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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Boccaccio's Decameron recasts the storytelling heritage of the ancient and medieval worlds into perennial forms that inspired writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare down to our own day. Translator(s): Payne, John. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221336
ISBN
9781840221336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena's vivacious cousin enters their household as a 'hired girl', Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389400
ISBN
9780141389400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Throughout the 19th century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. This collection includes stories by J.S. Le Fanu, M.R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Wilkie Collins. Editor(s): Cox, Michael; Gilbert, R. A. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804471
ISBN
9780192804471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107668
ISBN
9780143107668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Includes two American classics that are sequels to Little Women and its continuation, Good Wives. Little Men takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the naughty but easy-going boys at Plumfield, a boarding-school run by Professor Bhaer and his lovable madcap wife Jo, the most fiery and free-spirited of the four March sisters. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221763
ISBN
9781840221763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199686636
ISBN
9780199686636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth. This edition contains photographs and a wealth of extra material. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493729
ISBN
9781847493729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Paperback. Part of Alma Evergreen series, J.G. Nichols's new translation stays as faithful to the original as possible while being written in a clear and eminently modern English, capturing the timeless humour of one of the great classics of world literature. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494122
ISBN
9781847494122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. After decoding a scrap of paper in runic script, the intrepid Professor Lidenbrock and his nervous nephew Axel travel across Iceland to find the secret passage to the centre of the earth. Enlisting the silent Hans as a guide, the trio encounter a perilous and astonishing subterranean world of natural hazards, prehistoric beasts and sea monsters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528494
ISBN
9780099528494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Part of the Alma Classics Evergreens series, this new edition includes pictures and an extensive section on Hardy's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496300
ISBN
9781847496300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185880
ISBN
9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. A passionate story of the love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. The story's action is chaotic and violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the descriptions of the moorland setting and the poetic grandeur combined to make this novel a masterpiece of English literature. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions U.K.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260018
ISBN
9781853260018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback. In this collection of short stories, drawing heavily from the author's own experiences as a medical graduate on the eve of the Russian Revolution, Bulgakov describes a young doctor's turbulent and often brutal introduction to his practice in the backward village of Muryovo. It includes the piece Morphine Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. 160 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. In this collection of short stories, drawing heavily from the author's own experiences as a medical graduate on the eve of the Russian Revolution, Bulgakov describes a young doctor's turbulent and often brutal introduction to his practice in the backward village of Muryovo. It includes the piece Morphine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight: 202. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492869
ISBN
9781847492869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 932 pages, Diagrams Throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132. Weight in Grams: 853.
Publisher
Anchor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307390790
ISBN
9780307390790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. When Anne and Frederick meet again, he has acquired both, but still feels the sting of her rejection. Illustrator(s): Niffenegger, Audrey. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106289
ISBN
9780143106289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Daphne du Maurier's chilling short-story collection, the title story was famously made into a film by Hitchcock - perfect for the Halloween and Christmas markets. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006666
ISBN
9780349006666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. A fascinating study in sexual psychology and sexual politics, the novel focuses on Helene Grandjean, a widow, and her shifting emotional states. This is the eighth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, and the first modern translation for more than fifty years. Editor(s): Nelson, Brian. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC; FYT. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728641
ISBN
9780198728641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.89

Paperback. Takes you from a Victorian dinner table to 802,701 AD, when the Earth is divided between the gentle, ineffective Eloi, and the ape-like Morlocks; forward again by a million years or so to glimpse a dying world of blood-red beaches and menacing shapes; and on again to the last days of our planet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872083
ISBN
9781784872083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. The second part of Hugo's masterpiece Translator(s): Wilbour, Charles E. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260506
ISBN
9781853260506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Rayfield, Donald. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173763
ISBN
9781590173763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Rich in language and detail, and by turns satirical and moving, Proust's stories - presented here in Andrew Brown's nuanced translation, the only edition currently in print - are layered with imagery and feeling and foreshadow the themes and psychological atmosphere of his later masterpiece. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Only edition in print
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493170
ISBN
9781847493170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter, Pearl, is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearl's father. Hester's refusal to name him brings more condemnation upon her. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511267
ISBN
9780099511267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; and, a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck. Illustrator(s): Lee, Ang. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 143 x 54. Weight in Grams: 634.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780141196886
ISBN
9780141196886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540960
ISBN
9780099540960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

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