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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The best of Pushkin Press on Venice, the iconic city. Beautifully designed by David Pearson and Clare Skeats and exclusive to Pushkin Press, this box set contains the Venice literature must-reads: the contrasting voices of Paul Morand, Regis Debray, Henry James, Arthur Schnitzler and Petr Kral on the city which leaves no-one indifferent. Num Pages: 880 pages, Various illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 124 x 93. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906548605
ISBN
9781906548605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 48.36

Paperback. Mr J Wellington Gedge wants none of it - and particularly none of the domineering Mrs Gedge's imperious wish that he should become American Ambassador to Paris. Mrs Gedge has powerful allies - including the prohibitionist Senator Opal. But will she get her way? And will the Senator's delightful daughter Jane get her man?. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Arrow Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514152
ISBN
9780099514152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll Flanders' drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief before her crimes catch up with her, and she is transported to the colony of Virginia. Editor(s): Blewett, David. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433135
ISBN
9780140433135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397740
ISBN
9780141397740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Collects some of Jack London's allegorical tales. This volume of Jack London's stories of the North also includes "Batard", in which an abused dog takes revenge on his owner; and "Love of Life", in which an injured prospector, abandoned by his partner, must struggle home alone through the wilderness, stalked by a lone wolf. Editor(s): Sinclair, Andrew. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186512
ISBN
9780140186512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Hendrik Hofgen is a man obsessed with becoming a famous actor. When the Nazis come to power in Germany, he renounces his Communist past and deserts his wife and mistress in order to keep on performing. His diabolical performance as Mephistopheles in Faust proves to be the stepping-stone he yearned for: attracting the attention of Hermann Goring. Translator(s): Smyth, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189186
ISBN
9780140189186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Presents a pair of short stories about faith and sacrificial love. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397429
ISBN
9780141397429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Translator(s): Billings, Josh. Series: Art of the Novella S. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933633732
ISBN
9781933633732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Dr Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him to occasionally abandon himself to his most corrupt inclinations as the monstrous Mr Hyde. But gradually he begins to find that the journey back to goodness becomes more and more difficult. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511588
ISBN
9780099511588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

paperback. Far from an idyllic state of affairs, the narrator is living in his mother's apartment in Paris with his lover, Albertine. His obsessive love for her means that their relationship is shadowed by jealousy and headed for tragedy. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Kilmartin, Terence; Enright, D. J. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099362616
ISBN
9780099362616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Enderby is a poet, social critic and Catholic. He may be found hiding in the lavatory where much of his best work is composed, or perhaps in Rome, brainwashed into respectability by a glamorous wife, aftershave and the dolce vita. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 191 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541431
ISBN
9780099541431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Dickens' last completed novel traces John Harmon's covert observation of Bella Wilfer, whom he must marry if he is to inherit a fortune. Editor(s): Cotsell, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536252
ISBN
9780199536252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534986
ISBN
9781598534986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLJ0015857
ISBN
9780375757211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 8.73

Hardback. Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141393407
ISBN
9780141393407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Joseph Roth's tale of an alcoholic vagrant who has a series of lucky breaks that lift him briefly onto a different plane of existence Translator(s): Masereel, Frans; Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086181
ISBN
9781847086181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Delves into the heart of the city of his birth, capturing the cadences of Dubliners' speech and portraying with remarkable realism their outer and inner lives. This title offers the collection of fifteen stories, including such touchstones as "Araby," "Grace," and "The Dead,". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Deluxe
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107453
ISBN
9780143107453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Contains a series of golfing stories: From Evangeline, Bradbury Fisher's fifth wife and a notorious 'golfing giggler', to poor Rollo Podmarsh whose game was so unquestionably inept that 'he began to lose his appetite and would moan feebly at the sight of a poached egg'. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513872
ISBN
9780099513872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 45. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
944
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536290
ISBN
9780199536290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. * A masterpiece of haunting atmosphere and hypnotic suspense Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080700
ISBN
9781844080700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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