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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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
€ 10.31

Hardcover. The talented and beautiful Isabel Archer, courted by several suitors and enriched by her dying uncle, chooses to marry the cold and ambitious Gilbert Osmond. The heroine soon discovers to her cost that freedom of choice is never what it seems. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
626
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150391
ISBN
9781857150391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Alphonse, a young Walloon officer, is travelling to join his regiment in Madrid. But he soon finds himself mysteriously detained at a highway inn in the strange and varied company of thieves, brigands, cabbalists, noblemen, coquettes and gypsies, whose stories he records over sixty-six days. Translator(s): Maclean, Ian. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445800
ISBN
9780140445800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam USA
Publication date
1920
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553211757
ISBN
9780553211757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Lamont, Claire. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538393
ISBN
9780199538393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Anne of Geierstein (1829) is set in Central Europe in the fifteenth century, but it is a remarkably modern novel, for the central issues are the political instability and violence that arise from the mix of peoples and the fluidity of European boundaries. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 580 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
580
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605866
ISBN
9780748605866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.88
€ 109.07

Paperback. Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach! Everybody who is anybody is seen at his parties. For Gatsby, always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023434
ISBN
9780141023434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

paperback. The Forsyte Saga comprises of The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let, produced in a single volume. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224382
ISBN
9781840224382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. A selection of Edgar Allen Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry that demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. Illustrator(s): Miller, Harland. Editor(s): Galloway, David. Num Pages: 560 pages, further reading, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439815
ISBN
9780141439815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Tells the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant white whale that has taken his leg, and upon which he has sworn vengeance, at any cost. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198958
ISBN
9780141198958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. There's a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich but miserly Lester Carmody. The arch-villain Chimp Twist has opened a health farm - and he and Soapy and Dolly Molloy are planning a fake burglary so Lester can diddle his insurance company. But will Lester's nephew John win over his true love? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
1st Arrow Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514183
ISBN
9780099514183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Following the death of her husband Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. Editor(s): Sutherland, John; Gill, Stephen. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441207
ISBN
9780141441207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Series: Art of the Novella S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612192185
ISBN
9781612192185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. A brilliant, suspenseful novel with the power and intrigue of Rebecca. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080403
ISBN
9781844080403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 'It was as if a curtain had fallen, hiding everything I had ever known,' says Anna Morgan, eighteen years old and catapulted to England from the West Indies after the death of her beloved father. Working as a chorus girl, Anna drifts into the demi-monde of Edwardian London. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183954
ISBN
9780141183954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, original frontispiece; 5 halftones & 3 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536849
ISBN
9780199536849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.31

Paperback. Kafka's story about a man seeking acceptance and access to the mysterious castle is among the central works of modern literature. This translation follows the German critical text and includes a detailed introduction and notes to this famously enigmatic novel. Editor(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238286
ISBN
9780199238286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts and tins of pineapple chunks. Editor(s): Lewis, Jeremy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437508
ISBN
9780140437508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Crime and Punishment is the story of a brutal double murder and its aftermath. Raskolnikov, a poor student, kills a pawnbroker and her sister, and then has to face up to the moral consequences of his actions.

Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Afterword by Oliver Francis.

Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827749
ISBN
9781509827749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.17

Paperback. The author paints a picture as panoramic as his title promises, of the life of 1870s London, the loves of those drawn to and through the city, and the career of Augustus Melmotte. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262555
ISBN
9781853262555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812975895
ISBN
9780812975895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Kentish, Jane. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536382
ISBN
9780199536382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. This haunting, elegiac tale about the secret love of a man destined shortly to die, was published in the year before the author's death and is her last novel. She also wrote "All Passion Spent", "The Edwardians", "Family History", "Seducers in Ecuador" and "The Heir". Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860685784
ISBN
9780860685784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Follows the life of the heroine through her many vicissitudes, which include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution, conviction for theft and transportation to the plantations of Virginia, and her ultimate redemption and prosperity in the new World. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0007769
ISBN
9781853260735
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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