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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Offers a series of ten novels, all telling separate stories but at the same time linked together by the characters they have in common: schoolboys and businessmen, writers and soldiers, prostitutes and patient wives, actresses and models. This title includes: "The Rich Pay Late", "Friends in Low Places", "The Sabre Squadron", and "Fielding Gray". Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561323
ISBN
9780099561323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Shakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518860
ISBN
9780099518860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433388
ISBN
9780140433388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. This newly translated selection of 36 of the best decadent tales from the French fin-de-siecle brings together some the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. Hilarious and horrifying, these extraordinary, corrosive little tales cast a cold eye on the modern world. Superbly translated and introduced by Stephen Romer. Editor(s): Romer, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569274
ISBN
9780199569274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. A classic novel about the Peninsular War from the celebrated author of the HORNBLOWER series Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829141
ISBN
9780753829141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. A collection of writings from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the most important American feminist of the early twentieth century. Includes the chilling and hugely influential 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which documents the powerless of women in Victorian marriage. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085583
ISBN
9781844085583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Random House Uk Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099981909
ISBN
9780099981909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, this title demonstrates the author's speech and place, and highlights his appreciation of life's quirks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186888
ISBN
9780140186888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Here is Crane's masterpiece, "The Red Badge of Courage," together with four of his most famous short stories: The Open Boat, The Blue Hotel, The Upturned Pace, and The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky. Revised reissue. Series: Signet Classics. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531803
ISBN
9780451531803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.36

Paperback. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 816 pages, genealogical table. BIC Classification: DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186849
ISBN
9780141186849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007351022
ISBN
9780007351022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Below stairs at a glamorous hotel on the Champs-Elysees, the workers lives are worlds away from the luxury enjoyed by the wealthy guests. When their worlds meet, Maigret discovers a tragic story of ambition, blackmail and unrequited love. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241188446
ISBN
9780241188446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Barsetshire in the war years. The next Angela Thirkell novel in the hugely successful series of charming English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or E. F. Benson. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349007427
ISBN
9780349007427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardback. Meg Dods, a sentimental virago, keeps a rundown inn in a derelict Tweedale village, while the young Laird is living way beyond his means. When a nearby spring becomes a Spa, life changes as a hotel and a troop of social climbers move in. Editor(s): Weinstein, Mark. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
508
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605354
ISBN
9780748605354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.99
€ 108.45

Paperback. A collection of love stories that include: "Family Happiness"; "The Kreutzer Sonata"; "The Devil" and "Father Sergius". Translator(s): McDuff, David; Foote, Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449600
ISBN
9780140449600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Alderson, Valerie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538119
ISBN
9780199538119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 253 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396033
ISBN
9780141396033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. Seventeen menacing spine-chillers full of Patricia Highsmith's trademark simmering malice. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004938
ISBN
9780349004938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Set in 1482, this novel presents a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics, as well as a recreation of the medieval world at the dawn of the modern age. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KST0020319
ISBN
9781853260681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

CD-Audio. Molly Bloom's Soliloquy, the remarkable climactic conclusion to Ulysses, remains, nearly a century after its first publication, one of the most remarkable chapters in world literature. Num Pages: 2 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781843796244
ISBN
9781843796244
CD
Condition: New

€ 15.74

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008195526
ISBN
9780008195526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. Considered by many as one of the finest novels in the English language, The Portrait of a Lady is both a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in machinations she only comes to understand too late. This new edition usefully tracks the major textual changes James made for his New York Edition. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199217946
ISBN
9780199217946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. A chilling and stunningly written mystery set in Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236. 336 pages. It's Autumn 1940. The Nazis seal 400,000 Jews inside a small area of the Polish capital, creating an urban island cut off from the outside world. Erik Cohen, an elderly psychiatrist, is forced to move into a tiny apartment with his niece and his beloved nine-year-old nephew, Adam. One bitterly cold winter's day, Adam goes missing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 24. Weight: 236.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013697
ISBN
9781849013697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007368624
ISBN
9780007368624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.38

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