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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The Buddenbrook clan is everything you'd expect of a nineteenth-century German merchant family - wealthy, esteemed, established. Four generations later, a tide of twentieth-century modernism has gradually disintegrated the bourgeois values on which the Buddenbrooks built their success. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Mandarin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386474
ISBN
9780749386474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A translation of "Les Forceurs de Blocus". In this book, the author moves between Scotland and the southern states of the US during the American Civil War. Scottish industrialist James Playfair must run a daring Federalist blockade of a Charleston harbour in an effort to trade supplies for cotton, and to rescue a young girl's father. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FJH; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222209
ISBN
9781905222209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.34

Paperback. A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident.. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241251768
ISBN
9780241251768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. Ebenezer Scrooge is unimpressed by Christmas. He has no time for festivities or goodwill toward his fellow men and is only interested in money. Then, on the night of Christmas Eve, his life is changed by a series of ghostly visitations that show him some bitter truths about his choices. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529736
ISBN
9780099529736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. A special UNESCO City of Literature edition with full annotation. Editor(s): Menikoff, Barry. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298. 432 pages. Set deep in the Scottish landscape, this novel of travel and adventure gives an account of remote places and dangerous action in the Highlands in the years following Culloden. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight: 330.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841957593
ISBN
9781841957593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. A collection of nineteenth-century fantastic literature - from enchantments and horrors to subtler, psychological terrors. It includes Hoffmann's "The Sandman", Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Dickens' "The Signal-Man", and works from celebrated writers including Honore de Balzac, Henry James, Sir Walter Scott and Guy de Maupassant. Editor(s): Calvino, Italo. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190129
ISBN
9780141190129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Using experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, the author constructs a portrait of New York City as a futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd England
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184487
ISBN
9780141184487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. When the Melmottes arrive in London everyone agrees their manners are wanting, their taste is execrable and their lineage and background decidedly shadowy. But their money is far from revolting, and city society quickly makes allowances for the mysterious financier and his family. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528661
ISBN
9780099528661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539215
ISBN
9780199539215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. This new translation is complemented by fullest introduction and notes of any edition. Editor(s): Lethbridge, Robert. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553938
ISBN
9780199553938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Presents a sympathetic treatment of Jane Eyre's life during the 19th century. This work lets you travel back in time to grand Victorian mansions contrasted with the severest poverty. Illustrator(s): Burns, John M.; Wiley, Terry. Editor(s): Corzine, Amy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 708. BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FXL; YFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 486. Original Text. 144 pages, 708. Illustrator(s): Burns, John M.; Wiley, Terry. Editor(s): Corzine, Amy. Presents a sympathetic treatment of Jane Eyre's life during the 19th century. This work lets you travel back in time to grand Victorian mansions contrasted with the severest poverty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FXL; YFW. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 8. Weight: 490.
Publisher
Classical Comics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
British English
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906332068
ISBN
9781906332068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, The Moonstone is here presented with an extensive section on Collins's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494221
ISBN
9781847494221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.79

paperback. Collects folktales that are among the memorable stories in European culture - conjuring up a world of spells and bewitchment, outwitted villains and cruel stepmothers, animal bridegrooms and enchanted princesses. Translator(s): Luke, David. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444018
ISBN
9780140444018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443004
ISBN
9780140443004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486475851
ISBN
9780486475851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A woman is found with her face crushed beyond recognition in the Gramercy Park townhouse of the Van Burnams, a prominent New York merchant family. Amelia Butterworth unravels the social climbing and instances of mistaken identity at the heart of the case. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331902
ISBN
9780822331902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

paperback. Translator(s): Tennent, Martha. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Edition
New
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788771
ISBN
9781564788771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.42

Paperback. Features characters that highlight London's concern with social issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183580
ISBN
9780140183580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback.
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Scribner
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743273565
ISBN
9780743273565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.83

Hardback. Both comical and horrific, 'The Three Perils of Woman' is essentially a combination of two stories on similar themes. One is set in the Highlands following the Battle of Culloden and the other in Hogg's Edinburgh. Daring in its subject matter, the novel touches on such delicate topics as prostitution and venereal disease. Editor(s): Groves, Colin; Mack, Douglas S.; Hasler, Antony J. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604777
ISBN
9780748604777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.60
€ 108.36

Paperback. Two Old Men's Tales Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880811
ISBN
9781845880811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. A landmark work of American naturalism and a priceless chronicle of rural life, Winesburg, Ohio has been compared to the writings of Turgenev, Chekhov, Dreiser and Twain, and hugely influenced authors such as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Faulkner. Num Pages: 198 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. ill. A landmark work of American naturalism and a priceless chronicle of rural life, Winesburg, Ohio has been compared to the writings of Turgenev, Chekhov, Dreiser and Twain, and hugely influenced authors such as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Faulkner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492166
ISBN
9781847492166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Hardback. The only available editions of these two works by Scott, presented with full explanatory notes and glossary. Editor(s): Alexander, J. H.; Tulloch, Professor Graham; King, Dr. Judy. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Har/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624874
ISBN
9780748624874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.60
€ 107.06

Paperback. Fleur, the daughter of Soames Forsyte, having been disappointed in love and then married to Michael Mont, toys with the affections of her husband and his best friend, Wilfred Desert. The two men are left in a position of uncertainty to compete for a love that is not guaranteed to either. In this classic, in the end, as it must, love wins out. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880583
ISBN
9781845880583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

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