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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Nineteen year old Lily Bart is in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to gossip. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 51. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
150th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106555
ISBN
9780143106555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Edith Wharton's most famous novel, written immediately after the end of the First World War, is a brilliantly realized anatomy of New York society in the 1870s. The charming Newland Archer is content to live within its constraints until he meets Ellen Olenska, whose arrival threatens his impending marriage as well as his comfortable future. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540013
ISBN
9780199540013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, as she pursues her schemes and social ambitions in a world of shifting values, where triumph is swiftly followed by disillusion. Editor(s): Orgel, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555123
ISBN
9780199555123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.35

Paperback. Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious, and hypochondriac wife, Zeenie. But when Zeenie's vivacious cousin enters their household as a 'hired girl', Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437803
ISBN
9780142437803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 92 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375753206
ISBN
9780375753206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00

Paperback. Series: Bantam Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213935
ISBN
9780553213935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Hardcover. Edith Wharton's subtle variation on the theme of the eternal triangle features Anna Leath, a rich American widow living in France; her daughter's governess, Sophy Viner; and the first love of Anna's youth, George Darrow, who has come back into her life. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152012
ISBN
9781857152012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondriacal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224085
ISBN
9781840224085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. The text of Wharton's richly allusive Pulitzer Prize-winning 1921 novel of desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorously annotated by a prominent Wharton scholar. Editor(s): Waid, Candace. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Norton Critical
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393967944
ISBN
9780393967944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Hardcover. Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front. Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and filial love, art and self-sacrifice, national loyalties and class privilege, Wharton tells an intimate and captivating story of war behind the lines. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802039
ISBN
9780875802039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298030
ISBN
9780486298030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.76

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 83.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486266909
ISBN
9780486266909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

paperback. Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262104
ISBN
9781853262104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

hardcover. Gives us Edmund Burke a new, vividly depicting his dazzling intellect, imagination and empathy against the rich tapestry of 18th century Europe. Editor(s): Norman, Jesse. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 54. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593654
ISBN
9781841593654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408858967
ISBN
9781408858967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509813865
ISBN
9781509813865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. A middle-aged American works out in a Paris gym - an ordinary day, except that he catches the eye of a stranger, Julien, a young French architect with a gleam in his eye. Slowly, life takes on the colour of romance. But there is sadness in Julien's past and a grim cloud on the horizon. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Vintage Book Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001898
ISBN
9780099285144
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Presents a personal chronicle of Fanny, a young girl growing up Jewish in a small midwestern town. This novel charts Fanny's emotional growth through her relationship with her mother, the shrewd, sympathetic Molly Brandeis. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252069468
ISBN
9780252069468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

paperback. The short stories in this collection take the reader from small-town Wisconsin to the bustling streets of New York and Chicago and back again. It explores the role of women (especially strong or unconventional women) in modern society, the mores of the midwestern small town, and the changes over time in relationships between parents and children. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071294
ISBN
9780252071294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270309
ISBN
9780571270309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

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