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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Alienated from society, Harry Haller is the Steppenwolf, wild, strange and shy. His despair and desire for death draw him into an enchanted, Faust-like underworld. Through a series of shadowy encounters, romantic, freakish and savage by turn, Haller begins to rediscover the lost dreams of his youth. Translator(s): Creighton, Basil. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951521
ISBN
9780241951521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.45

Hardback. The essential thrust of this book is an examination of the origins and development of the satirical element of Stendal's writing in Italy, which culminates with the creation of what many critics consider to be his finest achievement, the novel La Chartreuse de Parme. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894463
ISBN
9780859894463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.32

Hardback. Dickens' A Christmas Carol is brought to life with Steampunk-inspired illustrations in this ultra-deluxe and unabridged edition. Illustrator(s): Basic, Zdenko. Num Pages: 204 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762450909
ISBN
9780762450909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Gladys and Annie Barnes are impoverished sisters who have seen better times. They live in a modest cottage in the backstreets of Highate with Mr Fisher, a mild but eccentric old man living secretively in the attic above them. Their quiet lives are thrown into confusion when a new landlord takes over, a dreaded and unscrupulous 'rackman'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528692
ISBN
9780099528692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Returning to Russia from Italy, twenty-three-year-old Dimitry Sanin breaks his journey in Frankfurt. There, he encounters the beautiful Gemma Roselli and falls in love. He decides to begin a new life and sell his Russian estates. But when he meets the potential buyer, Madame Polozov, his vulnerability makes him prey for a destructive infatuation. Translator(s): Shapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443691
ISBN
9780140443691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Hardcover. These stories of the 19th-century Russian rural landscape and the difficult life of those who inhabited it were universally popular with the reading public at large and contributed in no small measure to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Translator(s): Hepburn, Charles; Hepburn, Natasha. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150544
ISBN
9781857150544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. In the quiet cul-de-sac where Keith and Stephen live the only immediate signs of the Second World War are the blackout at night and a single random bombsite. And when the secret underground world they have dreamed up emerges from the shadows they find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper and more painful than they had bargained for. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571268856
ISBN
9780571268856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

paperback. Features novels including "Southern Mail" and "Night Flight" that evoke the tragic courage and nobility of the airborne pioneers who took enormous risks, flying in open cock-pits in planes that were often fragile and unstable. Translator(s): Cate, Curtis. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183749
ISBN
9780141183749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. An Anglican bishop, on recuperative leave from his African diocese, alights at the island of Nepthene for a short stay on passage to England, and is soon caught in the midst of a wild and exuberant cast of fellow visitors and residents. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786690678
ISBN
9781786690678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

paperback. Editor(s): Gair, Christopher. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375759291
ISBN
9780375759291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536085
ISBN
9780199536085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. A new TV tie-in edition of Winifred Holtby's classic novel South Riding, accompanying Andrew Davies's three-part adaptation for BBC1 Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Television tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849902038
ISBN
9781849902038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172. 136 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970009
ISBN
9781907970009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Hardcover. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe is one of the towering figures of world culture, a universal man whose extraordinary talents found expression in literature, drama, autobiography, politics and the sciences. This book deals with his life and work. Translator(s): Mayer, Elizabeth; etc. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1024
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
No. 246 in the series.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152463
ISBN
9781857152463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 34. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007350957
ISBN
9780007350957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.76

paperback. Lawrence's first major novel was also the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. No writer before or since has written so well about the intimacies enforced by a tightly-knit mining community, and his powerful description of Paul Morel's relationships make this novel as relevant now as when it was first published. Editor(s): Trotter, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
9780199538881
ISBN
9780199538881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199856
ISBN
9780141199856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Paul Morel is the focus of his disappointed and fiercely protective mother's life. Their tender, devoted and intense bond comes under strain when Paul falls in love with Miriam Leivers, a local girl his mother disapproves of. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540755
ISBN
9780099540755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. Editor(s): Baron, Helen; Baron, Carl. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441443
ISBN
9780141441443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805208863
ISBN
9780805208863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. Shakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518860
ISBN
9780099518860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FJW; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629143736
ISBN
9781629143736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Tells the tale of two imposters, each with an eye on a valuable scarab which Lord Emsworth has acquired without quite realizing how it came into his pocket. But of course things get a lot more complicated than this. Series: Blandings Castle. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513780
ISBN
9780099513780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

CD-Audio. When a scarab belonging to an American millionaire is absent-mindedly stolen by Lord Emsworth, young writers Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine are brought together in an attempt to retrieve it from Blandings Castle. Meanwhile, Freddie Threepwood worries some letters may surface and compromise his engagement to the millionaire's daughter - BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906147808
ISBN
9781906147808
CD
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 17.70

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