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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardback. Written in the sixteenth century, this book tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China's most famous religious heroes, and his four supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226971339
ISBN
9780226971339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.67
€ 67.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226971568
ISBN
9780226971568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.38

Hardback. Levy explores the classic Chinese novel The Story of the Stone(also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber), illuminating the work by interpreting its four major themes: the inversion of traditional family dynamics, the function of illness and medicine in a Buddhist society, the role of poetry in a dynastic Chinese society, and the use of poetry as a vehicle for spiritual retribution. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114066
ISBN
9780231114066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Hardback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages, Please figure on drawing one simple map of the Arab world. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149228
ISBN
9780231149228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 86.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152440
ISBN
9780231152440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

Hardback. Translator(s): McClellan, T. M. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166300
ISBN
9780231166300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987255
ISBN
9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Provides an unparalleled view of the art of traditional Chinese short fiction. Translator(s): Yang, Shuhui. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993713
ISBN
9780295993713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.21
€ 63.36

Paperback. Alexei, Elena, and Nikolka Turbin, adult siblings who have just lost their mother, find themselves plunged into the chaotic civil war that erupted in the wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. In the context of this family's saga, the author recreates the experience of battles, and also the long pauses that come before and after. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151459
ISBN
9780300151459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based, with typesetting errors corrected, on the first U.S. edition (1876), the most authoritative of the editions published in Twain's lifetime. Editor(s): Clark, Lyon; Lyon Clark, Beverly. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393926033
ISBN
9780393926033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. The text of the Third Edition is based on the 1900 Doubleday Page edition, with detailed annotations that reveal the author's use of real people and places in Chicago and New York. Editor(s): Pizer, Donald. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927733
ISBN
9780393927733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Fourteen conjure tales by one of America's most influential African American fiction writers. Editor(s): Greeson, Jennifer Rae; Stepto, Robert Burns. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927801
ISBN
9780393927801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. This Second Edition reprints the text of the authoritative 1912 Macmillan Wessex Edition. Editor(s): Mallett, Phillip. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927870
ISBN
9780393927870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

paperback. This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin; Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393928082
ISBN
9780393928082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. This new Norton Critical Edition of Hawthorne's innovative 1852 novel helps readers navigate and appreciate its elusive plot, powerful characters, and maddening narrator. Editor(s): Millington, Richard H. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393928617
ISBN
9780393928617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Stephen Crane's classic 1895 Civil War novel is again based on the first published edition, conservatively edited. Editor(s): Pizer, Donald; Link, Prof. Eric Carl. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map; 3 photographs. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Fourth Edition
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393930757
ISBN
9780393930757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Hannah Webster Foster's two major Early American works with a wealth of primary materials are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Waterman, Bryan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931679
ISBN
9780393931679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was the first major naturalistic novel in America. Editor(s): Gullason, Thomas A. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393950243
ISBN
9780393950243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. The Princess of Cleves, often called the first modern French novel, was published anonymously in 1678 and was received with enthusiasm by its contemporary audience. Editor(s): Lyons, John D. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393963335
ISBN
9780393963335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. The text of this revised edition of Tolstoy's novel is based upon the 1939 translation by Louise and Aylmer Maude. The editor has made several textual changes and has revised and added to the footnotes. New critical material has been added to this edition, reflecting current ideas. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393966428
ISBN
9780393966428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

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