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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. New, award-winning translation of Goncharov's popular masterpiece Rich in situational comedy, psychological complexity and social satire, Oblomov - here presented in Stephen Pearl's award-winning translation, the first major English-language version of the novel in more than fifty years - is a timeless novel and a monument to human idleness. Translator(s): Pearl, Stephen. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493446
ISBN
9781847493446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russia's dying aristocracy a man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Translator(s): Magarshack, David. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449877
ISBN
9780140449877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning rural gentry as a plausible and worthy goal, Ivan Goncharov's "Oblomov" follows the travails of an unlikely hero, a young aristocrat incapable of making a decision. This title presents the translation the novel. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162288
ISBN
9780300162288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228401
ISBN
9781583228401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. In Arlene Young's carefully edited and annotated edition, we have the definitive guide to Gissing's novel. Stephen Arata, University of Virginia Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111117
ISBN
9781551111117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.63

hardcover. Philip's yearning for adventure takes him to Germany and later Paris where he tries to make his mark as an artist before returning to London to study medicine. Here, a tortured and one-sided love affair with Mildred, a vulgar yet irresistible waitress, changes the course of his life for ever. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1942
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593692
ISBN
9781841593692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

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Publication date
1920
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553213928
ISBN
9780553213928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 690 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 175 x 39. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication date
2015
Edition
100th Anniversary Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451530172
ISBN
9780451530172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.23

Paperback. A superb story of power and beauty, critically acclaimed across the world and now available in an accessible, super-readable format with dyslexia-friendly features, for all readers. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Barrington Stoke Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Large type edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781125939
ISBN
9781781125939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 253 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396033
ISBN
9780141396033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141185101
ISBN
9780141185101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241980330
ISBN
9780241980330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. It is 1920 and Eugene Gant leaves the American South for Harvard, New York and Europe, determined to make his way as a writer. On the boat home, he meets Esther Jack, the woman who is to dominate his life. Autobiographical, vital and passionate, Wolfe's second novel blazes with energy and life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241215760
ISBN
9780241215760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184678
ISBN
9780141184678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843915348
ISBN
9781843915348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

paperback. Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters. Translator(s): McCannon, Olivia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449723
ISBN
9780140449723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Stevenson, Jane; Davidson, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; FC; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555307
ISBN
9780199555307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518. 244 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight: 518.
Publisher
IndyPublish
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414238807
ISBN
9781414238807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. This book was a 19th century utopian blueprint for a modern state of Israel, making Zionism a cultural and political movement acceptable to Western governments and intellectuals. The novel opens in a Viennese cafe with the hero being invited to travel in luxury to Palestine and on to an island, returning after 20 years to found a Jewish state. Editor(s): Kornberg, Jacques. Translator(s): Levensohn, Lotta. Num Pages: 340 pages, photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558761605
ISBN
9781558761605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Features some of the most memorably drawn villains - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198880
ISBN
9780141198880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Tillotson, Kathleen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 original illustrations by George Cruikshank. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536269
ISBN
9780199536269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509825370
ISBN
9781509825370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver Twist finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Num Pages: 608 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439747
ISBN
9780141439747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

hardcover. Dickens' celebrated novel of innocence betrayed and then triumphant. It recreates the London underworld populated by such characters as Fagin, Bill Sikes, Nancy and the Artful Dodger, who are contrasted with the friends and family of the orphaned Oliver. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
428
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151107
ISBN
9781857151107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

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