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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. A sparkling, unconventional social comedy set in bohemian 1930s London. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089529
ISBN
9781844089529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Anthony Lammas, minister of the Kirk and Professor of Logic at St Andrews University, leaves his home town for London on business, he little imagines that within two days he will be deeply entangled in a web of mystery and intrigue. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846970658
ISBN
9781846970658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.54

paperback. * Set during the Edwardian era, this is a poignant and beautifully told story of family love and family feuds, and of musical and artistic aspirations. * Introduction by Rebecca West's biographer, Victoria Glendinning. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown UK
Condition
New
SKU
9781844086993
ISBN
9781844086993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Hardback. The Fortunes of Nigel sits among Walter Scott's richest creations in political insight and range of characterisation. Steeped in Jacobean drama, this tale shows Scott revelling in the linguistic riches of the age. Editor(s): Jordan, Frank. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 704 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 44. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605774
ISBN
9780748605774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 113.30

Paperback. Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll Flanders' drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief before her crimes catch up with her, and she is transported to the colony of Virginia. Editor(s): Blewett, David. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433135
ISBN
9780140433135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. The Fortune of the Rougons is the first in Zola's famous Rougon-Macquart series of novels. Not only the inaugural novel, it is the series' founding text, establishing its genealogical basis. The family's greed and rapacity mirrors the diseased society in which it flourishes. This lively new translation is accompanied by introduction and notes. Translator(s): Nelson, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199560998
ISBN
9780199560998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 816 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186849
ISBN
9780141186849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. A new generation has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions. This is a trilogy of love, power, money and family feuding. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186832
ISBN
9780141186832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. As Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irene's beauty causes even more disruption. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184180
ISBN
9780141184180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

paperback. The Forsyte Saga comprises of The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let, produced in a single volume. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224382
ISBN
9781840224382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.52

Paperback. The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. This, the only critical edition of Galsworthy's popular masterpiece, contains detailed notes which are vital to the saga, explaining particularly the contemporary artistic and literary allusions, and slang of the time. Editor(s): Harvey, Geoffrey. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549894
ISBN
9780199549894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573593
ISBN
9780099573593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A wonderful collection of surreal stories from French master Emile Zola given a fresh new translation Translator(s): Cummins, Anthony. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843911883
ISBN
9781843911883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. * A masterpiece of haunting atmosphere and hypnotic suspense Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080700
ISBN
9781844080700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198705048
ISBN
9780198705048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. The 'first man' is Jacques Cormery, whose poverty-stricken childhood in Algiers is made bearable by his love for his silent and illiterate mother, and by the teacher who transforms his view of the world. This book gives profound insights into his life and the powerful themes underlying his work. Translator(s): Hapgood, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185231
ISBN
9780141185231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Sounds a clarion warning to the world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140182750
ISBN
9780140182750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Presents the story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as "troubled artistic consciousness." Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397580
ISBN
9780141397580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. The Female Quixote (1752), a parody of the style of Cervantes and much praised by Fielding, Richardson and Dr. Johnson, tells of the misadventures of the aristocratic Arabella, a devoted reader of romantic fiction. Editor(s): Dalziel, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540242
ISBN
9780199540242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. One of the earliest novelistic efforts to articulate an American identity, and more specifically to investigate what that identity might promise for women. This second edition has been updated throughout and includes a greatly expanded selection of historical materials on castaway narratives and the cultural context of colonial America. Editor(s): Burnham, Michelle; Freitas, James. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810963
ISBN
9781554810963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. A young English woman leaves her ageing parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099530039
ISBN
9780099530039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. A selection of Edgar Allen Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry that demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. Illustrator(s): Miller, Harland. Editor(s): Galloway, David. Num Pages: 560 pages, further reading, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439815
ISBN
9780141439815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. Brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms' fairy tales, including all the classics, such as "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Hansel and Gretel". This book also includes an introduction to the Grimms' legacy, brief introductory texts for each tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix. Editor(s): Daniel, Noel. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 214 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Publisher
Benedikt Taschen Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
9.4.2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836526722
ISBN
9783836526722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. The Fair Maid of Perth centres on the merchant classes of Perth in the fourteenth century, and their commitment to the pacific values of trade, in a bloody and brutal era in which no right to life is recognised. Editor(s): Hook, Andrew; Mackenzie, D. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 532 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
532
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605859
ISBN
9780748605859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 112.46

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