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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. This new Norton Critical Edition of Hawthorne's innovative 1852 novel helps readers navigate and appreciate its elusive plot, powerful characters, and maddening narrator. Editor(s): Millington, Richard H. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393928617
ISBN
9780393928617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. A translation of "Les Forceurs de Blocus". In this book, the author moves between Scotland and the southern states of the US during the American Civil War. Scottish industrialist James Playfair must run a daring Federalist blockade of a Charleston harbour in an effort to trade supplies for cotton, and to rescue a young girl's father. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FJH; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222209
ISBN
9781905222209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. A stunning and evocative novel set in exotic seventeenth-century Iran with the power of THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and HALF OF A YELLOW SUN. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755334216
ISBN
9780755334216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843913948
ISBN
9781843913948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. A complex masterpiece of observation. English village life in war-time Britain is brought to life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548114
ISBN
9781848548114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Sherman McCoy is a WASP, bond trader and self-appointed 'Master of the Universe'. He has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in an accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541271
ISBN
9780099541271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A novel, in which, one man's obsession with the mysterious life of a silent film star takes him on a journey into a shadow-world of lies, illusions, and unexpected love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780571276639
ISBN
9780571276639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Mathers, S. L. MacGregor. Series: Dover Occult. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; VXWM; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368. 268 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; VXWM; VXWT. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight: 358. Translator(s): Mathers, S. L. MacGregor.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
2nd Facsimile edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486232119
ISBN
9780486232119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. The plot of this novel revolves around the feminist movement in Boston in the 1870s. F.R. Leavis called it one of "the two most brilliant novels in the language. "The novel's many allusions to the historical and social background of Boston society are explained in the editorial material. Editor(s): Gooder, R. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539147
ISBN
9780199539147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins. Editor(s): Lansdown, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, further reading, appendices. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly creased corners. Lightly sunned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
448
SKU
KCW0006810
ISBN
9780140437669
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 11.70

paperback. First published in 1980, this is the fourth novel in Highsmith's hugely influential, groundbreaking Ripley series. Series: Ripley Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
9780349006253
ISBN
9780349006253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A delightfully appealing 1930s comedy from Angela Thirkell's classic Barsetshire series: the Brandons cheerfully confront matters of love, money and an ill-tempered dowager aunt. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089703
ISBN
9781844089703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Robertson, Fiona. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552504
ISBN
9780199552504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. The most haunting and Shakespearean of Scott's novels, The Bride of Lammermoor is a fast-paced tragedy set on the eve of the 1707 Union. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 560 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605712
ISBN
9780748605712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.71

Paperback. An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184258
ISBN
9780141184258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Mixed media product. A box set that brings together the Bronte sisters' four greatest novels in beautiful Penguin editions. From the bleak moors of Wuthering Heights to the Belgian capital in Villette, and the mysterious, gloomy country estates of Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, it features the most famous siblings in literature at the peak of their powers. Num Pages: 2288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 220 x 143. Weight in Grams: 2972.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241248768
ISBN
9780241248768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.99
€ 80.00

Leather / fine binding. The Bronte family was a literary phenomenon unequalled before or since. Both Charlotte's "Jane Eyre" and Emily's "Wuthering Heights" have won lofty places in the pantheon and stirred the romantic sensibilities of generations of readers. This title unites these two favourites. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 856 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Inc
Number of pages
856
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435137202
ISBN
9781435137202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.27

Paperback. Presents erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving Karamazov and his three sons. This book portrays the social and spiritual strivings in Russian culture. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 51. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099922803
ISBN
9780099922803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. A novel, that is at once a murder mystery, a mordant comedy of family intrigue, a pioneering work of psychological realism and an unblinking look into the abyss of human suffering. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 796 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150704
ISBN
9781857150704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 43. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486437910
ISBN
9780486437910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, whose mental tortures drive him to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 1056 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 48. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
9780140449242
ISBN
9780140449242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The sequel to Mary Renault's classic The King Must Die, which continues the story of the mythological hero Theseus after his return from Crete. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089628
ISBN
9781844089628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Two of James Hogg's pastoral dramas with songs, presented here with full explanatory notes and glossary. Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 208 pages, music. BIC Classification: DD; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748634521
ISBN
9780748634521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 109.07

Paperback. Lets you find things that lurk, things that scurry in the walls, things that move unseen, things that have learnt to walk that ought to crawl, unfathomable blackness, unconquerable evil, inhuman impulses, abnormal bodies, ancient rites, nameless lands left undiscovered, thoughts best left unspoken, doors best left closed, and names best forgotten. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099528487
ISBN
9780099528487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

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