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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardcover. The liberal hero, Balint, is at odds with the politics of his time; he describes the idyllic pre-industrial world of Hungarian Transylvania, later to fall into the hands of first the Nazis and then the Communists, his love for Adrienne, married to an unpleasant and dangerous lunatic, and a Proustian society helplessly bent on its own destruction. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 205 x 54. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593548
ISBN
9781841593548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. An Anglican bishop, on recuperative leave from his African diocese, alights at the island of Nepthene for a short stay on passage to England, and is soon caught in the midst of a wild and exuberant cast of fellow visitors and residents. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786690678
ISBN
9781786690678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

paperback. Features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. This title shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198927
ISBN
9780141198927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A classic collection of linked stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman's gentleman - in which Bertie's terrifying Aunt Agatha stalks the pages, seeking whom she may devour, while Bertie's friend Bingo Little falls in love with seven different girls in succession. Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513681
ISBN
9780099513681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Publication date
1981
Edition
59642nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213119
ISBN
9780553213119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

Paperback. John Harmon returns to England after years in exile to claim his inheritance: a great fortune and a beautiful young woman to whom he is betrothed, but has never met. When Harmon's body is pulled out of the Thames, all of London is fascinated by the mystery of the murdered man and his unclaimed riches. Num Pages: 928 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540694
ISBN
9780099540694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

paperback. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college, the dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Editor(s): Haughton, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439761
ISBN
9780141439761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. After the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance. Norah is forced to become a governess to earn her keep but Magdalen has grander plans and embarks on an elaborate scheme of revenge against her cold-hearted relatives. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519027
ISBN
9780099519027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A powerful, exuberant romance this is Daphne du Maurier's first novel which shows her beginnings as a great writer Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080939
ISBN
9781844080939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the miser Grandet lives with his wife and daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled and overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures and his only child equally closely, he will let no one near them. Translator(s): Crawford, Marion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440508
ISBN
9780140440508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198807452
ISBN
9780198807452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Often said to be Jane Austen's most perfect novel, Emma is also the perfect read - with a very imperfect - but loveable - heroine.. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755331482
ISBN
9780755331482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Series: Ekphrasis. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 177 x 6. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
David Zwirner
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941701508
ISBN
9781941701508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. It tells the story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - is based on the author's experiences during childhood and youth. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183312
ISBN
9780141183312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180892
ISBN
9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. A sumptuous annotated edition of the great American novel. Illustrator(s): Kemble, Edward Winsor. Editor(s): Hearn, Michael Patrick. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 656 pages, 274 illustrations, two-color throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 230 x 260 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1942.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393020397
ISBN
9780393020397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Demmler, Franz. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540464
ISBN
9780199540464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 160 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
V9780008195670
ISBN
9780008195670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Fender, Stephen; Fender, Stephen. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389776
ISBN
9780141389776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This new edition contains more than 35 illustrations by acclaimed illustrator David Mackintosh and a wealth of extra material. Illustrator(s): Mackintosh, David. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494863
ISBN
9781847494863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.15

Hardback. Gaskell's best known work is set in a small rural town, inhabited largely by women. This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip, at the very heart of which are the daughters of the former rector: Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her sister Miss Matty. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141442549
ISBN
9780141442549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Caught in the midst of England's War of the Roses, young Dick Shelton's loyalties are torn between a guardian who betrays him and the leader of the secret fellowship, "The Black Arrow". In order to survive he must distinguish friend from foe and confront the tests of war, shipwreck, murder and forbidden love. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441399
ISBN
9780141441399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A collection of short stories with such themes as dreams, labyrinths, mirrors, infinite libraries, the manipulations of chance, gaucho knife-fighters, transparent tigers and the elusive nature of identity itself. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183831
ISBN
9780141183831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. One of the greatest political novels in any language, Nostromo enacts the establishment of modern capitalism in a remote South American province locked between the Andes and the Pacific. This edition offers new insights into Conrad's masterpiece. Editor(s): Berthoud, Jacques; Kalnins, Mara. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555918
ISBN
9780199555918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

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