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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199856
ISBN
9780141199856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A poignant tale of thwarted love, 'The Intimate Strangers' explores many of Fitzgerald's favourite themes, such as the constraints of social pressure on romance and the American fascination for Old Europe. This volume also includes other lesser-known stories, revealing new facets to the author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495662
ISBN
9781847495662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

paperback. Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days. This novel tells the tale of a long unsolved murder, and a romance that combines forbidden love, passion, treachery and heroism. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz); Cattermole, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 440.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267390
ISBN
9781853267390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199528
ISBN
9780141199528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELHF; FC; YQCR. Category: (ES) Secondary; (LI) ELT intermediate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Macmillan Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230031067
ISBN
9780230031067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.03

Hardcover. The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far away from any shipping routes. With patience and ingenuity, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he has no human company, until one Friday, he rescues a prisoner from a boat of cannibals. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150162
ISBN
9781857150162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Having been persuaded to view the match as imprudent, Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to a naval officer with no prospects. Seven years later, when they meet again, Anne has the chance to recover the happiness she had forgone. This new edition examines Persuasion against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and includes fuller notes and appendices on social rank, dancing, and the Navy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535552
ISBN
9780199535552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Margaret Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she is 'not the type that attracts men'. What she lacks for in looks she makes up for with a romantic nature and cultural aspirations - she goes to concerts at the National Gallery and is a devotee of the modern drama. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528722
ISBN
9780099528722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 187 x 127. Weight in Grams: 2334.
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785992551
ISBN
9781785992551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 49.07

Hardcover. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire itself. Series: Transylvania Trilogy. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 204 x 38. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593531
ISBN
9781841593531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, Ethan Frome tells the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zenia, and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. In her introduction the distinguished critic Elaine Showalter discusses the background to the novel's composition and the reasons for its enduring success. Editor(s): Showalter, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538096
ISBN
9780199538096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Berlin, the Greek Islands, London and California. 1928, 1932, 1938 and 1940. Four portraits, four settings, four narrators, all known as 'Christopher Isherwood'. This book tells the vivid stories of Isherwood's life that, together with The Berlin Novels, were to have comprised his unfinished epic novel. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Vintage Classics London
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561088
ISBN
9780099561088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 68.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141036137
ISBN
9780141036137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. Brings Jane Austen's classic tale of youthful folly and romantic exuberance to a modern audience with this beautiful, new manga adaptation. This title delivers both humor and heartache through the gorgeous artwork of manga-ka Po Tse. Editor(s): King, Stacy; Chan, Crystal. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FXA; YFA; YFW. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Udon Entertainment Corp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927925355
ISBN
9781927925355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. A collection of stories, which depicts the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled in Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured farther west to Greenland and, ultimately, North America. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 145 x 50. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141000039
ISBN
9780141000039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia Sedley, however, longs only for the caddish soldier George. Editor(s): Carey, John. Num Pages: 912 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439839
ISBN
9780141439839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the theatre, it is a fatal mistake. The Phantom haunts the imagination of the talented singer Christine Daae, appearing to her as the 'Angel of Music' - a disembodied voice, coaching her to sing as she never could before. Translator(s): Ribiere, Mireille; Ribiere, Mireille. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191508
ISBN
9780141191508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Completed just months before Patricia Highsmith's death in 1995, Small g explores the labyrinthine intricacies of passion, sexuality, and jealousy in a kinky, charming tale of love misdirected. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004990
ISBN
9780349004990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Set in the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, Kidnapped is a thrilling adventure story in which young David Balfour flees for his life across the Scottish Highlands in the company of the rebel Alan Breck Stewart. This is a new edition of a key work of 19th-century fiction and Scottish literature, with critical introduction and notes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FC; FJH; YFA; YFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199674213
ISBN
9780199674213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530220
ISBN
9780099530220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

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