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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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. Stevenson's classic tale of buccaneers, a treasure map, and a hunt for buried gold introduced the character of Long John Silver and brought moral ambiguity into children's books. This new edition celebrates the ultimate book of pirates and examines its innovations and unrivalled place in literary history. Editor(s): Hunt, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC; FJ; YFA; YFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199560356
ISBN
9780199560356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Based on the brutal crimes of a real-life murderer, this work offers insights into the mind of a killer and the obsession of the man bringing him to justice. It also features six short stories and seven 'conversational portraits' including one of Marilyn Monroe, the 'beautiful child' and a dope-smoking cleaning lady doing her rounds in New York. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184616
ISBN
9780141184616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Never published in its author's lifetime and intended solely for his own children, to whom he read it every Christmas, The Life of Our Lord is an accessible and gently humorous take on the life of Jesus Christ and his teachings. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496843
ISBN
9781847496843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486456430
ISBN
9780486456430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.18

Paperback. When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy she is repelled by his overbearing pride, and prejudice towards her family. But the Bennet girls are in need of financial security in the shape of husbands, so when Darcy's friend, the affable Mr Bingley, forms an attachment to Jane, Darcy becomes increasingly hard to avoid. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511151
ISBN
9780099511151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Part of Sade's The Crimes of Love cycle, this shocking tale - which was among the writings banned for publication until the twentieth century - tests the limits of morality and portrays the disastrous consequences of freedom and pleasure. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. 150 pages. Part of Sade's The Crimes of Love cycle, this shocking tale - which was among the writings banned for publication until the twentieth century - tests the limits of morality and portrays the disastrous consequences of freedom and pleasure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FP. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight: 130.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492975
ISBN
9781847492975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.69

Paperback. Lady Audley uttered a long, low, wailing cry, and threw up her arms above her head with a wild gesture of despair. In this fiction, a new Lady Audley arrives at the manor: young, beautiful - and very mysterious. Why does she behave so strangely? What, exactly, is the dark secret this seductive outsider carries with her? Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198842
ISBN
9780141198842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Great Northern Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993344701
ISBN
9780993344701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Twisted Spoon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788086264431
ISBN
9788086264431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530251
ISBN
9780099530251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621657
ISBN
9781909621657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. An analysis of the life of an English provincial town during the time of social unrest prior to the Reform Bill of 1832 told through the lives of Dorothea Brooke and Dr Tertius Lydgate. This title includes a host of other paradigm characters who illuminate the condition of English life in the mid-nineteenth century. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262371
ISBN
9781853262371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.74

Paperback. A novel of social, sexual and domestic politics, The Prime Minister raises one of the most enduring questions - whether a morally scrupulous gentleman can make an effective leader. Editor(s): Skilton, David. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433494
ISBN
9780140433494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The first part of classic novel rich in both character portrayal and historical description. Characters such as the Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the detective Javert, and the figure of the prostitute Fantine and her daughter Cosette, have entered the pantheon of literary dramatis personae. Translator(s): Wilbour, Charles E. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260858
ISBN
9781853260858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.00

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
€ 14.95

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. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Num Pages: 592 pages, chronology, map, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439594
ISBN
9780141439594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 208 x 133 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486268651
ISBN
9780486268651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307390806
ISBN
9780307390806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Mr and Mrs Ramsay and their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends. In this novel, the opening section teems with the noise, complications, bruised emotions, joys and quiet tragedies of everyday family life that might go on forever. Series: Vintage Classics Woolf Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870836
ISBN
9781784870836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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