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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. Implied throughout the stories is the question 'What happened to these fifteen-year-old boys, and how did the lessons they learned at school apply to the world of warfare and imperial government?' Editor(s): Quigly, Isabel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555031
ISBN
9780199555031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210552
ISBN
9780805210552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 133 x 8. Weight: 194.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486452166
ISBN
9780486452166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.19

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Modern Library pbk. ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761355
ISBN
9780375761355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.54

Paperback. "The Constance Garnett translation has been revised throughout by the editor." Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300696
ISBN
9780226300696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.83

Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332. 302 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight: 322. Translator(s): Garnett, C.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300689
ISBN
9780226300689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.58

Paperback. Washington Irving (1783--1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service Num Pages: 840 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 211 x 48. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306808401
ISBN
9780306808401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Rip-roaring and rib-tickling, Francois Rabelais' irreverent story of the giant Gargantua, his giant son Pantagruel, and their companion Panurge is a classic of the written word. This translation, annotated for the nonspecialist, brings to twentieth-century English all the exuberance and invention of the original sixteenth-century French. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 1114 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1560.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520064010
ISBN
9780520064010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Leather / fine binding. Series: Leather-Bound Classics. Num Pages: 1392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DDS; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 74. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Publication date
2014
Edition
Lea
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626860988
ISBN
9781626860988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Offering a vivid, opulent portrayal of obsession and despair, this title is also a philosophical portrait of a man and his times, expressing the failed idealism of the Romantic generation of the early nineteenth century. It presents a honest, passionate account of a young man's rite of passage. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391854
ISBN
9780141391854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

hardcover. Illustrated with vivid portraits of friends, family, colleagues and enemies, this book provides an account of the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening. It is narrative of one man's religious journey which continues to shape the way we write and behave today. Translator(s): Burton, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; BGXA; HBLA; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 207 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151282
ISBN
9781857151282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Written by the author of "Billy Budd, Sailor" and "Moby-Dick", this novel is unfinished, although published in his lifetime. Set on April Fool's Day aboard a Mississippi steamer, the novel is a gloomy satire on American life and the state of distrust that exists between human beings. Editor(s): Matterson, Stephen. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445473
ISBN
9780140445473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Tanner, Tony; Dugdale, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554850
ISBN
9780199554850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. A new translation of Robert Musil's first novel, a fresco of psychoanalysis, philosophy, eroticism, snobbery, sado-masochism and schoolboy humour, a hothouse of alternately repressed and unchained desires that prefigure the carnage of both World Wars. Translator(s): Moncrieff, Christopher. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493545
ISBN
9781847493545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199669400
ISBN
9780199669400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Fourteen conjure tales by one of America's most influential African American fiction writers. Editor(s): Greeson, Jennifer Rae; Stepto, Robert Burns. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927801
ISBN
9780393927801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. Series: The Detective Club. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008216474
ISBN
9780008216474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. An ambitious and unscrupulous priest arrives in the provincial town of Plassans, intent on conquering its political and social life. His arrival has profound consequences for the Mouret family, whose lives are turned upside down. This is the fourth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, and the first modern translation for more than fifty years. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199664788
ISBN
9780199664788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Avant-garde composer Albert Sanger lives in a ramshackle chalet in the Swiss Alps, surrounded by his 'Circus' of assorted children, admirers and a slatternly mistress. The family and their home life may be chaotic, but visitors fall into an enchantment, and the claims of respectable life or upbringing fall away. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589747
ISBN
9780099589747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The `sentimental novel', in the tradition established by Samuel Richardson, was very popular in post-revolutionary America. This novel and `Charlotte Temple' were two of the most successful examples. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195042399
ISBN
9780195042399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.58

Paperback. Hannah Webster Foster's two major Early American works with a wealth of primary materials are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Waterman, Bryan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931679
ISBN
9780393931679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Hardcover. A short novel based on Tolstoy's early life as a soldier in the Caucusus. It has the energy and poetry of youth while at the same time foreshadowing the great themes of Tolstoy's later years. Tolstoy explores the birth and death of love and the transience of life. Translator(s): Maude, Louise Shanks; Maude, Aylmer. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151701
ISBN
9781857151701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

paperback. In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, "The Cossacks" describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people. Editor(s): McDuff, David. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 440 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449594
ISBN
9780140449594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. The Cottagers of Glenburnie is a fascinating example of early 19th-century women's fiction. This volume is the only edition available in print, and it comes with a glossary and notes for scholars and students. Editor(s): Perkins, Pamela. Series: ASLS Annual Volumes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Association for Scottish Literary Studies United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948877865
ISBN
9780948877865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon. When his daring escape plan works he uses all he has learnt during his incarceration to mastermind an elaborate plan of revenge that will bring punishment to those he holds responsible for his fate. Num Pages: 1472 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
1472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518945
ISBN
9780099518945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Hardback. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to grim fortress of the Chateau d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392462
ISBN
9780141392462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.62

Paperback. The young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. His daring escape, recovery of Monte Cristo's fabulous treasure, and revenge on his enemies make this one of the great thrillers of all time. This is a newly revised, unabridged translation. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 195 x 54. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199219650
ISBN
9780199219650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Hardcover. On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, master mariner, is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges and spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d'If, an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau by a series of daring manoeuvres, he unearths a great treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
1000
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593203
ISBN
9781841593203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486456430
ISBN
9780486456430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1920
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780553213508
ISBN
9780553213508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.42

paperback. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years imprisoned in grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth treasure and use it to plot destruction of men responsive for his incarceration. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 1312 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449266
ISBN
9780140449266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Shatters various images of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180930
ISBN
9780140180930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Basilus, a foolish old Duke, consults an oracle, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies, he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all manner of complications ensue. Editor(s): Evans, Maurice. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 526. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAC0001513
ISBN
9780140431117
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549849
ISBN
9780199549849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. The first translation in over one hundred years of The Countess von Rudolstadt brings to contemporary readers one of George Sand's most ambitious and engaging novels, hailed by many scholars of French literature as her masterpiece. Translator(s): van Slyke, Gretchen. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220148
ISBN
9780812220148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486281964
ISBN
9780486281964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.24

Paperback. Set in the countryside of the author's native province of Berry, this book tells the story of Francois, an orphan boy placed in a rural foster home, and Madeline, the miller's wife who befriends him. Translator(s): Collis, E. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258501
ISBN
9780803258501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. The arrival of handsome young Doctor Harrison causes yet further agitation not just because of his revolutionary methods but also because of his effect on the hearts of the ladies. Meanwhile Miss Matty Jenkyns nurses her own broken heart after she was forced to give up the man she loved when she was a young girl. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518457
ISBN
9780099518457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Who but the Marquis de Sade would write, not of the pain, tragedy, and joy of love but of its crimes? Murder, seduction, and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in his stories; tragedy, despair, and death the inevitable outcome. This new selection includes 'An Essay on Novels', Sade's penetrating survey of the novelist's art. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539987
ISBN
9780199539987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.68

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