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Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950524
- ISBN
- 9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1 B/W. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264530
- ISBN
- 9788086264530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Presents stories of abandonment and vengeance, in which extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191355
- ISBN
- 9780141191355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
CD-Audio. Beasts Royal is the second book written by Patrick O'Brian - made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s and beautifully repackaged. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008154660
- ISBN
- 9780008154660
CD
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.39
€ 13.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. A trio of intertwined novellas from the 2014 Nobel laureate for literature Translator(s): Polizzotti, Mark. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198058
- ISBN
- 9780300198058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.46
€ 17.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Thrilling crime stories about cars, driving, and the road from the world's bestselling and critically acclaimed writers. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473650183
- ISBN
- 9781473650183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Hardback. In this fictional contribution to T"he Writer and the City" series, Patrick McGrath excavates the layers of New York's turbulent history; a trio of stunning tales from the hand of a master storyteller. Series: Writer and the City Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000460
- ISBN
- 9780747574293
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From a farmer's romance and his skin condition to one man's culinary relationship with Bruce Lee, Mondo Desperado and its blackly comic series of stories will make you howl with laughter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447259619
- ISBN
- 9781447259619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Translator(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DQ; FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172711
- ISBN
- 9781590172711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.33
€ 23.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. These stories are all set in the same nameless Greek village, a world where magic invariably loses out to harsh reality, a world at once universal, funny and compelling. The villagers' lives intersect, as lives do in a small place, and they all know each other's secrets - all the little infamies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099433521
- ISBN
- 9780099433521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. A translation of a 1927 short-story collection that was the first work of Hindi fiction to focus on male same-sex relations; its publication sparked India s first public debates about homosexuality. Translator(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2BMH; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343820
- ISBN
- 9780822343820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
paperback. A collection of eight short stories, which help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Editor(s): Lyon, Pamela. Series: Parallel Text. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140023855
- ISBN
- 9780140023855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. * Reissued to coincide with her new book 'Feisty and wise stories about sex and the wild..touching and clever and as gripping as good gossip' - Nicolette Jones, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- …
- SKU
- KSS0003516
- ISBN
- 9781853817311
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
CD-Audio. AUDIOBOOK Volume 1 of The Inimitable Jeeves also follows the trials and tribulations of one of the more idiotic of Bertie's chums, Bingo Little, who has a tendency to fall in love.. frequently and disastrously! BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Canongate CSA Audio
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906147372
- ISBN
- 9781906147372
CD
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.67
€ 19.99
€ 15.67
Hardcover. Typical - just when Bertie thinks that God's in his heaven and all's right with the world, things start to go wrong again.. Only one man can save the day - the inimitable Jeeves. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591483
- ISBN
- 9781841591483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardcover. Presents a collection of stories in which familiar characters and places are reintroduced in unfamiliar circumstances. This volume includes longest and shorter fictions. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591148
- ISBN
- 9781841591148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.40
€ 19.99
€ 13.40
Hardcover. Newly married to novelist Rosie M. Banks, Bingo bucks the current trend by being extremely happy, although he does tend to lose his shirt on various horses. This collection of wonderfully funny stories features a cast of outrageous characters. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; FYB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591063
- ISBN
- 9781841591063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
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€ 15.06
Hardcover. Includes stories that reflect author's own happy schooldays at Dulwich College but they also do a good deal more. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591797
- ISBN
- 9781841591797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
paperback. A humorous look at golf by the acclaimed author of the "Jeeves and Wooster" stories. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091745752
- ISBN
- 9780091745752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
hardcover. Set at Rudge Hall, home to the obese miser Lester Carmody, and at Healthward Ho, a health farm run by 'Chimp Twist, along with his cohorts 'Soapy' and 'Dolly' Molloy. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841591490
- ISBN
- 9781841591490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. A novella about an eccentric North-Eastern American family whose personal strife mirrors the political turmoil of the year 2000. This edition includes five additional short stories. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227259
- ISBN
- 9780571227259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.52
€ 15.99
€ 11.52
paperback. Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing skill in a range of literary styles. The stories include: "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Happy Prince". Editor(s): Small, Ian. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141439693
- ISBN
- 9780141439693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.75
€ 19.99
€ 9.75
Paperback. These fantasies and true-to-life fables were created by Oscar Wilde for his own sons. Here is the tale of the Prince who is not as happy as he seems, of the Selfish Giant who learns how to love children, and of the Star-Child who suffers bitter trials when he rejects his parents. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; YFA; YFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 62. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003066
- ISBN
- 9781853261237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Wilde's short fiction includes such masterpieces as 'The Happy Prince', 'The Selfish Giant', 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', as well as the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' and 'Poems in Prose'. This edition shows how they continue to the enthral and challenge the reader. Editor(s): Sloan, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535064
- ISBN
- 9780199535064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01