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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Katharine Hilbery is beautiful and privileged, but uncertain of her future. She must choose between becoming engaged to the oddly prosaic poet William Rodney, and her dangerous attraction to the passionate Ralph Denham. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140185683
ISBN
9780140185683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Raitt, Suzanne. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555604
ISBN
9780199555604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Features characters that range from the iniquitous Wackford Squeers and his family, to the delightful Mrs Nickleby, taking in the eccentric Crummles and his travelling players, the Mantalinis, the Kenwigs, and many more. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262647
ISBN
9781853262647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. When Nicholas Nickleby is left penniless after his father's death, he appeals to his wealthy uncle to help him find work and to protect his mother and sister. But Ralph Nickleby proves both hard-hearted and unscrupulous, and Nicholas finds himself forced to make his own way in the world. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Editor(s): Ford, Mark. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435122
ISBN
9780140435122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Mayne, Colin; Schrotter, Gustav. Series: Classics Illustrated. Num Pages: 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. BIC Classification: FC; FX; YFA; YFW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 3. Weight in Grams: 152. Series: Classics Illustrated. 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: FC; FX; YFA; YFW. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 3. Weight: 152.
Publisher
Classic Comic Store Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK First Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906814588
ISBN
9781906814588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. When Nicholas' father dies he, his mother and sister are left penniless. To earn his keep, Nicholas becomes a tutor at Dotheboys Hall but soon discovers that the headmaster, Wackford Squeers, is a one-eyed tyrant who insists on a harsh regime. Nicholas embarks on an adventure that takes him from loathsome boarding schools to the London stage. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540793
ISBN
9780099540793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Schlicke, Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 44. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538225
ISBN
9780199538225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. A melodrama of honest youth triumphing over vice and injustice, this novel is an indignant protest against cruelty and oppression, most memorably encapsulated in Dickens's portrayal of Mr Squeers and his wicked boarding school - a passage which helped to reform the Victorian education system. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 49. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151596
ISBN
9781857151596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. News from Nowhere is the best-known prose work of Willam Morris. Set in London and the Thames Valley in the twenty-second century, these 'Chapters from a Utopian Romance' draw upon the work of John Ruskin and Karl Marx to describe a decentralized and humane socialist future. Editor(s): Leopold, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539192
ISBN
9780199539192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874134889
ISBN
9780874134889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.17

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

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

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

€ 42.27

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
€ 9.93

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
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444551
ISBN
9780140444551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.26

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

€ 9.20

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
€ 15.50

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. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; FC; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185491
ISBN
9780141185491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

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
€ 18.41

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
€ 18.54

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

€ 139.90

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