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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

paperback. Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple. He is a wealthy young lawyer and she is a lovely and sweet-natured girl. All seems set for success until the arrival of May's unconventional cousin Ellen Olenska, who returns from Europe without her husband and proceeds to shake up polite New York society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099511281
ISBN
9780099511281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.75

paperback. Lily Bart has no fortune, but she possesses everything else she needs to make an excellent marriage: beauty, intelligence, a love of luxury and an elegant skill in negotiating the hidden traps and false friends of New York's high society. But time and again Lily cannot bring herself to make the final decisive move. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099540762
ISBN
9780099540762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.57

Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606600924
ISBN
9781606600924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.84

Paperback. Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888) is a thunderous indictment of industrial capitalism and a resplendent vision of life in a socialist utopia. Matthew Beaumont's lively edition explores the political and psychological peculiarities of this celebrated utopian fiction. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552573
ISBN
9780199552573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FL; FM. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight: 140.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290386
ISBN
9780486290386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 1312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 47. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375758119
ISBN
9780375758119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages, 18ill. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86. A Romance of Many Dimensions. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages, 18ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FL. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272634
ISBN
9780486272634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.72

Paperback. How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. Editor(s): Jann, Rosemary. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537501
ISBN
9780199537501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.51

BIC Classification: FC; WCS; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wartelsteiner GmbH Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783861842668
ISBN
9783861842668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. * Black comedy in the style of The Dud Avocado * 'Definitely demonic, exquisitely carved, deadly murderous comedy' Dawn Powell, Book Week Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081240
ISBN
9781844081240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Pettit, Alexander (University of North Texas); Croskery, Margaret Case; Patchias, Anna C. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115245
ISBN
9781551115245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. A novel originally published in 1751, in which the heroine is courted by several eligible suitors. However her flirtations alienate the right man and she finds herself struggling with the consequences of marrying the wrong man. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111476
ISBN
9781551111476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.44

Paperback. This readable edition of Haywoods blockbuster novel is an important addition to our understanding of the history of the English novel. Paula Backscheider, Auburn University Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113678
ISBN
9781551113678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.74

Paperback. Eliza Haywood (1693-1756), was one of the first women in England to earn a living writing fiction. Her early tales of amorous intrigue were popular and controversial. Originally published in 1723, these two narratives represent Haywood's contribution to the development of the novel as a genre. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109619
ISBN
9780813109619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.25

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Raverat, Gwen. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155264
ISBN
9781903155264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

paperback. Cecilia, capricious and unable to love, inches reluctantly towards a second marriage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Meanwhile, her sister-in-law, Emmeline, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction to the predatory Mark Linkwater. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287766
ISBN
9780099287766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Molly Gibson is the spirited, loyal daughter of the local doctor. Their peaceful close-knit home is turned upside down when Molly's father decides to remarry. Whilst Molly struggles to adjust to her snobbish stepmother, she forms a close relationship with her glamorous new stepsister Cynthia. But the strength of this friendship is soon tested. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540724
ISBN
9780099540724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The arrival of handsome young Doctor Harrison causes yet further agitation not just because of his revolutionary methods but also because of his effect on the hearts of the ladies. Meanwhile Miss Matty Jenkyns nurses her own broken heart after she was forced to give up the man she loved when she was a young girl. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518457
ISBN
9780099518457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Set in a fictional Whitby at the turn of the eighteenth century, Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is a compelling story of an ordinary girl's tragic passion for a man who disappears. This wide-ranging new edition includes freshly researched notes and considers the novel's debates with the legacy of the Brontes. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199656738
ISBN
9780199656738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also acquires an intriguing new stepsister, Cynthia, glamorous, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets. Num Pages: 720 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434781
ISBN
9780140434781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Gaskell's depiction of a fallen woman as her heroine shocked contemporary readers. Ruth is seduced and heartlessly abandoned but finds shelter and love with her illegitimate child until a twist of fate brings her past back to haunt her. This new edition explores the novel's radicalism and cultural influence. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199581955
ISBN
9780199581955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. This representative selection includes five tales of very different kinds written in the 1850s and the longer Cousin Phillis. Immensely readable and sophisticated works of art, they show Gaskell's mastery of the genre, in an edition that celebrates her achievements in shorter fiction and the context in which they first appeared. Editor(s): Glen, Heather; Glen, Heather. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239498
ISBN
9780199239498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Set in 1790 in Monkshaven, where press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service in the Napoleonic wars. One of their victims is Charley Kinraid, who captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. But Sylvia's cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself and, in order to win her, withholds crucial information with devastating consequences. Editor(s): Foster, Shirley. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434224
ISBN
9780140434224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell, one of the nineteenth century's most significant novelists, was widely held to be the social conscience of Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Editor(s): Recchio, Thomas. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
649
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393930634
ISBN
9780393930634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

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