Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. It's 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870942
- ISBN
- 9781784870942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444720754
- ISBN
- 9781444720754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Tells the story of Lilia Herriton, who proves to be an embarrassment to her late husband's family as, in the small Tuscan town of Monteriano, she begins a relationship with a much younger Italian man - classless, uncouth and unsuitable. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199252
- ISBN
- 9780141199252
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Gallic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910709016
- ISBN
- 9781910709016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself turned into a 'little feathered shuttlecock' to be swatted back and forth by her selfish mother, Ida, and her vain father, Beale, who value her only as a means of provoking one another. Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441375
- ISBN
- 9780141441375
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538591
- ISBN
- 9780199538591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
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Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551287
- ISBN
- 9780099551287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
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Paperback. A novel that describes the devastation resulting from an aerial bomb attack in Southampton which destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. It follows the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they try to get to safety. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529972
- ISBN
- 9780099529972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Margaret Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she is 'not the type that attracts men'. What she lacks for in looks she makes up for with a romantic nature and cultural aspirations - she goes to concerts at the National Gallery and is a devotee of the modern drama. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528722
- ISBN
- 9780099528722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262692
- ISBN
- 9781853262692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Kathryn R. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538522
- ISBN
- 9780199538522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Hardback. A substantial essay explores the complex early publication history of the novel Weir of Hermiston on both sides of the Atlantic, and exceptionally full explanatory notes and other background information are provided. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: New Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405256
- ISBN
- 9781474405256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.03€ 109.07
€ 113.03
€ 109.07
Hardback. A compelling story of father-son confrontation, Stevenson was working on this novel the day he died. Series: The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604739
- ISBN
- 9780748604739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.08€ 103.24
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Paperback. PG Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection. Required reading at country house parties in the late Thirties, this title remains one of the best introductions to the work of PG Wodehouse. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099558149
- ISBN
- 9780099558149
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Classroom
- SKU
- V9788024632858
- ISBN
- 9788024632858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.74
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Paperback. The citizens of the One State live in a condition of 'mathematically infallible happiness'. D-503 decides to keep a diary of his days working for the collective good in this clean, blue city state where nature, privacy and individual liberty have been eradicated. Translator(s): Randall, Natasha. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099511434
- ISBN
- 9780099511434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives devoid of passion and creativity - until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. Set in the twenty-sixth century AD. Translator(s): Brown, Clarence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140185850
- ISBN
- 9780140185850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Edward Waverley, a naive, sensitive young man, is posted to Scotland with his regiment, and becomes caught between the clans of the Jacobite Rising and the forces of the Hanoverian regime. He must decide whether he will follow the civilization he has always known, or be drawn into an older world of honour and loyalty. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436600
- ISBN
- 9780140436600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Young Edward Waverley is caught in the middle: son of a Hanoverian yet nephew and heir to a Jacobite, a captain in the King's army yet drawn to the brave Highlanders and their romantic history. Edward must choose where his loyalties lie, even as his heart is torn between gentle Rose Brawardine, and the passionate, principled Flora Mac-Ivor. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589631
- ISBN
- 9780099589631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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paperback. Written in Roussillon during World War Two, while the author was hiding from the Gestapo, this title tells the tale of Mr Knott's servant and his attempts to get to know his master. Watt's mistake is to derive the essence of his master from the accidentals of his being, and his attempts to 'know' ultimately consign him to the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571244744
- ISBN
- 9780571244744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Dr Sloper is disappointed in his dull daughter, Catherine, a mediocre replacement for his beautiful and intelligent wife who died soon after childbirth. Yet, as Sloper threatens, beguiles and dictates to his daughter, he discovers in Catherine a pale reflection of his own obdurate character. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840224276
- ISBN
- 9781840224276
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Condition: New
€ 6.33
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Hardcover. When Catherine Sloper falls for Maurice Townsend, her father, a wealthy New York doctor, believes that Townsend is a fortune hunter after his daughter's inheritance. He forbids the marriage but Catherine persists in her affection, encouraged by her foolish aunt Lavinia who has a weakness for Maurice herself. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 207 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Edition
- Durabind
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593524
- ISBN
- 9781841593524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375761225
- ISBN
- 9780375761225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.13
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Paperback. When timid and plain Catherine Sloper is courted by the dashing and determined Morris Townsend, her father, convinced that the young man is nothing more than a fortune-hunter, delivers an ultimatum: break off her engagement, or be stripped of her inheritance. Editor(s): Banta, Martha. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441368
- ISBN
- 9780141441368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
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€ 10.27