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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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. Editor(s): Hingley, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555451
ISBN
9780199555451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Tells the tale of a boy's journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. 'Gusev' depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447859
ISBN
9780140447859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Bristow, Joseph. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538010
ISBN
9780199538010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987255
ISBN
9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Kang, Minsoo. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2GK; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107699
ISBN
9780143107699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. "The Story of Sapho" makes available for the first time in modern English a self contained section from Scudery's novel "Artamene ou le Grand Cyrus". This edition also includes a translation of an oration in which Sapho extols the talents of women to persuade them to write. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143996
ISBN
9780226143996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

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
€ 14.71

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now 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. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443264
ISBN
9780140443264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. A novel of Chinese literature that contains the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 544 pages, geneal tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442939
ISBN
9780140442939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. A novel of manners in Chinese literature. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 640 pages, geneal table. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443707
ISBN
9780140443707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Divided into five volumes, of which this novel is the fourth. It charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. Over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence a theme, which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things. Editor(s): Minford, John. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 400 pages, geneal.tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
4th Edition
SKU
V9780140443714
ISBN
9780140443714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Waverley Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprinted 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902407449
ISBN
9781902407449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008195670
ISBN
9780008195670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.65

paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KSS0008143
ISBN
9780007351008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 5HH; FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509828067
ISBN
9781509828067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486266886
ISBN
9780486266886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.13

Paperback. Since his first literary appearance in 1886, the murderous Mr Hyde has embodied the evil that even good men including his alter ego, Henry Jekyll - are capable of when the constraints of civilized life are loosed. This chilling anthology also collects nine of Stevenson's best-known tales of horror. Series: Barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435163096
ISBN
9781435163096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. "Corngold's new translation is of the very highest quality, punctiliously faithful to Goethe's German and sensitive to gradations of style in this extraordinary, trail-blazing first novel." -J. M. Coetzee, New York Review of Books Editor(s): Corngold, Stanley. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393935561
ISBN
9780393935561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. "A highly readable, sensitive, and lively Werther. Corngold is both faithful to the German and true to the demands of a modern English text" -Jeremy Adler, Times Literary Supplement Translator(s): Corngold, Stanley. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343571
ISBN
9780393343571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.59

Paperback.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743297332
ISBN
9780743297332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. The heroes of the Spanish novels make their way through a seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Lazarillo de Tormes and Pablos the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility. Translator(s): Alpert, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 maps, chronology, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 192 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449006
ISBN
9780140449006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Follows Julia Grenville, a Welsh beauty who knows little of the world until her marriage to the older Lord Stanley. Through Julia's letters to her sister, this book helps readers learn more of Julia's new life in London - her unfaithful husband, her miscarriage, her disillusionment with the city and its fashions. Editor(s): Gross, Jonathan David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810122291
ISBN
9780810122291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Paperback. Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature and the past century has seen this book gain worldwide acceptance. This edition contains the complete translation of all six books of "The Tale of Genji". Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310816
ISBN
9784805310816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. Tells the story of Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes, offer a glimpse of the golden age of Japan. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Num Pages: 1216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437148
ISBN
9780142437148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. Princess Zoza, unable to laugh no matter how funny the joke. Her father, the king, attempts to make her smile; instead he leaves her cursed whereupon the prince she is destined to marry is snatched up by another woman. Num Pages: 494 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143129141
ISBN
9780143129141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

paperback. Presents a masterpiece of world literature and the progenitor of all samurai stories. Legendary for its magnificent and vivid set battle scenes, this book is filled with intimate human dramas and emotions, contemplating Buddhist themes of suffering and separation, as well as universal insights into love, loss and loyalty. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall; Watson, Michael. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143107262
ISBN
9780143107262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.17

Paperback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight: 316.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138031
ISBN
9780231138031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.47

Paperback. Includes stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397269
ISBN
9780141397269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

Paperback. When the mysterious and beautiful young widow Helen Graham becomes the new tenant at Wildfell Hall rumours immediately begin to swirl around her. As her neighbour Gilbert Markham comes to discover, Helen has painful secrets buried in her past that even his love for her cannot easily overcome. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529668
ISBN
9780099529668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. A passionate tale of betrayal, this story of a man's alcoholic decline, marital breakdown and its effect on children, and the position of women in Victorian society is told with shocking vividness and power. This new edition combines an authoritative text with wide-ranging critical discussion. Editor(s): Rosengarten, Herbert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199207558
ISBN
9780199207558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. A mysterious tenant, Helen Graham, unmasked not as a 'wicked woman' as the local gossips would have it, but as the estranged wife of a brutal alcoholic bully, desperate to protect her son. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199351
ISBN
9780141199351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Hardback. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 206 x 38. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241198957
ISBN
9780241198957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 114 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007449903
ISBN
9780007449903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.72

Paperback. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. Editor(s): Davies, Stevie. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434743
ISBN
9780140434743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

paperback. When the mysterious and beautiful young widow Helen Graham becomes the new tenant at Wildfell Hall rumours immediately begin to swirl around her. As her neighbour Gilbert Markham comes to discover, Helen has painful secrets buried in her past that even his love for her cannot easily overcome. Series: Vintage Classics Bronte Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 181 x 42. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870751
ISBN
9781784870751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198. Series: Dover Thrift S. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; JFSC. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 15. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486280622
ISBN
9780486280622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.54

Paperback. Ex-detective Nick Charles plans to spend a quiet Christmas holed up in a hotel suite with his glamorous wife Nora, their pet Schnauzer and a case of good Scotch. But then a bullet-riddled corpse and a missing inventor (not to mention the attentions of a beautiful young woman) force him out of retirement and back into business. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194608
ISBN
9780141194608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJPG; FC; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509828050
ISBN
9781509828050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. A classic and hugely influential thriller. May 1914, Richard Hannay is asked for help by an American spy who has uncovered an assasination plot. The spy is promptly murdered in Hannay's flat, and Hannay is compelled to flee and prevent the assasination while on the run from the police in Scotland. Introduced by Stuart Kelly. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846971983
ISBN
9781846971983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.95

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