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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardcover. The 'Beckford College' is a private school for boys. A mischievous young boy called Farnie, who turns out to be the uncle of the older 'Bishop' Gethryn, a prefect, cricketer and popular figure in the school, arrives at the school. His arrival, along with that of another youngster, leads to much excitement and scandal in the school. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591681
ISBN
9781841591681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. An impatient phone call from the temperamental Austrian director, Friedrich Bergmann, introduces a young Christopher Isherwood to the film industry. Isherwood's job is to rescue the script of an idiotic love story set in nineteenth-century Vienna, a film called Prater Violet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561132
ISBN
9780099561132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493248
ISBN
9781847493248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A collection of Neruda's intimate, bitter-sweet stories of life among the inhabitants of Mala Strana, the Little Quarter of nineteenth century Prague. These vignettes established Neruda as the quintessential Czech nineteenth century realist. Translator(s): Heim, Michael Henry. Series: CEU Press Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Central European University Press Hungary
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9789639116238
ISBN
9789639116238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Nelson, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538706
ISBN
9780199538706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Ten marvellously evocative short stories inspired by the events of Dylan Thomas' youth. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227276
ISBN
9781780227276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Transplanted to Europe from her native America, Isabel Archer has candour, beauty, intelligence, an independent spirit and a marked enthusiasm for life. An unexpected inheritance apparently gives her freedom, but despite her natural advantages she makes one error of judgement and the result is genuinely tragic. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261770
ISBN
9781853261770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Summerfield, Giovanna. Num Pages: 36 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 4. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
36
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761822639
ISBN
9780761822639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. A selection of poems from a poet writing at the turn of the twentieth century. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 180 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893398
ISBN
9780859893398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Professor Timofey Pnin, previously of Tsarist Russia, is now precariously positioned at the heart of campus America. Battling with American life and language, Pnin must face great hazards in this new world. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183756
ISBN
9780141183756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. A collection of stories, featuring Wodehouse characters, that includes Jeeves and Wooster, Ukridge and his fearsome Aunt Julia, Bingo Little and his wife, romantic novelist Rosie M Banks, twin Mulliner brothers George (the screenwriter) and Alfred (the conjuror), Galahad Threepwood, dotty Lord Emsworth and his younger son Freddie. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591537
ISBN
9781841591537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Rich in language and detail, and by turns satirical and moving, Proust's stories - presented here in Andrew Brown's nuanced translation, the only edition currently in print - are layered with imagery and feeling and foreshadow the themes and psychological atmosphere of his later masterpiece. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Only edition in print
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493170
ISBN
9781847493170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Like Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Andrea Sperelli lives his life as a work of art, seeking beauty and flouting the rules of morality and social interaction along the way. In his aristocratic circles in Rome, he is a serial seducer. But there are two women who command his special regard: the young widow Elena, and the pure, virgin-like Maria. Translator(s): Raffaelli, Lara Gochin. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106746
ISBN
9780143106746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Peace, Richard. Translator(s): English, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. 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
V9780199555062
ISBN
9780199555062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538614
ISBN
9780199538614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1MBF; FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810848804
ISBN
9789810848804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437063
ISBN
9780142437063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Brock, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172896
ISBN
9781590172896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; FC; FYT; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint, Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509842902
ISBN
9781509842902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A new edition of the classic allegory of Christian life Series: Hodder Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980156
ISBN
9780340980156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. This allegory of Christian life describes the pilgrimage of the hero, Christian, from the Shadow of Destruction via the Slough of Despond, the Hill of Difficulty, the Valley of the Shadow of Death and Vanity Fair, over the River of the Water of Life and into the Celestial City. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264689
ISBN
9781853264689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Paperback. Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392738
ISBN
9780141392738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Angelini, Eileen M.; Rochester, Myrna Bell. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101832
ISBN
9781585101832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530220
ISBN
9780099530220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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