Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. A vintage plot concerns a Gainsborough miniature, a mouldering country house, an overweight solicitor, a fortune-hunter, a butler who isn't a butler, an American corporate lawyer and his kleptomaniac sister; but the heart of this story - in every sense - concerns Jerry West and his determined pursuit of air hostess Jane Hunnicutt. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591711
- ISBN
- 9781841591711
Hardback
Condition: New
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CD-Audio. Tells the story of an engagingly vague Lord Emsworth battles to prevent a pig-napping, Lord Tillbury lurks, desperate to filch Gally Threepwood's sensational memoirs, and those formidable sisters, Julia and Constance, will do anything to sabotage the nuptials of Ronnie Fish and chorus girl Sue. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906147235
- ISBN
- 9781906147235
CD
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 17.81
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Hardcover. .
- Edition
- 1st Everyman
- Publisher
- Everyman Paperback Classics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591735
- ISBN
- 9781841591735
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. Reprints two of Wodehouse's earliest books which take the form of story sequences linked by a central character, a technique he used many times thereafter. This title looks forward to Bertie Wooster and Ukridge, but also back to his Victorian models, in a fantastic tale of the little man struggling with fate. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591896
- ISBN
- 9781841591896
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. For Bertie Wooster's old friend has fallen in love with Madeline Bassett and, as usual, makes a hash of the affair until Jeeves comes to the rescue. In the meantime, Jeeves must also solve the mystery of the white mess jacket, while sorting out the lives of Bertie's cousin Angela, her mother, and her mother's French chef. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591049
- ISBN
- 9781841591049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
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Hardcover. Sam Shotter settles in the sleepy suburb of Valley Fields. His pastoral peace is short-lived, however, when Soapy Molloy, Dolly the Dip, and Chimp Twist arrive on the scene looking for two million dollars. Not only does Sam discover he's living right bang next door to the girl of his dreams, but he's sitting, rather embarrassingly, on a goldmine. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591506
- ISBN
- 9781841591506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
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Hardcover. The Honourable Galahad Threepwood has decided to write his memoirs and England's aristocrats are all diving for cover, not least Galahad's formidable sister Lady Constance Keeble who fears that her brother will ruin the family reputation with saucy stories of the 1890s. But Galahad's memoirs are not the only cause for concern. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591094
- ISBN
- 9781841591094
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. Clarence Chugwater is not a Boy Scout for nothing. It is summer 1909 and everyone is too interested in the Test Match to notice that England has been invaded by the Germans. And the Russians. And the Chinese. Not to mention a 'boisterous band of the Young Turks', a mad Mullah, and a brace of North African pirates. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591902
- ISBN
- 9781841591902
Hardback
Condition: New
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Paperback. This fourth Jeeves volume contains "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit", "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" and "Jeeves in the Offing". Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091753405
- ISBN
- 9780091753405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.06
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hardcover. While staying with his Aunt Dahlia to help out in the election at Market Snodsbury, Bertie Wooster comes up against the familiar horrors of Florence Craye, his former fiancee, and Roderick Spode, head of the Black Shorts, in a plot tangle from which, as usual, only the ingenuity of Jeeves can save him. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591292
- ISBN
- 9781841591292
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. A humorous novel in which an Earl and his aristocratic family are divided by what is seen as a socially unsuitable marriage. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591117
- ISBN
- 9781841591117
Hardback
Condition: New
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CD-Audio. Confronted by as sinister a bunch of villains as ever disgraced the pages of fiction (Lady Hermione, Dame Daphne, and the sinister child Huxley), Galahad is resourceful, indomitable and vastly entertaining. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857863058
- ISBN
- 9780857863058
CD
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 17.78
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Hardcover. Offers an account of author's work with Guy Bolton in musical comedy, which occupied much of his energy from his arrival in America and effectively made his reputation. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591933
- ISBN
- 9781841591933
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. Features author's trademark sticky situations, quirky characters, sly humour and wit, and of course, his renowned prose. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591957
- ISBN
- 9781841591957
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. Pongo Twistleton and Freddie Widgeon may be small of brain and short of cash but they are always good for ingenious adventures, especially when it comes to falling in love with the wrong girl or cooking up hopeless schemes to make money. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591186
- ISBN
- 9781841591186
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. Anyone who involves himself with Roberta Wickham is asking for trouble, so naturally Bertie Wooster finds himself in just that situation when he goes to stay with his Aunt Dahlia at Brinkley Court. So much is obvious. Why celebrated loony-doctor Sir Roderick Glossop should be there too, masquerading as a butler, is less clear. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591162
- ISBN
- 9781841591162
Hardback
Condition: New
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CD-Audio. A collection of seven unabridged short stories that begin with Jeeves' arrival to look after Bertie Wooster, and many take place in the big world of New York City. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 128. A collection of seven unabridged short stories that begin with Jeeves' arrival to look after Bertie Wooster, and many take place in the big world of New York City. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 124 x 146 x 26. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- CSA Word
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904605188
- ISBN
- 9781904605188
CD
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 17.78
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Hardcover. Jimmy Pitt, man-about-town and former newspaper hound, takes a bet that he cannot commit burglary. He finds breaking and entering easy enough, but then discovers that he has forced his way into the home of a tough New York policeman. Naturally, Captain McEachern has a beautiful daughter and problems of his own. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591230
- ISBN
- 9781841591230
Hardback
Condition: New
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Hardcover. Offers an insight into the genesis of comic literature's most celebrated double-act. All the stories are set in New York, four of them featuring Jeeves and Wooster themselves; the rest concerning Reggie Pepper, an earlier version of Bertie. Plots involve the usual cast of young clots, choleric millionaires, chorus-girls and vulpine aunts. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591469
- ISBN
- 9781841591469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
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CD-Audio. The setting is Blandings Castle in rural Shropshire England, idyllic country seat of eccentric Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth. It is summer time and Blandings is bursting with bizarre visitors including his Lordship's sister Lady Constance and Alaric, Duke of Dunstable. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904605652
- ISBN
- 9781904605652
CD
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 17.81
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