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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Monsieur Grandet is a very rich man whose chief care is his gold. He runs his household with exacting miserly attention and his wife and daughter suffer a Spartan existence. On the evening of his daughter Eugenie's twenty third birthday his foppish nephew Charles suddenly arrives from Paris. Eugenie has never known passion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560869
ISBN
9780099560869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia, Pushkin's novel in verse follows the fates of three men and three women. It was Pushkin's own favourite work, and this new translation conveys the literal sense and the poetic music of the original. Translator(s): Falen, James E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538645
ISBN
9780199538645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Eugene Onegin - presented here in a sparkling translation by Roger Clarke, along with extensive notes and commentary - was the founding text of modern Russian literature. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 39. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Dual language ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494177
ISBN
9781847494177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Set in 1820s Russia, this title follows the fates of three men and three women. It offers the reader many literary, philosophical, and autobiographical digressions, often in a highly satirical vein. Editor(s): Mitchell, Stanley. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stanley. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448108
ISBN
9780140448108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Javadi, Hasan; Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823225
ISBN
9781933823225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondriacal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224085
ISBN
9781840224085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Singley, Carol. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FR; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810178
ISBN
9781554810178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.77

Paperback. Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, Ethan Frome tells the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zenia, and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. In her introduction the distinguished critic Elaine Showalter discusses the background to the novel's composition and the reasons for its enduring success. Editor(s): Showalter, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538096
ISBN
9780199538096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena's vivacious cousin enters their household as a 'hired girl', Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389400
ISBN
9780141389400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. One of the great novels of London life and labour in the 1890s, Esther Waters is the story of a single mother struggling against prejudice and injustice. It vividly brings to life a world of horse racing, gambling, and public houses and was groundbreaking in its approach. This is the only available edition of this powerful novel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583010
ISBN
9780199583010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In this collection of 20 short stories, the editor Richard Ford has selected his personal favourites of Chekhov's work. Includes are "The Kiss", "The Darling", as well as lesser known tales such as "A Blunder", "Hush" and "Champagne". Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862073005
ISBN
9781862073005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. "Esau and Jacob" is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level, the story of Brazil itself, it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman. Assis presents a study of the doubts and insecurities of the human condition, rather than an heroic bible fable. Editor(s): Borges, Dain (Professor of History, University of California, San Diego, USA). Translator(s): Lowe, Elizabeth. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195108118
ISBN
9780195108118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.97

Paperback. Translator(s): Boehm, Philip. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173411
ISBN
9781590173411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.22

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621466
ISBN
9781909621466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oleander Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900891878
ISBN
9780900891878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. The novel and appendices. Appendices include primary source material relating to: the novel's reception; women, marriage and work; and landscape in the eighteenth-century fiction. Mary Hays' biographical writing on Smith is also included, as is selected correspondence. Series: Encore Editions. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113593
ISBN
9781551113593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Paperback. Brings Jane Austen's classic tale of youthful folly and romantic exuberance to a modern audience with this beautiful, new manga adaptation. This title delivers both humor and heartache through the gorgeous artwork of manga-ka Po Tse. Editor(s): King, Stacy; Chan, Crystal. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FXA; YFA; YFW. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Udon Entertainment Corp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927925355
ISBN
9781927925355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.39

hardcover. Perhaps the most accomplished of Austen's novels, Emma is also, after Pride and Prejudice, her most popular. Film and television adaptations testify to the world's enduring affection for headstrong, often misguided Emma Woodhouse and her romantic schemes. Emma: An Annotated Edition is an illuminating gift edition that will be treasured by readers. Editor(s): Tandon, Bharat. Num Pages: 576 pages, 119 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 250 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780674048843
ISBN
9780674048843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Beautiful, clever, rich and single, Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 39. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
200 Anv An
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107712
ISBN
9780143107712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
Edition
Complete and Unabridged
SKU
V9781853260285
ISBN
9781853260285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new friend Harriet, however, lead her into complications that ultimately test her own detachment from the world of romance. Series: Jane Austen Vintage Classics Series. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589273
ISBN
9780099589273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Publication date
2008
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451530820
ISBN
9780451530820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.91

Paperback. 'I must warn you that you might guess twenty things without guessing correctly.' Illustrator(s): Kronheimer, Ann. Series: Real Reads. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CJCR; FC; YFA; YQCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Real Reads
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KOC0015372
ISBN
9781906230104
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Modern Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375757426
ISBN
9780375757426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.48

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