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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. A story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth. Illustrator(s): Browne, H. K.; Barlow, Chris. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 58 x 45. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439441
- ISBN
- 9780140439441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. 'The Last of the Belles' centres on the Southern beauty Ailie Calhoun from Tarleton, Georgia, who finds herself the object of attention of all the officers at a nearby army base, including the narrator, Andy. A melancholy exploration of unfulfilled dreams and lost youth, the story is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest pieces of short fiction. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494054
- ISBN
- 9781847494054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.05
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Hardcover. In this, his final completed novel, Dickens weaves together many stories, uniting them in the symbolism of the wealth which derives from a rubbish tip. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 45. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151602
- ISBN
- 9781857151602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
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Paperback. Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Num Pages: 640 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439624
- ISBN
- 9780141439624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812971194
- ISBN
- 9780812971194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
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Paperback. The children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w integrated. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518921
- ISBN
- 9780099518921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.72
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€ 8.72
Paperback. Features Jim Nolan, who is disenfranchised and alone, and, his family destroyed by the system. Desperate to find his place in the world, Jim joins the Communist Party and becomes entangled in a strike of migrant workers which spirals out of control, unflinchingly detailing the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Notes. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186023
- ISBN
- 9780141186023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. Tarr is the blackly comic story of the lives and loves of two artists, set against the backdrop of Paris before the start of the First World War. The first edition to do the novel justice, with an introduction and notes placing it in the context of social satire and avant-garde art movements, offering new insights into a major Modernist novel. Editor(s): Klein, Scott W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567201
- ISBN
- 9780199567201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
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Paperback. The next Angela Thirkell novel in the hugely successful series of charming English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349007472
- ISBN
- 9780349007472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Driven to the South Seas by ill health, Robert Louis Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the 'stirabout of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilisations, virtues and crimes'. This book gathers together all of his South Sea fiction. Editor(s): Calder, Jenni. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 776
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862416430
- ISBN
- 9780862416430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
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Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444720747
- ISBN
- 9781444720747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
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Paperback. Tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is haunted by three spirits and learns the true meaning of Christmas has had. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389479
- ISBN
- 9780141389479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition includes pictures and a section on Dickens's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493767
- ISBN
- 9781847493767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
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Paperback. A story that centers on Wilhelm, a young man living in the mid-1700s who strives to break free from the restrictive world of economics and seeks fulfillment as an actor and playwright. Editor(s): Blackall, Eric A. Series: Goethe: The Collected Works. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043449
- ISBN
- 9780691043449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
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Paperback. Series: Tramp Press Recovered Voices Series. Num Pages: 415 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Tramp Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780992817046
- ISBN
- 9780992817046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 6.59
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Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition includes an introduction by translator Tom Lathrop and illustrations by Jack Davis. Translator(s): Lathrop, Tom. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 992 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 50. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493774
- ISBN
- 9781847493774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. The Female Quixote (1752), a parody of the style of Cervantes and much praised by Fielding, Richardson and Dr. Johnson, tells of the misadventures of the aristocratic Arabella, a devoted reader of romantic fiction. Editor(s): Dalziel, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540242
- ISBN
- 9780199540242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. This collection of classic tales also includes some of the less well-known fables, morality tales and comic stories, and an exploration of the origins of the stories and their literary evolution. Translator(s): Crick, Joyce. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; FC; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555581
- ISBN
- 9780199555581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its news range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 188 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007350858
- ISBN
- 9780007350858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.42
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Paperback. A novel of Chinese literature that contains the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 544 pages, geneal tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442939
- ISBN
- 9780140442939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
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Paperback. Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008182205
- ISBN
- 9780008182205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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paperback. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- V9780141183596
- ISBN
- 9780141183596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. Most of the big money belongs to Torquil Paterson Frisby, the dyspeptic American millionaire - but that doesn't stop him wanting more out of it. His niece, the beautiful Ann Moon, is engaged to 'Biscuit', Lord Biskerton, who doesn't have very much of the stuff and so he has to escape to Valley Fields to hide from his creditors. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514220
- ISBN
- 9780099514220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Jude Fawley's ambitions to go to university are thwarted by class prejudice and his entrapment in a loveless marriage. His doomed love affair with his unconventional cousin has tragic consequences. Hardy's last, and most controversial novel, this revised edition has the first truly critical text, a new chronology and bibliography, and substantially revised notes. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537020
- ISBN
- 9780199537020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
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€ 9.18