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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

paperback. Presents the moral stories of Rabelais that expose human follies with their mischievous and often obscene humour, while intertwining the realistic with carnivalesque fantasy. Translator(s): Screech, M. A. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 47. Weight in Grams: 740. Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, otherrwise in good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2233779
ISBN
9780140445503
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

paperback. Presents the moral stories of Rabelais that expose human follies with their mischievous and often obscene humour, while intertwining the realistic with carnivalesque fantasy. Translator(s): Screech, M. A. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 47. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445503
ISBN
9780140445503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838633205
ISBN
9780838633205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.05

Paperback. One of Dickens's very last writings, 'George Silverman's Explanation' is a dark and psychologically insightful investigation of failure and guilt. This volume also includes two other lesser-known pieces of fiction: the novella for children 'Holiday Romance' and the detective story 'Hunted Down'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494023
ISBN
9781847494023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812975895
ISBN
9780812975895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517444
ISBN
9781903517444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Collier, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536894
ISBN
9780199536894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. A depiction of the poverty and wretchedness of a mining community in northern France under the second empire. Translator(s): Pearson, Roger. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447422
ISBN
9780140447422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Contains an Introduction, suggestions for further reading, a note on the translation, and an appendix on Zola's notes on Anzin. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Raymond N. Num Pages: 544 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603846264
ISBN
9781603846264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.56

Contains an Introduction, suggestions for further reading, a note on the translation, and an appendix on Zola's notes on Anzin. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Raymond N. Num Pages: 544 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603846271
ISBN
9781603846271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.09

Paperback. The author wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre. He harnesses the power of suggestion to move from a recognisable world to one that is indefinably strange, and then unforgettably terrifying. This title collects these stories. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560562
ISBN
9780099560562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. There's nothing sinister about a London bus. Nothing supernatural could occur on a busy Tube platform. There's nothing terrifying about a little caterpillar. And a telephone, what could be scary about that? There's no need for a ticking clock, a limping footstep, or a knock at the door to start you trembling. There's nothing to be scared of. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871901
ISBN
9781784871901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812973563
ISBN
9780812973563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, this title presents a story of a fated love triangle that explores the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual identity. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141186351
ISBN
9780141186351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Linking various minor events, this work switches back-and-forth producing an illusion of impetus. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188515
ISBN
9780141188515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Presents a semi-autobiographical exploration of the troubled life of the Grimes family in Harlem during the Depression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185910
ISBN
9780141185910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.57

Paperback. Series: The Martian tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Num Pages: 30 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 14. Weight in Grams: 97.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
30
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345324399
ISBN
9780345324399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99

Paperback. A story that centers on Wilhelm, a young man living in the mid-1700s who strives to break free from the restrictive world of economics and seeks fulfillment as an actor and playwright. Editor(s): Blackall, Eric A. Series: Goethe: The Collected Works. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691043449
ISBN
9780691043449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140184495
ISBN
9780140184495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. In 1930s Paris, where one cheap hotel room is very like another, a young woman is teaching herself indifference. She has escaped personal tragedy and has come to France to find courage and seek independence. She tells herself to expect nothing, especially not kindness, least of all from men. Tomorrow, she resolves, she will dye her hair blonde. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183930
ISBN
9780141183930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

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