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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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

€ 5.52

Paperback. Contains stories that include "The Melancholy Hussar", "A Tragedy of Two Ambitions", "The First Countess of Wessex", "Barbara of the House of Grebe", "For Conscience' Sake", "The Son's Veto", "On the Western Circuit", "An Imaginative Woman", "A Changed Man", and "Enter a Dragoon". Editor(s): Wilson, Keith. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439007
ISBN
9780140439007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

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
€ 12.50

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

€ 28.00
€ 23.74

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
€ 11.08

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

€ 41.99
€ 40.68

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

€ 111.99
€ 108.45

Paperback. A physician with a particular interest in psychological disorders and satirist, the author published versions of his notorious "Fable of the Bees" from 1714 to 1732. Each was a defence and elaboration of his short satirical poem "The Angry Hive, 1705". Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445411
ISBN
9780140445411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. William Thackeray called it "the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began." As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene. Editor(s): Knapp, Lewis M.; Bouce, Paul-Gabriel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Sunning to spine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KCW0001418
ISBN
9780199538980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Hardcover. Chesterton wrote some of the best nonsense and satirical verse in the language. In this book, the main bias of the selection, however, will be towards Chesterton's non-fictional prose, where, the author argues, his real greatness lies. It includes Father Brown detective stories, and a range of poetry, serious and light-hearted. Editor(s): Ker, Ian. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 45. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593371
ISBN
9781841593371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

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
€ 12.58

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
€ 9.95

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
€ 9.43

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

€ 7.03

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

€ 15.99
€ 14.75

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: 129 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9781840227260
ISBN
9781840227260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

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
€ 11.72

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
€ 14.21

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
€ 14.96

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780141191829
ISBN
9780141191829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

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

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