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Paperback. The first collection of short stories published by Peter Carey, whose other books include "Bliss", "Illywhacker" and "Oscar and Lucinda", which was awarded the 1988 Booker Prize. The stories, set in an ominous near-future that has a feel of contemporary life, are by turn bizarre and funny. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571144389
ISBN
9780571144389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Contains stories that include "The Melancholy Hussar", "A Tragedy of Two Ambitions", "The First Countess of Wessex", "Barbara of the House of Grebe", "For Conscience' Sake", "The Son's Veto", "On the Western Circuit", "An Imaginative Woman", "A Changed Man", and "Enter a Dragoon". Editor(s): Wilson, Keith. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439007
ISBN
9780140439007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099586623
ISBN
9780099586623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Presents the story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as "troubled artistic consciousness." Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397580
ISBN
9780141397580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785898914
ISBN
9781785898914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.57

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

Paperback. Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London's foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion, and his faithful colleague Dr Watson, solve these breathtaking and perplexing mysteries. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199719
ISBN
9780141199719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom all is not necessarily as it seems. Drawing on history, culture and lore, this is a riveting exploration of the complexities of motherhood: edgy and engrossing, moving, yet at times, disturbing. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643575
ISBN
9781908643575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

hardcover. This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield has been chosen by Claire Tomalin and emphasize the stronger, feminist side of her writing rather than the popular, more sentimental view. The 21 stories are presented in chronological order and include "Prelude", "The Garden Party" and "At the Bay". Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Everyman
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150483
ISBN
9781857150483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Contains fifteen stories, many of which are set in the author's native New Zealand, and others in England and the French Riviera. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441801
ISBN
9780141441801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Compelling, rich and strange, the ghost stories of Edith Wharton, like vintage wine, have matured and grown more potent with the passing years. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221640
ISBN
9781840221640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583560
ISBN
9781905583560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. From the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Illustrator(s): Holwill, Naomi. Num Pages: 192 pages, Line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 5AK; FA; FYB; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841957296
ISBN
9781841957296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tress growing out of his head? And how can a woman have children made of wax? This title deals with these questions. Illustrator(s): Holwill, Naomi. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164. Folktales from Africa. Adult Edition. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; FYB. Dimension: 201 x 140 x 13. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956299
ISBN
9781841956299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. The three short fictions in this unique collection, Sarrasine, The Unknown Masterpiece, and The Girl with the Golden Eyes, deal with the relationship between artistic ideals and sexual desires. They show Balzac's mastery of the seductions of storytelling, and are among the 19th century's richest explorations of life and art. Translator(s): Collier, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199571284
ISBN
9780199571284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Illustrator(s): "Callot". Editor(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 pp line drawings by Callot. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552474
ISBN
9780199552474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

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

Paperback. 29 short stories by the best new African writers, selected by one of Africa's most eminent contemporary writers, Helon Habila. Editor(s): Habila, Helon. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083333
ISBN
9781847083333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. The Man Booker prize-winning author's critically acclaimed selection of the best Irish short stories of the last sixty years, following Richard Ford's best-selling Granta Book of the American Short Story. Editor(s): Enright, Anne. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082558
ISBN
9781847082558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. The Edgar-winning short story from the author of GONE GIRL. The perfect stocking filler for Flynn fans. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474603041
ISBN
9781474603041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Paperback. A pioneering collection of stories about the Nepali-speaking world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780872964
ISBN
9781780872964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Crawling, clawing, sliming horror, seeping from the night-tipped pen of that Grand Master of heart-stopping supernatural terror - H.P. Lovecraft. Series: H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Voyager
Number of pages
512
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586063248
ISBN
9780586063248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. A collection of some of the most famous stories from the master of tomb-dark fear.. Series: H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 34. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Grafton
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586063231
ISBN
9780586063231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

paperback. In this literary and accomplished collection of stories, Ahmed Essop presents entire worlds, and, at the same time, microcosmic glimpses into the complexities and ironies of life and human relationships. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Picador South Africa
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770100053
ISBN
9781770100053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

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