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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

Paperback. A collection of stories, in which moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate leads a person to a new way of thinking or being. It presents a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500300343
ISBN
9780500300343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A collection of short stories that twist and inspire the imagination. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020044
ISBN
9780141020044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Hardcover. "The Center for Ray Bradbury Studies"--Spine. Series: Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 925.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606351956
ISBN
9781606351956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.73

Paperback. Hodder are boosting Stephen King's backlist with new covers, new author branding and a marketing campaign which directs readers to the right King title for them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723212
ISBN
9781444723212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Hodder are boosting Stephen King's backlist with new covers, new author branding and a marketing campaign which directs readers to the right King title for them. Num Pages: 992 pages, Advert. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 43. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723182
ISBN
9781444723182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Hodder are boosting Stephen King's backlist with new covers, new author branding and a marketing campaign which directs readers to the right King title for them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723175
ISBN
9781444723175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. This diverse collection is a delightful and entertaining windfall from one of Ireland's most colourful writers. An essential complement to Behan's master works. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156. 156pp. 2008 reprint
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780862780319
ISBN
9780862780319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. From the author of the award-winning The Great Fire, an extraordinary collection of stories about life in the Organisation - a polyglot crucible in which talent rots and mediocrity thrives and the 'rights of man' are unthinkingly sacrificed on the altar of inter-departmental strife. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082186
ISBN
9781844082186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A collection of eight chilling stories by the author of 'The Birds' and 'Don't Look Now', introduced by Sally Beauman Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
9781844085750
ISBN
9781844085750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715713
ISBN
9781900715713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597805148
ISBN
9781597805148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Edition
Original
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892813230
ISBN
9780892813230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. A parrot who speaks of love, a police dog who's a Buddhist, a microbe with an inferiority complex, a chameleon hoping to find himself, a scorpion with the fastest sting in the West? Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. Translator(s): Casey, John. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. 160 pages. Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. You're an Animal Viskovitz is a whirlwind of ironic fables, a tour de force of comic inventiveness and intelligence unlike anything that you have read before. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954936
ISBN
9781841954936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, this story features a young italian clockmaker who contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780749396985
ISBN
9780749396985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. This edition includes a critical introduction and an extensive collection of historical documents relating to the composition and reception of the novel, the social implications of England's shift from a rural agrarian to an urban industrial economy, the role of women in provincial society. Emma is on HSC syllabus. Editor(s): Samuelian, Kristin Flieger. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 453 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113210
ISBN
9781551113210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation. Editor(s): Trevor, William. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 426 567pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Oxford
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
9780199583140
ISBN
9780199583140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Jeri. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; C; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199536436
ISBN
9780199536436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 467 pages. BIC Classification: FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Dover Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486204154
ISBN
9780486204154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.26

Paperback. Short Stories and Poems. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. 224 pages. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; FC; FYB; HBWJ. Dimension: 131 x 209 x 15. Weight: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486482262
ISBN
9780486482262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

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