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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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
€ 9.95

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
€ 9.97

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

€ 16.87

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
€ 11.66

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.73

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

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
€ 13.41

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780375701160
ISBN
9780375701160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.04

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
€ 14.96

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
€ 10.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Vavere, Natasha. Translator(s): Wylie, David. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Parapara Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911326021
ISBN
9781911326021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

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

€ 47.25

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

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

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
€ 13.43

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.73

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

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

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

€ 6.31

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
€ 9.98

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 7.01

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

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
€ 11.68

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