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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Tells of the adventures of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that all is for the best even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039426
ISBN
9780143039426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life and history of life in the colonies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289609
ISBN
9780099289609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. An attempt to restore the original 1824 text to as close to its original format and content as possible. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663156
ISBN
9780748663156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Paperback. It is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an alcoholic and a ruined man - is living out the last day of his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182254
ISBN
9780141182254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184678
ISBN
9780141184678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. Blandings Castle lacks its usual balm for the Earl of Emsworth, as his stern sister Lady Constance Keeble is once more in residence. The Duke of Dunstable is also infesting the place again, along with the standard quota of American millionaires, romantic youths, con artists, imposters and so on. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591698
ISBN
9781841591698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. The fraternal love that Pierre Roland feels for his younger brother Jean has always been tinged with jealousy. But when a lawyer arrives at the house, to declare that an old family friend has bequeathed his entire fortune to Jean, this envy rapidly becomes an all-consuming force.. This is a personal story of suspicion, jealousy and family love. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443585
ISBN
9780140443585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Accounts the education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Penguin Classics Deluxe ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039013
ISBN
9780143039013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Although not among George Eliot's most admired works, this story is set in Florence at the end of the 15th century. It re-creates the picturesque complexion of the city and the characters of the historical figures, Charles VIII, Machiavelli and Savanorola. Editor(s): Barrett, Dorothea. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434705
ISBN
9780140434705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Cranford is a vivid and affectionate portrait of a provincial town in early Victorian England, dominated by its independent and refined women, a blend of social comedy and astute observation. This edition includes two related short works by Gaskell and contemporary comment on the novel, household management, fashion, and financial scandals. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199558308
ISBN
9780199558308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.07

Leather / fine binding. Series: Leather-Bound Classics. Num Pages: 1392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DDS; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 74. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Publication date
2014
Edition
Lea
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626860988
ISBN
9781626860988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Healy, George R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
273
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204904
ISBN
9780872204904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840225846
ISBN
9781840225846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Marlow, a seaman, tells of a journey up the Congo. His goal is the troubled European and ivory trader Kurtz. Worshipped and feared by invaders as well as natives, Kurtz has become a godlike figure, his presence pervading the jungle like a thick, obscuring mist. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Deluxe
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106586
ISBN
9780143106586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A priceless chronicle of its time which highlights universal themes, Dovlatov's genre-defying novel also provides moments of high entertainment and humour, rendered in his characteristically sharp, concise and sardonic style. Translator(s): Frydman, Anne. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493576
ISBN
9781847493576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Indiana (1831) is an absorbing and vivid romantic novel, set partly in provincial France, partly in Paris, and partly on a tropical island. It tells the story of a beautiful and innocent young woman, married at sixteen to a much older man. Editor(s): Schor, Naomi. Translator(s): Raphael, Sylvia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540488
ISBN
9780199540488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.89

Paperback. The name of F.D. Bedford it is erroneously printed as "J. D. Bedford" on the title page. Illustrator(s): Bedford, Francis D.; Rackham, Arthur. Series: Word Cloud Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 139 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626863927
ISBN
9781626863927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.21

Hardback. Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 208 x 53. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199610
ISBN
9780141199610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Presents war stories that are often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality. This book presents stories that center on the subject of the awareness of imminent violent death. It includes the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga", "The Mocking Bird," and others. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest Jerome. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260870
ISBN
9780803260870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. A depiction of the poverty and wretchedness of a mining community in northern France under the second empire. Translator(s): Pearson, Roger. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447422
ISBN
9780140447422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Meet Elizabeth and discover there is no greater happiness to be found than when lost in a wilderness of a garden, with bird cherries, lilacs, hollyhocks and lilies crowding the vision. This is her sanctuary from a host of unreasonable demands, whether from the Man of Wrath (husband), babies, servants and (worst of all horrors) house guests. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872328
ISBN
9781784872328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Hardcover. A melodrama of honest youth triumphing over vice and injustice, this novel is an indignant protest against cruelty and oppression, most memorably encapsulated in Dickens's portrayal of Mr Squeers and his wicked boarding school - a passage which helped to reform the Victorian education system. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 49. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151596
ISBN
9781857151596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. This new translation includes Kafka's most famous story, The Metamorphosis, together with two other stories, The Judgement and In the Penal Colony, and Meditation and the autobiographical Letter to his Father. The edition includes a detailed introduction, notes, and other helpful items. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238552
ISBN
9780199238552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Set in the early-twentieth century, this book features Father Brown whose world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849906463
ISBN
9781849906463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

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