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Historical fiction
Paperback. After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532446
- ISBN
- 9780099532446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcome homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him, and when he meets his stepmother, and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476375
- ISBN
- 9780099476375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. A novel set in 19th century England that deals with the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140177626
- ISBN
- 9780140177626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
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Hardcover. Presents a study of family life at the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This book includes a detailed and intimate portrait of a life and the wider panorama of a failing dynasty. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151978
- ISBN
- 9781857151978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
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paperback. Translator(s): Kirkup, James. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174555
- ISBN
- 9781590174555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.25
€ 24.99
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Hardcover. Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 48. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152982
- ISBN
- 9781857152982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
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Hardcover. Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence. This book describes the love between an English girl and an Indian boy, Daphne Manners and Hari Kumar. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 127 x 47. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152975
- ISBN
- 9781857152975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bywater Books United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612940274
- ISBN
- 9781612940274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
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Paperback. A gothic delight, swirling with the smoke of alchemy about a young man whose clumsy attempt at blackmail leaves him master of a raven's head .. the Alchemical symbol of death Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472215048
- ISBN
- 9781472215048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
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Paperback. Presents the major figures the splendid dominant King of England, Edward I, and The Great Llewellyn II, Prince of Wales. This book details the political machinations of Edward against the Welsh and the Scots, together with Llewellyn's struggle to control the recalcitrant Welsh Princes. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140113259
- ISBN
- 9780140113259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
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CD-Audio. Continuing the tumultuous story of TheCousins War, Philippa tells the tale of a young mother's determined ambition for her son - soon to Henry VII Series: Cousins' War. Num Pages: 6 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 6
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- abridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847379382
- ISBN
- 9781847379382
CD
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 14.63
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Paperback. Continuing the tumultuous story of TheCousins War, Philippa tells the tale of a young mother's determined ambition for her son - soon to be Henry VII Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847394651
- ISBN
- 9781847394651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. In his sixth journal, Sir Roger Shallot must race against time to find the Orb of Charlemagne and to save his own neck Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0005557
- ISBN
- 9780747254409
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight, the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn a widow. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468073
- ISBN
- 9780099468073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. The latest instalment in the rich tapestry of the Morland Dynasty. Series: The Morland Dynasty. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751533446
- ISBN
- 9780751533446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
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Paperback. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the eleventh book in the series. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006499268
- ISBN
- 9780006499268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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€ 10.75
Paperback. News of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom has spread throughout Christendom and the blame is laid at the feet of Henry Plantagenet, King of England. Two years later, with Becket canonised, Henry's position is precarious: punished at the Pope's insistence for his part in Becket's death, he now also has an enemy in his Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Series: Plantagenet Saga. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493273
- ISBN
- 9780099493273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
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Paperback. From the silken palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the barbaric court of Ivan the Terrible: Lymond is bound for Russia, where he fights his way to a position second only to the young Tsar himself. It is a world away from his homeland, now sheltering Philippa Somerville, his wife in name only, and the child they rescued in Constantinople. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 126 x 44. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140279894
- ISBN
- 9780140279894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. From a piano abandoned on the strife-torn streets of Dublin in Easter 1916, Mary Morissy spins the reader backwards through the life of one-time enigmatic beauty Bella Casey, sister to the famed playwright Sean O'Casey. An ambitious novel about love, history and literature. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003439
- ISBN
- 9781847175762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Captivating follow-up to Sally Christie's absorbing debut, we meet none other than the Marquise de Pompadour, the first bourgeois mistress to grace the hallowed halls of Versailles. Series: The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 46. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501102998
- ISBN
- 9781501102998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
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Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616203788
- ISBN
- 9781616203788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
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Paperback. No longer the well-beloved, Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular. As the discontent grows, Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances and his mistress, the powerful Marquise de Pompadour. But how long will Paris stay silent when the death of the Marquise de Pompadour leads to yet another mistress influencing the King? Series: French Revolution. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493372
- ISBN
- 9780099493372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
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€ 16.91
Paperback. Blood is spilt on the battlefields of Afghanistan in this brilliant second novel in the thrilling adventure series featuring Captain Simon Fonthill Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Headline
- Number of pages
- 416
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- SKU
- KRF0023632
- ISBN
- 9780755309856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians. Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus' twin sister Fabiola lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy. Series: Forgotten Legion Chronicles. Num Pages: 608 pages, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430. 596pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow London
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848090163
- ISBN
- 9781848090163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29