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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Recounts the frenzied transformations that made late nineteenth-century Paris the fashion capital of the world. This novel includes a capitalist hero, Octave Mouret, who creates a giant department store that devours the dusty, outmoded boutiques surrounding it. Num Pages: 383 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078673
ISBN
9780520078673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Contains a selection of the author's letters and notes expressing his opinions on the publication of "Tom Sawyer". Illustrator(s): Williams, True W. Editor(s): Baender, Paul. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 163 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
135 Anv
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266124
ISBN
9780520266124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Follows Tom, Huck, and Jim as they travel across the Atlantic in a balloon, then down the Mississippi to help solve a mysterious crime. Illustrator(s): Beard, Daniel Carter. Editor(s): Firkins, Terry. Series: Mark Twain Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271517
ISBN
9780520271517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Nathaniel Hawthorne's greatest romance, "The Scarlet Letter", is often simplistically seen as a timeless tale of desire, sin, and redemption. This work argues that "The Scarlet Letter" is a serious historical novel. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 208 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035744
ISBN
9780674035744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Dark, weird, psychologically complex, Hawthorne's short fiction continues to fascinate readers. Brenda Wineapple has made a generous selection of Hawthorne's stories, including some of his best-known tales as well as other, less-often anthologized gems. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050228
ISBN
9780674050228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. The Marble Faun mingles fable with fact in a mysterious tale of American artists liberated from New England mores in Rome. Hawthorne's novel is ultimately less about freedom than its costs. The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative text of The Marble Faun in The Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050280
ISBN
9780674050280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 47.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Nabokov, Vladimir. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1056 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DCF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019048
ISBN
9780691019048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.06

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
1032
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150437
ISBN
9780691150437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.63

Paperback. Tasso's masterpiece finally emerges as an English masterpiece. Editor(s): Esolen, Anthony M. Translator(s): Esolen, Anthony M. Num Pages: 504 pages, 63, 53 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863233
ISBN
9780801863233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.91

Paperback. Now, exploring the psychological narrative implicit in that mass of documents, Parker recreates episode after episode that will prove stunningly new, even to Melvilleans. Num Pages: 998 pages, 40, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881855
ISBN
9780801881855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.19

Paperback. The novel that secured Willa Cather a place in the first rank of American writers Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245709
ISBN
9780803245709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245723
ISBN
9780803245723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. The Killers is a tale of gang violence, revenge, kidnapping, racial and ethnic conflict, international intrigue, and working-class triumph. Based on the real-life events of a Philadelphia race riot, this long-out-of-print sensational novella showcases the political and literary interests of its author, bestselling novelist George Lippard. Editor(s): Cohen, Matt; Wong, Edlie L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223743
ISBN
9780812223743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331650
ISBN
9780822331650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339427
ISBN
9780822339427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. For those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. This translation presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia. Translator(s): Gasperetti, David. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806747
ISBN
9780875806747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318252
ISBN
9781846318252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.42

Hardback. This book begins with two fatal duels, as the most apt introduction to a literary period best defined by its antagonisms. Exploring three publishing phenomena of the age; the novels of Walter Scott, Byron's Don Juan, and the new literary magazines, it attempts a radical reconfiguration of our understanding of literary culture after Waterloo. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSBF; FC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1648. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004409
ISBN
9780199582532
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226347899
ISBN
9780226347899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226971551
ISBN
9780226971551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 64.37

Hardback. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 408 pages, 104ill. BIC Classification: DD; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801429828
ISBN
9780801429828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.96

Paperback. With this edition of A Saloonkeeper's Daughter, an important and prescient work of American fiction is finally available in English. Editor(s): Overland, Orm (Professor of English, University of Bergen, Norway). Translator(s): Overland, Orm; Thorson, Gerald. Series: The Longfellow Series of American Languages and Literatures. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868818
ISBN
9780801868818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.45

paperback. A nineteenth-century radical women's rights novel that tells the story of a young woman's efforts to earn respect and autonomy as a women's rights lecturer Editor(s): Kohn, Denise M. Series: Legacies of Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213609
ISBN
9780803213609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A novel which tracks the fortunes of Jason Auster and his unlikely bride, the aristocratic Sarah Parke, along with the children and wards, the lost loves and secret passions that define and forever alter an entire family and everyone who touches it. It illuminates the racial, sexual, and political conventions and conflicts of its time. Editor(s): Putzi, Jennifer. Series: Legacies of Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293472
ISBN
9780803293472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.96

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