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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. When the aristocratic Lady Isabel abandons her husband and children for her wicked seducer, more is at stake than moral retribution. This edition returns for the first time to the racy, slang-ridden narrative of the first edition, rather than the subsequent stylistically 'improved' versions hitherto reproduced by modern editors. Editor(s): Jay, Elisabeth. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536030
ISBN
9780199536030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 43. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143123798
ISBN
9780143123798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.71

Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 396.
Edition
Digital original
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720761
ISBN
9781444720761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A unique edition containing two stories, both precursors to Flaubert's later masterpiece, A Sentimental Education Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493255
ISBN
9781847493255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Num Pages: 776 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150185
ISBN
9780691150185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Three men and a dog decide to head for a restful vacation on the Thames. Anticipating peace and leisure, they encounter, in fact, the joys of roughing it, of getting their boat stuck in locks, of being towed by amateurs, of having to eat their own cooking and, of course, of coping with the glorious English weather. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
176
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956823
ISBN
9780241956823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199122
ISBN
9780141199122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. When the author's father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, she is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of England. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434248
ISBN
9780140434248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. While Edith Nesbit's mainstream fiction has often been revived, her tales of terror - apart from one or two anthologized pieces - have fallen into unwarranted neglect. Series: Harpercollins Chillers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008249014
ISBN
9780008249014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. This new edition of Defoe's masterpiece includes a lively introduction by Tom Keymer, full notes and useful appendices, including a chronology of the action of the story and Defoe's most sustained commentary on it. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553976
ISBN
9780199553976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Sage, Lorna. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539307
ISBN
9780199539307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. This new translation includes Kafka's two published collections, A Country Doctor and A Hunger Artist with other, uncollected stories, aphorisms, and parables that have become part of the Kafka canon. Enigmatic, satirical, often bleakly humorous, the stories meditate on art and artists and the human experience. Includes an introduction and notes. Translator(s): Crick, Joyce. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600922
ISBN
9780199600922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.51

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008166755
ISBN
9780008166755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.40

Paperback.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
153
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232044
ISBN
9781909232044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. First published in 1962, this edition is compiled and edited by the author's biographer, who restores the text of the novel as the author originally wrote it. It includes a selection of interviews, articles, reviews and other materials. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780434021512
ISBN
9780434021512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Mayne, Colin; Schrotter, Gustav. Series: Classics Illustrated. Num Pages: 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. BIC Classification: FC; FX; YFA; YFW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 3. Weight in Grams: 152. Series: Classics Illustrated. 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: FC; FX; YFA; YFW. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 3. Weight: 152.
Publisher
Classic Comic Store Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK First Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906814588
ISBN
9781906814588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Hardcover. Emma Wodehouse has led a simple life, but during the course of this, she at last reaps her share of the world's vexations. In this comedy of manners, the heroine learns to come to terms with the reality of other people, and with her own erring nature. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
484
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150360
ISBN
9781857150360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Stefan's Zweig's posthumously-published Journey into the Past (Widerstand der Wirklichkeit) is a beautiful meditation on the effect of time on passion - one of the most intense and compelling works from a master of the novella form. Published by Pushkin Press with a cover designed by David Pearson and Clare Skeats. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968364
ISBN
9781908968364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Kim is an orphan who earns his living begging on the streets of Lahore. One day he befriends an aged Tibetan Lama who, although content to live simply in India, is a rich and powerful abbot in his own country. When the Lama recruits Kim as a disciple and then funds his education at an English public school an adventure begins. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540786
ISBN
9780099540786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. The rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. As the Schlegel sisters try desperately to help the Basts and educate the close-minded Wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199405
ISBN
9780141199405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Perhaps her best-loved, certainly her most well-known book, Pride and Prejudice is the classic romantic comedy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755331468
ISBN
9780755331468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The Revd Mark Robarts puts his future and his family in peril when he guarantees the debts of an unscrupulous MP. The romantic hopes of Mark's sister Lucy are also dependent on the goodwill of Mark's offended patroness, mother of Lucy's suitor. Trollope's fourth Barchester novel, Framley Parsonage remains one of his most popular stories. Editor(s): Mullin, Katherine; O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199663156
ISBN
9780199663156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband. This story is a depiction of intrigue, power struggles and superstition in a bygone age. Editor(s): Alexander, J. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations map, plan. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436549
ISBN
9780140436549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. An experiment into the sources of the human brain through the mind of a young woman has gone horribly wrong. She has seen the great God Pan and will die giving birth to a daughter, Helen Vaughan. Helen Vaughan becomes the source of much fevered speculation when, twenty years later, she is feted as a society hostess of great charm. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998165
ISBN
9781906998165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

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