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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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
€ 9.95

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

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
€ 11.04

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. An edition of a beloved American story cycle that includes a rich selection of appendices on the work's literary, critical, and biographical contexts. It was originally published in four installments of the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1896, "The Country of the Pointed Firs" is Sarah Orne Jewett's most popular and enduring work. Editor(s): Carlin, Deborah. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118345
ISBN
9781551118345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

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

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

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

€ 4.99

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
€ 14.23

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: 890.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449266
ISBN
9780140449266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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

€ 9.41

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

€ 14.99
€ 13.93

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

€ 29.99
€ 20.14

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

€ 16.18

Hardcover. On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, master mariner, is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges and spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d'If, an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau by a series of daring manoeuvres, he unearths a great treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
1000
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593203
ISBN
9781841593203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.31

Hardback. An abridged, pocket hardback edition of this classic revenge story. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 35. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827978
ISBN
9781509827978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. The young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. His daring escape, recovery of Monte Cristo's fabulous treasure, and revenge on his enemies make this one of the great thrillers of all time. This is a newly revised, unabridged translation. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 195 x 54. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199219650
ISBN
9780199219650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon. When his daring escape plan works he uses all he has learnt during his incarceration to mastermind an elaborate plan of revenge that will bring punishment to those he holds responsible for his fate. Num Pages: 1472 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
1472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518945
ISBN
9780099518945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, "The Cossacks" describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people. Editor(s): McDuff, David. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 440 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449594
ISBN
9780140449594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

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