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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. To everyone around them, Melinda and Vic Van Allen are the perfect couple - young, wealthy and attractive. But when their love sours, their mind games reach a twisted, dangerous climax Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006260
ISBN
9780349006260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182841
ISBN
9780141182841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. First published in 1946, DELTA WEDDING is legendary American author Eudora Welty's portrait of family life in the American South during the 1920s. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781784971670
ISBN
9781784971670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.02

paperback. Based on a real-life crime which horrified Russia in 1869, this novel castigates the fanaticism of the country's revolutionaries, particularly those known as Nihilists. It presents a disturbing portrait of five young men saturated in ideology and bent on destruction, and a study of terrorism. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 51. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099140016
ISBN
9780099140016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Pyotr Verkhovensky and Nikolai Stavrogin are the leaders of a Russian revolutionary cell. Their aim is to overthrow the Tsar, destroy society and seize power for themselves. Together they train terrorists who are willing to go to any lengths to achieve their goals - even if the mission means suicide. Translator(s): Maguire, Robert; Meyer, Ronald. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 38. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441412
ISBN
9780141441412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226432083
ISBN
9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Blank, Antje; Todd, Janet. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112749
ISBN
9781551112749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.14

Paperback. Self-satisfied, delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality, Hermann Hermann is perhaps not to be taken too seriously. But then a chance meeting with a man he believes to be his double reveals a frightening 'split' in Hermann's nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184548
ISBN
9780141184548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 'Desperate Remedies' was Hardy's first published novel and is part gothic romance, part sensation novel as well as being an intriguing mystery. Hardy's open and intimate descriptions of middle class women caused great controversy in 1871. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554829
ISBN
9780199554829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A tale of mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity in which Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer, Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's steward Manston. Editor(s): Rimmer, Mary. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435238
ISBN
9780140435238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Seen as Dostoevsky's most powerful indictment of man's propensity to violence, this darkly humorous work, shot through with grotesque comedy, is presented here in Roger Cockrell's masterful new translation. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496416
ISBN
9781847496416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540495
ISBN
9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. In 1869 a young Russian was strangled, shot through the head and thrown into a pond. His crime? A wish to leave small group of violent revolutionaries, from which he had become alienated. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781840220995
ISBN
9781840220995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback. Contains five satirical stories. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529552
ISBN
9780099529552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Featuring explorations of the absurd and bizarre, this title, here presented in a new translation, provides a glimpse into the artistic development of the author of "Master and Margarita". Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494726
ISBN
9781847494726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. The diary is that of someone who acknowledges that he is not a "somebody" - Charles Pooter, a clerk in the city of London, chronicles with often hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle classes during the great Victorian Age. Illustrator(s): Grossmith, Weedon. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262012
ISBN
9781853262012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155950
ISBN
9781903155950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.34

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621381
ISBN
9781909621381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955061
ISBN
9781904955061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.04

The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122281
ISBN
9780813122281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Vavere, Natasha. Translator(s): Wylie, David. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Parapara Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911326021
ISBN
9781911326021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Paperback. Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, this novel is the story of a young woman torn between the desire for education and the lure of illicit love. It tells about Virmati, a young woman born into a high-minded household, falls in love with a neighbour, the Professor - a man who is already married. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260645
ISBN
9780571260645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Hardcover. A portrayal of genius possessed, through the biography of the composer Adrian Leverkuhn, narrated by his friend Zeitblom in the years 1943-45, as Germany faces ruin. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 523 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
523
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150803
ISBN
9781857150803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Adrian Leverkuhn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer - creative and brilliant, but he will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. Intentionally contracting syphilis in order to deepen his creative potential through madness, Adrian makes his pact with nature. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H. T. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
9780749386573
ISBN
9780749386573
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.29

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