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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Every night, the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her the next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king stories of adventure, love, riches and wonder. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights. Translator(s): Lyons, Malcolm; Lyons, Ursula. Num Pages: 1008 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449389
- ISBN
- 9780140449389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Hardback. This collection features more than twenty stories, in the classic translation of Sir Richard Burton, published between 1884 and 1886, and full-colour illustrations by Renata Fucikova and Jindra Capek. Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the "Sinbad the Sailor" and "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp" . Translator(s): Burton, Sir Richard Francis. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 744 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Inc
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781435156234
- ISBN
- 9781435156234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Translator(s): Burton, Richard F. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 108 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451530592
- ISBN
- 9780451530592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
paperback. This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin; Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393928082
- ISBN
- 9780393928082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Written in the days of gladiators and emperors, this book covers all you need to know about where to meet a new beau, how to handle illicit affairs and how to maintain your allure. It also contains the companion volume The Cure for Love - in case things don't work out. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518822
- ISBN
- 9780099518822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847177940
- ISBN
- 9781509829477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75
Paperback. As well as 'The Aspern Papers', this selection includes 'The Death of the Lion', 'The Figure in the Carpet', and 'The Birthplace'. All four stories concern the figure of the artist and the cult of celebrity. This new edition includes extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks that shed light on the genesis of the stories. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639878
- ISBN
- 9780199639878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Offers a selection of author's short stories exploring the relationship between art and life. This book gathers seven short stories such as 'The Aspern Papers', 'The Author of Beltraffio', 'The Lesson of the Master', 'The Figure in the Carpet', 'The Middle Years', 'The Real Thing' and 'Greville Fane'. Editor(s): Gorra, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389790
- ISBN
- 9780141389790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Presents a pair of short stories about faith and sacrificial love. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397429
- ISBN
- 9780141397429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.54
€ 5.54
Paperback. The Attache Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845880491
- ISBN
- 9781845880491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.37
€ 9.37
Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition. Editor(s): Goldsby, Jacqueline. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393972863
- ISBN
- 9780393972863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. The heroine of this story, Edna Pontellier, goes through the stages of a compelling but ultimately tragic search for personal freedom. On publication in 1899, this book provided a frank treatment on adultery which aroused a storm of controversy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151329
- ISBN
- 9781857151329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The Pontellier family are spending a hot, lazy holiday on the Gulf of Mexico. No-one expects that Edna Pontellier should be preoccupied with anything more than her husband and children. When an illicit summer romance awakens new ideas and longings in Edna, she can barely understand herself. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540779
- ISBN
- 9780099540779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 15. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007420056
- ISBN
- 9780007420056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73
Paperback. Kate Chopin's classic, an American Anna Karenina, joins Canongate's Canons series. With an introduction by Barbara Kingsolver Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782117131
- ISBN
- 9781782117131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.58
€ 9.99
€ 8.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Disheroon, Suzanne L.; Kuilan, Susie Scifres; Ewell, Barbara C.; Menke, Pamela Glenn. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113494
- ISBN
- 9781551113494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.95
€ 24.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840225846
- ISBN
- 9781840225846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Knights, Pamela. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536948
- ISBN
- 9780199536948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Editor(s): Blythe, Dr. Ronald. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007552
- ISBN
- 9780140432978
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Young Nanda Brookenham fights to preserve her honesty in the brilliant but corrupt world of her parents, in a story of innocence betrayed but preserved. Its scene construction and dialogue point to James's apprenticeship in the theatre. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151527
- ISBN
- 9781857151527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Brother and sister, Constance and Kenneth Fielding live in calm respectability, just out of reach of London and the Blitz. But when a series of uninvited guests converge upon them - from a Balkan exile to Ken's old flame and the siblings' own raffish father - the household struggles to preserve its precious peace. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529323
- ISBN
- 9780099529323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.21
€ 21.21
Paperback. A collection of Carson McCullers' stories, including her novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" and "Wunderkind". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183695
- ISBN
- 9780141183695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. As well as providing humorous reflections on the nature of scholarship and education, Swift seizes the opportunity to take swipes at several authors and critics. The result is a timeless and entertaining parody by one of the most enduringly popular writers in the English language. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: FC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 258 x 2. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496799
- ISBN
- 9781847496799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Star-crossed lovers struggle against their families, upbringings and values in Hilda Vaughan's first and arguably finest novel, The Battle to the Weak. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998257
- ISBN
- 9781906998257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89