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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. New Grub Street (1891), generally regarded as Gissing's finest novel, is the story of the daily lives and broken dreams of men and women forced to earn a living by the pen. It tells of a group of novelists, journalists, and scholars caught in the literary and cultural crisis that hit Britain in the closing years of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Mullin, Katherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729181
ISBN
9780198729181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 13.31

Editor(s): Arata, Stephen (University of Virginia). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 559 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115023
ISBN
9781551115023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.88

Paperback. An eclectic, entertaining compilation, New Arabian Nights represents a milestone in Stevenson's creative development and confirmed his reputation as one of the finest storytellers in the English language. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 34. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494092
ISBN
9781847494092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.83

paperback. Tells the story of a childhood dominated by her stepfather, Efimov, a failed musician who believes he is a neglected genius. The young girl is strangely drawn to this drunken ruin of a man, who exploits her and drives the family to poverty. But when she is rescued by an aristocratic family, the abuse against Netochka's delicate psyche continues. Translator(s): Kentish, Jane. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140444551
ISBN
9780140444551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 109 x 16. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451531728
ISBN
9780451531728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 368 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375757174
ISBN
9780375757174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. A story of the troubled life of an introspective historian, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism. It chronicles Antoine's struggle with the realisation that he is an entirely free agent in a world devoid of meaning. Translator(s): Baldick, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; FC; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185491
ISBN
9780141185491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Hardback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143124306
ISBN
9780143124306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.16

paperback. Nathaniel Hawthorne's best-loved tales are now available in a revised Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): McIntosh, James. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393935646
ISBN
9780393935646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Hardback. Approximately 2600 entries, including reviews, news reports, a selection of obituaries, and reviews of all 19th-century book-length studies of Hawthorne's life and literary career. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810821842
ISBN
9780810821842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.77

Paperback. This revision of the acclaimed and widely-assigned Norton Critical Edition of Frederick Douglass' autobiography includes key examples of literary and cultural analyses that have engaged scholars over the last three decades. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393265446
ISBN
9780393265446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760075
ISBN
9780375760075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
(38th printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984612
ISBN
9780141984612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Born to drunken parents in the slums of Paris, Nana lives in squalor until she is discovered at the Theatre des Varietes. She soon rises from the streets to set the city alight as the most famous high-class prostitute of her day. Nana's hedonistic appetite for luxury and decadent pleasures knows no bounds - until, eventually, it consumes her. Translator(s): Holden, George. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342. Good copy with light shelf wear. Large cut to the edge of cover. Ex-Libris with stamps, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0006453
ISBN
9780140442632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Born to drunken parents in the slums of Paris, Nana lives in squalor until she is discovered at the Theatre des Varietes. She soon rises from the streets to set the city alight as the most famous high-class prostitute of her day. Nana's hedonistic appetite for luxury and decadent pleasures knows no bounds - until, eventually, it consumes her. Translator(s): Holden, George. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0007511
ISBN
9780140442632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180892
ISBN
9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812975833
ISBN
9780812975833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. In the Cite, a seedy neighborhood where criminals gather, Rodolphe encounters a young prostitute of breathtaking purity who goes by the name Songbird. He saves her from an attack by a ruffian called the Slasher, setting off the dominoes of an epic narrative traversing the ranks of French society. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107125
ISBN
9780143107125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. First published in 1938, MY SON, MY SON is bestselling British author Howard Spring's multigenerational portrait of a relationship between father and son. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784970772
ISBN
9781784970772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486490908
ISBN
9780486490908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.66

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