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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to shelter in the Ural Mountains, Yuri Zhivago finds himself embroiled in a battle between the Whites and the Reds, and in love with the beautiful nurse Lara. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
9780099448426
ISBN
9780099448426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight: 144.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486287386
ISBN
9780486287386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.40

hardcover. First published in German in 1804, under the nom de plume "Bonaventura," this is a dark, twisted, and comic novel, in which the narrator and anti-hero is not Bonaventura, but a night watchman named Kreuzgang, a failed poet, actor, and puppeteer who claims to be the spawn of the devil himself. Translator(s): Gillespie, Gerald. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 55 x 85 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141428
ISBN
9780226141428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.57

Paperback. First published in German in 1804, under the nom de plume "Bonaventura," this is a dark, twisted, and comic novel, in which the narrator and anti-hero is not Bonaventura, but a night watchman named Kreuzgang, a failed poet, actor, and puppeteer who claims to be the spawn of the devil himself. Translator(s): Gillespie, Gerald. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141565
ISBN
9780226141565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Welsh, David. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173831
ISBN
9781590173831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. Ditie is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540939
ISBN
9780099540939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

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. Short Stories and Poems. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. 224 pages. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; FC; FYB; HBWJ. Dimension: 131 x 209 x 15. Weight: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486482262
ISBN
9780486482262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.64

Paperback. A collection of stories by Leo Tolstoy, in which he draws on the tragic past of Russia to comment on the issues and ideas of his day. The stories show the depth of - and contradictions in - his thought as he tried to reconcile his religious beliefs with humanistic appeals for justice. Editor(s): Spence, Gordon (Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Canterbury, New Zealand). Translator(s): Spence, Gordon. Series: European Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117624
ISBN
9780810117624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and soon brings jealousy and bitterness in its wake. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 864 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 47. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
9780140449174
ISBN
9780140449174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 208 x 53. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199610
ISBN
9780141199610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich - is usually regarded as an amazing narrative of the experience of dying, a search for the meaning of death. It is all that, and more: it's a great questioning of what is and what ought to be in a human life.' Nadine Gordimer Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493637
ISBN
9781847493637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Tolstoy knew as he was writing Hadji Murat, his last work of fiction, that it would not be published in his lifetime, and so gave an uncompromising portrayal of the Russians' faults and the nature of the rebels' struggle. In the process, he shows a mastery of style and an understanding of Chechnya that still carries great resonance today. Translator(s): Zinovieff, Kyril; Hughes, Jenny. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494818
ISBN
9781847494818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.54

Paperback. Contains the author's short works that are rich in the insights and passion that characterize his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445060
ISBN
9780140445060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. This edition include The Devil, Family Happiness and A Landowner's Morning. Translator(s): Fitzlyon, April. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494795
ISBN
9781847494795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. "Over the past hundred years we have had numerous versions .. of [Tolstoy's] major works. This volume, however, is arguably the best so far." -Times Literary Supplement Translator(s): Carson, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871402998
ISBN
9780871402998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Morson, Gary Saul. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216820
ISBN
9780300216820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.17

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series of classics at GBP4.99, Anna Karenina presents, here in a new translation, a poignant blend of realism and lyricism that makes it one of the most perfect, enduring novels of all time. Translator(s): Zinovieff, Kyril; Hughes, Jenny. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493682
ISBN
9781847493682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307951342
ISBN
9780307951342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.13

Paperback. A devastating account of a man fighting his inevitable end, and asks the existential question: why must a good person be taken before his time? Editor(s): Briggs, Anthony; Wilks, Ronald; McDuff, David. Translator(s): Briggs, Anthony; Wilks, Ronald; McDuff, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449617
ISBN
9780140449617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

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

€ 6.23

Paperback. Leo Tolstoy's short works, like his novels, show readers his narrative genius, keen observation, and historical acumen-albeit on a smaller scale. Editor(s): Katz, Michael R. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931501
ISBN
9780393931501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536061
ISBN
9780199536061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397740
ISBN
9780141397740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

Paperback. An uncompromising examination of lust, suspicion and infidelity which was once forbidden by censors in Russia and banned in the US due to its shocking content, Tolstoy's controversial novella is here presented in a new translation, along with 'The Prisoner of the Caucasus', 'Master and Man' and 'After the Ball'. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494115
ISBN
9781847494115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198748847
ISBN
9780198748847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

paperback. War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions U.K.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260629
ISBN
9781853260629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.48

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 169. Series: Dover Thrift S. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 13. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440811
ISBN
9780486440811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.25

Hardback. At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. Num Pages: 1440 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241265543
ISBN
9780241265543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. A collection of love stories that include: "Family Happiness"; "The Kreutzer Sonata"; "The Devil" and "Father Sergius". Translator(s): McDuff, David; Foote, Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449600
ISBN
9780140449600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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. Offers an account of a young person's emerging awareness of the world and of his place within it. Translator(s): Rosengrant, Judson. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449921
ISBN
9780140449921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Gustafson, Richard F. Translator(s): Maude, Louise Shanks. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555765
ISBN
9780199555765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. From sophisticated Moscow soirees to breathless troika rides through the snow, from the bloody front line at Austerlitz to a wife's death in childbirth, the author conjures a broad panorama of rich, messy, beautiful and debased human life. Series: Vintage Classic Russians Series. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 215 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871949
ISBN
9781784871949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Gustafson, Richard F. Translator(s): Maude, Louise Shanks; Maude, Aylmer; Duff, J. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555796
ISBN
9780199555796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Resurrection proceeds from brothel to court-room, stinking cells to offices of state, luxury apartments to filthy life in Siberia. The ultimate crisis of moral responsibility embroils not only the famous author and his hero, but also you and me. Can we help resolve the eternal issues of law and imprisonment? Translator(s): Maude, Louise. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840227284
ISBN
9781840227284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.44

Paperback. Tolstoy's first published work, which launched him on a successful writing career, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth - besides offering an early display of his storytelling and stylistic abilities - provides the reader with invaluable insight into the personal and literary development of one of the greatest writers of all time. Translator(s): O'Brien, Dora. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496003
ISBN
9781847496003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.18

hardcover. Written over a period of more than half a century, this volume include short stories and novellas reflect every aspect of his developing art and outlook. Num Pages: 1856 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 91. Weight in Grams: 1826.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152432
ISBN
9781857152432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78
€ 47.84

Paperback. At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. In this book, the author entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and faith - with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in its imperfection and grandeur. Translator(s): Briggs, Anthony. Num Pages: 1440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 60. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447934
ISBN
9780140447934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.68

Paperback. The lives of Pierre, Prince Andrei and Natasha are changed forever as conflict rages throughout the early nineteenth century. Following the rise and fall of some of society's most influential families, this truthful and poignant epic is as relevant today as ever. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849908467
ISBN
9781849908467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.70

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