Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846477
- ISBN
- 9780226846477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. A novel that depicts the deleterious effects of the Romantic malaise that swept through western Europe in the early part of the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Num Pages: 336 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215389
- ISBN
- 9780813215389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.77
€ 50.77
Paperback. Follows the fates of a ramshackle troupe of machine-gunners in the Second World War, as they argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, combat both boredom and horror in the swamps and pine forests - and discover that war will make or break them. Translator(s): Yamaguchi, Liesl. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393650
- ISBN
- 9780141393650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- y First printing
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226971568
- ISBN
- 9780226971568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.98
€ 19.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-a new deluxe trade paperback edition of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Deluxe Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331660
- ISBN
- 9780393331660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.10
€ 18.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. One of the earliest novelistic efforts to articulate an American identity, and more specifically to investigate what that identity might promise for women. This second edition has been updated throughout and includes a greatly expanded selection of historical materials on castaway narratives and the cultural context of colonial America. Editor(s): Burnham, Michelle; Freitas, James. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810963
- ISBN
- 9781554810963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.61
€ 27.99
€ 25.61
paperback. First published in 1852, "Sketches from a Hunter's Album" is a loose series of lyrical stories of rural life under serfdom. This expanded edition includes all Turgenev's other short stories. Translator(s): Freeborn, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445220
- ISBN
- 9780140445220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.88
€ 19.99
€ 9.88
Paperback. Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260. First British edition. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing age, sellotaped to spine, nicked and with small tears to edges. Sellotaped inside flaps taped front and back. Internally pages v. lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0028277
- ISBN
- 9780141182575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 98.00
€ 98.00
Hardback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812994360
- ISBN
- 9780812994360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Based on the brutal crimes of a real-life murderer, this work offers insights into the mind of a killer and the obsession of the man bringing him to justice. It also features six short stories and seven 'conversational portraits' including one of Marilyn Monroe, the 'beautiful child' and a dope-smoking cleaning lady doing her rounds in New York. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184616
- ISBN
- 9780141184616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. P B Jones discovers that bed-hopping rather than literary ability is the way to get published. He discovers along the way that prayers that are answered cause more pain than those that remain ignored. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185934
- ISBN
- 9780141185934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Hardback. This collection features more than twenty stories, in the classic translation of Sir Richard Burton, published between 1884 and 1886, and full-colour illustrations by Renata Fucikova and Jindra Capek. Among them are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling, including the "Sinbad the Sailor" and "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp" . Translator(s): Burton, Sir Richard Francis. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 744 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Inc
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781435156234
- ISBN
- 9781435156234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.18
€ 45.99
€ 32.18
Paperback. Tasso's masterpiece finally emerges as an English masterpiece. Editor(s): Esolen, Anthony M. Translator(s): Esolen, Anthony M. Num Pages: 504 pages, 63, 53 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863233
- ISBN
- 9780801863233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.03
€ 42.99
€ 36.03
Paperback. Sherman McCoy is a WASP, bond trader and self-appointed 'Master of the Universe'. He has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in an accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099541271
- ISBN
- 9780099541271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.07
€ 16.99
€ 12.07
Paperback. William Thackeray called it "the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began." As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene. Editor(s): Knapp, Lewis M.; Bouce, Paul-Gabriel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Sunning to spine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KCW0001418
- ISBN
- 9780199538980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 13.99€ 10.80
€ 13.99
€ 10.80
Paperback. Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let his companions know his feelings on the matter. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy showing light age. Prevous owners name to half title page otherwise internally text is clear and remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0020939
- ISBN
- 9780141441429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 18.99€ 13.29
€ 18.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London where he encounters various rogues. Num Pages: 512 pages, facsim., maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433326
- ISBN
- 9780140433326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.55
€ 19.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Bouce, Paul-Gabriel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552344
- ISBN
- 9780199552344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.55
€ 19.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198. Series: Dover Thrift S. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; JFSC. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 15. Weight: 198.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486280622
- ISBN
- 9780486280622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.04
€ 8.99
€ 8.04
Paperback. An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184258
- ISBN
- 9780141184258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. First published in 1935, HEAVEN'S MY DESTINATION is American author and dramatist Thornton Wilder's masterful portrayal of the power of an outsider's viewpoint. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970833
- ISBN
- 9781784970833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. It is 1920 and Eugene Gant leaves the American South for Harvard, New York and Europe, determined to make his way as a writer. On the boat home, he meets Esther Jack, the woman who is to dominate his life. Autobiographical, vital and passionate, Wolfe's second novel blazes with energy and life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241215760
- ISBN
- 9780241215760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Eugene Gant, born in 1900 to hard-drinking stone-cutter Oliver and entrepreneurial Eliza, grows up in small-town America. Both lonely outsider and passionate chronicler of American life, Eugene experiences upheaval and family tragedy before coming to realise that he must leave his home behind if he is to forge his own path in the world. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241215746
- ISBN
- 9780241215746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. This text presents a contribution to political thought, culminating in the description of the "utopians". These figures live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings, hold all possessions in common and view gold as worthless. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264740
- ISBN
- 9781853264740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.21
€ 7.21