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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199641
- ISBN
- 9780141199641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Originally published in 1823, Valperga is probably Mary Shelley's most neglected novel. Set in 14th-century Italy, it represents a merging of historical romance and the literature of sentiment. Incorporating intriguing feminist elements, this absorbing novel shows Shelley as a complex and intellectually astute thinker. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111445
- ISBN
- 9781551111445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.14
€ 43.99
€ 31.14
paperback. 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of this era-defining, record-breaking bestseller. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 281 x 29. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349008325
- ISBN
- 9780349008325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. This text presents a contribution to political thought, culminating in the description of the "utopians". These figures live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings, hold all possessions in common and view gold as worthless. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264740
- ISBN
- 9781853264740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. This extraordinary treatise on the values of rationality and reason is here presented in a sparkling new translation by Roger Clarke and accompanied by copious notes and additional texts. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496256
- ISBN
- 9781847496256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. In 1842, eight years before his death, Balzac described Ursule Mirouet as the masterpiece of all the studies of human society that he had written. In this title, the twin themes of redemption and rebirth are illuminated by a consistently passionate rejection of both philosophic and practical materialism in favour of love. Translator(s): Adamson, Donald. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396705
- ISBN
- 9780141396705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight: 144.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486287386
- ISBN
- 9780486287386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. Follows the fates of a ramshackle troupe of machine-gunners in the Second World War, as they argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, combat both boredom and horror in the swamps and pine forests - and discover that war will make or break them. Translator(s): Yamaguchi, Liesl. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141393650
- ISBN
- 9780141393650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student caught up in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing. It deals with topical moral issues such r s1he defensibility of terrorist resistance to tyranny and the loss of individual privacy in a surveillance society. This new edition uses the English first edition text and has a new bibliography and chronology. Editor(s): Hawthorn, Jeremy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552375
- ISBN
- 9780199552375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. It is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an alcoholic and a ruined man - is living out the last day of his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182254
- ISBN
- 9780141182254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. A portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and irony, it is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KKD0007544
- ISBN
- 9781853262272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and irony, it is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853262272
- ISBN
- 9781853262272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. While the Reverend Maybold creates a furore among the village's musicians with his decision to abolish the church's traditional 'string choir' and replace it with a modern mechanical organ, the new schoolteacher, Fancy Day, causes an upheaval of a more romantic nature, winning the hearts of 3 men - a local farmer, a church musician and Maybold. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- KKD0002193
- ISBN
- 9780140435535
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Guy Crouchback has lost his Halberdier idealism. A desk job in London gives him the chance of reconciliation with his former wife. Then, in Yugoslavia, as a liaison officer with the partisans, he finally becomes aware of the futility of a war he once saw in terms of honour. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186870
- ISBN
- 9780141186870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538034
- ISBN
- 9780199538034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Stowe's rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; FC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840224023
- ISBN
- 9781840224023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Paperback. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" brought the realities of slavery into the nineteenth-century American home. This title offers various appendices that clarify the novel's participation in antebellum debates about domesticity, colonization, abolitionism, and the law, and includes a section on dramatic adaptations of the novel. Editor(s): Diller, Christopher G. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551118062
- ISBN
- 9781551118062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.95
€ 24.99
€ 22.95
paperback. Describing the many trials and eventual escape to freedom of the long-suffering, good-hearted slave Uncle Tom, this novel intends to show how Christian love can overcome any human cruelty. Editor(s): Douglas, Ann. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140390032
- ISBN
- 9780140390032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.64
€ 14.99
€ 9.64
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- HarperPress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007902262
- ISBN
- 9780007902262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.17
€ 6.17
Paperback. When a Kentucky farmer faces financial ruin, he reluctantly sells his slaves, and Uncle Tom finds himself the property of a cruel plantation owner, fighting for his freedom and ultimately, for his right to live. This book is written by one of America's most influential female novelists and was crucial in helping to secure the abolition of slavery. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595830
- ISBN
- 9780099595830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Published in 1851, this novel rapidly became world-famous and remained so. A didactic and sentimental drama set among the slaves of the American South, it made a major contribution to the Emancipationist cause and probably helped to sway the outcome of the Civil War. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 494
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152067
- ISBN
- 9781857152067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Maud Ruthyn is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437461
- ISBN
- 9780140437461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513841
- ISBN
- 9780099513841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. An undisputed modernist classic, "Ulysses'" ceaseless verbal inventiveness and astonishing wide-ranging allusions confirms its standing as an imperishable monument to the human condition. This title states that "Ulysses" is 'an endlessly open book of utopian epiphanies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780141197418
- ISBN
- 9780141197418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 20.98
€ 32.99
€ 20.98