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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 213.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307743527
ISBN
9780307743527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. First published in 1932, Journey to the End of the Night was immediately acclaimed as a masterpiece and a turning point in French literature. This edition contains a foreword by John Banville. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 450 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356. 450 pages, ill. First published in 1932, Journey to the End of the Night was immediately acclaimed as a masterpiece and a turning point in French literature. This edition contains a foreword by John Banville. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight: 348. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492401
ISBN
9781847492401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. One of Chekhov's most admired stories, 'The Kiss' is joined in this volume by five equally celebrated tales in a brand-new translation by Hugh Aplin: 'The Lady with the Little Dog', 'Ward Number Six', 'The Black Monk', 'The House with the Mezzanine' and 'The Peasants' - making this an indispensable collection. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494191
ISBN
9781847494191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Tompkins, J. M. S. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554720
ISBN
9780199554720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A shipwrecked man finds himself, after various twists of Fate, on a lonely tropical island. From a locked enclosure the cries of animals in pain can be heard, and there is a stink of chemicals in the air. In this island paradise, the horrific experiments of the infamous Doctor Moreau will reach their inevitable conclusion. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872106
ISBN
9781784872106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Hardback. Contains a new translation of Leo Tolstoy's controversial novella, The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors. This title provides a revealing case study of the powerful disputes concerning sexuality and gender roles that erupted within the cultural context of late nineteenth-century Russian, as well as European, society. Editor(s): Katz, Michael R. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189940
ISBN
9780300189940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.83
€ 48.71

Paperback. Will I really slip in sticky, warm blood, force the lock, steal, tremble, hide, all soaked in blood.. axe in hand?.. Lord, will I really? This is the translation of author's 'psychological record of a crime' which gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged and fevered atmosphere. Translator(s): Ready, Oliver. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192802
ISBN
9780141192802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. 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 Classics
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241252086
ISBN
9780241252086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Hardcover. A mock autobiography, in which the hero wrestles with the impossibility of explaining anything without explaining everything. In the process he explores every conceivable fictional device in a brilliant display of narrative fireworks. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
720
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150070
ISBN
9781857150070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when Meaulnes disappears for several days, and returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house - and his love for the beautiful girl hidden within it, Yvonne de Galais - his life has been changed forever. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441894
ISBN
9780141441894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. This edition presents a critically established text based on comparisons of every revised version. Hardy placed this tale among his Novels of Character and Environment, a group which is held to include his most characteristic work. Editor(s): Gatrell, Simon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199697205
ISBN
9780199697205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. The notorious Professor Challenger claims that dinosaurs still walk the earth. When the press and the scientific community ridicule him, Challenger vows to show them proof. And so he sets off for South America, accompanied by a big game hunter, a scientist and a young reporter eager to impress the woman he loves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528524
ISBN
9780099528524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 244 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966621
ISBN
9789629966621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Later Printing Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205109
ISBN
9780872205109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Raitt, Suzanne. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555604
ISBN
9780199555604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Presents a semi-autobiographical exploration of the troubled life of the Grimes family in Harlem during the Depression. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185910
ISBN
9780141185910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089512
ISBN
9781844089512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Paperback. One of du Maurier's most popular novels, Frenchman's Creek is a tale of adventure, set during the reign of Charles II. It is the breathtaking story of a woman searching for love, who embraces the dangerous life of a fugitive on the seas. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080410
ISBN
9781844080410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime, and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day, Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective, horror and science-fiction genres. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496096
ISBN
9781847496096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. As Pip unravels truth behind his own expectations in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of past and the fate through a series of adventures steers him towards maturity and an important discovery. Illustrator(s): Stone, Marcus. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260049
ISBN
9781853260049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A young Austrian woman, Christine, toils away in a provincial post office when, out of the blue, a telegram arrives inviting her to join an American aunt she's never known in a fashionable Swiss resort. She accepts and is swept up into a world of almost inconceivable wealth and unleashed desire. She feels herself utterly transformed. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954221720
ISBN
9780954221720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.67

Paperback. Anna is a beautiful, intelligent woman whose passionate affair with the dashing Count Vronsky leads her to ruin. Her story is also about a search for meaning, and by twinning it with that of Levin, an awkward idealist whose happy marriage and domestic trials form the backdrop for a similar quest. Series: Vintage Classic Russians Series. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 46. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871956
ISBN
9781784871956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Hardback. Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for Harriet Smith. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: D; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192475
ISBN
9780141192475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

paperback. In rural Illinois two tenant farmers share much, finally too much, jealously leads to murder and suicide. A tenuous friendship between lonely teenagers - the narrator, whose mother has died young, and Cletus Smith, the troubled witness to his parent's misery - is shattered. After the murder and upheavals that follow, the boys never speak again. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560937
ISBN
9780099560937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.19

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