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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardcover. A collection of stories that looks at English public-school life at the turn of the twentieth century. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Overlook Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591803
ISBN
9781841591803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. A high-spirited and hugely enjoyable collection of juvenilia, Tales of the Islanders showcases Bronte's remarkable creative powers, suffused with a youthful zeal and exuberance. Series: Hesperus Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843912019
ISBN
9781843912019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.00

Hardback. Spanning the early twentieth-century American landscape, this title captures America during the Jazz Age. Series: Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197470
ISBN
9780141197470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826391
ISBN
9781509826391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which is the novella-length 'May Day' - with more fanciful creations, such as the fantastical 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', recently made into a Hollywood film. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 122 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282. 300 pages. A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which is the novella-length 'May Day' - with more fanciful creations, such as the fantastical 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', recently made into a Hollywood film. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC. Dimension: 200 x 122 x 21. Weight: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
300
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493095
ISBN
9781847493095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. From Collins Classics, short stories from the author of 'The Great Gatsby' and including 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 23. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007925506
ISBN
9780007925506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.38

Paperback. Features characters that highlight London's concern with social issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183580
ISBN
9780140183580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Driven to the South Seas by ill health, Robert Louis Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the 'stirabout of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilisations, virtues and crimes'. This book gathers together all of his South Sea fiction. Editor(s): Calder, Jenni. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416430
ISBN
9780862416430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663187
ISBN
9780748663187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. In Tales of the Wars of Montrose Hogg continues his examination of Scotland's past. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 741.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606351
ISBN
9780748606351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.96
€ 107.06

Paperback. First published in 1922 and here presented in a fully annotated edition - the only currently available to English readers - this collection will offer the opportunity to discover a lesser-known side of this master storyteller's ability to surprise and enthrall. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493309
ISBN
9781847493309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812971194
ISBN
9780812971194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Tarr is the blackly comic story of the lives and loves of two artists, set against the backdrop of Paris before the start of the First World War. The first edition to do the novel justice, with an introduction and notes placing it in the context of social satire and avant-garde art movements, offering new insights into a major Modernist novel. Editor(s): Klein, Scott W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199567201
ISBN
9780199567201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. A man's mother can be a terrible burden sometimes. For Tarry Flynn - poet, farmer and lover-from-afar of beautiful young virgins - the responsibility of family, farm, poetic inspiration and his own unyielding lust is a heavy one. The only solution is to rise above all - or escape over the nearest horizon. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183619
ISBN
9780141183619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. First published in the pages of a pulp-fiction magazine, Tarzan of the Apes has gone on to become one of America's most enduring cultural icons. The story of an orphaned child growing up among the apes is here set within its historical and literary contexts, and appendices include readers' letters and selections from related narratives. Editor(s): Haslam, Jason. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199542888
ISBN
9780199542888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.86

paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition Thus
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517185
ISBN
9781903517185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback. A sometimes violent and brutal tale of love and betrayal, separation and reconciliation, set in the familiar Bronte landscape of bleak houses in moorland settings. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
9781853264887
ISBN
9781853264887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826377
ISBN
9781509826377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785996290
ISBN
9781785996290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.06

Hardback. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash, the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them. Series: Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 534.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194066
ISBN
9780141194066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

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