Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
hardcover. Contains the investigations and adventures of the world's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes from "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" to "His Last Bow". This title follows the illustrious career of this quintessential British hero from his university days to his final case. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099529934
- ISBN
- 9780099529934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 20.83
€ 28.99
€ 20.83
paperback. Lily Bart has no fortune, but she possesses everything else she needs to make an excellent marriage: beauty, intelligence, a love of luxury and an elegant skill in negotiating the hidden traps and false friends of New York's high society. But time and again Lily cannot bring herself to make the final decisive move. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099540762
- ISBN
- 9780099540762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.57
€ 8.99
€ 8.57
paperback. Confronted by elemental and human threats - snowstorms, shipwrecks and attempts on his life - Titus' bravery is tested and he must fight to free himself from the claims of his past. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Maeve Gilmore, based on a fragment by Mervyn Peake
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099552765
- ISBN
- 9780099552765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
paperback. A walk in the woods takes a sinister turn for police chief Jeffrey Tolliver and medical examiner Sara Linton when they stumble across the body of a young girl. Incarcerated in the ground, all the initial evidence indicates that she has been scared to death. But as Sara embarks on the autopsy, something even more horrifying comes to light. Series: Grant County Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099553090
- ISBN
- 9780099553090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
paperback. When his love for the Baron's daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world. And so he and his companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befall them earthquakes, syphilis, a brush with the Inquisition, and murder, testing the young hero's optimism. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140455106
- ISBN
- 9780140455106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.06
€ 10.99
€ 9.06
Paperback. A pornographic fantasy in which the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of transgression. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185385
- ISBN
- 9780141185385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
paperback. A collection of stories of the author whose stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141186191
- ISBN
- 9780141186191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
paperback. At first sight Harry Haller seems a respectable, educated man. In reality he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage encounters - accompanied by, among others, Mozart, Goethe and the bewitching Hermione. Translator(s): Horrocks, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141192093
- ISBN
- 9780141192093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Tells the story of Marianne Dashwood, who wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141199672
- ISBN
- 9780141199672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.06
€ 10.99
€ 9.06
paperback. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in small town of Villette. There she struggles to retain her self-possession in face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster and her complex feelings, first for school's English doctor and then for dictatorial professor. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141199887
- ISBN
- 9780141199887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Includes the stories "Metamorphosis"; "Meditation"; "The Judgement"; "The Stoker"; and "The Aeroplanes at Brescia". Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143105244
- ISBN
- 9780143105244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the events that took place years before: of the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143105435
- ISBN
- 9780143105435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.91
€ 18.99
€ 13.91
paperback. Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels--"Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row," and "The Pearl." Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 214 x 41. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143105770
- ISBN
- 9780143105770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.14
€ 35.99
€ 24.14
paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241282618
- ISBN
- 9780241282618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749399467
- ISBN
- 9780749399467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 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
Paperback
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
€ 9.99
€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.74
€ 13.99
€ 9.74