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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Aims to establish a provenance for the Holy Grail and, through the figure of Merlin, links Joseph of Arimathea with mythical British history and with the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest. Series: Arthurian Studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; 3H; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859917797
ISBN
9780859917797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Hendrik Hofgen is a man obsessed with becoming a famous actor. When the Nazis come to power in Germany, he renounces his Communist past and deserts his wife and mistress in order to keep on performing. His diabolical performance as Mephistopheles in Faust proves to be the stepping-stone he yearned for: attracting the attention of Hermann Goring. Translator(s): Smyth, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189186
ISBN
9780140189186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade which seriously blots his Halberdier copybook. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185736
ISBN
9780141185736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Madame de Villedieu played an important part in the early development of the novel and was one of the first women to write professionally. This semi-autobiographical work of fiction tells how an enterprising woman in the late 17th century set about defying conventions by writing the story of her life. Editor(s): Kuizenga, Donna. Translator(s): Kuizenga, Donna. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144207
ISBN
9780226144207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This edition of Memoirs gives us a new and highly textured memoir of Hamiltons time. Katherine Binhammer, University of Alberta Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 260 pages, port. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111483
ISBN
9781551111483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and music, and the philosophy that informed his powerful and far-flung rule. This work recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. Translator(s): Frick, Grace. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184968
ISBN
9780141184968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Ty, Eleanor. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; FC; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555406
ISBN
9780199555406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540235
ISBN
9780199540235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.65

hardcover. Together with Voltaire, Diderot was a remarkable figure of the French Enlightenment, as a philosopher, journalist and novelist. In this book, a young girl's enforced enclosure in a convent gives Diderot the chance to explore themes such as religious hypocrisy and sexual repression. Translator(s): Birrell, Francis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150902
ISBN
9781857150902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. Rediscovered satirical work by one of the greatest satirists of the turn of the last century. Since mothers-in-law have always been misunderstood and no one has ever taken up their side of the argument properly, Jane is determined to set the record straight and plead the cause of the most maligned race on the face of the earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0009977
ISBN
9781847493415
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Miss M., a pretty and diminutive young woman with a passion for shells, fossils, flints, butterflies and stuffed animals, struggles to deal with her isolation from the rest of society due to her extraordinarily small size. When her father dies, she must make her own way in a world that treats her as an entertaining curiosity. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590665
ISBN
9781846590665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. A unique edition containing two stories, both precursors to Flaubert's later masterpiece, A Sentimental Education Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493255
ISBN
9781847493255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Memoirs of a Cavalier Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845881924
ISBN
9781845881924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.41

paperback. Editor(s): Hingley, Ronald. Translator(s): Coulson, Jessie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780199540518
ISBN
9780199540518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780811223041
ISBN
9780811223041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

paperback. Collected in this volume are Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd-presented in the best texts available, those published during Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author. Editor(s): McCall, Dan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Norton & Company
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393976410
ISBN
9780393976410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his soul for immortality. This book tells the story of his tortured wanderings through the centuries. Editor(s): Sage, Victor. Num Pages: 704 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Penguin Classics England
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447613
ISBN
9780140447613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Grant, Douglas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540297
ISBN
9780199540297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. A title that exposes the complex rivalries of sibling relationships and dramatises the conflict between sexuality and spirituality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561095
ISBN
9780099561095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In the Angler's Rest, drinking hot scotch and lemon, sits one of Wodehouse's greatest raconteurs. Mr Mulliner, his vivid imagination lubricated by Miss Postlethwaite the barmaid, has fabulous stories to tell of the behaviour of his far-flung family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514046
ISBN
9780099514046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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