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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Tish is nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. The two families struggle win justice for Fonny. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140187977
ISBN
9780140187977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

paperback. Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781853261756
ISBN
9781853261756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Hardback. Levy explores the classic Chinese novel The Story of the Stone(also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber), illuminating the work by interpreting its four major themes: the inversion of traditional family dynamics, the function of illness and medicine in a Buddhist society, the role of poetry in a dynastic Chinese society, and the use of poetry as a vehicle for spiritual retribution. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114066
ISBN
9780231114066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.04
€ 82.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300. Series: Dedalus European Classics. 278 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight: 300. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn.
Publisher
Dedalus Limited
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907650734
ISBN
9781907650734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Avsey, Ignat. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782271154
ISBN
9781782271154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Ditie is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540939
ISBN
9780099540939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC; YFA; YFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843732
ISBN
9781509843732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Exactly 500 years after its first publication by the great Venetian printing house Aldus Manutius, Francesco Colonna's weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, was translated into English and reprinted in full, together with all of its 174 original - and enchanting - woodcut illustrations. Translator(s): Godwin, Joscelyn. Num Pages: 496 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500285497
ISBN
9780500285497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.70

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
Dedalus Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781910251263
ISBN
9781910251263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Paperback. A reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the monster s perspective, Hyde makes a hero of a villain." BIC Classification: FA; FC; FK; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 72. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mariner Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544484023
ISBN
9780544484023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Stonehouse, Ann F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537860
ISBN
9780199537860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Hungry Hill' is a passionate story told with du Maurier's unique gift for drama. It follows five generations of an Irish family and the copper mine on Hungry Hill to which their fortunes and fates are so closely bound. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084524
ISBN
9781844084524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 224 x 45. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007902132
ISBN
9780007902132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.76

Paperback. Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let his companions know his feelings on the matter. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy showing light age. Prevous owners name to half title page otherwise internally text is clear and remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
496
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0020939
ISBN
9780141441429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Dover ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292793
ISBN
9780486292793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.79

Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182131
ISBN
9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720747
ISBN
9781444720747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. The rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. As the Schlegel sisters try desperately to help the Basts and educate the close-minded Wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199405
ISBN
9780141199405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Contains the author's short works that are rich in the insights and passion that characterize his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445060
ISBN
9780140445060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397740
ISBN
9780141397740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.50

Paperback. Presenting an account of the author's childhood in Czechoslovakia, this title features the tales of the his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192833
ISBN
9780141192833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Growing up in a mining community in rural South Wales, Huw Morgan is taught many harsh lessons. Looking back, where difficult days are faced with courage and the valleys swell with the sound of Welsh voices, it becomes clear that there is nowhere so green as the landscape of his own memory. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185859
ISBN
9780141185859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Mr J Wellington Gedge wants none of it - and particularly none of the domineering Mrs Gedge's imperious wish that he should become American Ambassador to Paris. Mrs Gedge has powerful allies - including the prohibitionist Senator Opal. But will she get her way? And will the Senator's delightful daughter Jane get her man?. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Arrow Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514152
ISBN
9780099514152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443011
ISBN
9780140443011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

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