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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade which seriously blots his Halberdier copybook. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185736
- ISBN
- 9780141185736
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Condition: New
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Paperback. What happened to the characters of Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies when the war broke out? This title shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of the times. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184012
- ISBN
- 9780141184012
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Condition: New
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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". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141193687
- ISBN
- 9780141193687
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
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Paperback. Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184678
- ISBN
- 9780141184678
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Guy Crouchback, a Catholic and a gentleman is commissioned into the Royal Corps of Halberdiers during the war years 1939-45. High comedy - in the company of Brigadier Ritchie-Hook or the denizens of Bellamy's Club - is only part of the shambles of his war. When action comes in Crete and in Yugoslavia, he discovers not heroism, but humanity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Press
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184975
- ISBN
- 9780141184975
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Includes stories such as - "Mr Loveday's Little Outing"; "Cruise"; "Period Piece"; "On Guard"; "An Englishman's Home"; "Excursion in Reality"; "Bella Fleace Gave a Party"; "Winner Takes All"; "Work Suspended"; "Scott-King's Modern Europe"; "Basil Seal Rides Again"; and "Charles Ryder's Schooldays". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184517
- ISBN
- 9780141184517
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. This book covers the enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial Rome. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140182439
- ISBN
- 9780140182439
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241970553
- ISBN
- 9780241970553
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. When Oxford-educated Emperor Seth succeeds to the throne of the African state of Azania, he has a tough job on his hands. His subjects are ill-informed and unruly, and corruption, double-dealing and bloodshed are rife. With the aid of Minister of Modernization, Basil Seal, Seth plans to introduce his people to the civilized ways of the west. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183985
- ISBN
- 9780141183985
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Expelled from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180908
- ISBN
- 9780141180908
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Paisley 1941 - in wartime Scotland life must go on and nowhere more so than in the tenement block in Glen Street, a building teeming with the tales and troubles of its inhabitants. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751552461
- ISBN
- 9780751552461
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Following her husband Kenneth McAdam's suicide, Isla meets his daughter by his first marriage, and finds that Kenneth had never divorced his first wife. Left with nothing, Isla and her two young children move to a seedy tenement building and she sets about improving it - and herself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 29. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751550993
- ISBN
- 9780751550993
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Condition: New
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Paperback. * Romantic saga set in Scotland at the beginning of the 19th century. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 25. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751537338
- ISBN
- 9780751537338
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Condition: New
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Paperback. * Compares very favourably with Emma Blair Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545067
- ISBN
- 9780751545067
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Condition: New
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Paperback. *A woman's struggle to find happiness. Set against a background of poverty and hardship in Clydeside's docklands. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KST0015497
- ISBN
- 9780751545111
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
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Paperback. A heartwarming romance set in Paisley in 1905 Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751552409
- ISBN
- 9780751552409
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A beguiling, surreal and controversial novel by Colombia's greatest writer since Gabriel Garcia Marquez Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848662322
- ISBN
- 9781848662322
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Condition: New
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857050687
- ISBN
- 9780857050687
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Paperback. Prior's Ford - a small village hiding a surprising number of secrets .. Series: Prior's Ford. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751539622
- ISBN
- 9780751539622
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Prior's Ford - a small village hiding a surprising number of secrets .. Series: Prior's Ford. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KOC0007798
- ISBN
- 9780751539615
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
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Paperback. The third novel in the Prior's Ford series - Change is coming to Prior's Ford whether the residents like it or not .. Series: Prior's Ford. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- SKU
- KOC0007811
- ISBN
- 9780751542073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
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Paperback. The villagers have more than a few home truths to share .. Series: Prior's Ford. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751542219
- ISBN
- 9780751542219
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Series: Whispers Wood. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JMG; 5H; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019466
- ISBN
- 9780008253226
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. One golden family. One fateful summer. Four lives changed forever. Amber Alton knows that the hours pass differently at Black Rabbit Hall, her London family's country estate where no two clocks read the same. Summers there are perfect, timeless. Not much ever happens. Until, one stormy evening in 1968, it does. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405919326
- ISBN
- 9781405919326
Paperback
Condition: New
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