Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. In this new edition the writings of the young Brontes - Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell - are presented together for the first time in a single volume. The fantasy worlds of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal, experiments in romance and realism, provided a rich source for their later work and offer an insight into their developing creativity. Editor(s): Alexander, Christine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 688 pages, 1 map; three MS facsimile pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192827630
- ISBN
- 9780192827630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Nine of James's most important tales, including (new to the second edition) "In the Cage," a tale that engages James's complicated attitudes toward gender, class, and the rise of information technology. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393977103
- ISBN
- 9780393977103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. E T A Hoffmann studied law and entered the Prussian civil service, but his over-riding ambition was to become a graphic artist and painter. This selection of his finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Translator(s): Hollingdale, R. J. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443929
- ISBN
- 9780140443929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime, and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day, Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective, horror and science-fiction genres. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496096
- ISBN
- 9781847496096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.15
€ 9.99
€ 9.15
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Peixotto, Ernest C. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FC; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466. Hardback in very good condition. With dustjacket.
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0027409
- ISBN
- 9780781807159
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. These vivid and enthralling stories - many of them dealing with ancient Romans, with others featuring Tyrians, Carthaginians, Huns or Scottish clansmen - showcase the author's knack for bringing to life diverse times and places and crafting timeless narratives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494108
- ISBN
- 9781847494108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
€ 11.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139137
- ISBN
- 9780231139137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.36
€ 29.99
€ 22.36
Hardback. Contains nine gothic tales that are Japan's celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film "Ugetsu". Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony H. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139120
- ISBN
- 9780231139120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66€ 50.63
€ 64.66
€ 50.63
Paperback. Republished in a form suitable for students and general readers alike. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KSS0003923
- ISBN
- 9780460873420
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
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€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
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€ 13.08
€ 13.99
€ 13.08
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€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509826391
- ISBN
- 9781509826391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
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€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
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
€ 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€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
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€ 13.71
€ 18.99
€ 13.71
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€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
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
€ 111.69€ 108.53
€ 111.69
€ 108.53
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€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01