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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue, Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509844760
ISBN
9781509844760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentricity and declining health. But Dombey also has a daughter, whose unfailing love for her father goes unreturned. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 45. Weight in Grams: 534.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262579
ISBN
9781853262579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.44

Hardcover. This is one of Dickens's great middle period novels, in which fairy tale, melodrama and realism mingle with hallucinatory power. The story weaves together a number of stories which centre upon the family of the self-important merchant, Paul Dombey, and his children Paul and Florence. Illustrator(s): "Phiz". Num Pages: 890 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 47. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
890
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
F First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151671
ISBN
9781857151671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

paperback. This new edition contains Dickens's prefaces, working plans, and all the original illustrations. It is supplemented by a substantial new introduction, highlighting Dickens's engagement with his times, and the touching exploration of family relationships which give the novel added depth and relevance. The Notes and Bibliography have been substantially revised, extended, and updated. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1024 pages, numerous black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 47. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
1024
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536283
ISBN
9780199536283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Offers a compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, it explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and on society as a whole. This title also discusses the character of Paul Dombey, business and family relationships. Editor(s): Sanders, Andrew. Num Pages: 1040 pages, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435467
ISBN
9780140435467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Caldwell, Helen. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970504
ISBN
9781907970504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Welsh, David. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173831
ISBN
9781590173831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. Highsmith blends savage humour with brilliant social satire in this dark tale. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004891
ISBN
9780349004891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Features a wealthy Moscow surgeon Filip Preobrazhensky who implants the pituitary gland and testicles of a drunken petty criminal into the body of a stray dog. As the dog slowly transforms into a man, and man into a slovenly, lecherous government official, the doctor's life descends into chaos. Editor(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455151
ISBN
9780140455151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. A Dog's Heart was banned by the censors in 1925 and circulated only in samizdat form. Nowadays this hugely entertaining tale has become very popular in Russia, and has inspired many adaptations across the world. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495686
ISBN
9781847495686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. This collection, published in the author's lifetime, gathers Kipling's dog stories written throughout his career, providing a warm tribute to man's best friend and showcasing the lively storytelling talents of one of Britain's most enduringly popular writers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493972
ISBN
9781847493972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.79

Paperback. Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself embroiled in a battle between the Whites and the Reds, and in love with the beautiful nurse Lara. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
9780099448426
ISBN
9780099448426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199662784
ISBN
9780199662784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media Tie In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198785637
ISBN
9780198785637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621398
ISBN
9781909621398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Doctor Thorne was considered by Trollope to be the best of his works - a profound examination of the relationship between money and love, as it shifts away from the city of Barchester to a more rural setting. Frank Gresham is bankrupt and in love. Unfortunately, the woman he loves, Mary Thorne, is illegitimate and broke. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 39. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595892
ISBN
9780099595892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Hardcover. A collection of Stevenson's short stories found in one volume. Titles include "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "Markheim", "Lodging for the Night", "Thrawn Janet", "The Body Snatcher" and "The Misadventures of John Nicholson". Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150636
ISBN
9781857150636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Adrian Leverkuhn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer - creative and brilliant, but he will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. Intentionally contracting syphilis in order to deepen his creative potential through madness, Adrian makes his pact with nature. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H. T. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
9780749386573
ISBN
9780749386573
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.29

Hardcover. A portrayal of genius possessed, through the biography of the composer Adrian Leverkuhn, narrated by his friend Zeitblom in the years 1943-45, as Germany faces ruin. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 523 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
523
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150803
ISBN
9781857150803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

paperback. Translator(s): Woods, John E. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375701160
ISBN
9780375701160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. A collection of stories by Leo Tolstoy, in which he draws on the tragic past of Russia to comment on the issues and ideas of his day. The stories show the depth of - and contradictions in - his thought as he tried to reconcile his religious beliefs with humanistic appeals for justice. Editor(s): Spence, Gordon (Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Canterbury, New Zealand). Translator(s): Spence, Gordon. Series: European Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117624
ISBN
9780810117624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Hardcover. Series: Calla Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 251 x 275 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1316. A Land Apart from Time. 192 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 251 x 275 x 21. Weight: 1268.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
20th Anniversary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606600221
ISBN
9781606600221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Paperback. Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, this novel is the story of a young woman torn between the desire for education and the lure of illicit love. It tells about Virmati, a young woman born into a high-minded household, falls in love with a neighbour, the Professor - a man who is already married. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260645
ISBN
9780571260645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122281
ISBN
9780813122281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.98

Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955061
ISBN
9781904955061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Jarman, Douglas. Series: Decadence from Dedalus. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Dedalus Limited
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946626823
ISBN
9780946626823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. A seminal novel by one of Romania's most respected writers and intellectuals An early exploration of adolescence, first love and burning ambition. Num Pages: Black and white. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 272 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Istros Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908236210
ISBN
9781908236210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.04

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621381
ISBN
9781909621381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155950
ISBN
9781903155950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. The diary is that of someone who acknowledges that he is not a "somebody" - Charles Pooter, a clerk in the city of London, chronicles with often hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle classes during the great Victorian Age. Illustrator(s): Grossmith, Weedon. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262012
ISBN
9781853262012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.48

Paperback. Featuring explorations of the absurd and bizarre, this title, here presented in a new translation, provides a glimpse into the artistic development of the author of "Master and Margarita". Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494726
ISBN
9781847494726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. Contains five satirical stories. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529552
ISBN
9780099529552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

paperback. In 1869 a young Russian was strangled, shot through the head and thrown into a pond. His crime? A wish to leave small group of violent revolutionaries, from which he had become alienated. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781840220995
ISBN
9781840220995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540495
ISBN
9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Seen as Dostoevsky's most powerful indictment of man's propensity to violence, this darkly humorous work, shot through with grotesque comedy, is presented here in Roger Cockrell's masterful new translation. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496416
ISBN
9781847496416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. A tale of mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity in which Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer, Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's steward Manston. Editor(s): Rimmer, Mary. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435238
ISBN
9780140435238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. 'Desperate Remedies' was Hardy's first published novel and is part gothic romance, part sensation novel as well as being an intriguing mystery. Hardy's open and intimate descriptions of middle class women caused great controversy in 1871. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554829
ISBN
9780199554829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Self-satisfied, delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality, Hermann Hermann is perhaps not to be taken too seriously. But then a chance meeting with a man he believes to be his double reveals a frightening 'split' in Hermann's nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184548
ISBN
9780141184548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Blank, Antje; Todd, Janet. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112749
ISBN
9781551112749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226432083
ISBN
9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

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