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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of a party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life. Series: Vintage Classics Woolf Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870867
ISBN
9781784870867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 14. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007934409
ISBN
9780007934409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. One of Virginia Woolf's most famous novels, Mrs Dalloway is a triumph of experimentation, a cornerstone of Modernism and a subtle examination of love, freedom, mental illness and the female condition in society. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494009
ISBN
9781847494009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843312
ISBN
9781509843312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. This novel explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman's life. Virginia Woolf is direct and vivid in her account of the details of Clarissa Dalloway's preparation for a party. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536009
ISBN
9780199536009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Among the residents of a small Dorset town called Folly Down, an unlikely struggle between the forces of good and evil is taking place. For a single winter's evening, Time stands still and the bitter-sweet gift of awareness descends upon the people. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589655
ISBN
9780099589655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Directions United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780811220262
ISBN
9780811220262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. In the bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest, Mr Mulliner tells his amazing tales, which hold the assembled company of Pints of Stout and Whiskies and Splash in the palm of his expressive hand. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514060
ISBN
9780099514060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A new edition of a forgotten classic by H.G. Wells, introduced by acclaimed biographer of Wells, Michael Sherborne. Mr Blettsworthy is shipwrecked on an island home to cannibals. When he does escape, he returns home only to find the Great War has broken out. It seems he just cannot escape the savagery of the world. BIC Classification: FC; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780720619430
ISBN
9780720619430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with a flame thrower and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World War II. This title focuses on the ravages of war. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530084
ISBN
9780099530084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 762 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 45. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Hendrickson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565638068
ISBN
9781565638068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Seren
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781722800
ISBN
9781781722800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. A set of ten interlocked stories, set in Dublin and involving their adrift hero Belacqua in a series of encounters, as woman after woman comes crashing through his solipsism. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244607
ISBN
9780571244607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life and history of life in the colonies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289609
ISBN
9780099289609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. First published in 1827 and here presented in a new translation by J.G. Nichols along with Thoughts, Leopardi's own selected pearls of wisdom and gems of social observation, this volume will enchant both those who are familiar with and those who are new to the works of Italy's last great polymath. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495808
ISBN
9781847495808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. When 15-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of 'Blackbeard' Mohune's lost treasure and Block's secret. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221695
ISBN
9781840221695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.29

Paperback. Wu Ch'eng-en wrote "Monkey" in the middle of the 16th century, adding to an ancient Chinese legend his own touches of delicacy and humour. The result is a jumble of the absurd and the profound, of religion and history, of anti-bureaucratic satire and pure poetry. Translator(s): Waley, Arthur. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441116
ISBN
9780140441116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The main plot of the Gothic novel, 'The Monk', concerns Ambrosio, an abbot of irreproachable holiness, who is seduced by a woman disguised as a novice, and who goes on to sell his soul to the Devil. An extravagant blend of sex, death, politics, Satanism and poetry. Editor(s): Macdonald, D. L.; Scherf, Kathleen. Num Pages: 479 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
479
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112275
ISBN
9781551112275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

hardcover. Set at Rudge Hall, home to the obese miser Lester Carmody, and at Healthward Ho, a health farm run by 'Chimp Twist, along with his cohorts 'Soapy' and 'Dolly' Molloy. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781841591490
ISBN
9781841591490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. There's a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich but miserly Lester Carmody. The arch-villain Chimp Twist has opened a health farm - and he and Soapy and Dolly Molloy are planning a fake burglary so Lester can diddle his insurance company. But will Lester's nephew John win over his true love? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
1st Arrow Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514183
ISBN
9780099514183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Money centres on the figure of Aristide Rougon, known as Saccard, and his unscrupulous money-making schemes. His story intertwines the worlds of politics, finance, and the press, and resonates disturbingly with our own times. This is the first new translation for more than a hundred years, and the first unabridged translation in English. Translator(s): Minogue, Valerie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199608379
ISBN
9780199608379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Presented here in a new translation, Money is, in the wake of recent financial scandals, an all-too-topical exploration of the dynamics of greed, the excesses of capitalism and its dangerous relationship with politics and the press. Translator(s): Naffis-Sahely, Andre. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495792
ISBN
9781847495792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

Paperback. Originally hand-printed at her Hogarth Press in Richmond, Monday or Tuesday is the only collection of short stories that Virginia Woolf published during her lifetime, providing a fascinating insight into the early stages of development of themes that would blossom in her later masterpieces. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493477
ISBN
9781847493477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

CD-Audio. Molly Bloom's Soliloquy, the remarkable climactic conclusion to Ulysses, remains, nearly a century after its first publication, one of the most remarkable chapters in world literature. Num Pages: 2 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781843796244
ISBN
9781843796244
CD
Condition: New

€ 15.74

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