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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There, she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, the hostility of headmistress Madame Beck, and her own complex feelings. Editor(s): Cooper, Helen. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434798
ISBN
9780140434798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. Primarily known as a dramatist, Chekhov also wrote short stories. This selection of his work includes "The Swedish Match", "Easter Eve", "Mire", "On the Road", "Verotchka", "Volodya", "The Kiss", "Sleepy" and "The Steppe". Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150452
ISBN
9781857150452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535538
ISBN
9780199535538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.08

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 32 pages, 25col.ill. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 191 x 2. Weight in Grams: 142. 32 pages, 25col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 199 x 191 x 2. Weight: 142.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486284699
ISBN
9780486284699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback. 'Heart of Darkness' is Conrad's finest tale and tells of Marlow's journey up the Congo River to meet Mr Kurtz. This volume also includes 'An Outpost of Progress', 'Karain', and 'Youth' in a revised edition using the English first edition texts and with new chronology and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536016
ISBN
9780199536016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 433 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 416. 433 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike.
Publisher
Dedalus
Number of pages
433
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2 Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517420
ISBN
9781903517420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.11

Hardback. Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141393391
ISBN
9780141393391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

paperback. When statesman Lord Slane dies, everyone assumes his dutiful wife will slowly fade away, the paying guest of each of her six children. But Lady Slane surprises everyone by escaping to a rented house in Hampstead where she revels in her new freedom, revives her youthful ambition to become an artist and gathers some very unsuitable companions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870553
ISBN
9781784870553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. When Rowland Mallet first sees a sculpture by Roderick Hudson, he is astounded and pronounces it to be a work of genius. He wishes to give the artist the opportunity to develop his talent. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and Rowland loses control of his protege, while both fall in love with women they cannot ever have. Editor(s): Moore, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432640
ISBN
9780140432640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, Black and White Images. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804842723
ISBN
9780804842723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. "Rebhorn deserves our gratitude for an eminently persuasive translation.. I celebrate his accomplishment."-Edith Grossman Translator(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 211 x 47. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350265
ISBN
9780393350265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Miserly and mysterious, the richest man in the Five Towns lives simply, ruling his household with an iron fist and a cruel temper. His daughter, Anna, is used to the life of strict, thrifty order imposed by her father. But when she comes of age, Anna inherits a small fortune and attracts the attentions of the town's most eligible bachelor. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872366
ISBN
9781784872366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. In his pioneering treatise on education, the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau presents concepts that had influence on the development of pedagogy in the eighteenth century. Here, Rousseau asserts his main thesis that human beings are by nature good; it is only the distorting influences of civilization that have corrupted them. Translator(s): Bloom, A. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445633
ISBN
9780140445633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540495
ISBN
9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. New Grub Street (1891), generally regarded as Gissing's finest novel, is the story of the daily lives and broken dreams of men and women forced to earn a living by the pen. It tells of a group of novelists, journalists, and scholars caught in the literary and cultural crisis that hit Britain in the closing years of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Mullin, Katherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729181
ISBN
9780198729181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic Editor(s): Edwards, Owen Dudley. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340. 400 pages. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant, swashbuckling classic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FV; FYB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679192
ISBN
9781847679192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Hardback. Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 205 x 34. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197708
ISBN
9780141197708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. An impatient phone call from the temperamental Austrian director, Friedrich Bergmann, introduces a young Christopher Isherwood to the film industry. Isherwood's job is to rescue the script of an idiotic love story set in nineteenth-century Vienna, a film called Prater Violet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561132
ISBN
9780099561132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

paperback. Draws the reader into an unmappable textual space, where nothing is true and everything is permitted, to make a total assault on the colonising powers of planet earth that have turned us all into machines. Editor(s): Harris, Oliver. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189789
ISBN
9780141189789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. A translation of Cervantes' masterpiece. Translator(s): Montgomery, James H. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209589
ISBN
9780872209589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; FC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201934
ISBN
9780872201934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.59

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First PB Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780375757327
ISBN
9780375757327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.86

Paperback. This novel is set in Scotland during the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, in the French Indies and in the North American wilderness. The story has as its hero one of the most compelling yet horrifying studies of evil in 19th-century fiction - James Durie, Master of Ballantrae. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434460
ISBN
9780140434460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Hardcover. This is the spirited story of a survivor whose racy anecdotes and shady dealings only underline her essential warmth and goodness. But there is nothing sentimental about Moll, who presents herself warts and all. Though her adventures take her abroad, she remains the vivid creation of London. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150322
ISBN
9781857150322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. A fully annotated scholarly edition of Austen's most popular novel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451530783
ISBN
9780451530783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.14

Hardcover. Explores the city's fateful impact through the writing of classical historians, a Renaissance sculptor, 18th-century tourists, American, British and French novelists and the authors of modern Rome, each testing and unravelling the city's ageless paradoxes. Editor(s): Keates, Jonathan. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596228
ISBN
9781841596228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621756
ISBN
9781909621756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Schorr, David. Translator(s): Shapiro, Norman. Num Pages: 520 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073816
ISBN
9780252073816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.59

Paperback. Armadale tells the devastating story of the independent, murderous, and adulterous Lydia Gwilt. This traditional melodrama also considers the modern theme of the role of women in society. Editor(s): Peters, Catherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538157
ISBN
9780199538157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.54

Paperback. Fauna, the latest madam at the Bear Flag brothel, Doc, still there for everyone else but feeling strangely sad himself, and Suzy, the new hustler in town who might just be the girl to save him. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185521
ISBN
9780141185521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The stories in this collection combine realism and fantasy. The themes are familiar from Gaskell's novels, but their treatment is revealingly different, ranging from ghost stories and comic fantasy, to a realistic tale of 17th-century witch trials. Editor(s): Kranzler, Laura. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, further reading. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437416
ISBN
9780140437416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008242138
ISBN
9780008242138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.32

Paperback. Covering some of the very best of F Scott Fitzgerald's short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering Jazz Age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his life. It brings together his most famous stories, including "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192505
ISBN
9780141192505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

paperback. As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, 36-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Series: Vintage Classics Woolf Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
5th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870850
ISBN
9781784870850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Part novel, part digression, this book presents a disordered narrative that interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate 'hero' Tristram Shandy, the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter, the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby, and a host of other characters, including Dr Slop, Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick. Editor(s): New, Joan; New, Melvyn. Num Pages: 784 pages, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439778
ISBN
9780141439778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Roubaud is consumed by a jealous rage when he discovers a sordid secret about his young wife's past. The only way he can rest is by forcing her to help him murder the man involved, but there is a witness - Jacques Lantier, a fellow railway employee. Editor(s): Whitehouse, Roger. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Roger. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449631
ISBN
9780140449631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Tomcat Murr is a loveable animal who has written his own autobiography. But a printer's error causes his story to be accidentally mixed with a book about the composer Johannes Kreisler. As the two versions break off, two different characters emerge from the confusion - Murr, the scholar, carouser and brawler, and the hypochondriac genius Kreisler. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446319
ISBN
9780140446319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Gallimard
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9782070360017
ISBN
9782070360017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.49

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143124313
ISBN
9780143124313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. Features a portrayal of an artist who opposes convention and logic, and shuns emotional involvement. This book is a haikuesque novel infused with the author's musings on art and nature. Translator(s): McKinney, Meredith. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105190
ISBN
9780143105190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

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