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Paperback. Tells the story of Lady Constantine, who breaks all the rules of decorum when she falls in love with the beautiful youth Swithin St Cleeve, her social inferior and ten years her junior. Together, in an ancient monument converted into an astronomical observation tower, they create their own private universe. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199436
- ISBN
- 9780141199436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. A tale of mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity in which Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer, Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's steward Manston. Editor(s): Rimmer, Mary. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435238
- ISBN
- 9780140435238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Contains tales that tenderly re-create a vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. This book contains tales and sketches that possess the wealth of description, the portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853261787
- ISBN
- 9781853261787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 Wessex edition, emended to correct errors which have crept into the text from the manuscript onward. Editor(s): Schweik, Robert C. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393954081
- ISBN
- 9780393954081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
Paperback. Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Editor(s): Slade, Tony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Printing, Notations
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435184
- ISBN
- 9780140435184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Gatrell, Simon; Grindle, Juliet. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, two maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537051
- ISBN
- 9780199537051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. This edition presents a critically established text based on comparisons of every revised version. Hardy placed this tale among his Novels of Character and Environment, a group which is held to include his most characteristic work. Editor(s): Gatrell, Simon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697205
- ISBN
- 9780199697205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardcover. Bathsheba Everdene is a strong, confident woman who becomes a powerful farmer. But her emotional life descends into chaos as she becomes involved with three very different men. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150216
- ISBN
- 9781857150216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Bathsheba Everdene arrives in the small village of Weatherbury and captures the heart of three very different men; Gabriel Oak, a quiet shepherd, the proud, obdurate Farmer Boldwood and dashing, unscrupulous Sergeant Troy. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518976
- ISBN
- 9780099518976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Editor(s): Russell, Shannon. Num Pages: 480 pages, notes, map, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439655
- ISBN
- 9780141439655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007902118
- ISBN
- 9780007902118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.80
€ 5.80
Paperback. Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262692
- ISBN
- 9781853262692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Hardcover. Wild passion leads to tragedy as love is perverted by marriage. But the concerns of mortals are belittled by the sombre, immemorial presence of Egdon Heath, perhaps Hardy's finest evocation of his native landscape. The text is accompanied by a critical introduction. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151169
- ISBN
- 9781857151169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover. Hardy's last novel is the story of a young working man destroyed by the partial fulfilment of his dreams. He is torn between his desires for the life of the body and the life of the mind, as represented by two women - the vulgar but lustrous Arabella and the refined and frigid Sue. Num Pages: 520 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151152
- ISBN
- 9781857151152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345803986
- ISBN
- 9780345803986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.60
€ 12.60
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. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KTG0003230
- ISBN
- 9781853260056
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435405
- ISBN
- 9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Controversial when it was first published for challenging Victorian morals, Tess of the d'Urbervilles is here presented in a thoroughly edited and extensively annotated edition. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494948
- ISBN
- 9781847494948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Hardback. 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 and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 47. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141040332
- ISBN
- 9780141040332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.64
€ 18.99
€ 13.64
Hardback. Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: D; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 41. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141393384
- ISBN
- 9780141393384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29