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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. First published in 1922, and modelled on Homer's "Odyssey", this is Joyce's account of one day in 1904 in the life of Dublin. It is an earthy story which focuses on the humble Lionel Bloom and his sensuous wife, Molly. Num Pages: 1076 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 51. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151008
ISBN
9781857151008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

paperback. Capturing a single day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom, his friends Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus, his wife Molly, and a cast of supporting characters, the author pushes Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141182803
ISBN
9780141182803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679600114
ISBN
9780679600114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.25

Paperback. Features such stories as: one of Cromwell's soldiers staggers home to find his wife remarried and promptly disappears, an eighteenth century farmer carries on an affair with a maid under his wife's nose, a mother writes letters to her imprisoned son, a 1980s real estate company discover a soldier's skeleton, dated to the time of Cromell. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573449
ISBN
9780099573449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback.
Publisher
Harper Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006496915
ISBN
9780006496915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. His disreputable career encompasses bookmaking and dog-training, fight-management and insurance broking. Plagued by bad debts, bad luck and the formidable Aunt Julia, Ukridge remains as resourceful and irrepressible as ever. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591025
ISBN
9781841591025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Through the testimony of numerous characters, both fictional and historical figures, the author builds up a composite picture of American society in the first quarter of the 20th century. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 50. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185811
ISBN
9780141185811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Silver, Katherine. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811219174
ISBN
9780811219174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Contains four stories, written between 1900 and 1902. One of them reveals the differences between instinct and intelligence in a partnership vital to human survival; and the other contains 'land-stories' that explore the utter isolation of an East European emigrant in England and in the other, the plight of a woman. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441955
ISBN
9780141441955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. In these three sea stories, based on his own experience, the author invests his portraits of mundane steamers and their crews with epic qualities of fortitude and courage in the face of overwhelming natural odds. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150049
ISBN
9781857150049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.82

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bridge Publications
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884049333
ISBN
9780884049333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 253.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115290
ISBN
9781551115290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.72

Paperback. A row of cottages comes up for sale in Fairacre - although with less than desirable tenants at either end, who could possibly want to buy it? Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752882321
ISBN
9780752882321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844678983
ISBN
9781844678983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Two's company, but three's a calamity.. From the bestselling author of THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT and THREE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT YOU Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755332632
ISBN
9780755332632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In the near future, after a storm strikes New York City, the strangenesses begin. A down-to-earth gardener finds that his feet no longer touch the ground. A graphic novelist awakens in his bedroom to a mysterious entity that resembles his own sub-Stan Lee creation. A seductive gold digger is soon tapped to combat forces beyond imagining. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701857
ISBN
9781784701857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An explosive story of East End violence, the terrors of prison life and the pursuit of justice against all odds, with a heroine whose heartbreaking story will stay with you forever Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755350575
ISBN
9780755350575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. The first English translation of two stories from Rilke s earliest prose work." Translator(s): Esterhammer, Angela. Num Pages: 151 pages, 1 map. End-paper illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517897
ISBN
9780874517897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.21

Hardcover. Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, take the piss. They talk about their wives, their kids, their kids' pets, their football teams and - this being Ireland in 2011-12 - about the euro, the crash, the presidential election, the Queen's visit. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224097819
ISBN
9780224097819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

Paperback. One of Jennifer Johnston's most moving and deeply enjoyable novels Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001484
ISBN
9780747259329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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