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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. More stories about the incredible Mulliner clan, following on from Meet Mr Mulliner. This volume includes such classic Wodehouse tales as 'The Man Who Gave Up Smoking', 'The Awful Gladness of the Mater', 'Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court' and 'The Passing of Ambrose'. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841591384
- ISBN
- 9781841591384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.29
€ 17.99
€ 12.29
paperback. After a chance encounter on a train the English teacher William Bradshaw starts a close friendship with the mildly sinister Arthur Norris. Norris is a man of contradictions; lavish but heavily in debt, excessively polite but sexually deviant. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099771418
- ISBN
- 9780099771418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Ward Wood Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908742582
- ISBN
- 9781908742582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.46
€ 14.46
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops; it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782391210
- ISBN
- 9781782391210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. One warm July morning Mr Phillips climbs out of bed, leaving Mrs Phillips dozing. He prepares for his commute into the city - but this is no ordinary Wednesday. It is a day on which Mr Phillips will chat with a pornographer, stalk a tv mini-celebrity, have lunch with an aspiring record mogul, and get caught up in a bank robbery. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571294862
- ISBN
- 9780571294862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283263
- ISBN
- 9780099283263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. A charming novel about an irrepressible man, his long-suffering wife and a Very English dream. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340995662
- ISBN
- 9780340995662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is broke and out of love. His wife has gone to America, taking his daughter with him; his mother has become a celebrity chef on daytime television, with a particular skill for handling phallic ingredients; and his father continues to languish in Mountjoy Jail. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9781844881277
- ISBN
- 9781844881277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Mr Artur Sammler, intellectual and occasional lecturer at Columbia University in 1960s New York City, is a registrar of madness, a refined and civilized being caught among people crazy with the promises of the future. His Cyclopean gaze reflects on the degradations of city life while looking deep into the sufferings of the human soul. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188812
- ISBN
- 9780141188812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. *A touching and funny novel about a once-beautiful woman who, approaching her fiftieth birthday, realises she is no longer the belle of the ball. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082797
- ISBN
- 9781844082797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.79
€ 15.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408884881
- ISBN
- 9781408884881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Paperback. When the author of The Hayseed Chronicles, Arthur Hayman, is mown down by a concrete truck in Soho, his legacy passes to his widow, Martha, and her children - the fragile Rachel, and Luke, reluctantly immortalised as Luke Hayseed, the central character of his father's books. But others want their share, particularly Laurie. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KTM0000585
- ISBN
- 9780141038001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Under the tutelage of the mesmerising Master Yehudi, Walt is taken back to the mysterious house on the plains to prepare not only for the ability to fly, but also for the stardom that will accompany it. A virtuoso piece of storytelling by a master of the modern American fable. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- FABER & FABER
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571229086
- ISBN
- 9780571229086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. From the lauded, bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles - a collection of short stories. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447272434
- ISBN
- 9781447272434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. No 1 bestselling author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND returns with this wickedly observed second novel about modern relationships: does Mr Irresponsible have what it takes to become Mr Commitment? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0201268
- ISBN
- 9780340718261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. No 1 bestselling author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND returns with this wickedly observed second novel about modern relationships: does Mr Irresponsible have what it takes to become Mr Commitment? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KTG0007866
- ISBN
- 9780340718261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A. B. Yehoshua was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2005 Translator(s): Halkin, Hillel. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015776
- ISBN
- 9781870015776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455597222
- ISBN
- 9781455597222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Hardcover. The highly anticipated return of Tony Earley, celebrated author of Jim the Boy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316246125
- ISBN
- 9780316246125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.59
€ 30.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. A Washington Post Top 50 Fiction Book for 2014 Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316246149
- ISBN
- 9780316246149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. With subversive energy and masterful brevity, Mr Zed undermines arrogance, megalomania, and false authority. A determined speaker who doesn't care for ambitions, he forces topics that others would rather keep to themselves. This work collects the considerations and provocations of this squat park-bench philosopher. Translator(s): Chalmers, Martin. Series: The German List. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422248
- ISBN
- 9780857422248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.34
€ 20.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Mr Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things. He is seeking knowledge. Whether contemplating a fine cheese, a hungry gecko, a woman sunbathing topless or a flight of migrant starlings, Mr Palomar's observations render the world afresh. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099430872
- ISBN
- 9780099430872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Mrs Bridge, an unremarkable and conservative housewife in Kansas City, has three children and a kindly lawyer husband. She spends her time with shopping, going to bridge parties and bringing up her children to be pleasant, clean and have nice manners. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198651
- ISBN
- 9780141198651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. This novel explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman's life. Virginia Woolf is direct and vivid in her account of the details of Clarissa Dalloway's preparation for a party. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536009
- ISBN
- 9780199536009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98