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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

CD-Audio. With their father away fighting in the American Civil War, the four March girls are facing a lean Christmas with their mother. But the sisters' close bond and determination to make the best of things enables them to find happiness despite their poverty. As the years go by we follow their fortunes as they journey into womanhood. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2017
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785295591
ISBN
9781785295591
CD
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

mass_market. Includes autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927). Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397726
ISBN
9780141397726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443264
ISBN
9780140443264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? This book contains stories that explain these secrets and many more and introduce such characters as the Elephant's Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511823
ISBN
9780099511823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm for war and glory. This work blends the intrigues of the Italian court with the excitement of youth. Editor(s): Sturrock, John. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449662
ISBN
9780140449662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

hardcover. Featuring part fairy tale and part thinly veiled autobiography, the author transmutes his life experience into a brilliant series of comic and sentimental adventures in the spirit of the great eighteenth-century novelists he so much admired. Num Pages: 878 pages, 39 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 45. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
878
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150315
ISBN
9781857150315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. When a plane crashes on a remote island, a group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. As the reality of their situation sets in, the boys attempt to establish control and their world gradually descends into brutal savagery. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571295715
ISBN
9780571295715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which is the novella-length 'May Day' - with more fanciful creations, such as the fantastical 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', recently made into a Hollywood film. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 122 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282. 300 pages. A collection of early short stories which helped make Fitzgerald's name, Tales of the Jazz Age combines period pieces - the most notable of which is the novella-length 'May Day' - with more fanciful creations, such as the fantastical 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', recently made into a Hollywood film. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC. Dimension: 200 x 122 x 21. Weight: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
300
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493095
ISBN
9781847493095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Sanders, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537464
ISBN
9780199537464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
912
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143123804
ISBN
9780143123804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Introducing a collection of book from around the world and across many centuries. The books in this collection features stories, poems, essays and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. It also includes stories set in the Parisian beau monde and Normandy countryside. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398334
ISBN
9780141398334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Presents erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving Karamazov and his three sons. This book portrays the social and spiritual strivings in Russian culture. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 51. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099922803
ISBN
9780099922803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 92 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780375756825
ISBN
9780375756825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.73

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition pictures and section on Bronte's life and works. With characters that are as unforgettable as the story they enact, and a striking use of language that amazed the readers of the day, Jane Eyre ranks among the most influential English novels ever written. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 610 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493736
ISBN
9781847493736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: Dover Thrift S. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 12. Weight: 148.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486419190
ISBN
9780486419190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

paperback. In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself, but behind his success there always lurk the shameful secret of his past and a personality prone to self-destructive pride and temper. Editor(s): Wilson, Keith. Num Pages: 448 pages, chronology, notes, maps, glossary, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439785
ISBN
9780141439785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. The greed of Patricia Ingham's family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. Num Pages: 864 pages, 38 b&w illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436143
ISBN
9780140436143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A set of ten interlocked stories, set in Dublin and involving their adrift hero Belacqua in a series of encounters, as woman after woman comes crashing through his solipsism. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244607
ISBN
9780571244607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Sinuously constructed in four interlocking parts, this title opens in New York City in the spring of 1967 when twenty-year-old Adam Walker, an aspiring poet and student at Columbia University meets the enigmatic Frenchman Rudolf Born, and his silent and seductive girlfriend Margot. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249527
ISBN
9780571249527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395371
ISBN
9780141395371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

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