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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Mapp and Lucia are the centrepiece of E.F. Benson's series of Lucia novels, bringing together the eponymous middle-aged doyennes of polite 1930s society, Miss Mapp and Miss Lucas. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187686
ISBN
9780141187686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155950
ISBN
9781903155950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian England, personified in her terminally dull fiance Cecil Vyse. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199825
ISBN
9780141199825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. The rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. As the Schlegel sisters try desperately to help the Basts and educate the close-minded Wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199405
ISBN
9780141199405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Tells the story of Lilia Herriton, who proves to be an embarrassment to her late husband's family as, in the small Tuscan town of Monteriano, she begins a relationship with a much younger Italian man - classless, uncouth and unsuitable. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199252
ISBN
9780141199252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 396.
Edition
Digital original
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720761
ISBN
9781444720761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720747
ISBN
9781444720747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720754
ISBN
9781444720754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Victorian England, personified in her terminally dull fiance Cecil Vyse. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
9780241951484
ISBN
9780241951484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

paperback. A collection of stories of the author whose stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186191
ISBN
9780141186191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. While Edith Nesbit's mainstream fiction has often been revived, her tales of terror - apart from one or two anthologized pieces - have fallen into unwarranted neglect. Series: Harpercollins Chillers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008249014
ISBN
9780008249014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.92

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143124665
ISBN
9780143124665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007902163
ISBN
9780007902163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.40

Paperback. The lost classic masterpiece of magical realms, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007578115
ISBN
9780007578115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621381
ISBN
9781909621381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.73

Paperback. It's not easy being a Provincial Lady in Devonshire in the 1920s, juggling a grumpy husband, mischievous children and a host of domestic dilemmas - from rice mould to a petulant cook. But this Provincial Lady will not be defeated; not by wayward flower bulbs, not by unexpected houseguests, not even by the Blitz. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191812
ISBN
9780141191812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182131
ISBN
9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241214992
ISBN
9780241214992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Illustrator(s): "Callot". Editor(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 pp line drawings by Callot. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552474
ISBN
9780199552474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardback. Captures better than any other story a child's wonder at Christmas. This book features enchanting images of sugar plums and nutcrackers, mistletoe and the Kingdom of the Dolls - continues to cast its fantastical spell on readers of all ages. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143122500
ISBN
9780143122500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. E T A Hoffmann studied law and entered the Prussian civil service, but his over-riding ambition was to become a graphic artist and painter. This selection of his finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Translator(s): Hollingdale, R. J. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443929
ISBN
9780140443929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Tomcat Murr is a loveable animal who has written his own autobiography. But a printer's error causes his story to be accidentally mixed with a book about the composer Johannes Kreisler. As the two versions break off, two different characters emerge from the confusion - Murr, the scholar, carouser and brawler, and the hypochondriac genius Kreisler. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446319
ISBN
9780140446319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226347899
ISBN
9780226347899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 28.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194. Series: Dedalus European Classics. 172 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight: 194. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull.
Publisher
Dedalus Limited
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517895
ISBN
9781903517895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

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