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paperback. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college, the dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Editor(s): Haughton, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439761
- ISBN
- 9780141439761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. John Harmon returns to England after years in exile to claim his inheritance: a great fortune and a beautiful young woman to whom he is betrothed, but has never met. When Harmon's body is pulled out of the Thames, all of London is fascinated by the mystery of the murdered man and his unclaimed riches. Num Pages: 928 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540694
- ISBN
- 9780099540694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- 59642nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553213119
- ISBN
- 9780553213119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.28
€ 8.28
Paperback. A classic collection of linked stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman's gentleman - in which Bertie's terrifying Aunt Agatha stalks the pages, seeking whom she may devour, while Bertie's friend Bingo Little falls in love with seven different girls in succession. Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513681
- ISBN
- 9780099513681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
paperback. Features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. This title shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198927
- ISBN
- 9780141198927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. An Anglican bishop, on recuperative leave from his African diocese, alights at the island of Nepthene for a short stay on passage to England, and is soon caught in the midst of a wild and exuberant cast of fellow visitors and residents. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786690678
- ISBN
- 9781786690678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48
Hardcover. The liberal hero, Balint, is at odds with the politics of his time; he describes the idyllic pre-industrial world of Hungarian Transylvania, later to fall into the hands of first the Nazis and then the Communists, his love for Adrienne, married to an unpleasant and dangerous lunatic, and a Proustian society helplessly bent on its own destruction. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 205 x 54. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593548
- ISBN
- 9781841593548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book is an English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180342
- ISBN
- 9780141180342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. Describes how Alice was conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell. His dream worlds of Wonderland and back-to-front Looking Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig, time is abandoned at a disorderly tea-party and a chaotic game of chess makes a seven-year-old girl a Queen. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199689
- ISBN
- 9780141199689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Kirby, Jack; Ayers, Dick. Series: Classics Illustrated. Num Pages: 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. BIC Classification: FC; FX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 4. Weight in Grams: 152. Series: Classics Illustrated. 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: FC; FX. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 4. Weight: 150.
- Publisher
- Classic Comic Store Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK first ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906814540
- ISBN
- 9781906814540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.05
€ 12.05
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; FC; JF. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 11. Weight: 144.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486287386
- ISBN
- 9780486287386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. The Pontellier family are spending a hot, lazy holiday on the Gulf of Mexico. No-one expects that Edna Pontellier should be preoccupied with anything more than her husband and children. When an illicit summer romance awakens new ideas and longings in Edna, she can barely understand herself. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540779
- ISBN
- 9780099540779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Modern Library Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812971187
- ISBN
- 9780812971187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Contains "Aladdin", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Sindbad the Sailor" and many other tales from the "Arabian Nights". Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint, Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191669
- ISBN
- 9780141191669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. It's 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870942
- ISBN
- 9781784870942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Populated by an unforgettable cast of characters, from the beautiful, self-destructive Nastasya Filippovna to the dangerously obsessed Rogozhin and the radical student Ippolit, The Idiot is one of Dostoevsky's most personal and intense works of fiction presented here in a new translation. Translator(s): Avsey, Ignat. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493439
- ISBN
- 9781847493439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 Wessex edition, emended to correct errors which have crept into the text from the manuscript onward. Editor(s): Schweik, Robert C. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393954081
- ISBN
- 9780393954081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
hardcover. A collection of stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which intend to leave much to the reader's imagination. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262883
- ISBN
- 9781853262883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
Paperback. Stefan's Zweig's Letter from an Unknown Woman and other stories contains a new translation by the award-winning Anthea Bell of one of his most celebrated novellas, Letter from an Unknown Woman, the inspiration for a classic 1948 Hollywood film by Max Ophuls, as well as three new stories, appearing in English for the first time. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906548933
- ISBN
- 9781906548933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099530220
- ISBN
- 9780099530220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Set in the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, Kidnapped is a thrilling adventure story in which young David Balfour flees for his life across the Scottish Highlands in the company of the rebel Alan Breck Stewart. This is a new edition of a key work of 19th-century fiction and Scottish literature, with critical introduction and notes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FC; FJH; YFA; YFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199674213
- ISBN
- 9780199674213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. Completed just months before Patricia Highsmith's death in 1995, Small g explores the labyrinthine intricacies of passion, sexuality, and jealousy in a kinky, charming tale of love misdirected. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349004990
- ISBN
- 9780349004990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
paperback. When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the theatre, it is a fatal mistake. The Phantom haunts the imagination of the talented singer Christine Daae, appearing to her as the 'Angel of Music' - a disembodied voice, coaching her to sing as she never could before. Translator(s): Ribiere, Mireille; Ribiere, Mireille. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191508
- ISBN
- 9780141191508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia Sedley, however, longs only for the caddish soldier George. Editor(s): Carey, John. Num Pages: 912 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439839
- ISBN
- 9780141439839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10