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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The four tales in this volume share autobiographical origins in Conrad's experience at sea and his exile from Poland. They vividly present Conrad's preoccupation with the theme of solidarity, challenged from without by the elements and from within by human doubts and fears. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography. Editor(s): Watts, Prof. Cedric, M.A., Ph.D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539031
ISBN
9780199539031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Bush, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174982
ISBN
9781590174982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Money makes the world go round for Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge - and when there isn't enough of it, the world just has to spin a bit faster. Ever on the lookout for a quick buck, a solid gold fortune, or at least a plausible little scrounge, the irrepressible Ukridge gives con men a bad name. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513896
ISBN
9780099513896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. The Dublin Illustrated Edition of Ulysses, endorsed by The James Joyce Centre, meticulously recreates the 1922 text. Illustrator(s): Byrne, Emma. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 139 x 51. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
1056
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175908
ISBN
9781847175908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

paperback. Capturing a single day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom, his friends Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus, his wife Molly, and a cast of supporting characters, the author pushes Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141182803
ISBN
9780141182803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.50

paperback. Tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W B Yeats, T S Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 464. Tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W B Yeats, T S Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions London
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
KKE0000936
ISBN
9781840226355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.44

paperback. Tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W B Yeats, T S Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 464. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001315
ISBN
9781840226355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. An undisputed modernist classic, "Ulysses'" ceaseless verbal inventiveness and astonishing wide-ranging allusions confirms its standing as an imperishable monument to the human condition. This title states that "Ulysses" is 'an endlessly open book of utopian epiphanies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141197418
ISBN
9780141197418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 20.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513841
ISBN
9780099513841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Maud Ruthyn is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437461
ISBN
9780140437461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Hardcover. Published in 1851, this novel rapidly became world-famous and remained so. A didactic and sentimental drama set among the slaves of the American South, it made a major contribution to the Emancipationist cause and probably helped to sway the outcome of the Civil War. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
494
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152067
ISBN
9781857152067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. When a Kentucky farmer faces financial ruin, he reluctantly sells his slaves, and Uncle Tom finds himself the property of a cruel plantation owner, fighting for his freedom and ultimately, for his right to live. This book is written by one of America's most influential female novelists and was crucial in helping to secure the abolition of slavery. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595830
ISBN
9780099595830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
HarperPress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007902262
ISBN
9780007902262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

paperback. Describing the many trials and eventual escape to freedom of the long-suffering, good-hearted slave Uncle Tom, this novel intends to show how Christian love can overcome any human cruelty. Editor(s): Douglas, Ann. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140390032
ISBN
9780140390032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" brought the realities of slavery into the nineteenth-century American home. This title offers various appendices that clarify the novel's participation in antebellum debates about domesticity, colonization, abolitionism, and the law, and includes a section on dramatic adaptations of the novel. Editor(s): Diller, Christopher G. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118062
ISBN
9781551118062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.95

Paperback. Stowe's rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; FC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224023
ISBN
9781840224023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Paperback. Guy Crouchback has lost his Halberdier idealism. A desk job in London gives him the chance of reconciliation with his former wife. Then, in Yugoslavia, as a liaison officer with the partisans, he finally becomes aware of the futility of a war he once saw in terms of honour. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186870
ISBN
9780141186870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This edition presents a critically established text based on comparisons of every revised version. Hardy placed this tale among his Novels of Character and Environment, a group which is held to include his most characteristic work. Editor(s): Gatrell, Simon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199697205
ISBN
9780199697205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. While the Reverend Maybold creates a furore among the village's musicians with his decision to abolish the church's traditional 'string choir' and replace it with a modern mechanical organ, the new schoolteacher, Fancy Day, causes an upheaval of a more romantic nature, winning the hearts of 3 men - a local farmer, a church musician and Maybold. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KKD0002193
ISBN
9780140435535
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and irony, it is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262272
ISBN
9781853262272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

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