Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
paperback. A collection of all Kafka's shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches, to longer, complete tales. Together, they reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the depth of his thought. Some, like "The Metamorphosis" and "The Judgement", are well-known; others are mere jottings. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749399467
- ISBN
- 9780749399467
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
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€ 11.14
paperback. As an orphan, Jane's childhood is full of trouble, but her stubborn independence and sense of self help her to steer through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal school. A position as governess at the Thornfield Hall promises a kind of freedom. Series: Vintage Classics Bronte Series. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 178 x 45. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784870737
- ISBN
- 9781784870737
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.85
€ 10.99
€ 9.85
paperback. As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, 36-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Series: Vintage Classics Woolf Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784870850
- ISBN
- 9781784870850
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.85
€ 10.99
€ 9.85
paperback. Lucy Entwhistle and Everard Wemyss are both reeling from recent unhappiness when they meet and swiftly fall in love. Lucy is Wemyss' 'sweet girl', and to Lucy, Everard is the whole world. The only blot on Lucy's happiness is the shadowy figure of Wemyss' first wife, Vera, who died in mysterious circumstances. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784872335
- ISBN
- 9781784872335
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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paperback. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college, the dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Editor(s): Haughton, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141439761
- ISBN
- 9780141439761
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
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€ 9.06
paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140437379
- ISBN
- 9780140437379
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.74
€ 13.99
€ 9.74
paperback. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock the author. Editor(s): Temple, Robert K.G. Translator(s): Temple, Olivia; Temple, Robert K.G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446494
- ISBN
- 9780140446494
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
hardcover. Editor(s): Corber, William R Kenan Jr Professor in American Institutions and Values Robert J (Trinity College Hartford). Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823272556
- ISBN
- 9780823272556
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Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
paperback. Translator(s): Wortsmann, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Archipelago Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780981955728
- ISBN
- 9780981955728
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Condition: New
€ 16.47
€ 16.47
hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSB; 3JJC; FC; FHD; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781509843152
- ISBN
- 9781509843152
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.29
€ 12.99
€ 11.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749386870
- ISBN
- 9780749386870
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
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€ 14.21
Anne Weamys's Arcadia offers an alternate perspective on the genre of historical romance. Shorter and comparatively more direct than the form of its derivation, the Continuation of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia exploits the genre's capacity for fantasy and nuance while celebrating its more subversive uses as political statement. Editor(s): Cullen, Patrick Colborn. Series: Women Writers in English, 1350-1850. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- New York
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195087192
- ISBN
- 9780195087192
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Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Editor(s): Arata, Stephen (University of Virginia). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 559 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115023
- ISBN
- 9781551115023
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.88
€ 41.99
€ 41.88
paperback. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Edmund Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 50. Weight in Grams: 584. Good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear. Slight foxing to pages exterior
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025189
- ISBN
- 9781853267338
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Paperback. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning rural gentry as a plausible and worthy goal, Ivan Goncharov's "Oblomov" follows the travails of an unlikely hero, a young aristocrat incapable of making a decision. This title presents the translation the novel. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300162288
- ISBN
- 9780300162288
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.23
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€ 15.23
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486415895
- ISBN
- 9780486415895
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.32
€ 13.99
€ 13.32
paperback. MISS MARJORIBANKS is one of her Chronicles of Carlingford. Exquisite and entertaining comedies of Victorian provincial Society. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Little, Brown United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082087
- ISBN
- 9781844082087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.67
€ 20.67
paperback. This new edition contains Dickens's prefaces, working plans, and all the original illustrations. It is supplemented by a substantial new introduction, highlighting Dickens's engagement with his times, and the touching exploration of family relationships which give the novel added depth and relevance. The Notes and Bibliography have been substantially revised, extended, and updated. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1024 pages, numerous black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 47. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199536283
- ISBN
- 9780199536283
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.57
€ 12.99
€ 11.57
paperback. Phineas Finn, the handsome Irishman, is intent on making a career in government. His love life marches hand in hand with his political career, and in both he must decide whether to stay true to his principles. The second ofTrollope's Palliser novels, Phineas Finn paints a vivid picture of some very topical dilemmas. Editor(s): Dentith, Professor Simon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199581436
- ISBN
- 9780199581436
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
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Paperback. Lizzie Eustace's determination to hold on to a fabulous diamond necklace entangles her in a web of deceit that involves her cousin and his fiancee in a story that is part sensation fiction, part detective novel, part political satire and part romance. Hugely engaging, the novel is also a highly revealing study of Victorian Britain. Editor(s): Small, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199587780
- ISBN
- 9780199587780
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
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paperback. Collects such stories as: "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Gold-Bug". Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Viking
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780670919840
- ISBN
- 9780670919840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.34
€ 29.99
€ 20.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Lewis, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199030
- ISBN
- 9780141199030
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
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paperback. Explores how gospel singer Arthur Montana discovers his love for Jimmy and portrays how profoundly racial politics can shape the private business of love. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140187991
- ISBN
- 9780140187991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.03
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paperback. Tells the story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger. This book features Mowgli's adventures that are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141196657
- ISBN
- 9780141196657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.49
€ 19.99
€ 6.49