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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. People Who Knock on the Door, is a tale about blind faith and the slippery notion of justice that lies beneath the peculiarly American veneer of righteousness. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004976
ISBN
9780349004976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. In this novel of obsessive passion the author tells stories of Old Goriot and the ungrateful daughters he adores; young Rastignac, a country lad determined to make his way in Paris; and Vautrin, his satanic tempter. Their lives all cross in the Maison Vauquer, a boarding house in Paris. Translator(s): Marriage, E. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150377
ISBN
9781857150377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. The text is that of Burton Raffell's acclaimed 1994 translation. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton (Distinguished Arts and Humanities,Professor of English, University of Louisiana). Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393971668
ISBN
9780393971668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Two Persian travellers arrive in Paris and report on the European society of the Enlightenment in their letters home. With biting satire they compare East and West, while unsettling news from the harem provides a suspenseful plot of jealousy and passion. This is the first English translation based on the original text. Editor(s): Kahn, Andrew. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806352
ISBN
9780192806352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Eight years ago, Anne Elliot bowed to pressure from her family and made the decision not to marry the man she loved, Captain Wentworth. Now, circumstances have conspired to bring him back into her social circle and Anne finds her old feelings for him reignited. This novel tells the story of a love that endures the tests of time and society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511175
ISBN
9780099511175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. Having been persuaded to view the match as imprudent, Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to a naval officer with no prospects. Seven years later, when they meet again, Anne has the chance to recover the happiness she had forgone. This new edition examines Persuasion against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and includes fuller notes and appendices on social rank, dancing, and the Navy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535552
ISBN
9780199535552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. After eight years of heartache, can anyone love again? Illustrator(s): Donnelly, Karen. Series: Real Reads. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CJCR; FC; YQCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Real Reads United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906230074
ISBN
9781906230074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.59

Paperback. Tells the story of Anne Elliot, who, persuaded to break off her engagement to the man she loved because he was not successful enough, has never forgotten him. When he returns, he brings with him a tantalizing second chance of happiness. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198835
ISBN
9780141198835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.97

Hardcover. This complete and unabridged edition contains a biography of the author and a new introduction and afterword. Anne falls in love with Wentworth, who had nothing but himself to recommend him, and no hopes of attaining influence, so persuaded by friends and family she breaks off the match and sends him away. Years later, he returns, is it too late? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150728
ISBN
9781857150728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardback. This richly illustrated annotated edition brings unmatched vitality to Austen's most passionate and introspective love story. Commentary alongside the text explains difficult allusions, while the Introduction explicates the novel's central conflicts as well as its relationship to Austen's other works and to those of her contemporaries. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Num Pages: 360 pages, 102 color illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049741
ISBN
9780674049741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375757297
ISBN
9780375757297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.90

Paperback. Persuasion is the ultimate novel of love lost and regained. By turns achingly sad and intensely romantic, it's a Cinderella story for anyone who's ever felt overlooked - or anyone who's ever had their heart broken.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755331499
ISBN
9780755331499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

paperback. Anne Elliot, twenty-seven and still single, seems destined for spinsterhood. In her youth, she broke off an engagement to penniless Captain Wentworth at the insistence of her friend Lady Russell, acquiescing to the demands of her class at the expense of her happiness. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439686
ISBN
9780141439686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.15

Hardback. At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780141197692
ISBN
9780141197692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307386854
ISBN
9780307386854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.29

paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Dover Publications United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486295558
ISBN
9780486295558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002176
ISBN
9781848373082
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Bantam Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553211375
ISBN
9780553211375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.92

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621701
ISBN
9781909621701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

The most comprehensive scholarly edition available of Jane Austen's innovative final novel. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451530837
ISBN
9780451530837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.94

Paperback. Eight years ago Anne Elliot bowed to pressure from her family and made the decision not to marry the man she loved, Captain Wentworth. Now circumstances have conspired to bring him back into her social circle and Anne finds her old feelings for him reignited. Series: Jane Austen Vintage Classics Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589327
ISBN
9780099589327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Anne Elliot lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. A woman of no importance, she manoeuvres in her restricted circumstances as her long-time love Captain Wentworth did in the wars. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260568
ISBN
9781853260568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

Paperback. Anne Elliot lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. A woman of no importance, she manoeuvres in her restricted circumstances as her long-time love Captain Wentworth did in the wars. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146. Paperback in very good condition, with some light shelfwear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2232239
ISBN
9781853260568
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.74

Paperback. Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. When Anne and Frederick meet again, he has acquired both, but still feels the sting of her rejection. Illustrator(s): Niffenegger, Audrey. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106289
ISBN
9780143106289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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