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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based, with typesetting errors corrected, on the first U.S. edition (1876), the most authoritative of the editions published in Twain's lifetime. Editor(s): Clark, Lyon; Lyon Clark, Beverly. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393926033
ISBN
9780393926033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. Alexei, Elena, and Nikolka Turbin, adult siblings who have just lost their mother, find themselves plunged into the chaotic civil war that erupted in the wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. In the context of this family's saga, the author recreates the experience of battles, and also the long pauses that come before and after. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151459
ISBN
9780300151459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Provides an unparalleled view of the art of traditional Chinese short fiction. Translator(s): Yang, Shuhui. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993713
ISBN
9780295993713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.50
€ 63.48

Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987255
ISBN
9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardback. Translator(s): McClellan, T. M. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166300
ISBN
9780231166300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152440
ISBN
9780231152440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.61
€ 64.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages, Please figure on drawing one simple map of the Arab world. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149228
ISBN
9780231149228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.47
€ 86.32

Hardback. Levy explores the classic Chinese novel The Story of the Stone(also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber), illuminating the work by interpreting its four major themes: the inversion of traditional family dynamics, the function of illness and medicine in a Buddhist society, the role of poetry in a dynastic Chinese society, and the use of poetry as a vehicle for spiritual retribution. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114066
ISBN
9780231114066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.89
€ 83.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Fourth Impression
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846477
ISBN
9780226846477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed of 1818 ed
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752273
ISBN
9780226752273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. "The Story of Sapho" makes available for the first time in modern English a self contained section from Scudery's novel "Artamene ou le Grand Cyrus". This edition also includes a translation of an oration in which Sapho extols the talents of women to persuade them to write. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143996
ISBN
9780226143996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Originally published in Household World in 1855 as 'The Ostler', but recast and expanded two decades later, The Dream Woman is a powerfully dark and suspenseful multi-narrative novella from the master of the mystery genre and the author of some of the most enduringly popular novels of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Alma Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003197
ISBN
9781847494061
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Roads Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003151
ISBN
9781909399082
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. These fantasies and true-to-life fables were created by Oscar Wilde for his own sons. Here is the tale of the Prince who is not as happy as he seems, of the Selfish Giant who learns how to love children, and of the Star-Child who suffers bitter trials when he rejects his parents. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; YFA; YFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 62. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003066
ISBN
9781853261237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Audio disc. In The Last Chronicle of Barset, Trollope concludes his saga of ecclesiastical life. At the heart of the novel is the plight of Josiah Crawley, a proud, impoverished clergyman who faces difficult legal circumstances. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 171 x 59. Weight in Grams: 624. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002185
ISBN
9781843798903
CD
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 97.60
€ 59.22

Paperback. London is under threat. Frequent bomb threats and disturbances interrupt the lives of the city's inhabitants, who live in fear of the terrorists in their midst. One such terrorist is Verloc. He is the secret agent who is given the mission to strike right at the heart of London's pride by blowing up Greenwich Observatory. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAC0002381
ISBN
9780099511533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
224
SKU
9781845882280
ISBN
9781845882280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. A novel set in Dublin in the mid-1980s - a city in the grip of recession and a heroin epidemic. Narrated by Declan, the only boy of a tight-knit writing group at Trinity College, it tells of their fascination with the formidably talented but troubled writer Glynn, and the darkly exhilarating journey this leads them on. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001982
ISBN
9780571242399
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780811223041
ISBN
9780811223041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback.
Publication date
1920
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553213560
ISBN
9780553213560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1920
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780553213508
ISBN
9780553213508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213362
ISBN
9780553213362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.38

Paperback. 200TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION With dramatic eloquence, this story of the French Revolution brings to life a time of terror and treason, and a starving people rising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 171 x 109 x 28. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Signet
Edition
200th
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451530578
ISBN
9780451530578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143124849
ISBN
9780143124849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.47

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