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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Beginning with the late nineteenth-century writings which first assimilated and reworked Western literary traditions, and coming right up to the younger generation dealing with the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the development of the Japanese short story, the Japanese literary genre. Editor(s): Goossen, Theodore W. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583195
ISBN
9780199583195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.36

Hardback. Focusing on the period from about 1690 to 1890, these essays depict an age of sensibility that was in transformation. New connections are revealed between sensibility and other key preoccupations of the age, including the feminine ideal and the poetic imagination. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838633526
ISBN
9780838633526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Kathryn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press New York
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552498
ISBN
9780199552498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. "Sunjata" is an African aural epic which details the exploits of its hero as he defeats his greatest adversary, and establishes himself as master of a growing empire. This edition contains two renditions of the tale which have been transcribed and translated from by African Grigots. Editor(s): Duran, Lucy; Furniss, Graham. Translator(s): Innes, Gordon; Sidibe, Bakari. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps, chronologies. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447361
ISBN
9780140447361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333276921
ISBN
9780333276921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.92

Paperback. Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099562979
ISBN
9780099562979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. BIC Classification: FC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Random House India
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143427858
ISBN
9780143427858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Pyman, James. Series: Four Corners Familiars. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1038. Series: Four Corners Familiars. 492 pages, illustrations. Illustrator(s): Pyman, James. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Dimension: 249 x 156 x 40. Weight: 1048.
Publisher
Four Corners Books
Number of pages
492
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954502577
ISBN
9780954502577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.19

Paperback. Beautiful..richly melancholy like those hot summer days when it is so full of that calm before the Autumn, it quite ravished me. When I read it, the tears stream down my face.' STEVIE SMITH Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 346 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085392
ISBN
9781844085392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.43

paperback. Editor(s): Menikoff, Barry. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804713993
ISBN
9780804713993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. This newly translated selection of 36 of the best decadent tales from the French fin-de-siecle brings together some the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. Hilarious and horrifying, these extraordinary, corrosive little tales cast a cold eye on the modern world. Superbly translated and introduced by Stephen Romer. Editor(s): Romer, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569274
ISBN
9780199569274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780140437973
ISBN
9780140437973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was the first major naturalistic novel in America. Editor(s): Gullason, Thomas A. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393950243
ISBN
9780393950243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Stephen Crane's classic 1895 Civil War novel is again based on the first published edition, conservatively edited. Editor(s): Pizer, Donald; Link, Prof. Eric Carl. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map; 3 photographs. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Fourth Edition
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393930757
ISBN
9780393930757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
New
SKU
9780007902200
ISBN
9780007902200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94. 8vo. Good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0289555
ISBN
9780486264653
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reports on the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy turned soldier. This novel evokes the chaos and the dull clatter of war: the acrid smoke, the incessant rumours of coming battles, the filth and cold, the numbing monotony, the unworldly wailing of the dying. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 110 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260841
ISBN
9781853260841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.84

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375756894
ISBN
9780375756894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Here is Crane's masterpiece, "The Red Badge of Courage," together with four of his most famous short stories: The Open Boat, The Blue Hotel, The Upturned Pace, and The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky. Revised reissue. Series: Signet Classics. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531803
ISBN
9780451531803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 279.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679783206
ISBN
9780679783206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.25

Paperback. Talks about the Civil War, and one Union soldier's struggle with his inner demons as he prepares for, and fights his first battle. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039358
ISBN
9780143039358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Mellors, Anthony; Robertson, Fiona. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552542
ISBN
9780199552542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Melville House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612193205
ISBN
9781612193205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.09

Paperback. Based again on Robert M. Adams's highly regarded translation of Stendhal's 1831 novel of ambition, love, and betrayal, this Second Norton Critical Edition of The Red and the Black is the most comprehensive and up-to-date edition available. Editor(s): Lee, Susanna. Translator(s): Adams, Robert M. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
652
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393928839
ISBN
9780393928839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.23

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