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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Combining the scholarship of a historian with the imagination of a novelist, Mary Renault brings the ancient Greek stage thrillingly to life. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089567
ISBN
9781844089567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Augustus Melmotte is a fraudulent foreign financier who preys on dissolute nobility - using charm to tempt the weak into making foolish investments in his dubious schemes. Persuaded to put money into a notional plot to run a railroad from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, the capricious gambler Felix Carbury soon becomes one of his victims. Editor(s): Kermode, Frank. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433920
ISBN
9780140433920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Lemuel Gulliver shipwrecked and adrift, subject to bizarre and unnerving encounters with, among others, quarrelling Lilliputians, philosophizing horses and the brutish Yahoo tribe, that change his view of humanity - and himself - for ever. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198989
ISBN
9780141198989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress Madame Beck, and her own complex feelings. Editor(s): Cooper, Helen. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434798
ISBN
9780140434798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. Primarily known as a dramatist, Chekhov also wrote short stories. This selection of his work includes "The Swedish Match", "Easter Eve", "Mire", "On the Road", "Verotchka", "Volodya", "The Kiss", "Sleepy" and "The Steppe". Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150452
ISBN
9781857150452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535538
ISBN
9780199535538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 32 pages, 25col.ill. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 191 x 2. Weight in Grams: 142. 32 pages, 25col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 199 x 191 x 2. Weight: 142.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486284699
ISBN
9780486284699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.73

Paperback. 'Heart of Darkness' is Conrad's finest tale and tells of Marlow's journey up the Congo River to meet Mr Kurtz. This volume also includes 'An Outpost of Progress', 'Karain', and 'Youth' in a revised edition using the English first edition texts and with new chronology and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536016
ISBN
9780199536016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 433 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 416. 433 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike.
Publisher
Dedalus
Number of pages
433
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2 Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517420
ISBN
9781903517420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141393391
ISBN
9780141393391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

paperback. When statesman Lord Slane dies, everyone assumes his dutiful wife will slowly fade away, the paying guest of each of her six children. But Lady Slane surprises everyone by escaping to a rented house in Hampstead where she revels in her new freedom, revives her youthful ambition to become an artist and gathers some very unsuitable companions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870553
ISBN
9781784870553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. When Rowland Mallet first sees a sculpture by Roderick Hudson, he is astounded and pronounces it to be a work of genius. He wishes to give the artist the opportunity to develop his talent. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and Rowland loses control of his protege, while both fall in love with women they cannot ever have. Editor(s): Moore, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432640
ISBN
9780140432640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, Black and White Images. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804842723
ISBN
9780804842723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. One of Twain's most celebrated novellas, 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg' is a satirical retelling of the Garden of Eden story in the Bible, in which the author, mocking the supposed honesty and incorruptibility of the inhabitants of an imaginary American town, shows how man is fundamentally bad and cannot resist the temptations of gold. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494030
ISBN
9781847494030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. "Rebhorn deserves our gratitude for an eminently persuasive translation.. I celebrate his accomplishment."-Edith Grossman Translator(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 211 x 47. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350265
ISBN
9780393350265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Miserly and mysterious, the richest man in the Five Towns lives simply, ruling his household with an iron fist and a cruel temper. His daughter, Anna, is used to the life of strict, thrifty order imposed by her father. But when she comes of age, Anna inherits a small fortune and attracts the attentions of the town's most eligible bachelor. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872366
ISBN
9781784872366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In his pioneering treatise on education, the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau presents concepts that had influence on the development of pedagogy in the eighteenth century. Here, Rousseau asserts his main thesis that human beings are by nature good; it is only the distorting influences of civilization that have corrupted them. Translator(s): Bloom, A. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445633
ISBN
9780140445633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540495
ISBN
9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. New Grub Street (1891), generally regarded as Gissing's finest novel, is the story of the daily lives and broken dreams of men and women forced to earn a living by the pen. It tells of a group of novelists, journalists, and scholars caught in the literary and cultural crisis that hit Britain in the closing years of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Mullin, Katherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729181
ISBN
9780198729181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic Editor(s): Edwards, Owen Dudley. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340. 400 pages. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679192
ISBN
9781847679192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

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