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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic Editor(s): Edwards, Owen Dudley. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340. 400 pages. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679192
ISBN
9781847679192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Published in 1942, Mary McCarthy's first novel creates a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085941
ISBN
9781844085941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085538
ISBN
9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. Collected here are superb new translations of the finest tales - from the founding master of Russian surreal allegory and irony Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Granta
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084217
ISBN
9781847084217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. This collection allows the reader to become familiar with the complete range of Mansfield's work from the early, satirical stories set in Bavaria, through the luminous recollections of her childhood in New Zealand, and through the mature, deeply felt stories of her last years. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 37. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840222654
ISBN
9781840222654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Katherine Mansfield's clear and perceptive short stories revolutionized the genre. This collection represents the whole range of her writing from short sharp studies to longer, richer tales, encompassing her three major volumes Bliss, The Garden Party and In a German Pension, along with fifteen unfinished stories published after her death. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141441818
ISBN
9780141441818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. Features short stories and novellas that reflect every aspect of author's developing art and outlook. This book is dominated by the characteristic experiences of his early life as soldier, land-owner, husband and father, the life which shaped Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
848
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157574
ISBN
9781857157574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Series: Everyman' s Library. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 49. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
1008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157581
ISBN
9781857157581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

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: 240 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 976. Fiction 1916-1922. 528 pages. 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. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 35. Weight: 972.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642755
ISBN
9780748642755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 106.41

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

€ 107.02
€ 96.34

CD-Audio. Only Jeeves can save the day when Bertie Wooster lands in this much of a chaotic muddle: Bertie is headed for Totleigh Towers when Aunt Dahlia instructs him to visit an antique shop and drive down the price of some silverware. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 132. Only Jeeves can save the day when Bertie Wooster lands in this much of a chaotic muddle: Bertie is headed for Totleigh Towers when Aunt Dahlia instructs him to visit an antique shop and drive down the price of some silverware. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 151 x 128 x 30. Weight: 138.
Publisher
CSA Word
Format
CD
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906147853
ISBN
9781906147853
CD
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Davies, Richard A. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811212
ISBN
9781554811212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.68

Paperback. Presents war stories that are often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality. This book presents stories that center on the subject of the awareness of imminent violent death. It includes the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga", "The Mocking Bird," and others. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest Jerome. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260870
ISBN
9780803260870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Pierre Loti's novel "Madame Chrysantheme" (1888) enjoyed great popularity during the author's lifetime. More broadly, Loti's novel helped define the terms in which Occidentals perceived Japan as delicate, feminine, and, 'preposterous' - in short, ripe for exploitation. Presented as the diary of Chrysantheme, this title retells Loti's story. Num Pages: 112 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834371
ISBN
9780824834371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.29

Paperback. John Turner, a young man with a checkered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: a snobbish British pilot, a young corporal accused of murder, and a black G I accused of attempted rape. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530022
ISBN
9780099530022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573623
ISBN
9780099573623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm for war and glory. This work blends the intrigues of the Italian court with the excitement of youth. Editor(s): Sturrock, John. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449662
ISBN
9780140449662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Offering a military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency, this wartime novel is about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world. Translator(s): Fielding, Xan. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FJMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143107446
ISBN
9780143107446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Below stairs at a glamorous hotel on the Champs-Elysees, the workers lives are worlds away from the luxury enjoyed by the wealthy guests. When their worlds meet, Maigret discovers a tragic story of ambition, blackmail and unrequited love. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241188446
ISBN
9780241188446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Editor(s): King, Brendan. Translator(s): Bell, Clara; King, Brendan. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 b&w photos of Chartres cathedral taken by Brendan King. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517901
ISBN
9781903517901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

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