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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardcover. The Wicked Wit Of Charles Dickens explores and reveals aspects of the author's personal and professional life, whilst celebrating his flair for witty and satirical observations about society and human nature. Contains lengthy extracts from scenes of great amusement in his novels, as well as pithy remarks uttered by his unique characters. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843175681
ISBN
9781843175681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Fleur, the daughter of Soames Forsyte, having been disappointed in love and then married to Michael Mont, toys with the affections of her husband and his best friend, Wilfred Desert. The two men are left in a position of uncertainty to compete for a love that is not guaranteed to either. In this classic, in the end, as it must, love wins out. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880583
ISBN
9781845880583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Drawing on the author's personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, this title takes place in Kiev, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating uncertainty as the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Germans fight for control of the city. It tells the story of the Turbins, a once-wealthy Russian family. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490661
ISBN
9780099490661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Set in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during the chaotic winter of 1918-19, The White Guard, Bulgakov's first full-length novel, tells the story of a Russian-speaking family trapped in circumstances that threaten to destroy them. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496201
ISBN
9781847496201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. 'The Whisperer in Darkness' is presented here, along with other classics from the Lovecraft canon - such as 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Shadow over Innsmouth', 'The Music of Erich Zann' and 'The Silver Key' - in a brand-new collection showcasing the finest tales from the twentieth century's foremost purveyor of terror. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494986
ISBN
9781847494986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. The greatest of English realist novelists, famous for New Grub Street, the author creates an astonish picture of characters caught in the vortex of London, struggling to understand how they can make sense of their lives in a society of remorseless faithlessness and social snobbery. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395647
ISBN
9780141395647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Woidat, Caroline. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811205
ISBN
9781554811205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Editions Zulma France
Edition
Zulma classics
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9782843042959
ISBN
9782843042959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. Tells the story of tomboyish Stephen, who hunts, wears trousers and cuts her hair short - and who gradually comes to realise that she is attracted to women. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191836
ISBN
9780141191836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. As a little girl Stephen Gordon always felt different. A talent for sport, a hatred of dresses and a preference for solitude were not considered suitable for a young lady of the Victorian upper-class. But when Stephen grows up and falls in love with another woman, her standing in the county and her place at the home she loves become untenable. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870324
ISBN
9781784870324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. First published in 1968, this quietly ironic exploration of the ways in which the parental mould is not easily broken, is one of Elizabeth Taylor's most ambitious novels. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086559
ISBN
9781844086559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Nan Shepherd's greatest novel; a masterpiece of Scottish modernism. 'A blazingly brilliant writer' - Robert Macfarlane Series: Canons. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 48. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Condition
New
SKU
9781782118862
ISBN
9781782118862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. the sequel to AN INVITATION TO THE WALTZ a novel of searing honesty and a passionate portrayal of forbidden love Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083060
ISBN
9781844083060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Turnpike Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957233614
ISBN
9780957233614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Melmotte is an outsider of obscure origins and riches. A ruthless financier, he charms the rich and powerful elite into investing in dubious schemes. He conspires his way to political influence, his rise swift due to the corrupt society he invades. The Way We Live Now is a lurid tale-of-the-times with one of fiction's most memorable villains Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198705031
ISBN
9780198705031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Clean copy in red quarter cloth over boards with decorative overlay. Fine in red slipcase
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pomona Press
Number of pages
484
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KOG0007348
ISBN
9781406790481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 50.00

Paperback. Augustus Melmotte is a fraudulent foreign financier who preys on dissolute nobility - using charm to tempt the weak into making foolish investments in his dubious schemes. Persuaded to put money into a notional plot to run a railroad from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, the capricious gambler Felix Carbury soon becomes one of his victims. Editor(s): Kermode, Frank. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433920
ISBN
9780140433920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When the Melmottes arrive in London everyone agrees their manners are wanting, their taste is execrable and their lineage and background decidedly shadowy. But their money is far from revolting, and city society quickly makes allowances for the mysterious financier and his family. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528661
ISBN
9780099528661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. The author paints a picture as panoramic as his title promises, of the life of 1870s London, the loves of those drawn to and through the city, and the career of Augustus Melmotte. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262555
ISBN
9781853262555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

paperback. Throws a subversive brick at the smug face of Victorian domesticity. Published in 1903, a year after Butler's death, this novel is a thinly disguised account of his own childhood and youth 'in the bosom of a Christian family'. Editor(s): Cochrane, James. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780140430127
ISBN
9780140430127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.99

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