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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardback. This is a new edition of Rob Roy. It is set in 1715-16, yet it concerns not the conduct of the Jacobite Rising, but the economic and social conditions which gave rise to it. Editor(s): Hewitt, David. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 612 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
612
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605699
ISBN
9780748605699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.61

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812972078
ISBN
9780812972078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins contain Twain's most overt treatment of the moral and societal implications of slavery in America. Editor(s): Berger, Sidney E. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 254 x 35. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925357
ISBN
9780393925357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Hardback. A new definitive edition of Stevenson's famous exploration of evil and greed. Editor(s): Katz, Wendy Roberta. Series: The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608379
ISBN
9780748608379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.92
€ 107.79

Paperback. Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. But as they embark on an intense and tortured affair, Ellenore gives way to a flood of emotion. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441345
ISBN
9780140441345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486457529
ISBN
9780486457529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.77

Paperback. Those with an interest in Romantic biography and autobiography will be particularly fascinated by these lively, readable, idiosyncratic and disconcerting texts. Editor(s): Rubenstein, Jill. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 224 pages, music. BIC Classification: BG; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620852
ISBN
9780748620852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardback. The resurgence of interest in Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) has grown to the extent that she is now perceived as 'the most emblematic woman writer of her time'. This Edinburgh edition of her stories, published to coincide with the ninetieth anniversary of her death in 1923, is a complete collection of the author's fiction writing. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642748
ISBN
9780748642748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.70
€ 109.72

Paperback. For six months, Julia has lived alone in a drab Parisian hotel on an allowance from her ex-lover, Mr Mackenzie. When his cheques stop, Julia decides to leave France and return to London. Past her prime, exhausted by broken love affairs and addled by drink, Julia is tragically unable to find what she really wants - love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183947
ISBN
9780141183947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. 160 pages, illustrations. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight: 146. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492180
ISBN
9781847492180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. "Wood Leighton" is written by one of Victorian literature's most prolific authors, the writer and poet Mary Howitt. Series: Nonsuch Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 125 x 44. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845882105
ISBN
9781845882105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. Stowe's second anti-slavery novel is a primary text for students of literature and history - less well-known but now more pertinent than Uncle Tom's Cabin. Editor(s): Newman, Julie. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FC; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 115 x 41. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853310386
ISBN
9781853310386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.83

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210576
ISBN
9780805210576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Follows the religious and romantic adventures of its hero, a young Oxford man, who, living in retirement with his mother in the country, decides to become an evangelist, although mainly from the lack of any other more interesting occupation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886004
ISBN
9781845886004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Beautiful, clever, rich and single, Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 39. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
200 Anv An
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107712
ISBN
9780143107712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. This collection of lesser-known of short stories - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological pieces and tragic stories - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre. Translator(s): Fitzlyon, April. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494757
ISBN
9781847494757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. Based on actual events, Pamela is the story of a young girl who goes to work in a private residence and finds herself pursued by her employer's son, described as a "gentleman of free principles." Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393001662
ISBN
9780393001662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.30

Paperback. Fleur, the daughter of Soames Forsyte, having been disappointed in love and then married to Michael Mont, toys with the affections of her husband and his best friend, Wilfred Desert. The two men are left in a position of uncertainty to compete for a love that is not guaranteed to either. In this classic, in the end, as it must, love wins out. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880583
ISBN
9781845880583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Hardback. The only available editions of these two works by Scott, presented with full explanatory notes and glossary. Editor(s): Alexander, J. H.; Tulloch, Professor Graham; King, Dr. Judy. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Har/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624874
ISBN
9780748624874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 108.80

Paperback. A landmark work of American naturalism and a priceless chronicle of rural life, Winesburg, Ohio has been compared to the writings of Turgenev, Chekhov, Dreiser and Twain, and hugely influenced authors such as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Faulkner. Num Pages: 198 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. ill. A landmark work of American naturalism and a priceless chronicle of rural life, Winesburg, Ohio has been compared to the writings of Turgenev, Chekhov, Dreiser and Twain, and hugely influenced authors such as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Faulkner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492166
ISBN
9781847492166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Two Old Men's Tales Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880811
ISBN
9781845880811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.41

Hardback. Both comical and horrific, 'The Three Perils of Woman' is essentially a combination of two stories on similar themes. One is set in the Highlands following the Battle of Culloden and the other in Hogg's Edinburgh. Daring in its subject matter, the novel touches on such delicate topics as prostitution and venereal disease. Editor(s): Groves, Colin; Mack, Douglas S.; Hasler, Antony J. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604777
ISBN
9780748604777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 113.30

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Cadogan, Garnette. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Restless Books United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632061195
ISBN
9781632061195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.19

Paperback.
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Scribner
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743273565
ISBN
9780743273565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.63

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