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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardback. Spanning the early twentieth-century American landscape, this title captures America during the Jazz Age. Series: Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197470
ISBN
9780141197470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A high-spirited and hugely enjoyable collection of juvenilia, Tales of the Islanders showcases Bronte's remarkable creative powers, suffused with a youthful zeal and exuberance. Series: Hesperus Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843912019
ISBN
9781843912019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.69

Hardcover. A collection of stories that looks at English public-school life at the turn of the twentieth century. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Overlook Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591803
ISBN
9781841591803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Republished in a form suitable for students and general readers alike. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
W&N
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KSS0003923
ISBN
9780460873420
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Contains nine gothic tales that are Japan's celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film "Ugetsu". Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony H. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139120
ISBN
9780231139120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139137
ISBN
9780231139137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. These vivid and enthralling stories - many of them dealing with ancient Romans, with others featuring Tyrians, Carthaginians, Huns or Scottish clansmen - showcase the author's knack for bringing to life diverse times and places and crafting timeless narratives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494108
ISBN
9781847494108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Peixotto, Ernest C. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FC; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466. Hardback in very good condition. With dustjacket.
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0027409
ISBN
9780781807159
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime, and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day, Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective, horror and science-fiction genres. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496096
ISBN
9781847496096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. E T A Hoffmann studied law and entered the Prussian civil service, but his over-riding ambition was to become a graphic artist and painter. This selection of his finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Translator(s): Hollingdale, R. J. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443929
ISBN
9780140443929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Nine of James's most important tales, including (new to the second edition) "In the Cage," a tale that engages James's complicated attitudes toward gender, class, and the rise of information technology. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393977103
ISBN
9780393977103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. In this new edition the writings of the young Brontes - Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell - are presented together for the first time in a single volume. The fantasy worlds of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal, experiments in romance and realism, provided a rich source for their later work and offer an insight into their developing creativity. Editor(s): Alexander, Christine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 688 pages, 1 map; three MS facsimile pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192827630
ISBN
9780192827630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226347899
ISBN
9780226347899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Translator(s): Billings, Josh. Series: Art of the Novella S. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933633732
ISBN
9781933633732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Fourth Impression
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846477
ISBN
9780226846477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Tales of Adventure and Medical Life, one of the collections Arthur Conan Doyle published at the end of his career, anthologizes some of his best short fiction outside of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494207
ISBN
9781847494207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416874
ISBN
9780862416874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

Paperback. Features short stories. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392851
ISBN
9780141392851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

paperback. The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers". Illustrator(s): Harvey, William. Translator(s): Dawood, N. J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140442892
ISBN
9780140442892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Contains "Aladdin", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Sindbad the Sailor" and many other tales from the "Arabian Nights". Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint, Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191669
ISBN
9780141191669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris' most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes' fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic aristocrat Darnay and the dissolute lawyer Carton. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511854
ISBN
9780099511854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Hardcover. This is an historical romance which takes place in Paris and London during the French Revolution. It is also a powerful study of crowd psychology and the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151435
ISBN
9781857151435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. 522 pages. The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 36. Weight: 796.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
522
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604432
ISBN
9780748604432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.33
€ 131.77

Paperback. Seemingly banal dinner-party chat reveals strange tales of the guests' dodgy pasts and unreliable futures. Symposium is Muriel Spark at her wicked best. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082476
ISBN
9781844082476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

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