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Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416874
ISBN
9780862416874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Herd, David. Series: Refugee Tales. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Comma Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910974308
ISBN
9781910974308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Zwagerman, Joost. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395722
ISBN
9780141395722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Offers a collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575078
ISBN
9780099575078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. A brilliant collection of the best poker short stories from writers such as Anthony Holden, Patrick Marber, Neil Pearson and Jennifer Tilly Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471162282
ISBN
9781471162282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Antiquarian Paxton travels to a small town on the coast of Norfolk and learns of a legend concerning three crowns buried on the coast thousands of years ago to protect the land against marauding Vikings. Paxton tries to find the remaining crown, unaware of the supernatural presence that protects it. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039921
ISBN
9780143039921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.03

Paperback. This selection of twenty-seven stories in a lively new transltion shows Maupassant as his comic, cruel, and brillant best. In addition to the poignant title story, it includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace , and Le Horla, an account of a disintegrating personality that chillingly parallels the author's own decline into madness. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555789
ISBN
9780199555789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. The Golden Age of the English short story lies from its first wide acceptance in the middle of the nineteenth century until the middle of the twentieth, a period when there were a great many outlets in Britain for shorter fictions. This title celebrates this period through some of the most widely known writers of the time. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952856
ISBN
9780241952856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Sherlock Holmes teaches a piquant assortment of students the science of detection in an anthology of all-new stories by a dazzling array of writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136879
ISBN
9781472136879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Presents a pair of short stories about faith and sacrificial love. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397429
ISBN
9780141397429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Collects some of Jack London's allegorical tales. This volume of Jack London's stories of the North also includes "Batard", in which an abused dog takes revenge on his owner; and "Love of Life", in which an injured prospector, abandoned by his partner, must struggle home alone through the wilderness, stalked by a lone wolf. Editor(s): Sinclair, Andrew. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186512
ISBN
9780140186512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397740
ISBN
9780141397740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783782154
ISBN
9781783782154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. From her ancestors' view from Edinburgh's Catle Rock in the eighteenth century to her parents' thwarted ambitions in Ontario, and her own awakening in 1950s Canada, the author weaves fact and myth to create an epic story of past and present, proving that fiction has much to tell us about life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099497998
ISBN
9780099497998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. As a literary subject, Christmas has inspired topics ranging from intimate domestic dramas, to fanciful flights of the imagination. This work features stories that is imbued with Christmas spirit of one kind or another. It also includes: "Green Holly"; "The Night Before Christmas"; "Vanka"; "The Burglar's Christmas"; and "Dancing Dan's Christmas". Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596006
ISBN
9781841596006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. The definitive collection of Dylan Thomas' short stories, showing just why he is considered one of the 20th century's finest writers. Also featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227306
ISBN
9781780227306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. A man barges into a writer's house and, holding a gun to his head, demands that he tell him a story, something to take him away from real world. A pathological liar discovers one day that the lies he tells come true. A young woman finds a zip in her boyfriend's mouth, and when she opens it he unfolds to reveal a completely different man inside. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra; Shlesinger, Miriam; Englander, Nathan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563327
ISBN
9780099563327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A young video shop assistant exchanges the home comforts of one mother-figure for a fleeting encounter with another; a brother and sister find themselves at the bottom of a coal mine with a Japanese tourist; a Welsh stag on a debauched weekend in Dublin confesses an unimaginable truth; and more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571317028
ISBN
9780571317028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. An outsider by birth and instinct, the author was one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a fascination for crime, an occasionally lurid imagination and a great love for the Russian vernacular. This volume includes a collection of his stories. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396743
ISBN
9780141396743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806493
ISBN
9780198806493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

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