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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

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
€ 11.81

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
€ 10.02

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
€ 10.21

Paperback. Catherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and is easily overwhelmed by the attentions of a handsome but penniless suitor. Her clever father is implacably opposed to the match, and the scene for a classic confrontation is set. This new edition of James's most enduringly popular work offers more information than any previous edition. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199559190
ISBN
9780199559190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Hingley, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553891
ISBN
9780199553891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Tells stories from the middle period of the author's career - influenced by his own experiences as a doctor. In this title, all the stories feature characters who face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140447866
ISBN
9780140447866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. This is a three-volume boxed set of Tolstoy's historical chronicle of Russia's struggle with Napoleon. The novel is an affirmation of life itself, focusing on the lives of individuals and the physical reality of human experience and its bewildering complexity. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Num Pages: 1744 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 102. Weight in Grams: 1990. Good clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9781857150964
ISBN
9781857150964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.88
€ 55.00

paperback. War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions U.K.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260629
ISBN
9781853260629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Paperback. Tolstoy's epic depicts Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. In this book, he creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
1296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512240
ISBN
9780099512240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. In this book, the author entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and faith - with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in its imperfection and grandeur. Translator(s): Briggs, Anthony. Num Pages: 1440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 60. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780140447934
ISBN
9780140447934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 1424 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 49. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760648
ISBN
9780375760648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.39

Paperback. This "Critical Edition" is based on the Maude translation. The text includes three maps of Napoleon's campaigns and battles in Russia, the publication history of "War and Peace", selections from Tolstoy's letters and diaries, three drafts of his introduction to the novel, and 20 critical essays. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1200 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
1196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393966473
ISBN
9780393966473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.52

Hardback. At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 1440 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 206 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241265543
ISBN
9780241265543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.27

Hardback. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. In this definitive Maude translation, Tolstoy's genius and the power of his prose are made newly available to the contemporary reader. Translator(s): Maude, Louise. Series: Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198800545
ISBN
9780198800545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. From sophisticated Moscow soirees to breathless troika rides through the snow, from the bloody front line at Austerlitz to a wife's death in childbirth, the author conjures a broad panorama of rich, messy, beautiful and debased human life. Series: Vintage Classic Russians Series. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 215 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871949
ISBN
9781784871949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Combines history and fiction of Russia's lengthy war with the French armies of Napoleon and its effects on the domestic lives of those caught up in the conflict. This title creates some of the characters in literature. It follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1568.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Gift ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512233
ISBN
9780099512233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. In this revised and updated version of the definitive and highly acclaimed Maude translation, Tolstoy's genius and the power of his prose are made newly available to the contemporary reader. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1392 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199232765
ISBN
9780199232765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The lives of Pierre, Prince Andrei and Natasha are changed forever as conflict rages throughout the early nineteenth century. Following the rise and fall of some of society's most influential families, this truthful and poignant epic is as relevant today as ever. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849908467
ISBN
9781849908467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.09

paperback. Translator(s): Tennent, Martha. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Edition
New
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788771
ISBN
9781564788771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

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