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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Those Who Walk Away is a brilliant psychological thriller - a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in the labyrinthine streets of Venice. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004860
ISBN
9780349004860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into the limelight as a literary celebrity. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. 320 pages, illustrations. A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into the limelight as a literary celebrity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight: 282.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492227
ISBN
9781847492227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fine Communications,US United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593082437
ISBN
9781593082437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Amory Blaine, intent on rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing, longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, he progresses through a series of relationships, until he is cast out into the real world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185576
ISBN
9780141185576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Hardback. Presents the story of a young man's painful sexual and intellectual awakening that echoes Fitzgerald's own career. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194097
ISBN
9780141194097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204997
ISBN
9780872204997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204980
ISBN
9780872204980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Hardback. Designed to appeal to both general and specialist readers, this volume presents a group of works by O'Brien (1828-1862), an early innovator in the short story form, that explore one of his special interests-the representation of individual consciousness. All but three of the thirteen stories are reprinted here for the first time Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611494020
ISBN
9781611494020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.10

Paperback. A story of a young couple who want to enjoy life, but the only way they know how to do so is through ownership of 'things'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541660
ISBN
9780099541660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Ex-detective Nick Charles attracts trouble like a magnet. He thinks his sleuthing days are over, but when Julia Wolf, a former acquaintance, is found dead, her body riddled with bullets, Nick - along with his glamorous wife, Nora - can't resist making a few enquiries. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 136.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962527
ISBN
9780241962527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Hardcover. The liberal hero, Balint, is at odds with the politics of his time; he describes the idyllic pre-industrial world of Hungarian Transylvania, later to fall into the hands of first the Nazis and then the Communists, his love for Adrienne, married to an unpleasant and dangerous lunatic, and a Proustian society helplessly bent on its own destruction. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 205 x 54. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593548
ISBN
9781841593548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.88

Hardcover. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire itself. Series: Transylvania Trilogy. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 204 x 38. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593531
ISBN
9781841593531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of a dingy haberdasher's shop on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Therese Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. Therese Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and borught its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449440
ISBN
9780140449440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Emile Zola's own stage adaptation of his taut, psychological thriller. An intense story of adultery, murder and revenge, streaked with social satire. Translator(s): Broughton, P. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948230134
ISBN
9780948230134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.21

Paperback. Translator(s): Rothwell, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536856
ISBN
9780199536856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Therese Desqueyroux walks free from court, acquitted of trying to poison her husband. As she travels home to the gloomy forests of Argelouse, Therese looks back over the marriage that brought her nothing but stifling darkness, and wonders, has she really escaped punishment or is it only just about to begin? Translator(s): Hopkins, Gerard; Hopkins, Gerard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394053
ISBN
9780141394053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. A priceless chronicle of its time which highlights universal themes, Dovlatov's genre-defying novel also provides moments of high entertainment and humour, rendered in his characteristically sharp, concise and sardonic style. Translator(s): Frydman, Anne. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493576
ISBN
9781847493576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Hardcover. A story of life and love in later Victorian England as seen from the nursery window. Written in 1890 by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford, it all starts when Alfred Salteena, who is 'not quite the right side of the blanket', takes young Ethel Montacue to stay with his friend Bernard Clarke.. Illustrator(s): Simmonds, P. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148. From the library of George Eogan. Good copy with some shelf wear, wear with nicks and tears to cover and spine, yellowing of pages
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0008070
ISBN
9780701127251
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155639
ISBN
9781903155639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. A collection of writings from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the most important American feminist of the early twentieth century. Includes the chilling and hugely influential 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which documents the powerless of women in Victorian marriage. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085583
ISBN
9781844085583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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