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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

paperback. Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in the provincial town of 'N', visiting a succession of landowners and making each a strange offer. He proposes to buy the names of dead serfs still registered on the census, saving their owners from paying tax on them, and to use these 'dead souls' as collateral to re-invent himself as a aristocrat. Translator(s): Maguire, Robert A. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448078
ISBN
9780140448078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. When Alice follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole, little does she know that she is traveling to a world of magic where common-sense is turned upside-down. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107620
ISBN
9780143107620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. This complete and unabridged edition contains a biography of the author and a new introduction and afterword. Anne falls in love with Wentworth, who had nothing but himself to recommend him, and no hopes of attaining influence, so persuaded by friends and family she breaks off the match and sends him away. Years later, he returns, is it too late? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150728
ISBN
9781857150728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Unpublished in Bulgakov's own lifetime, Black Snow (also known as A Theatrical Novel) - here presented in a new translation - is peppered with darkly comic set pieces and draws on its author's own bitter experience as a playwright with the Moscow Arts Theatre, showcasing his inimitable gift for shrewd observation and razor-sharp satire. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493538
ISBN
9781847493538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843915348
ISBN
9781843915348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russia's dying aristocracy a man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Translator(s): Magarshack, David. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449877
ISBN
9780140449877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Now Anne is half past sixteen and she's ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever and is fiercely determined to inspire young hearts with her own ambitions. But some of her pupils are as boisterous and high-spirited as Anne, and so life in her Avonlea classroom becomes a lesson in discovery and adventure.. Series: Puffin Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141326139
ISBN
9780141326139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. This book covers the enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial Rome. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140182439
ISBN
9780140182439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Money makes the world go round for Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge - and when there isn't enough of it, the world just has to spin a bit faster. Ever on the lookout for a quick buck, a solid gold fortune, or at least a plausible little scrounge, the irrepressible Ukridge gives con men a bad name. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513896
ISBN
9780099513896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The author roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. In this book, he reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own high-spirited philosophy of self-fulfilment. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; FC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184906
ISBN
9780141184906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. An abridged, pocket hardback edition of this classic revenge story. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 35. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827978
ISBN
9781509827978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Hardcover. Featuring a variation on the theme of the eternal triangle, the author contrasts two women who love one man: the magnificent but ambitious and unscrupulous Kate Croy, and the fragile heiress Millie Theale whose early death precipitates the story's surprising outcome. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152302
ISBN
9781857152302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. Beginning with the late nineteenth-century writings which first assimilated and reworked Western literary traditions, and coming right up to the younger generation dealing with the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the development of the Japanese short story, the Japanese literary genre. Editor(s): Goossen, Theodore W. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583195
ISBN
9780199583195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 114 x 41. Weight in Grams: 364.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007449880
ISBN
9780007449880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.80

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812966169
ISBN
9780812966169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.68

paperback. "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is one of the masterpieces of Tolstoy's late fiction. This collection includes "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" and nine other stories such as "Hadji Murat", "The Devil", and "War and Peace". Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 39. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541066
ISBN
9780099541066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. In the vaulted Gothic towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral lives Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, he is pitied only by Esmerelda, a beautiful gypsy dancer to whom he becomes completely devoted. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443530
ISBN
9780140443530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Kredel, Fritz. Series: Calla Editions. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606600481
ISBN
9781606600481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Paints a captivating picture of an Englishman's adventures abroad. This edition also includes a chronology, updated further reading and notes. Editor(s): Goring, Paul. Num Pages: 176 pages, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437799
ISBN
9780140437799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Grant, Douglas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540297
ISBN
9780199540297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Collects stories that capture the emotional undercurrents hidden beneath ordinary events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186550
ISBN
9780140186550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. An introduction that places the underground man in the historical context of nineteenth-century modernity's movement toward secularism, examines his psychological dynamics, and identifies the developments in Russian intellectual life that the work parodies and criticises. Editor(s): Guignon, Charles; Aho, Kevin. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
99
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209053
ISBN
9780872209053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. First published in 1814, this is a study of three families - the Bertrams, the Crawfords and the Prices - in which Jane Austen uses the unlikely heroine, Fanny Price, to explore the social and moral values by which these families' lives are ordered. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Gardners Books
Number of pages
374
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150520
ISBN
9781857150520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. A private detective who can make the guilty confess simply by smiling at them. An artist so intimidated by his morally impeccable cat that he feels compelled to wear formal attire at dinner. These are just a few of the many members of the eccentric Mulliner clan whose lives and exploits are laid before the regulars of the Angler's Rest. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514053
ISBN
9780099514053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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