Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Wilkie Collins's fifth novel, The Dead Secret explores the relationship between a fallen woman, her illegitimate daughter and the recovery of a hidden secret. Set in rugged Cornwall, the novel blends romance with Gothic drama, and in characterization and setting, clearly anticipates the qualities of Collins's next novel, The Woman in White. Editor(s): Nadel, Ira B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536719
- ISBN
- 9780199536719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.74
€ 16.99
€ 10.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331650
- ISBN
- 9780822331650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.49
€ 32.99
€ 32.49
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909232044
- ISBN
- 9781909232044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.18
€ 12.18
Paperback. Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. Translator(s): Hale, Terry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447675
- ISBN
- 9780140447675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190198
- ISBN
- 9780141190198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.41
€ 10.99
€ 9.41
Paperback. Inspired by Gogol's surreal tales, Dostoevsky's hilarious story has been interpreted by some as a vitriolic piece of social criticism and a veiled attack on the revolutionary philosopher Nikolai Chernyshevsky. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496812
- ISBN
- 9781847496812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.90
€ 10.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. A wise and beautiful fairytale for grown-ups, considered one of the greatest novels in the Irish comic tradition. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KJE0003496
- ISBN
- 9781848547353
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Who but the Marquis de Sade would write, not of the pain, tragedy, and joy of love but of its crimes? Murder, seduction, and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in his stories; tragedy, despair, and death the inevitable outcome. This new selection includes 'An Essay on Novels', Sade's penetrating survey of the novelist's art. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539987
- ISBN
- 9780199539987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5HC; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 107.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486280394
- ISBN
- 9780486280394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.08
€ 8.08
Paperback. The arrival of handsome young Doctor Harrison causes yet further agitation not just because of his revolutionary methods but also because of his effect on the hearts of the ladies. Meanwhile Miss Matty Jenkyns nurses her own broken heart after she was forced to give up the man she loved when she was a young girl. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518457
- ISBN
- 9780099518457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Set in the countryside of the author's native province of Berry, this book tells the story of Francois, an orphan boy placed in a rural foster home, and Madeline, the miller's wife who befriends him. Translator(s): Collis, E. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258501
- ISBN
- 9780803258501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Paperback. The first translation in over one hundred years of The Countess von Rudolstadt brings to contemporary readers one of George Sand's most ambitious and engaging novels, hailed by many scholars of French literature as her masterpiece. Translator(s): van Slyke, Gretchen. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220148
- ISBN
- 9780812220148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199549849
- ISBN
- 9780199549849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Basilus, a foolish old Duke, consults an oracle, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies, he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all manner of complications ensue. Editor(s): Evans, Maurice. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 526. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KAC0001513
- ISBN
- 9780140431117
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Shatters various images of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140180930
- ISBN
- 9780140180930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years imprisoned in grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth treasure and use it to plot destruction of men responsive for his incarceration. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 1312 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449266
- ISBN
- 9780140449266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1920
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780553213508
- ISBN
- 9780553213508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620875834
- ISBN
- 9781620875834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.80
€ 13.99
€ 13.80
Hardback. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to grim fortress of the Chateau d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141392462
- ISBN
- 9780141392462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.83
€ 31.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Abridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486456430
- ISBN
- 9780486456430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99
€ 15.99