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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. One of the greatest artistic works of the twentieth century, Finnegans Wake is both an outrageous epic and a wildly inventive comedy that rewards its readers with never-ending layers of meaning. This edition helps readers get past its reputation for difficulty in order to enjoy its astonishing originality and imaginative achievement. Editor(s): Henkes, Robbert-Jan; Bindervoet, Erik; Fordham, Finn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695157
ISBN
9780199695157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Trainer, James. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549740
ISBN
9780199549740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115910
ISBN
9780810115910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. It's America during Prohibition and shy young George Finch is setting out as an artist - without the encumbrance of a shred of talent. George falls in love with Molly, whose imperious stepmother Mrs Waddington insists he's not the man to marry the stepdaughter of one of New York's most fashionable hostesses. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Edition
1st Arrow Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514145
ISBN
9780099514145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. A masterful exploration of doubling and identity, and of the dark side of the self. One of du Maurier's most accomplished novels. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080977
ISBN
9781844080977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 24. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
William Collins
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007925391
ISBN
9780007925391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

CD-Audio. When a scarab belonging to an American millionaire is absent-mindedly stolen by Lord Emsworth, young writers Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine are brought together in an attempt to retrieve it from Blandings Castle. Meanwhile, Freddie Threepwood worries some letters may surface and compromise his engagement to the millionaire's daughter - BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906147808
ISBN
9781906147808
CD
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 17.80

Paperback. Draws on contemporary theories of insanity to probe mid-Victorian anxieties about the rapid rise of consumer culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435849
ISBN
9780140435849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. A masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance and a canonical work in both the American and the African American literary traditions, Cane is now available in a revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Byrd, Rudolph P.; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931686
ISBN
9780393931686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.62

hardcover. Contains further stories of members of the Drones Club and several adventures related by the Oldest Member of the golf club. This title contains stories including: "The Shadow Passes", "Bramley is so Bracing", "Up From the Depths", "Feet of Clay", "Excelsior", "Rodney Has a Relapse", "Tangled Hearts", and, "Birth of a Salesman". Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591575
ISBN
9781841591575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Shirley is Charlotte Bronte's only historical novel and her most topical one. The introduction to this new edition considers its autobiographical overtones as well as its social context, and includes revised notes and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540808
ISBN
9780199540808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. First published in 1946, DELTA WEDDING is legendary American author Eudora Welty's portrait of family life in the American South during the 1920s. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781784971670
ISBN
9781784971670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.02

Paperback. The first translation in over one hundred years of The Countess von Rudolstadt brings to contemporary readers one of George Sand's most ambitious and engaging novels, hailed by many scholars of French literature as her masterpiece. Translator(s): van Slyke, Gretchen. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220148
ISBN
9780812220148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292564
ISBN
9780486292564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Aczel, Richard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173398
ISBN
9781590173398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.41

Hardcover. A mixture of reality and illusion, this is the story of the besotted Don Quixote and his down-to-earth companion, the faithful Sancho Panza, who set out to right the world's wrongs in knightly combat. The narrative moves from philosophical speculation to broad comedy. Translator(s): Motteux, P.A. Num Pages: 1048 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150032
ISBN
9781857150032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. * By one of the 20th century's best loved storytellers. * A classic tale of murder, mystery and passion - compare to Wuthering Heights. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080397
ISBN
9781844080397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143123163
ISBN
9780143123163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Gathering extracts from the texts of the period by Wace, Marie de France, Chaucer and others, this volume offers an absorbing and surprising introduction to the earliest fiction in England. Editor(s): Ashe, Laura. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392875
ISBN
9780141392875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. Translator(s): Seaver, Richard. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544557
ISBN
9780714544557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. A collection of myths that betray a deep love and respect for the natural world. It is based on bedtime stories the author told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts and the origins of language and writing. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442402
ISBN
9780141442402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside. There he falls in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually she becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185248
ISBN
9780141185248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Hardback. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. In this definitive Maude translation, Tolstoy's genius and the power of his prose are made newly available to the contemporary reader. Translator(s): Maude, Louise. Series: Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198800545
ISBN
9780198800545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. One of the greatest characters of medieval literature, the trickster Reynard the Fox, comes to life in this rollicking new translation. Translator(s): Simpson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407368
ISBN
9780871407368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

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