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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Discovering his prodigious gift in boyhood and rising to the rank of International Grandmaster, Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess. As he confronts the fiery, swift-swooping Italian Grandmaster Turati, he brings into play his carefully devised defence. Translator(s): Scammell, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185989
ISBN
9780141185989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardcover. Published in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" created a sensation when it came out. But few know that a month after the author wrote "Umrao Jaan Ada", he penned a sly novella entitled "Junun-e-Intezar". This title features both the Urdu original and an English translation of this novella. Translator(s): Shandilya, Krupa; Shahid, Taimoor. Series: Zubaan Books. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017708
ISBN
9789381017708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 117 x 43. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195063257
ISBN
9780195063257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.18

Hardcover. Translator(s): Woods, John E. Num Pages: 904 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
854
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152890
ISBN
9781857152890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Hans Castorp is 'a perfectly ordinary, if engaging young man' when he goes to visit his cousin in an exclusive sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. What should have been a three week trip turns into a seven year stay. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386429
ISBN
9780749386429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Includes characters who are obsessed with the rise and fall of gods, empires and heroes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3B; FA; FC; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185002
ISBN
9780141185002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Persephone Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906462123
ISBN
9781906462123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.88

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 114 x 41. Weight in Grams: 364.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007449880
ISBN
9780007449880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.80

paperback. In the final adventure of the Musketeers, the Man in the Iron Mask sees D'Artagnan remain in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have gone their separate ways. Meanwhile a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask languishes in the Bastille, where he has been for eighteen years. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim; Rogers, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140439243
ISBN
9780140439243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. For years a young man known only as Philippe has languished in the Bastille, ignorant of the crime for which he has been condemned, until a visitor reveals the circumstances of his imprisonment. It is a story of concealed identity, dishonour and treachery that could destroy the French monarchy. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KTJ0004191
ISBN
9781840224351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. For years a young man known only as Philippe has languished in the Bastille, ignorant of the crime for which he has been condemned, until a visitor reveals the circumstances of his imprisonment. It is a story of concealed identity, dishonour and treachery that could destroy the French monarchy. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 420. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0000811
ISBN
9781840224351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Arguably the first work of science fiction in English, Francis Godwin's ""The Man in the Moone"" was published in 1638, pseudonymously and posthumously. This title includes a critical introduction that places the text in its scientific and historical contexts. Editor(s): Poole, William (New College, Oxford). Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118963
ISBN
9781551118963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. One of Twain's most celebrated novellas, 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg' is a satirical retelling of the Garden of Eden story in the Bible, in which the author, mocking the supposed honesty and incorruptibility of the inhabitants of an imaginary American town, shows how man is fundamentally bad and cannot resist the temptations of gold. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494030
ISBN
9781847494030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. Young immigrant Karl Rossmann has a series of adventures in a vision of an ultra-modern America that is both fantasy and social satire. Full of incident, and blackly humorous, Kafka's first novel is newly translated by Ritchie Robertson in an edition that includes a full introduction and notes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199601127
ISBN
9780199601127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe's Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of 'Thursday'. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199771
ISBN
9780141199771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Reynolds, Sian. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241258552
ISBN
9780241258552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This title brings together some of the best of his short writings, including "The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat", "Baa Baa, Black Sheep", "Mary Postgate" and "The Gardener". Editor(s): Montefiore, Jan. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442358
ISBN
9780141442358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. A collection of stories that concern relationships, sports and household pets. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591636
ISBN
9781841591636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089666
ISBN
9781844089666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
541
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206694
ISBN
9780872206694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.14
€ 40.81

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