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Short stories

paperback. Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike Num Pages: 144 pages, 35. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142. Very good copy with minor wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025554
ISBN
9780753807743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025624
ISBN
9780946211272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Three people are frozen in a conspiracy of silence that prevents love's consummation; a nine-year-old dreams that a movie part heals her fragmented family life; a brother and sister forge a new life amid terrible beauty of Ireland after Rebellion; and in title story, a man chooses between his longtime love and a life of solitude on family farm. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031526
ISBN
9780140294699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597805407
ISBN
9781597805407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.91

paperback. The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
New
SKU
9780007245765
ISBN
9780007245765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.53

paperback. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9781853261893
ISBN
9781853261893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

paperback. Contains a selection of Beaumont's stories, including five stories that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes. This volume contains an introduction by Ray Bradbury and an afterword by William Shatner, two fellow science fiction luminaries who counted themselves among Beaumont's close friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143107651
ISBN
9780143107651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life" and "The Cricket on the Hearth". Illustrator(s): Landseer, Edward; Maclise, Daniel; Stanfield, Clarkson; Stone, Frank; Doyle, Richard; Leech, John; Tenniel, Sir John. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262685
ISBN
9781853262685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

paperback. Do Midwesterners have a peculiar way of looking at the world? Is there something not quite right about the way they see things? For such a normal place, the heartland has produced some writers who take an individual approach to storytelling. This book contains 33 tales that showcase the wonderful vision of some of the region's best-known writers. Editor(s): Martone, Michael. Series: Quarry Books. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 527.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quarry Books United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210227
ISBN
9780253210227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. This volume covers the period from 1940 to 1975, beginning in the "golden age" of Science Fiction and ending at a time when SF book publication was just beginning to explode and SF films ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Star Wars", and "E.T.") would soon dominate box offices. Editor(s): Gunn, James E. Num Pages: 576 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842458
ISBN
9780810842458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.46

paperback. Features short stories that are spread over landscapes ranging from northern California and the urban Southwest to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571179572
ISBN
9780571179572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Includes such stories as: "Father! Father! Burning Bright"; "The Clothes They Stood Up In"; "The Laying on of Hands"; and "The Lady in the Van". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Profile Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861978196
ISBN
9781861978196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

paperback. Includes terrifying ghost stories such as Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Editor(s): Dahl, Roald. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955710
ISBN
9780241955710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. The Longman Caribbean Writers Series comprises of many classic novels, short stories and plays by the best known Caribbean authors, together with works of the highest quality from new writers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; YFU; YQEF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Longman Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582786271
ISBN
9780582786271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.93

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220042
ISBN
9780253220042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.61

paperback. A collection of short stories composed between 1910-62. It includes "Mr Loveday's Little Outing"; "Cruise"; "A House of Gentlefolks"; and, "The Sympathetic Passenger". Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193687
ISBN
9780141193687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634310079
ISBN
9781634310079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.06

paperback. The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers". Illustrator(s): Harvey, William. Translator(s): Dawood, N. J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140442892
ISBN
9780140442892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Contains diverse writing from the Spanish-speaking world. This book explores stylistic contrasts and gives an insight into the cultural and social milieu of the Spanish-speaking world. It includes notes on unusual Spanish words and phrases and is suitable for English students of the language as well as Spanish-speaking students of English. Editor(s): Lawaetz, Gudie. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140033786
ISBN
9780140033786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441702
ISBN
9780141441702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition, First ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486794648
ISBN
9780486794648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.46

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Melrose Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909757141
ISBN
9781909757141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.29

Hardback. Strange and fantastical, the fairy tales of Bela Balazs (1884-1949), Hungarian writer, film critic, and famous librettist of "Bluebeard's Castle", reflect his profound interest in friendship, alienation, and Taoist philosophy. This title features sixteen stories of Balazs. Illustrator(s): Lydes, Mariette. Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147116
ISBN
9780691147116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

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