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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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
Condition: New
€ 49.96
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 15.99
€ 11.29
paperback. Translator(s): Woods, John E. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780375701160
- ISBN
- 9780375701160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.04
€ 24.99
€ 19.04
Hardcover. A collection of Stevenson's short stories found in one volume. Titles include "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "Markheim", "Lodging for the Night", "Thrawn Janet", "The Body Snatcher" and "The Misadventures of John Nicholson". Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150636
- ISBN
- 9781857150636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Doctor Thorne was considered by Trollope to be the best of his works - a profound examination of the relationship between money and love, as it shifts away from the city of Barchester to a more rural setting. Frank Gresham is bankrupt and in love. Unfortunately, the woman he loves, Mary Thorne, is illegitimate and broke. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 39. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595892
- ISBN
- 9780099595892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909621398
- ISBN
- 9781909621398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Media Tie In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198785637
- ISBN
- 9780198785637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199662784
- ISBN
- 9780199662784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself embroiled in a battle between the Whites and the Reds, and in love with the beautiful nurse Lara. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099448426
- ISBN
- 9780099448426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.11
€ 10.99
€ 9.11
Paperback. This collection, published in the author's lifetime, gathers Kipling's dog stories written throughout his career, providing a warm tribute to man's best friend and showcasing the lively storytelling talents of one of Britain's most enduringly popular writers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493972
- ISBN
- 9781847493972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. A Dog's Heart was banned by the censors in 1925 and circulated only in samizdat form. Nowadays this hugely entertaining tale has become very popular in Russia, and has inspired many adaptations across the world. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847495686
- ISBN
- 9781847495686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Features a wealthy Moscow surgeon Filip Preobrazhensky who implants the pituitary gland and testicles of a drunken petty criminal into the body of a stray dog. As the dog slowly transforms into a man, and man into a slovenly, lecherous government official, the doctor's life descends into chaos. Editor(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455151
- ISBN
- 9780140455151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Highsmith blends savage humour with brilliant social satire in this dark tale. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349004891
- ISBN
- 9780349004891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Translator(s): Welsh, David. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Number of pages
- 680
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173831
- ISBN
- 9781590173831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.30
€ 36.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. Translator(s): Caldwell, Helen. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970504
- ISBN
- 9781907970504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Offers a compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, it explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and on society as a whole. This title also discusses the character of Paul Dombey, business and family relationships. Editor(s): Sanders, Andrew. Num Pages: 1040 pages, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435467
- ISBN
- 9780140435467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
paperback. This new edition contains Dickens's prefaces, working plans, and all the original illustrations. It is supplemented by a substantial new introduction, highlighting Dickens's engagement with his times, and the touching exploration of family relationships which give the novel added depth and relevance. The Notes and Bibliography have been substantially revised, extended, and updated. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1024 pages, numerous black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 47. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536283
- ISBN
- 9780199536283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72