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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. A lost British army patrol in WWI Mesopotamia is gradually picked off one by one in this suspenseful thriller. Series: Casemate Classic War Fiction. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003788
ISBN
9781612003788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184982
ISBN
9780141184982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In the most famous gothic horror story ever told, Shelley confronts the limitations of science, the nature of human cruelty and the pathway to forgiveness. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008182199
ISBN
9780008182199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition of the gambler in a brand new translation includes pictures and an extensive section on Dostoevsky's life and works Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493828
ISBN
9781847493828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.94

Paperback. Wrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious hoard of money. But when his money is stolen and an orphaned child finds her way into his house, Silas is given the chance to transform his life. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389455
ISBN
9780141389455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451532084
ISBN
9780451532084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.31

Paperback. An unjustly forgotten masterpiece of Russian literature that inspired one of Freud's most important essays, Leonardo also offers an illuminating snapshot of the society of the period - beset with intrigue and religious and social tension. Translator(s): Avsey, Ignat. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493064
ISBN
9781847493064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Little Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are unable to pay their debts to the stunted, lecherous and demonic money-lender Daniel Quilp, the shop is seized and they are forced to flee, thrown into a shadowy world. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz); Cattermole, George; Maclise, Daniel; Williams, Samuel. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437423
ISBN
9780140437423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. intended by Samuel Beckett to form the 'recessional' or end-piece of his early collection of interrelated stories, this title situates the work in terms of its biographical context, its intertextual references, and as a vital link in the evolution of Beckett's early work. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571246380
ISBN
9780571246380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 5.70

Hardback. Published in association with the National Museum of Mathematics, New York. Illustrator(s): Dali, Salvador. Editor(s): Burstein, Mark. Num Pages: 136 pages, 19 color illus. 5 halftones. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
150th Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170022
ISBN
9780691170022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Written towards the end of the Victorian era and permeated with a sense of fear and uncertainty, The Tragedy of the Korosko calls into question the moral authority of Europe's presence in the Arab peninsula and the cultural supremacy of British colonialism, all the while demonstrating Conan Doyle's unparalleled ability as a storyteller. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494351
ISBN
9781847494351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

hardcover. Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey through Sweden (1906-07) is truly unique. Starting life as a commissioned school reader designed to present the geography of Sweden to nine-year-olds, it quickly won the international fame and popularity it still enjoys over a century later. Illustrator(s): Bonafini, Bea. Translator(s): Graves, Peter. Num Pages: 684 pages, 20 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Norvik Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909408180
ISBN
9781909408180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. In the Twilight, the third collection of short stories compiled by Anton Chekhov himself, was his first major success and won him the prestigious Pushkin Prize when it was published in 1887. This volume represents a clear milestone in the writer's passage from the youthful author of slight comic sketches, to the master of the short-story genre. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493835
ISBN
9781847493835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. A scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, "Hard Times" is a daring novel of ideas--and ultimately a celebration of love, hope, and limitless possibilities of the imagination. Revised reissue. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 59. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536276
ISBN
9780199536276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Hardback. The novel is set in Orkney and Shetland in 1689, and for the northern isles the 'Glorious Revolution' actually means the beginning of the cultural dominance of Scotland and the advent of English power. Editor(s): Weinstein, Mark; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 607 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 37. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
607
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605767
ISBN
9780748605767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.69
€ 106.92

Hardcover. Mike is a seriously good cricketer who forms an unlikely alliance with old Etonian Psmith ('the P is silent') after they both find themselves fish out of water at a new school, Sedleigh, where they eventually overcome the hostility of others and their own prejudices to become stars. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591834
ISBN
9781841591834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback his plane crashes leaving him dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, endeavours to fly a doctor in to help but this proves more difficult than he imagined. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530145
ISBN
9780099530145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Presents the horror story scandalized nineteenth-century readers with its portrayal of a woman who loses her mind because she has literally nothing to do. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397412
ISBN
9780141397412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. St Petersburg, 1905. An impressionable young university student, Nikolai, becomes involved with a revolutionary terror organization, which plans to assassinate a high government official with a time bomb. But the official is Nikolai's cold, unyielding father, Apollon, and in twenty-four hours the bomb will explode. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191744
ISBN
9780141191744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089666
ISBN
9781844089666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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