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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. It opens with the Bishop of Barchester lying on his death bed; soon a battle begins over who will take over power, with key players including the rather incompetent Dr Proudie, his fiendishly unpleasant wife and his slippery curate, Slope. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099595885
ISBN
9780099595885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. After the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the son of the old bishop, Archdeacon Grantly, resentment and suspicion threaten to cause deep divisions within the diocese. Editor(s): Gilmour, Robin. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432039
ISBN
9780140432039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Set in mid-Victorian England, this novel follows the fight for ascendancy among the clergy and dependents of a great English cathedral. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 37. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Everyman's Library London
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150575
ISBN
9781857150575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Barchester Towers (1857) was the book that made Trollope's reputation and it remains his most popular and enjoyable novel. The arrival of a new bishop in Barchester sets the town in turmoil: who will come out on top in the battle between the archdeacon, the bishop, Mr Slope, and Mrs Proudie? Editor(s): Bowen, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199665860
ISBN
9780199665860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. Love is a powerful spur, and Cyril Fotheringay-Phipps (known to his friends as Barmy) invests his modest fortune in a stage production, encouraged by his admiration for the delectable Miss Dinty Moore. And so he demonstrates that affairs of the heart and high finance may be happily combined. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591629
ISBN
9781841591629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Hardcover. Set at the time of the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, with the real Lord George Gordon, leader of the riots, appearing in the book. The characters are caught up in the resulting mob lawlessness, which climaxes in the destruction of Newgate prison, an actual event brought to life in the novel. Illustrator(s): Cattermole, George; Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Num Pages: 872 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152968
ISBN
9781857152968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Offers a portrait of London's descent into anarchy, where 'King Mob' rules the streets, and innocent lives are swept up in the chaos. This is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. Editor(s): Bowen, John. Num Pages: 800 pages, map, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437287
ISBN
9780140437287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. "Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life."--P. [4] of cover. Editor(s): Hurst, Clive. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1 map; 76 original b & w drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 504. Good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Cover and spine have light nicks, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0010388
ISBN
9780199538201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

paperback. Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. This novel tells the tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love, passion, treachery and heroism. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz); Cattermole, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 440.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267390
ISBN
9781853267390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Before his brain began to shrink, Barney Panofsky clung to two cher-ished beliefs. Life was absurd, and nobody ever truly understood any-body else. Even his friends tend to agree that Barney is 'a wife-abuser, an intellectual fraud, a purveyor of pap, a drunk with a pen-chant for violence and probably a murderer'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
CCV
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554462
ISBN
9780099554462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Sanders, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537464
ISBN
9780199537464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90. Series: Dover Thrift S. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight: 92.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486264738
ISBN
9780486264738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Vavere, Natasha. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (LA) ELT advanced. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Parapara Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911326045
ISBN
9781911326045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the 19th century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. Editor(s): Goldman, Dorothy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536702
ISBN
9780199536702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald's mini-series, all lavishly produced editions with flaps, b&w plates and foil on the cover. Contains notes and an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and works. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493422
ISBN
9781847493422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

paperback. Editor(s): Menikoff, Barry. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804713993
ISBN
9780804713993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

CD-Audio. Beasts Royal is the second book written by Patrick O'Brian - made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s and beautifully repackaged. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008154660
ISBN
9780008154660
CD
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. From Collins Classics and the author of 'The Great Gatsby' comes this razor-sharp satire on the excesses of the Jazz Age. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 29. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Harper Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007925353
ISBN
9780007925353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143111696
ISBN
9780143111696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.10

Paperback. The next instalment of Angela Thirkell's brilliantly satirical English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, which began with High Rising. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or EF Benson. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349007403
ISBN
9780349007403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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