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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Before his brain began to shrink, Barney Panofsky clung to two cher-ished beliefs. Life was absurd, and nobody ever truly understood any-body else. Even his friends tend to agree that Barney is 'a wife-abuser, an intellectual fraud, a purveyor of pap, a drunk with a pen-chant for violence and probably a murderer'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
CCV
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554462
ISBN
9780099554462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

paperback. Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. This novel tells the tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love, passion, treachery and heroism. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz); Cattermole, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 440.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267390
ISBN
9781853267390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. "Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life."--P. [4] of cover. Editor(s): Hurst, Clive. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1 map; 76 original b & w drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 504. Good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Cover and spine have light nicks, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0010388
ISBN
9780199538201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Offers a portrait of London's descent into anarchy, where 'King Mob' rules the streets, and innocent lives are swept up in the chaos. This is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. Editor(s): Bowen, John. Num Pages: 800 pages, map, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437287
ISBN
9780140437287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Set at the time of the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, with the real Lord George Gordon, leader of the riots, appearing in the book. The characters are caught up in the resulting mob lawlessness, which climaxes in the destruction of Newgate prison, an actual event brought to life in the novel. Illustrator(s): Cattermole, George; Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Num Pages: 872 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152968
ISBN
9781857152968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Hardcover. Love is a powerful spur, and Cyril Fotheringay-Phipps (known to his friends as Barmy) invests his modest fortune in a stage production, encouraged by his admiration for the delectable Miss Dinty Moore. And so he demonstrates that affairs of the heart and high finance may be happily combined. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591629
ISBN
9781841591629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Barchester Towers (1857) was the book that made Trollope's reputation and it remains his most popular and enjoyable novel. The arrival of a new bishop in Barchester sets the town in turmoil: who will come out on top in the battle between the archdeacon, the bishop, Mr Slope, and Mrs Proudie? Editor(s): Bowen, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199665860
ISBN
9780199665860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Set in mid-Victorian England, this novel follows the fight for ascendancy among the clergy and dependents of a great English cathedral. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 37. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Everyman's Library London
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150575
ISBN
9781857150575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the son of the old bishop, Archdeacon Grantly, resentment and suspicion threaten to cause deep divisions within the diocese. Editor(s): Gilmour, Robin. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432039
ISBN
9780140432039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. It opens with the Bishop of Barchester lying on his death bed; soon a battle begins over who will take over power, with key players including the rather incompetent Dr Proudie, his fiendishly unpleasant wife and his slippery curate, Slope. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099595885
ISBN
9780099595885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Series: Dedalus Europe 2013. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232303
ISBN
9781909232303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Johnston, George. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Norvik Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
5th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909408074
ISBN
9781909408074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.61

Hardcover. Much married American movie mogul Ivor Llewellyn depends on his friends at Bachelors Anonymous to keep him out of romantic entanglements on his trip to London. First, they arrange for Joe Pickering to be his bodyguard. Then his lawyer, Ephraim Trout, is sent to England to fend off the actress Vera Dalrymple who is determined to ensnare Llewellyn. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591759
ISBN
9781841591759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald series of lavishly produced editions with flaps and 4 b&w plates, 'Babylon Revisited' is presented here with a selection of other tales published in the same period, such as 'Crazy Sunday' - an account of alcoholism and infidelity in Hollywood - which showcase the author at his creative best. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493804
ISBN
9781847493804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.42

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393766
ISBN
9780141393766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Series: Art of the Novella S. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935554127
ISBN
9781935554127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.61

Paperback. Aurora Floyd is one of the leading novels in the genre known as sensation fiction. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111230
ISBN
9781551111230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Edwards, P. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555161
ISBN
9780199555161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565462
ISBN
9781900565462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Bertie Wooster has been overdoing metropolitan life a bit, and the doctor orders fresh air in the depths of the country. But after moving with Jeeves to his cottage at Maiden Eggesford, Bertie soon finds himself surrounded by aunts - not only his redoubtable Aunt Dahlia but an aunt of Jeeves's too. Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513971
ISBN
9780099513971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

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