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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

paperback. The young D'Artagnan and the legendary musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis are 'the inseparables' - ready to sacrifice everything in a duel or game of dice in order to defend their honour or that of the King and Queen of France. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099583165
ISBN
9780099583165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. An annotated edition of "Lolita". It attempts to elaborate on the verbal textures and show how they contribute to the novel's overall meaning. It also provides observations on the novel's artifice, games and verbal patternings. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185040
ISBN
9780141185040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888) is a thunderous indictment of industrial capitalism and a resplendent vision of life in a socialist utopia. Matthew Beaumont's lively edition explores the political and psychological peculiarities of this celebrated utopian fiction. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552573
ISBN
9780199552573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bicentennial ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106524
ISBN
9780143106524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105442
ISBN
9780143105442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537266
ISBN
9780199537266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Spanning the centuries from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth, this collection opens with a rumbustious tale from the Marquis de Sade, takes in the masters of the nineteenth century, from Stendhal and Balzac to Maupassant, and reaches to Quebec, Africa, and the French Carribbean in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Fallaize, Elizabeth. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583171
ISBN
9780199583171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182131
ISBN
9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A captivating comic novel from Angela Thirkell's much-loved 1930s Barsetshire series: trainee barrister Colin Keith makes an ill-advised foray into teaching at Southbridge School. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089697
ISBN
9781844089697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardcover. One of du Maurier's most popular novels, in a beautiful new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier classics. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Little Brown Hardbacks (a & C)
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088782
ISBN
9781844088782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322455
ISBN
9780940322455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Set in 1820s Sweden, this title tells the story of a defrocked minister named Gosta Berling. Translator(s): Norlen, Paul. Num Pages: 399 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
399
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105909
ISBN
9780143105909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Consumed by the idea of his own special destiny, immured in poverty and deprivation, Rashkolnikov is drawn to commit a terrible crime. In the aftermath, Rashkolnikov is dogged by madness, guilt and a calculating detective. The only hope for redemption, if Rashkolnikov can but recognise it, lies in the virtuous and faithful Sonya. Series: Vintage Classic Russians Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 283 x 41. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871970
ISBN
9781784871970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of 'The Daily Beast', has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184029
ISBN
9780141184029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9780812968569
ISBN
9780812968569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.73

Hardback. 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: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 143 x 47. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394664
ISBN
9780141394664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. Opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, the 'Napoleon of crime', who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Editor(s): Sweet, Matthew. Num Pages: 720 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439617
ISBN
9780141439617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Presenting an account of the author's childhood in Czechoslovakia, this title features the tales of the his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192833
ISBN
9780141192833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Professor Timofey Pnin, previously of Tsarist Russia, is now precariously positioned at the heart of campus America. Battling with American life and language, Pnin must face great hazards in this new world. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183756
ISBN
9780141183756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this title follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 181 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394893
ISBN
9780141394893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very different world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530046
ISBN
9780099530046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

hardcover. Contains the investigations and adventures of the world's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes from "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" to "His Last Bow". This title follows the illustrious career of this quintessential British hero from his university days to his final case. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529934
ISBN
9780099529934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FL; FM. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight: 140.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290386
ISBN
9780486290386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812967197
ISBN
9780812967197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.04

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