consequences. Hardy's last, and most controversial novel, this revised edition has the first truly critical text, a new chronology and bibliography, and substantially revised notes. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537020
- ISBN
- 9780199537020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
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Paperback. HarperCollins is pround to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 33. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007350919
- ISBN
- 9780007350919
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Condition: New
€ 6.17
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Hardcover. One of the Wessex tales, this tells the story of the brooding, and sometimes brutal Michael Henchard and the women with whom he searches for happiness in the harsh world of 19th-century rural England. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151480
- ISBN
- 9781857151480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
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Paperback. Editor(s): King, Kathryn R. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538522
- ISBN
- 9780199538522
Paperback
Condition: New
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paperback. Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198934
- ISBN
- 9780141198934
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kramer, Dale. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537037
- ISBN
- 9780199537037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.15
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Paperback. Tess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich 'relatives', the D'Urbervilles. Her encounter with her manipulative cousin, Alec, leads her onto a path that is beset with suffering and betrayal. When she falls in love with another man, Angel Clare, Tess sees a potential escape from her past, but only if she can tell him.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Elibron Classics series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560692
- ISBN
- 9780099560692
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in hope of a peaceful future. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199948
- ISBN
- 9780141199948
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. Rich with biographical echoes, this novel reveals the emergence of the schematic ironies which characterise the author's later works Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262777
- ISBN
- 9781853262777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
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Paperback. Educated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262937
- ISBN
- 9781853262937
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Condition: New
€ 6.33
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Paperback. 'Desperate Remedies' was Hardy's first published novel and is part gothic romance, part sensation novel as well as being an intriguing mystery. Hardy's open and intimate descriptions of middle class women caused great controversy in 1871. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554829
- ISBN
- 9780199554829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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paperback. Jude Fawley is a young man who longs to better himself and go to Christminster University. However, poverty forces him into a job as a stonemason and an unhappy marriage. When his wife leaves him Jude moves to Christminster determined to follow his dream. There he meets and falls for his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518990
- ISBN
- 9780099518990
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Condition: New
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Paperback. When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith, she is attracted to his handsome face and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. But, societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. But, Knight proves to be an uncompromising moralist. This book is about the struggle between classes and sexes. Editor(s): Dalziel, Pamela. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435290
- ISBN
- 9780140435290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. A novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260056
- ISBN
- 9781853260056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
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Paperback. The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy. Editor(s): Schad, John. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, facsim., map. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435061
- ISBN
- 9780140435061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. The text of this edition is based on the Wessex Edition of 1912, which was revised and corrected by the author. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974980
- ISBN
- 9780393974980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
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Paperback. Moving to Christminster to work as a stonemason, Jude meets and falls in love with his cousin Sue Bridehead, a sensitive, freethinking "New Woman". Refusing to marry merely for the sake of religious convention, Jude and Sue decide instead to live together, but they are shunned by society, and poverty soon threatens to ruin them. Editor(s): Taylor, Dennis; Ingham, Patricia. Num Pages: 528 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435382
- ISBN
- 9780140435382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89