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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. First English translation of the final work of Theodor Fontane, one of Germany's most significant novelists. Translator(s): Zwiebel, William L. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135735
ISBN
9781571135735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.99

Paperback. Presents an uproarious and alcohol-soaked shaggy-dog story from one of Russia's great comic masters. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397399
ISBN
9780141397399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Hardcover. Primarily known as a dramatist, Chekhov also wrote short stories. This selection of his work includes "The Swedish Match", "Easter Eve", "Mire", "On the Road", "Verotchka", "Volodya", "The Kiss", "Sleepy" and "The Steppe". Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150452
ISBN
9781857150452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Hingley, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555451
ISBN
9780199555451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Tells the tale of a boy's journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. 'Gusev' depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447859
ISBN
9780140447859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Features animals and parables subverted. This title includes fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241251744
ISBN
9780241251744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Bristow, Joseph. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538010
ISBN
9780199538010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Two cousins grow up in the 1860s on a lonely farm in the thirsty mountain veld. Em is fat, sweet and contented, a born housewife; Lyndall, clever, restless, beautiful.. and doomed. Their childhood is disrupted by a bombastic Irishman, Bonaparte Blenkins, who gains uncanny influence over the girls' gross, stupid stepmother. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140431841
ISBN
9780140431841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987255
ISBN
9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Kang, Minsoo. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2GK; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107699
ISBN
9780143107699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. "The Story of Sapho" makes available for the first time in modern English a self contained section from Scudery's novel "Artamene ou le Grand Cyrus". This edition also includes a translation of an oration in which Sapho extols the talents of women to persuade them to write. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143996
ISBN
9780226143996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision. Editor(s): Minford, John. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
5 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443721
ISBN
9780140443721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443264
ISBN
9780140443264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. A novel of Chinese literature that contains the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 544 pages, geneal tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442939
ISBN
9780140442939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A novel of manners in Chinese literature. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 640 pages, geneal table. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443707
ISBN
9780140443707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Divided into five volumes, of which this novel is the fourth. It charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. Over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence a theme, which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things. Editor(s): Minford, John. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 400 pages, geneal.tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
4th Edition
SKU
V9780140443714
ISBN
9780140443714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Waverley Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprinted 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902407449
ISBN
9781902407449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008195670
ISBN
9780008195670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.12

paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0302726
ISBN
9780007351008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KSS0008143
ISBN
9780007351008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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