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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play. Suddenly her routine shatters and Dorothy finds herself down and out in London. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184654
- ISBN
- 9780141184654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. First published in 1962, this edition is compiled and edited by the author's biographer, who restores the text of the novel as the author originally wrote it. It includes a selection of interviews, articles, reviews and other materials. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780434021512
- ISBN
- 9780434021512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. The Yankee, suddenly transported from his native nineteenth-century America to the sleepy sixth-century Britain of King Arthur and the Round Table, vows brashly to boss the whole country inside of three weeks. And so he does. Emerging as The Boss, he embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize Camelot - with unexpected results. Illustrator(s): Beard, Daniel Carter. Editor(s): Stein, Bernard L. Series: Mark Twain Library. Num Pages: 504 pages, 222 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition, Edited by Bernard L. Stein. Origina
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268166
- ISBN
- 9780520268166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Anne Weamys's Arcadia offers an alternate perspective on the genre of historical romance. Shorter and comparatively more direct than the form of its derivation, the Continuation of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia exploits the genre's capacity for fantasy and nuance while celebrating its more subversive uses as political statement. Editor(s): Cullen, Patrick Colborn. Series: Women Writers in English, 1350-1850. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- New York
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195087192
- ISBN
- 9780195087192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Paperback. With the ink still wet on his diploma, the twenty-five-year-old Dr Mikhail Bulgakov was flung into the depths of rural Russia in 1916-17. This book show how his alter-ego copes (or fails to cope) with the new and often appalling responsibilities of a lone doctor in a vast country practice - on the eve of the Revolution. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099529569
- ISBN
- 9780099529569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.86
€ 12.99
€ 9.86
Paperback. Lady Maud, the young daughter of the Earl of Marshmoreton, is confined to her home, Belpher Castle in Hampshire, under aunt's orders because of an unfortunate infatuation. George Bevan, an American who writes songs for musicals and is so smitten with Maud that he descends on Hampshire's rolling acres to see off his rival and claim her heart. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Edition
- 1st Arrow paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514138
- ISBN
- 9780099514138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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€ 11.10
Paperback. This selection of twenty-seven stories in a lively new transltion shows Maupassant as his comic, cruel, and brillant best. In addition to the poignant title story, it includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace , and Le Horla, an account of a disintegrating personality that chillingly parallels the author's own decline into madness. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555789
- ISBN
- 9780199555789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Poet, lover and spy, Christopher Marlowe must negotiate the pressures placed upon him by theatre, Queen and country. This title re-imagines the riotous life and suspicious death of Christopher Marlowe. It brings this dazzling figure to life and pungently evokes Elizabethan England. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541394
- ISBN
- 9780099541394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 489 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307946775
- ISBN
- 9780307946775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.41
€ 18.99
€ 17.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1929
- Edition
- Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909621411
- ISBN
- 9781909621411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
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€ 11.82
Paperback. William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new boarding school. Jack Draper is a teacher whose wife is cheating on him. Edith Stone is the daughter of the English master who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. In this book, their stories twine together in the confines of the small community of Dorset Academy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518587
- ISBN
- 9780099518587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183961
- ISBN
- 9780141183961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Is it possible to die a happy death? This title tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186580
- ISBN
- 9780141186580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in the glamorous beau monde of Paris. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442328
- ISBN
- 9780140442328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.90
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€ 18.90
Paperback. A Journal of the Plague Year is Defoe's fictional reconstruction of the effects of the Great Plague of 1665 on London. He brings vividly to life the devastation and suffering wrought by the disease,and its effect on the city. This revised edition includes comprehensive notes, a complete topographical index, and a new introduction. Editor(s): Landa, Louis A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199572830
- ISBN
- 9780199572830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493088
- ISBN
- 9781847493088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184982
- ISBN
- 9780141184982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910263068
- ISBN
- 9781910263068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.42
€ 23.99
€ 23.42
Hardback. Against the background of Montrose's campaign of 1644-5, this spirited novel centres on one of Scott's most memorable creations - Sir Dugald Dalgetty of Drumthwacket. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 270 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605729
- ISBN
- 9780748605729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.03€ 109.40
€ 113.03
€ 109.40
Paperback. The first of Maupassant's six novels, A Life (Une Vie) (1883) is the story of Jeanne de Lamare, the only daughter of wealthy Norman aristocrats whose life is beset by treachery and disillusion. Editor(s): Pearson, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555512
- ISBN
- 9780199555512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Hardback. Collects stories of the author, from the yuletide festivities of Marmee and her 'little women' to the moving 'What Love Can Do'. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143122463
- ISBN
- 9780143122463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62. Series: Dover Thrift S. 64 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight: 62.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486287591
- ISBN
- 9780486287591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.19
€ 6.19
paperback. One summer, just after the Great War, Tom Birkin, a demobbed soldier, arrives in the village of Oxgodby. He has been invited to uncover and restore a medieval wall painting in the local church. At the same time, Charles Moon - a fellow damaged survivor of the war - has been asked to locate the grave of a village ancestor. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- 9780241972038
- ISBN
- 9780241972038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
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Paperback. In the summer of 1920 two men, both war survivors meet in the quiet English countryside. One is living in the church, intent upon uncovering and restoring an historical wall painting while the other camps in the next field in search of a lost grave. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182308
- ISBN
- 9780141182308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45