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Paperback. A collection by Pulitzer prize-winning novelist John Cheever that shows the power and range of one of the finest short story writers. It includes masterpieces such as "The Swimmer" and "Goodbye, My Brother" and date from the time of his honourable discharge from the Army at the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099748304
ISBN
9780099748304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

hardcover. Written over a period of more than half a century, this volume include short stories and novellas reflect every aspect of his developing art and outlook. Num Pages: 1856 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 91. Weight in Grams: 1826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152432
ISBN
9781857152432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 55.00

Paperback. A collection of stories including "Rain" and "The Three Fat Women of Antibes". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287391
ISBN
9780099287391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. The extraordinary stories of 'Saki' are a mixture of humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidities and hypocrisy of conventional society are viciously pilloried. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260711
ISBN
9781853260711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 106 x 29. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804179768
ISBN
9780804179768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

paperback. Contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on the author's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, this title dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428855
ISBN
9780099428855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

paperback. This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428862
ISBN
9780099428862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham's wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include "Flotsam and Jetsam", "The Man With the Scar" and "The Vessel of Wrath". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428848
ISBN
9780099428848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. M. R. James's classic ghost stories are some of the finest in English, creating menace and terror in lonely country houses and remote inns. This is the only one-volume edition to include all James's published stories, an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story, and a critical introduction and notes. Editor(s): Jones, Darryl. Series: Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 43. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797364
ISBN
9780198797364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225518
ISBN
9781840225518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.20

Paperback. A famous Hollywood actor loses his looks -- and is drawn into the dark and twisted world of Coldheart Canyon! Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FL; FYB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 41. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Edition
paperback / softback
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006510406
ISBN
9780006510406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.35

paperback. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Antonia. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 260.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583393
ISBN
9781905583393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Contains eight stories that show off author's powers as a 'strange story' writer to the full, being more ambiguous than standard ghost stories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571311743
ISBN
9780571311743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mosaic Press
Edition
Second Edition, Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771610674
ISBN
9781771610674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701987
ISBN
9781784701987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285637665
ISBN
9780285637665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. A dazzling, ambitious debut collection from a young talent, these critically acclaimed stories dip into the shadows and spotlights of life. From the pale waking hours to the darkling places, Clown's Shoes introduces a cast of lost characters trying to find their way, and asking whether everyone really does come salting home in the end? Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409671
ISBN
9781910409671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232887
ISBN
9781845232887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. A collection of short stories from the best-selling author Max Brooks Num Pages: 128 pages, 3 black and white. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 181 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715642931
ISBN
9780715642931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.10

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

Hardback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages, Please figure on drawing one simple map of the Arab world. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149228
ISBN
9780231149228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.40
€ 85.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565744
ISBN
9781604565744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.65

Paperback. Great and unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the greatest authors in history. Editor(s): Lyons, Nick. Series: Classic. Num Pages: 304 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; FYB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585747160
ISBN
9781585747160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Taking you on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, this book introduces you to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784871291
ISBN
9781784871291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

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