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Paperback. Includes four stories that illuminate the author's love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180435
ISBN
9780140180435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardback. Contains nine gothic tales that are Japan's celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film "Ugetsu". Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony H. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139120
ISBN
9780231139120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914063
ISBN
9781909914063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Paperback. Pulitzer-winning, scintillating studies in yearning and exile from a Bengali Bostonian woman of immense promise. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 154.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551799
ISBN
9780006551799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Consisting of short stories, poems, essays and cartoons and comics, Cawl is an anthology of one multi-prize winning, funny, angry young Welshman's creative endeavours and social and political frustrations. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FYB; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901526
ISBN
9781910901526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. 25 tales of anarchic mayhem exploring the history of the future Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472118752
ISBN
9781472118752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620406953
ISBN
9781620406953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Fisher, Jeff. Editor(s): Quintana, Angel Gurria. Translator(s): Quintana, Angel Gurria. Num Pages: 128 pages, black and white drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Full Circle Editions Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957152847
ISBN
9780957152847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. A collection of short stories of the supernatural that takes the reader on a journey from Cornwall to Wales and from the hill country of Shropshire to the west coast of Ireland. It is suitable for those who are passionate about the backdrop of our industrial landscape and those who love a good, old-fashioned ghost story. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455778
ISBN
9780752455778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190198
ISBN
9780141190198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. This collection brings together 20 short stories of the "fin-de-siecle" and includes such writers as George Egerton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Vernon Lee, Ada Leverson and Olive Schreiner. The stories range from the lyrical to the Gothic and frequently deal with the conflicts of women writers. Editor(s): Showalter, Elaine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853815904
ISBN
9781853815904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 419 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam USA
Publication date
1983
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553212280
ISBN
9780553212280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

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

Paperback. Boccaccio's Decameron recasts the storytelling heritage of the ancient and medieval worlds into perennial forms that inspired writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare down to our own day. Translator(s): Payne, John. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221336
ISBN
9781840221336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. From the bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning A Visit From the Goon Squad. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780331218
ISBN
9781780331218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Love, Glen A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540723
ISBN
9780199540723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185880
ISBN
9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Small, Rachel. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 11. .
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351948
ISBN
9781584351948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. In collaboration with Woman and Home and Breast Cancer Care, twenty-four women's fiction authors present this collection of stories, which tell of friendship and love, passion and betrayal. Num Pages: 400 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 267. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0009045
ISBN
9780099502241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In collaboration with Woman and Home and Breast Cancer Care, twenty-four women's fiction authors present this collection of stories, which tell of friendship and love, passion and betrayal. Num Pages: 400 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 267. Clean copy, Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KST0016006
ISBN
9780099502241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Always intellectually playful, but also very moving and funny, the author explores the ways and whys of storytelling. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Edition
1st Edition Thus.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038018
ISBN
9780141038018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Starting with "Broomsticks and Other Tales" of 1925, with its twelve stories, this book continues with "The Lord Fish" of 1933 with seven stories. It includes three distinctive stories, 'Pigtails, Ltd', 'The Thief' and 'A Nose'. These stories are quirky, sometimes frightening, and often preoccupied with states of mind and personal identity. Editor(s): de la Mare, Giles. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357050
ISBN
9781900357050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199672066
ISBN
9780199672066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Sinha, Arunava; Haq, Kaiser; Islam, Khademul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583805
ISBN
9781905583805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

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