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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Archipelago United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935744764
ISBN
9781935744764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.31

paperback. Collects folktales that are among the memorable stories in European culture - conjuring up a world of spells and bewitchment, outwitted villains and cruel stepmothers, animal bridegrooms and enchanted princesses. Translator(s): Luke, David. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444018
ISBN
9780140444018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. This collection of classic tales also includes some of the less well-known fables, morality tales and comic stories, and an exploration of the origins of the stories and their literary evolution. Translator(s): Crick, Joyce. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; FC; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555581
ISBN
9780199555581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535774
ISBN
9780199535774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. A collection of classic featuring tales by Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, RL Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Anthony Trollope and many others. Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FH; FJ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224078
ISBN
9781840224078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

hardcover. A collection of stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which intend to leave much to the reader's imagination. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Wordsworth
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262883
ISBN
9781853262883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

paperback. A collection of stories of the author whose stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186191
ISBN
9780141186191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Dark, weird, psychologically complex, Hawthorne's short fiction continues to fascinate readers. Brenda Wineapple has made a generous selection of Hawthorne's stories, including some of his best-known tales as well as other, less-often anthologized gems. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050228
ISBN
9780674050228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, this title demonstrates the author's speech and place, and highlights his appreciation of life's quirks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186888
ISBN
9780140186888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Twelve stories are representative of the tragic, melodramatic, sentimental, pathetic, and comic aspects of Balzac's art and testify to his keen sense of irony when observing the human condition. Translator(s): Raphael, Sylvia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443257
ISBN
9780140443257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007925582
ISBN
9780007925582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

paperback. Translator(s): Wortsmann, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Archipelago Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780981955728
ISBN
9780981955728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226901619
ISBN
9780226901619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Gifford, Professor Douglas (University of Glasgow). Series: Calder Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714506579
ISBN
9780714506579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of 'The Daily Beast', has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141184029
ISBN
9780141184029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Features stories that contain the author's earliest studies of what became enduring themes in her novels: the impact of religious controversy and social change in provincial life, and the power of love to transform the lives of individual men and women. Editor(s): Gribble, Jennifer. Num Pages: 416 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436389
ISBN
9780140436389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. Scenes of Clerical Life consists of three short novellas in which the lives of ordinary men and women in a provincial Midlands town are portrayed with tender sympathy and understanding. Eliot brought a new level of literary realism to her tales of Amos Barton, Mr Gilfil, and Janet Dempster in her first published work of fiction. Editor(s): Noble, Thomas A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689606
ISBN
9780199689606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The story of the disgraced Hester Prynne (who must wear a scarlet "A" as the mark of her adultery), of her illegitimate child, Pearl, and of the righteous minister Arthur Dimmesdale. Set in mid-seventeenth- century Boston, this powerful tale of passion, puritanism, and revenge is one of the classics of American literature. Editor(s): Martin, John Stephen. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 421 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
421
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551116365
ISBN
9781551116365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.54

paperback. A young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her Puritan judges. This book describes the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148. A young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her Puritan judges. This book describes the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001595
ISBN
9781853260292
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. A young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her Puritan judges. This book describes the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260292
ISBN
9781853260292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

Paperback. When Andre-Louis witnesses the murder of his best friend by an arrogant and privileged aristocrat, he swears to avenge his death. Forced to flee his hometown after stirring up revolutionary fervour in the citizens, he falls in with a travelling theatre company and disguises himself as the character of the wily rogue Scaramouche. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529859
ISBN
9780099529859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Later Printing Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205109
ISBN
9780872205109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. Petronius lived during the reign of the notorious emperor Nero, a writer in a decadent empire, and in Frederic Raphael he finds a translator who brings his words vividly alive. Translator(s): Raphael, Frederic. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547832
ISBN
9781857547832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 30. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9788024632889
ISBN
9788024632889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.65

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