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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardcover. One of a complete set of Jane Austen's novels collating the editions published during the author's lifetime and previously unpublished manuscripts. The books are illustrated with 19th-century plates and incorporate revisions by experts in the light of subsequent research. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 446 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192547019
ISBN
9780192547019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.17

mass_market. In its marvelously perceptive portrayal of two young women in love, "Sense and Sensibility" is Austen's insightful representation of early 19th-century middle-class provincial life. This edition features a new Afterword. Revised reissue. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 23. Weight in Grams: 167.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Signet United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780451531018
ISBN
9780451531018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.90

Paperback. A witty satire of the sentimental novel, a popular genre in Britain throughout the 1790s and the Regency. This newly annotated edition offers a thorough and perceptive introduction and a wide range of carefully selected contextual materials that further explore the term "sensibility." Editor(s): James-Cavan, Kathleen. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 427 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111254
ISBN
9781551111254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.14

paperback. Tells the story of Marianne Dashwood, who wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199672
ISBN
9780141199672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290492
ISBN
9780486290492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.84

Paperback. "Sense and Sensibility" is famously characterised as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of 'civilised' society and the human desire for romantic passion. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494849
ISBN
9781847494849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.15

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 464 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
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621695
ISBN
9781909621695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. Series: Jane Austen Vintage Classics Series. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589341
ISBN
9780099589341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Jane Austen's sardonic humour lays bare the stratagems, the hypocrisy and the poignancy inherent in the struggle of two very different sisters to achieve respectability. Sense and Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260162
ISBN
9781853260162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bicentennial ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106524
ISBN
9780143106524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Guides readers to a deeper appreciation of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. This edition includes numerous color reproductions that vividly recreate the author's world. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Number of pages
390
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724556
ISBN
9780674724556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Hardback. Focusing on the period from about 1690 to 1890, these essays depict an age of sensibility that was in transformation. New connections are revealed between sensibility and other key preoccupations of the age, including the feminine ideal and the poetic imagination. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838633526
ISBN
9780838633526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199686636
ISBN
9780199686636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Frederic Moreau is a law student returning home to Normandy from Paris when he first notices Mme Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a lifetime. He befriends her husband, influential businessman Jacques Arnoux, and their paths cross and re-cross over the years. Editor(s): Wall, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 418 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447972
ISBN
9780140447972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Paints a captivating picture of an Englishman's adventures abroad. This edition also includes a chronology, updated further reading and notes. Editor(s): Goring, Paul. Num Pages: 176 pages, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437799
ISBN
9780140437799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

paperback. Translator(s): Bell, Clara. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
4th ed.
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517833
ISBN
9781903517833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Claeson, Eva. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530611
ISBN
9780714530611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Hardcover. With the Duke of Dunstable trying to steal his pig to sell to Lord Tilbury, mischievous Church Lads camping in his park, his sister Constance bossing him unmercifully, and Lavender Briggs, his secretary, making life miserable, Lord Emsworth has little time to concentrate on the invasion of Blandings Castle by yet another impostor. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591667
ISBN
9781841591667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Clarence, Ninth Earl of Emsworth, has an occasional duty to leave the Empress of Blandings, surely the most considerable pig in the whole world, and travel to London for the opening of parliament. It comes hard to him, for he has a proper sense of the priorities in life, which rate pigs and flowerbeds higher than politicians. Series: Blandings Castle. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513995
ISBN
9780099513995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 343 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSA; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551110806
ISBN
9781551110806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.05

paperback. A collection of seven tales, whose settings range from Tuscany and Elsinore, to a dhow on its way from Lamu to Zanzibar. It is shot through with themes of love and desire - from the maiden lady who now believes herself to have been the grand courtesan of her time to the Count whose wife is so jealous that she cannot bear him to admire her jewels. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187198
ISBN
9780141187198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Includes four stories that illuminate the author's love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180435
ISBN
9780140180435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who rules an African tribe and of his father's quest to find this remote race. To find out for himself if the story is true, Leo and his companions set sail for Zanzibar. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437638
ISBN
9780140437638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Ayesha is a 2,000-year-old queen who rules a fabled lost city. She has the occult wisdom of Isis, the eternal youth and beauty of Aphrodite, and the violent appetite of a lamia. This edition of the 1887 classic features an introductory essay by literary critic Regina Barreca. Editor(s): Karlin, Daniel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536429
ISBN
9780199536429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

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