Short stories
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Short stories
Hardcover. In these three sea stories, based on his own experience, the author invests his portraits of mundane steamers and their crews with epic qualities of fortitude and courage in the face of overwhelming natural odds. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150049
- ISBN
- 9781857150049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Takes us on a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398495
- ISBN
- 9780141398495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Paperback. Includes three stories where characters are tested by dramatic events 'that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper, and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret stuff of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself'. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0019544
- ISBN
- 9781853267437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441702
- ISBN
- 9780141441702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.96
€ 17.96
Paperback. A collection of broadly interrelated stories that offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present. It offers a passionate, unvarnished glimpse into the lives of an immigrant community. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632108
- ISBN
- 9780815632108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.06
€ 29.06
Hardback. The universe isn't made of atoms; it's made of tiny stories. This title offers a selection of stories small in scope but outsize in impact. Num Pages: 128 pages, Black and White Illustrations Throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062121653
- ISBN
- 9780062121653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.21
€ 14.21
Hardback. Part of the "Tiny Stories" series, this book gathers together 32 illustrated stories. Num Pages: 88 pages, Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062121660
- ISBN
- 9780062121660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564783066
- ISBN
- 9781564783066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.51
€ 15.51
Paperback. Presents an album of thirteen short stories. This title offers a flow of fiction, powerful stories that stand alone, but are interconnected in theme and tone; voices from the author of The Wolf and Taurus, voices in human form, still fierce in directness and purpose, laced with playful cruelty, originality, and the possibility of compassion. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099575870
- ISBN
- 9780099575870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. Through the words of his own 'diary', this title shows how Poe succumbs to existential loneliness during a sociological experiment in an isolated lighthouse, stranded for a year with no companion but his faithful dog. It also includes stories about Dickinson; Samuel Clemens (Twain); Henry James; and Papa Hemingway. Series: Art of the Story. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061434822
- ISBN
- 9780061434822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.80
€ 16.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. A collection of thirteen spellbinding stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062356956
- ISBN
- 9780062356956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.71
€ 21.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. "Collection of short stories detailing the fictitious lives of people in Horned Toad, Texas"-- Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729261
- ISBN
- 9780896729261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.83
€ 25.99
€ 22.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240741
- ISBN
- 9781634240741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.51
€ 19.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. Set in Italy, France, Ireland or the USA, this title features stories that unpick the casual brutalities of a patriarchal society or the delusions of sexual desire. It includes depictions of Irish or Italian hypocrisies, and also the male bastions of Church and politics. It can shock the reader with their sudden, serenely-accepted violence. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571294909
- ISBN
- 9780571294909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 4.99
€ 16.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Four friends from Mrs. Rochambeaux's Gentle School for Girls find an old sixpence in their bedchamber and decide that it will be the lucky coin for each of their weddings. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FRH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 204 x 41. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062428424
- ISBN
- 9780062428424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.63
€ 10.63
Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880160
- ISBN
- 9781589880160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.12
€ 27.99
€ 19.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714534008
- ISBN
- 9780714534008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Offers a collection of linked narratives about love - passionate love, illicit love, dying love, maternal love - told through the lives of New Jersey Dominicans, as they struggle to find a point where their two worlds meet. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571294213
- ISBN
- 9780571294213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Hardcover. A collection of fourteen stories that depict Buddha's quest for enlightenment in his former lives. It shows how Buddha suffers mutilations from the wicked and sacrifices himself for those he seeks to save. Translator(s): Meiland, Justin. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: FC; FW; FYB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795835
- ISBN
- 9780814795835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.12
€ 32.12
paperback. Presents sixteen stories of rural Midwest America: smalltown secrets, the powerful silences that bind families, and seven shades of female friendship. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638744
- ISBN
- 9781902638744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.05
€ 11.05