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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

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

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

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.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781853261237
ISBN
9781853261237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781851321094
ISBN
9781851321094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181. 139pp
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320301
ISBN
9781851320301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845233488
ISBN
9781845233488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992686321
ISBN
9780992686321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

paperback. A collection of 100 of author's finest stories; it describes life south of the Rio Grande and chronicles the activities and concerns of 'the four million' ordinary citizens who inhabited turn-of-the-century New York. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 492.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262418
ISBN
9781853262418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Paperback. Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, this title demonstrates the author's speech and place, and highlights his appreciation of life's quirks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186888
ISBN
9780140186888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851320257
ISBN
9781851320257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 13.81

Paperback. Science fiction, horror, and the truly unbelievable-it's all here in an original collection that captures that almost gone and highly romanticized era-the Age of the Drive-In Movie. Fogged-up windshields, bad speaker systems, snack foods galore, it was all part of the drive-in experience. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FH; FK; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
ibooks Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743493161
ISBN
9780743493161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226472065
ISBN
9780226472065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. With this pair of absurd, comic stories, the author indulges his imagination and delights readers. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397528
ISBN
9780141397528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332. 302 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight: 322. Translator(s): Garnett, C.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300689
ISBN
9780226300689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. An outsider by birth and instinct, the author was one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a fascination for crime, an occasionally lurid imagination and a great love for the Russian vernacular. This volume includes a collection of his stories. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396743
ISBN
9780141396743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. "The Constance Garnett translation has been revised throughout by the editor." Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300696
ISBN
9780226300696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Some Writing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486270579
ISBN
9780486270579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.19

paperback. Collected here are superb new translations of the finest tales - from the founding master of Russian surreal allegory and irony Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Granta
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084217
ISBN
9781847084217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. This debut collection of short stories by the award-winning writer and journalist Nigel Jarrett brings together places of violence, longing, helplessness and vivid remembrance, where characters must cope with the darker side of human relationships, often inside the seemingly cosy world of the family. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998516
ISBN
9781906998516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

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