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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

The shortest of Shakespeare's comedies is the story of identical twin brothers who are raised apart and then mistaken for each other. This edition includes an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater; dramatic criticism; a comprehensive state and screen history; and an up-to-date listing of recommended readings. (June) Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451528391
ISBN
9780451528391
Condition: New

€ 7.96

Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085538
ISBN
9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Published in 1942, Mary McCarthy's first novel creates a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085941
ISBN
9781844085941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic Editor(s): Edwards, Owen Dudley. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340. 400 pages. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679192
ISBN
9781847679192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Enderby is a poet, social critic and Catholic. He may be found hiding in the lavatory where much of his best work is composed, or perhaps in Rome, brainwashed into respectability by a glamorous wife, aftershave and the dolce vita. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 191 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541431
ISBN
9780099541431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

paperback. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock the author. Editor(s): Temple, Robert K.G. Translator(s): Temple, Olivia; Temple, Robert K.G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140446494
ISBN
9780140446494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Schorr, David. Translator(s): Shapiro, Norman. Num Pages: 520 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073816
ISBN
9780252073816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Perrault's fairy tales in a scintillating new translation, including the less familiar verse tales and with illustrations by Gustave Dore. The introduction explores the imaginative power of the stories and the many interpretations to which they have been subject. Translator(s): Betts, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black and white. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199585809
ISBN
9780199585809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.44

paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780140437379
ISBN
9780140437379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.74

Paperback. Wolves and grandmothers, ugly sisters, a house made of bread, a goose made of gold. This is a collection of folk tales collected by the Grimm brothers. Translator(s): Zipes, Jack David. Num Pages: 1072 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 47. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Vintage Classics London
Number of pages
1072
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511441
ISBN
9780099511441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Set in the early-twentieth century, this book features Father Brown whose world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849906463
ISBN
9781849906463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Set in the early-twentieth century, this book features Father Brown whose world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 43. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781849906463
ISBN
9781849906463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 246 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Publisher
Chartwell Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780785834205
ISBN
9780785834205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.17

Paperback. Provides a glimpse of the bright young things of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in the city and in the shires; firmly ensconced at home or making a go of it abroad; and what the upper classes really got up to in peace and in war. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1020. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780241239476
ISBN
9780241239476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Deluxe Paperback
Number of pages
1088
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039501
ISBN
9780143039501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. Includes novels that are concerned with individuals at odds with repressive institutions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1200 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Edition
1st Thus
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190396
ISBN
9780141190396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Includes novels which are intended to be read as allegories of totalitarian government in whatever guise it appears. Translator(s): Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518440
ISBN
9780099518440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 501 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bantam USA
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553213430
ISBN
9780553213430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.77

hardcover. Contains the investigations and adventures of the world's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes from "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" to "His Last Bow". This title follows the illustrious career of this quintessential British hero from his university days to his final case. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099529934
ISBN
9780099529934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 20.83

paperback. Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing skill in a range of literary styles. The stories include: "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Happy Prince". Editor(s): Small, Ian. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141439693
ISBN
9780141439693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.75

Hardcover. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152777
ISBN
9781857152777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Includes stories that are humorous, satiric, supernatural, and macabre, highly individual, and full of eccentric unconventional situations. Editor(s): Munro, H. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184494
ISBN
9780141184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Wilde's short fiction includes such masterpieces as 'The Happy Prince', 'The Selfish Giant', 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', as well as the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' and 'Poems in Prose'. This edition shows how they continue to the enthral and challenge the reader. Editor(s): Sloan, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535064
ISBN
9780199535064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Explores the buttoned-up world of the British upper classes. This book includes stories, in which, an imaginative teenager gives a visitor the fright of his life, the ordered home of a respectable country gent is rocked to its core, and 'Laura' expresses the hope of revenge via reincarnation. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 208 x 40. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871918
ISBN
9781784871918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

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