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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 932 pages, Diagrams Throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132. Weight in Grams: 853.
Publisher
Anchor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307390790
ISBN
9780307390790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. In this collection of short stories, drawing heavily from the author's own experiences as a medical graduate on the eve of the Russian Revolution, Bulgakov describes a young doctor's turbulent and often brutal introduction to his practice in the backward village of Muryovo. It includes the piece Morphine Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. 160 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. In this collection of short stories, drawing heavily from the author's own experiences as a medical graduate on the eve of the Russian Revolution, Bulgakov describes a young doctor's turbulent and often brutal introduction to his practice in the backward village of Muryovo. It includes the piece Morphine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight: 202. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492869
ISBN
9781847492869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185880
ISBN
9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Part of the Alma Classics Evergreens series, this new edition includes pictures and an extensive section on Hardy's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496300
ISBN
9781847496300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. After decoding a scrap of paper in runic script, the intrepid Professor Lidenbrock and his nervous nephew Axel travel across Iceland to find the secret passage to the centre of the earth. Enlisting the silent Hans as a guide, the trio encounter a perilous and astonishing subterranean world of natural hazards, prehistoric beasts and sea monsters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528494
ISBN
9780099528494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Part of Alma Evergreen series, J.G. Nichols's new translation stays as faithful to the original as possible while being written in a clear and eminently modern English, capturing the timeless humour of one of the great classics of world literature. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494122
ISBN
9781847494122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth. This edition contains photographs and a wealth of extra material. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493729
ISBN
9781847493729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199686636
ISBN
9780199686636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. A masterful work of comic horror, Jerome K. Jerome's After-Supper Ghost Stories is a witty look at why Christmas Eve is so perfect for ghost stories and why ghosts love the Yuletide season. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496225
ISBN
9781847496225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.18

Paperback. Includes two American classics that are sequels to Little Women and its continuation, Good Wives. Little Men takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the naughty but easy-going boys at Plumfield, a boarding-school run by Professor Bhaer and his lovable madcap wife Jo, the most fiery and free-spirited of the four March sisters. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221763
ISBN
9781840221763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.48

Paperback. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107668
ISBN
9780143107668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. Throughout the 19th century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. This collection includes stories by J.S. Le Fanu, M.R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Wilkie Collins. Editor(s): Cox, Michael; Gilbert, R. A. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804471
ISBN
9780192804471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena's vivacious cousin enters their household as a 'hired girl', Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389400
ISBN
9780141389400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.22

Paperback. Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia, Pushkin's novel in verse follows the fates of three men and three women. It was Pushkin's own favourite work, and this new translation conveys the literal sense and the poetic music of the original. Translator(s): Falen, James E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538645
ISBN
9780199538645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A young Jewish student in Romania tries to make sense of a world that has decided he doesn't belong. Spending his days walking the streets and his nights drinking and gambling, meeting revolutionaries, zealots, lovers and libertines, he adjusts his eyes to the darkness that falls over Europe, and threatens to destroy him. Translator(s): O Ceallaigh, Philip. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241189610
ISBN
9780241189610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham they appear to be perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
35509th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540670
ISBN
9780099540670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 419 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam USA
Publication date
1983
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553212280
ISBN
9780553212280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.26

Paperback. Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190198
ISBN
9780141190198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.22

Paperback. The novel and appendices. Appendices include primary source material relating to: the novel's reception; women, marriage and work; and landscape in the eighteenth-century fiction. Mary Hays' biographical writing on Smith is also included, as is selected correspondence. Series: Encore Editions. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113593
ISBN
9781551113593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. The first of Angela Thirkell's brilliantly satirical English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, High Rising is now available as a Virago Modern Classic. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or EF Benson. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088836
ISBN
9781844088836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565455
ISBN
9781900565455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Hardback. "Originally published in Japanese with the romanized title of "Meian."" Translator(s): Nathan, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 188 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161428
ISBN
9780231161428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.46

Paperback. In 1930s Paris, where one cheap hotel room is very like another, a young woman is teaching herself indifference. She has escaped personal tragedy and has come to France to find courage and seek independence. She tells herself to expect nothing, especially not kindness, least of all from men. Tomorrow, she resolves, she will dye her hair blonde. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183930
ISBN
9780141183930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms' fairy tales, including all the classics, such as "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Hansel and Gretel". This book also includes an introduction to the Grimms' legacy, brief introductory texts for each tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix. Editor(s): Daniel, Noel. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 214 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Publisher
Benedikt Taschen Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
9.4.2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836526722
ISBN
9783836526722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. This edition of The Great Gatsby contains pictures and an extensive section on Fitzgerald's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496140
ISBN
9781847496140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.15

Paperback. Tells a story of sexual and spiritual awakening. This book includes a mixture of fiction and autobiography. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399140
ISBN
9780141399140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. A romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate, in a 'dream-bright' America, through eighty years of rapture, as they cross continents, are continually parted and reunited, come to learn the strange truth about their singular relationship. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141181875
ISBN
9780141181875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Strongly autobiographical, Mary and The Wrongs of Woman powerfully complement Wollstonecraft's non-fictional writing, inspired by the French Revolution and the social upheavals that followed. Editor(s): Kelly, Gary. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538904
ISBN
9780199538904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849907491
ISBN
9781849907491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621398
ISBN
9781909621398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. The Professor is Charlotte Bronte's first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262081
ISBN
9781853262081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.55

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Publication date
2018
Edition
new edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213278
ISBN
9781910213278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Series: Word Cloud Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Publication date
2017
Edition
Lea
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626869745
ISBN
9781626869745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.05

Hardcover. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 122 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Hardcover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823119
ISBN
9781933823119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. Emma Bovary yearns for a life of luxury and passion of the kind she reads about in romantic novels. But life with her country doctor husband in the provinces is unutterably boring, and she embarks on love affairs to realize her fantasies. This new translation by Margaret Mauldon perfectly captures Flaubert's distinctive style. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535651
ISBN
9780199535651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight: 110.
Edition
New
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486404295
ISBN
9780486404295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.65

Hardback. The sweeping love story of two people who defy the conventions of their age to follow the dictates of their hearts. Trapped in a stifling marriage, Anna Karenina is swept off her feet by the dashing Count Vronsky.Translated by Aylmer & Louise Maude, with an Afterword by Ned Halley.

Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 110 x 158 x 49. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827787
ISBN
9781509827787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambition, content with his clerkly lot. So why is he always in trouble with disagreeable tradesmen, young clerks and wayward friends? And what is he to do about his son Lupin's distinctly unsuitable choice of bride? However hard he tries, life piles its little mishaps on his head - but he's not about to give up. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
240
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956861
ISBN
9780241956861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. This edition, based on the Egoist Press second edition of 1918, is the most extensively annotated edition available, with almost 1,000 notes by James Joyce scholars Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493866
ISBN
9781847493866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.81

Paperback. The mysterious scientific phenomenon of the green ray is unpredictable and elusive. When Helena hears of its apparent mystical effects on the mind and soul she enlists her uncles and two very different suitors, to find it. They travel to Scotland to seek to catch a glimpse of green rays which shoot out from the sunset. Translator(s): Loukes, Karen. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd.
Number of pages
223
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222124
ISBN
9781905222124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

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