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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. This representative selection includes five tales of very different kinds written in the 1850s and the longer Cousin Phillis. Immensely readable and sophisticated works of art, they show Gaskell's mastery of the genre, in an edition that celebrates her achievements in shorter fiction and the context in which they first appeared. Editor(s): Glen, Heather; Glen, Heather. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239498
ISBN
9780199239498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell's first novel depicts the great clashes between capital and labour, which arose from rapid industrialisation and problems of trade in the mid-19th century. Mary Barton was published in 1848, at a time of great social ferment in Europe, and it reflects its revolutionary moment through an English lens. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840226898
ISBN
9781840226898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.47

Paperback. When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also acquires an intriguing new stepsister, Cynthia, glamorous, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets. Num Pages: 720 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434781
ISBN
9780140434781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The arrival of handsome young Doctor Harrison causes yet further agitation not just because of his revolutionary methods but also because of his effect on the hearts of the ladies. Meanwhile Miss Matty Jenkyns nurses her own broken heart after she was forced to give up the man she loved when she was a young girl. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518457
ISBN
9780099518457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Molly Gibson is the spirited, loyal daughter of the local doctor. Their peaceful close-knit home is turned upside down when Molly's father decides to remarry. Whilst Molly struggles to adjust to her snobbish stepmother, she forms a close relationship with her glamorous new stepsister Cynthia. But the strength of this friendship is soon tested. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540724
ISBN
9780099540724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

paperback. Cecilia, capricious and unable to love, inches reluctantly towards a second marriage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Meanwhile, her sister-in-law, Emmeline, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction to the predatory Mark Linkwater. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287766
ISBN
9780099287766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.20

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Raverat, Gwen. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155264
ISBN
9781903155264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Eliza Haywood (1693-1756), was one of the first women in England to earn a living writing fiction. Her early tales of amorous intrigue were popular and controversial. Originally published in 1723, these two narratives represent Haywood's contribution to the development of the novel as a genre. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109619
ISBN
9780813109619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.05

Paperback. A novel originally published in 1751, in which the heroine is courted by several eligible suitors. However her flirtations alienate the right man and she finds herself struggling with the consequences of marrying the wrong man. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 652 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111476
ISBN
9781551111476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Pettit, Alexander (University of North Texas); Croskery, Margaret Case; Patchias, Anna C. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115245
ISBN
9781551115245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.52

Paperback. * Black comedy in the style of The Dud Avocado * 'Definitely demonic, exquisitely carved, deadly murderous comedy' Dawn Powell, Book Week Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081240
ISBN
9781844081240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551116907
ISBN
9781551116907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

BIC Classification: FC; WCS; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wartelsteiner GmbH Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783861842668
ISBN
9783861842668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.40

hardcover. A fully annotated edition of Abbott's classic Flatland, with notes and commentary putting it in its historical and mathematical context. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, 44 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: FC; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521769884
ISBN
9780521769884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.37
€ 90.48

Paperback. How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. Editor(s): Jann, Rosemary. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537501
ISBN
9780199537501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.79

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages, 18ill. BIC Classification: FC; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86. A Romance of Many Dimensions. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages, 18ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FL. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272634
ISBN
9780486272634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 1312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 47. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375758119
ISBN
9780375758119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 17.45

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140. Series: Dover Thrift S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FL; FM. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight: 140.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290386
ISBN
9780486290386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.45

Paperback. Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888) is a thunderous indictment of industrial capitalism and a resplendent vision of life in a socialist utopia. Matthew Beaumont's lively edition explores the political and psychological peculiarities of this celebrated utopian fiction. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552573
ISBN
9780199552573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Paperback. Series: Barnes & Noble classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fine Communications,US United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593081539
ISBN
9781593081539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.62

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