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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. In a masterful novel that vividly recreates the world of Ancient Greece, Mary Renault tells the story of Simonides, an ugly boy destined to create beauty through his extraordinary poetic talent. Combining the scholarship of a historian with the imagination of a great novelist, Mary Renault brings the ancient world vividly to life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089604
- ISBN
- 9781844089604
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. A young Austrian woman, Christine, toils away in a provincial post office when, out of the blue, a telegram arrives inviting her to join an American aunt she's never known in a fashionable Swiss resort. She accepts and is swept up into a world of almost inconceivable wealth and unleashed desire. She feels herself utterly transformed. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Sort of Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954221720
- ISBN
- 9780954221720
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.67
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€ 13.67
Paperback. Considered by many to be Henry James's finest novel, The Portrait of a Lady is a subtle examination of Victorian society and power relations, providing a groundbreaking psychological study of its protagonist. This volume is based on the authoritative New York Edition, and includes the author's seminal preface. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847495754
- ISBN
- 9781847495754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.19
€ 9.99
€ 9.19
Hardback. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 143 x 47. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141394664
- ISBN
- 9780141394664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.01
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Paperback. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Editor(s): Horne, Philip. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441269
- ISBN
- 9780141441269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199122
- ISBN
- 9780141199122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. The talented and beautiful Isabel Archer, courted by several suitors and enriched by her dying uncle, chooses to marry the cold and ambitious Gilbert Osmond. The heroine soon discovers to her cost that freedom of choice is never what it seems. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 626
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150391
- ISBN
- 9781857150391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Isabel Archer's main aim in life is to protect her independence. She is not interested in settling down and compromising her freedom for the sake of marriage. But, on a trip around Europe, she finds herself captivated by the charming Gilbert Osmond, who is very interested in the idea of adding Isabel to his collection of beautiful artworks. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099511601
- ISBN
- 9780099511601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Considered by many as one of the finest novels in the English language, The Portrait of a Lady is both a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in machinations she only comes to understand too late. This new edition usefully tracks the major textual changes James made for his New York Edition. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199217946
- ISBN
- 9780199217946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
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€ 10.02
Paperback. Compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery. This volume also offers letters, articles, criticism, visionary poetry, and a selection of random "opinions" on fancy and the imagination, music and poetry, intuition and sundry other topics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039914
- ISBN
- 9780143039914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Series: Art of the Novella S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612192185
- ISBN
- 9781612192185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.82
€ 10.99
€ 10.82
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150437
- ISBN
- 9780691150437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 51.34
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€ 51.34
Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 720 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126197
- ISBN
- 9780691126197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
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€ 39.95
Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Num Pages: 776 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150185
- ISBN
- 9780691150185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169828
- ISBN
- 9780691169828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Translator(s): Roy, David Tod. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 714
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016146
- ISBN
- 9780691016146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
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€ 33.81
Paperback. 'On the morning of April 16, Dr Rieux emerged from his consulting-room and came across a dead rat in the middle of the landing.' It starts with the rats. Vomiting blood, they die in their hundreds, then in their thousands. When the rats are all gone, the citizens begin to fall sick. Like the rats, they too die in ever greater numbers. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 20. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780141049236
- ISBN
- 9780141049236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.70
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€ 9.70
Paperback. The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. This title tells the story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. Editor(s): Judt, Tony. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185132
- ISBN
- 9780141185132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. A selection the author's critical writings, of short fiction and poetry that demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190624
- ISBN
- 9780141190624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. Presents a collection of two of Captain Frederick Marryat's novels, based largely on his personal experiences at sea. Series: Nonsuch Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845882051
- ISBN
- 9781845882051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.37
€ 9.37
Hardback. The novel is set in Orkney and Shetland in 1689, and for the northern isles the 'Glorious Revolution' actually means the beginning of the cultural dominance of Scotland and the advent of English power. Editor(s): Weinstein, Mark; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 607 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 37. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 607
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605767
- ISBN
- 9780748605767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.75€ 109.40
€ 112.75
€ 109.40
Paperback. John Bunyan was a Baptist preacher and author with little education but much vision and purpose. Editor(s): Wall, Cynthia. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 10 illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 142 x 61. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393927719
- ISBN
- 9780393927719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. John Bunyan began this book while he was in prison for conducting unauthorised Baptist religious services outside of the Church of England. His path is straight but not easy, and he is beset by trials, including the terrible violence of the destructive Apollyon and the Giant Despair, as he pursues his pilgrimage through the Slough of Despond. Editor(s): Pooley, Roger. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439716
- ISBN
- 9780141439716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 109 x 23. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- HarperPress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007925322
- ISBN
- 9780007925322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73