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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. What on earth could have induced Mr Anstruther to fall in love with Fraulein Schmidt? He is an eligible English bachelor from a good family with great expectations; she is the plain, poor, 'spinster' daughter of a German scholar. But Rose-Marie Schmidt is also funny, intelligent, brave and gifted with an irrepressible talent for happiness. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872342
ISBN
9781784872342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. Against the background of Montrose's campaign of 1644-5, this spirited novel centres on one of Scott's most memorable creations - Sir Dugald Dalgetty of Drumthwacket. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 270 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605729
ISBN
9780748605729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.99
€ 108.45

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, John P., Jr. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538195
ISBN
9780199538195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. A graphic novel presenting Dickens' tale of Pip, Miss Havisham, and the spiteful Estella. Illustrator(s): Stokes, John; Cardy, Jason. Editor(s): Green, Jen. Num Pages: 160 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530. Original Text. 160 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Stokes, John; Cardy, Jason. Editor(s): Green, Jen. A graphic novel presenting Dickens' tale of Pip, Miss Havisham, and the spiteful Estella. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AN; FC; FX. Dimension: 170 x 247 x 10. Weight: 532.
Publisher
Classical Comics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
British English
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906332099
ISBN
9781906332099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Hardcover. The novel takes its wide-eyed hero from innocence to experience through inns and bedrooms from Somerset to London and back, while at the same time continuing a farcical debate about the true nature of the novelist's art. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 44. Weight in Grams: 873.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150285
ISBN
9781857150285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Bush, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174982
ISBN
9781590174982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's 'philosophical tales', in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. This edition includes four other prose tales - Micromegas, Zadig, The Ingenu, and The White Bull - and a verse tale based on Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale,: What Pleases the Ladies. Translator(s): Pearson, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535613
ISBN
9780199535613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. The First World War is over. Eric Vernon is on the cusp of adulthood. Tall, bony and awkward he finds himself torn between a desire to emulate his heroic father, who led a life of quiet sacrifice, and resentment toward his father's roguish friend Edward Blake, who survived the war only to throw himself into gay life in Berlin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561125
ISBN
9780099561125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Introduces us to a group of memorable characters, variously eccentric, farcical and endearing. This book involves the reader in the labyrinthine creation of a purported autobiography. It anticipates modernism and postmodernism. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494160
ISBN
9781847494160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Butcher, William. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538072
ISBN
9780199538072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.30

Hardcover. A portrayal of genius possessed, through the biography of the composer Adrian Leverkuhn, narrated by his friend Zeitblom in the years 1943-45, as Germany faces ruin. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 523 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
523
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150803
ISBN
9781857150803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509825394
ISBN
9781509825394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Of all Jack London's fictions none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to The Call of the Wild, the epic tale of a Californian dog's adventures during the Klondike gold rush, this edition includes White Fang, and five famous short stories - 'Batard', 'Moon-Face', 'Brown Wolf', 'That Spot', and 'To Build a Fire. Editor(s): Labor, Earle; Leitz, Robert C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538898
ISBN
9780199538898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.30

Paperback. The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. Editor(s): Brewer, Derek. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432541
ISBN
9780140432541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this edition includes Princess Ligovskaya Translator(s): Cornwell, Neil; Parker, Martin. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495761
ISBN
9781847495761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598535136
ISBN
9781598535136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.65

Paperback. Contains many Dickensian themes - poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of adversity. This book features some of the characters, such as Oliver himself (Who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sikes, Nancy and 'the Artful Dodger'. Illustrator(s): Cruickshank, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260124
ISBN
9781853260124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. One of the great novels of London life and labour in the 1890s, Esther Waters is the story of a single mother struggling against prejudice and injustice. It vividly brings to life a world of horse racing, gambling, and public houses and was groundbreaking in its approach. This is the only available edition of this powerful novel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583010
ISBN
9780199583010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

paperback. The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, "The Two Hussars" contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Editor(s): Wilks, Ronald. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449624
ISBN
9780140449624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was born in London to a bankrupt barrister father and a mother who, as a well-known writer, supported the family. Trollope enjoyed considerable acclaim both as a novelist and as a senior civil servant in the British Postal Service. This book collects Christmas tales of Anthony Trollope. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143122470
ISBN
9780143122470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

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