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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Following the death of her husband Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. Editor(s): Sutherland, John; Gill, Stephen. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441207
ISBN
9780141441207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555635
ISBN
9780199555635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. One of a series of editions of the author's most famous short stories and novels. Editor(s): Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441405
ISBN
9780141441405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 108 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553214444
ISBN
9780553214444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812983371
ISBN
9780812983371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare, but in Kafka's world, it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is. Kafka deals in dark and quirkily humorous terms with the insoluble dilemmas of a world which offers no reassurance, and no reliable guidance to resolving our existential and emotional uncertainties and anxieties. Translator(s): Williams, John R. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840227260
ISBN
9781840227260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544595
ISBN
9780714544595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An incomparable satirist, the author became the "laughing devil" of the San Francisco news media, for he was about as discreet as a runaway locomotive, according to H L Mencken. This dictionary presents his uninhibited irony and gift for verse parody. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185927
ISBN
9780141185927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. At one level an escapist fantasy, at another a parable about the liberation of the spirit, this delicious confection will work its magic on all.' 'The Daily Telegraph Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Virago Press (UK)
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087617
ISBN
9781844087617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot, cowed and neglected by their husbands, make a daring plan: they will have a holiday. Leaving a drab and rainy London one April and arriving on the shores of the Mediterranean, they discover a flower-filled paradise of beauty, warmth and leisure. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784870461
ISBN
9781784870461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. A notice in "The Times" addressed to 'Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine' advertises a 'small mediaeval Italian Castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April'. Four very different women take up the offer, escaping dreary London for the sunshine of Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191829
ISBN
9780141191829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781843913924
ISBN
9781843913924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Sebastian is the heir of Chevron, a vast and beautiful English country estate. As such he is a fixed part of an eternal round of lavish parties, intrigues, traditions and fashions at the cold, decadent heart of Edwardian high society. Everyone knows the role Sebastian must play, but Sebastian isn't sure he wants the part. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870546
ISBN
9781784870546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. *One of Rosamond Lehmann's most acclaimed novels * A widely acclaimed novel by one of Virago Modern Classic's bestselling and best-loved classic novelists Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083121
ISBN
9781844083121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium and former Prime Minister of England, is widowed and wracked by grief. Struggling to adapt to life without his beloved Lady Glencora, he works hard to guide and support his three adult children. Palliser soon discovers, however, that his own plans for them are very different from their desires.. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433449
ISBN
9780140433449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
The uncut original version
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593784
ISBN
9781841593784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Series: Art of the Novella S. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melville House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935554493
ISBN
9781935554493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. Abandoned by her lover and left to bring up their two children alone, Gervaise Macquart has to fight to earn an honest living. When she accepts marriage proposal of Monsieur Coupeau, it seems as though she is on path to a decent, respectable life at last. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449549
ISBN
9780140449549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Originally published in Household World in 1855 as 'The Ostler', but recast and expanded two decades later, The Dream Woman is a powerfully dark and suspenseful multi-narrative novella from the master of the mystery genre and the author of some of the most enduringly popular novels of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Alma Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003197
ISBN
9781847494061
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Provides a detailed portrait of provincial nineteenth-century life. Adhering to a naturalist approach, this book eschews many of the characteristics of the author's other novels of the "Rougon-Macquart" cycle - such as a pronounced polemical agenda or a gritty subject matter - offering instead a lyrical tale of love and innocence. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493118
ISBN
9781847493118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106364
ISBN
9780143106364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. The Double, Dostoevsky's second published work of fiction, which foreshadows in its themes many of his mature novels, is the surreal and hallucinatory tale of an unfortunate anti-hero, at once chilling in its depiction of the dark sides of human nature and exuberantly comical. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496034
ISBN
9781847496034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. The Doctor's Wife is Mary Elizabeth Braddon's rewriting of Flaubert's Madame Bovary in which she explores her frustrated heroine's sense of entrapment and alienation in middle-class provincial life. This is the only edition of a fascinating work, and reproduces uncut the first edition of 1864. Editor(s): Pykett, Lyn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 57 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549801
ISBN
9780199549801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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