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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The Ladies' Delight is the glittering Paris department store run by Octave Mouret. He has used charm and drive to become director of this mighty emporium, unscrupulously exploiting his young female staff and seducing his lady customers with luxurious displays of shimmering silks, satins, velvets and lace. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 464 pages, chronology, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Addison Wesley
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447835
ISBN
9780140447835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also acquires an intriguing new stepsister, Cynthia, glamorous, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets. Num Pages: 720 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434781
ISBN
9780140434781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The Yankee, suddenly transported from his native nineteenth-century America to the sleepy sixth-century Britain of King Arthur and the Round Table, vows brashly to boss the whole country inside of three weeks. And so he does. Emerging as The Boss, he embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize Camelot - with unexpected results. Illustrator(s): Beard, Daniel Carter. Editor(s): Stein, Bernard L. Series: Mark Twain Library. Num Pages: 504 pages, 222 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition, Edited by Bernard L. Stein. Origina
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268166
ISBN
9780520268166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493088
ISBN
9781847493088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray. Editor(s): Rutherford, John. Translator(s): Rutherford, John. Num Pages: 1056 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 44. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449099
ISBN
9780140449099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, 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. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision. Editor(s): Minford, John. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
5 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443721
ISBN
9780140443721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Delves into the illicit underworld of Berlin on the eve of Hitler's rise to power, describing how these blood brothers move from one petty crime to the next, spending their nights in underground bars and makeshift hostels, struggling together to survive the harsh realities of gang life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594048
ISBN
9780099594048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. An unhappy orphaned girl is transformed by the redeeming power of nature into an unselfish child who transforms the lives of others in Burnett's classic children's story. This edition explores the relationship between the book and other literary genres and historical influences, and includes the companion-piece, 'My Robin'. Editor(s): Hunt, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FZC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588220
ISBN
9780199588220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, meets and falls in love with sweet-natured Charlotte. Although he realises that she is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. Translator(s): Hulse, Michael. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445039
ISBN
9780140445039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621800
ISBN
9781909621800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Resurrection proceeds from brothel to court-room, stinking cells to offices of state, luxury apartments to filthy life in Siberia. The ultimate crisis of moral responsibility embroils not only the famous author and his hero, but also you and me. Can we help resolve the eternal issues of law and imprisonment? Translator(s): Maude, Louise. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840227284
ISBN
9781840227284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Editor(s): Russell, Shannon. Num Pages: 480 pages, notes, map, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439655
ISBN
9780141439655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. In A Hero of Our Time, the first great Russian novel, a young officer, passionate and world-weary, is posted to the Caucasus and becomes involved in a series of adventures. A dazzlingly original work of fiction, the novel is newly translated together with Pushkin's travel narrative, A Journey to Arzrum, with introduction and notes. Translator(s): Slater, Nicolas Pasternak. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199652686
ISBN
9780199652686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLJ0015863
ISBN
9780812966428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.81

Paperback. Spurred on by admiration for his novelist half-brother and irritation at the biography written about him by Mr Goodman ('his slapdash and very misleading book'), the narrator, V, sets out to record Sebastian Knight's life as he understands it. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185996
ISBN
9780141185996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241189658
ISBN
9780241189658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, who plunders graveyards to create a new being from the bodies of the dead - but whose botched creature causes nothing but murder and destruction. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198965
ISBN
9780141198965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. 'Does one desire the Yule-tide spirit, sir?' 'Certainly one does. I am all for it.' Featuring aunts, engagements, misunderstandings and hangover cures, this collection brings together a baker's dozen of P G Wodehouse's finest short stories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784750787
ISBN
9781784750787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is placed on a family curse. It is left to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before Sir Charles' heir comes to an equally gruesome end. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192437
ISBN
9780141192437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285642607
ISBN
9780285642607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Christopher Newman, an American millionaire in France, falls in love with the aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her family, however, taken aback by his brash American manner, rejects his proposal of marriage. When Newman discovers a guilty secret in the Bellegardes' past, he confronts a moral dilemma: Should he expose them and gain his revenge? Editor(s): Spengemann, William C. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140390827
ISBN
9780140390827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers". Illustrator(s): Harvey, William. Translator(s): Dawood, N. J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442892
ISBN
9780140442892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Editor(s): Slade, Tony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Printing, Notations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435184
ISBN
9780140435184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardcover. A collection of stories, featuring Wodehouse characters, that includes Jeeves and Wooster, Ukridge and his fearsome Aunt Julia, Bingo Little and his wife, romantic novelist Rosie M Banks, twin Mulliner brothers George (the screenwriter) and Alfred (the conjuror), Galahad Threepwood, dotty Lord Emsworth and his younger son Freddie. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591537
ISBN
9781841591537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

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