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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. John Newbery is celebrated as the first successful publisher of children's books, and the founder of modern children's literature. Three classic works published by Newbery (the authors unknown) are now available for a new generation of readers. Edited by M. O. Grenby, with an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Grenby, Matthew O. Series: Classics of Children's Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSY; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137274274
ISBN
9781137274274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardcover. A novel in which Dickens launches a ferocious onslaught against England and English society. He draws on the memory of his father in his depiction of the Marshalsea debtors prison and there is also the story of the love between an older man and a younger woman. Num Pages: 836 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
836
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151114
ISBN
9781857151114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. Editor(s): Small, Helen; Wall, Stephen. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1024
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439969
ISBN
9780141439969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phiz's original illustrations. Editor(s): Sucksmith, Harvey Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 41 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596485
ISBN
9780199596485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Presenting a tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, this novel highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261824
ISBN
9781853261824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Mixed media product. Showcasing the many wonderful and varied writers, this assortment of books will transport readers back in time to the furthest corners of the globe. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 5120 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 505 x 144. Weight in Grams: 4670.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398877
ISBN
9780141398877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.27
€ 107.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Constantine, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807689
ISBN
9781609807689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.74

Translator(s): Constantine, Peter. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806644
ISBN
9781609806644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
224
SKU
9781845882280
ISBN
9781845882280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. "Originally published in Japanese with the romanized title of "Meian."" Translator(s): Nathan, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 188 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161428
ISBN
9780231161428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. "Originally published in Japanese with the romanized title of "Meian."" Translator(s): Nathan, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 464 pages, B&W Illus.: 188,. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161435
ISBN
9780231161435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Contains tales that tenderly re-create a vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. This book contains tales and sketches that possess the wealth of description, the portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261787
ISBN
9781853261787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486414263
ISBN
9780486414263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

paperback. An erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. It collects ten short stories focusing on the poor and dispossessed and describing the human condition and the futility of life. Translator(s): Batki, John. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193038
ISBN
9780141193038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671138
ISBN
9780914671138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565455
ISBN
9781900565455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

paperback. A collection of seven short stories themed around troubled relations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099518594
ISBN
9780099518594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. Since childhood, Kusama has been afflicted with a condition that makes her see spots, which means she sees the world in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic way that sits very well with the Wonderland of Alice. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197302
ISBN
9780141197302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.75

paperback. 'Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin ..' In this book, the explosion that detonates the narrative also ends the life of its hero, Benjamin Sachs, and brings two FBI agents to the home of one of Sachs' oldest friends, the writer Peter Aaron. What follows is Aaron's story.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571276615
ISBN
9780571276615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to France. Separated from her lover and her culture, she recounts her experiences and personal growth. To this fine new translation are appended extracts from Graffigny's chief source and other writers' fictional responses. Translator(s): Mallinson, Jonathan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black and white. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199208173
ISBN
9780199208173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

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