Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Talks about the narrator's dream-like adventures in fairyland, where he confronts tree-spirits and the shadow, sojourns to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. This tale aims to convey a profound sadness and a poignant longing for death. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292. A Faerie Romance. 185 pages. Talks about the narrator's dream-like adventures in fairyland, where he confronts tree-spirits and the shadow, sojourns to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. This tale aims to convey a profound sadness and a poignant longing for death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Edition
- 15th ptg.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802860606
- ISBN
- 9780802860606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.01
€ 19.99
€ 19.01
Paperback. A classic and hugely influential thriller. May 1914, Richard Hannay is asked for help by an American spy who has uncovered an assasination plot. The spy is promptly murdered in Hannay's flat, and Hannay is compelled to flee and prevent the assasination while on the run from the police in Scotland. Introduced by Stuart Kelly. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846971983
- ISBN
- 9781846971983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.31
€ 10.31
paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KEX0302726
- ISBN
- 9780007351008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An international children's classic, The Wind in the Willows grew from the author's letters to his young son, yet it is concerned almost exclusively with adult themes. This new edition explores a profoundly English book with a world following; a book for adults adopted by children; a timeless masterpiece and a vital portrait of an age. Editor(s): Hunt, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567560
- ISBN
- 9780199567560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.26
€ 8.99
€ 8.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970467
- ISBN
- 9781907970467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 15. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007420056
- ISBN
- 9780007420056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.41
€ 5.41
Paperback. A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee and friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering and destruction. Can the devil really have arrived on England's shores? And what is it that he hungers for so desperately? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099511229
- ISBN
- 9780099511229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.70
€ 9.99
€ 8.70
Paperback. Hans Castorp is 'a perfectly ordinary, if engaging young man' when he goes to visit his cousin in an exclusive sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. What should have been a three week trip turns into a seven year stay. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749386429
- ISBN
- 9780749386429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Talks about the Civil War, and one Union soldier's struggle with his inner demons as he prepares for, and fights his first battle. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039358
- ISBN
- 9780143039358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Des Esseintes is a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where her indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise). Translator(s): McGuinness, Patrick; Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447637
- ISBN
- 9780140447637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. The 'Beckford College' is a private school for boys. A mischievous young boy called Farnie, who turns out to be the uncle of the older 'Bishop' Gethryn, a prefect, cricketer and popular figure in the school, arrives at the school. His arrival, along with that of another youngster, leads to much excitement and scandal in the school. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591681
- ISBN
- 9781841591681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. As a little girl Stephen Gordon always felt different. A talent for sport, a hatred of dresses and a preference for solitude were not considered suitable for a young lady of the Victorian upper-class. But when Stephen grows up and falls in love with another woman, her standing in the county and her place at the home she loves become untenable. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870324
- ISBN
- 9781784870324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. Translator(s): Zoete, Beryl De. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322844
- ISBN
- 9780940322844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.22
€ 23.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Dorothy, together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the cowardly Lion, makes her journey along the Yellow Brick Road in search of the wonderful wizard. This book features cover art that brings a whimsical sensibility to the Threads. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106630
- ISBN
- 9780143106630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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€ 13.41
Paperback. Deep in the mud, stench of the Somme, Bourne is trying his best to stay alive. The honesty with which he wrote about the horror, the boredom, and the futility of war inspired Ernest Hemingway to read the novel every year, 'to remember how things really were so that I will never lie to myself nor to anyone else about them. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589235
- ISBN
- 9780099589235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Each of these four Gothic stories reveals a psychological tale of isolation and monomania. H. Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto' is filled with terror and ghostly interventions. William Beckford's 'Vathek' alternates grotesque comedy with scenes of exotic magnificence. 'The Monk', by Matthew Lewis and M. Shelley's 'Frankenstein' are also included. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192823311
- ISBN
- 9780192823311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.48
€ 15.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140431490
- ISBN
- 9780140431490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486289182
- ISBN
- 9780486289182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. *One of Rosamond Lehmann's most acclaimed novels * A widely acclaimed novel by one of Virago Modern Classic's bestselling and best-loved classic novelists Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083121
- ISBN
- 9781844083121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198737599
- ISBN
- 9780198737599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn. Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w illust. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099511571
- ISBN
- 9780099511571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
€ 10.99
€ 9.43
Paperback. When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185378
- ISBN
- 9780141185378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183114
- ISBN
- 9780141183114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.79
€ 17.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Set in 1790 in Monkshaven, where press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service in the Napoleonic wars. One of their victims is Charley Kinraid, who captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. But Sylvia's cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself and, in order to win her, withholds crucial information with devastating consequences. Editor(s): Foster, Shirley. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140434224
- ISBN
- 9780140434224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37