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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Translator(s): Hingley, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553891
ISBN
9780199553891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. In the Twilight, the third collection of short stories compiled by Anton Chekhov himself, was his first major success and won him the prestigious Pushkin Prize when it was published in 1887. This volume represents a clear milestone in the writer's passage from the youthful author of slight comic sketches, to the master of the short-story genre. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493835
ISBN
9781847493835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. A collection of stories such as "Peasants", "The House with the Mezzanine" and "My Life", in which, the author paints a picture of the conditions of the poor and of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation and hardship. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447873
ISBN
9780140447873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. This collection of lesser-known of short stories - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological pieces and tragic stories - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre. Translator(s): Fitzlyon, April. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494757
ISBN
9781847494757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Paperback. Olga, the pretty young daughter of a drunken forester on a country estate, and her fateful relationships with the men in her life. Adored by Urbenin, the estate manager, whom she marries to escape the poverty of her home, she is also desired by the dissolute Count Karneyev and by Zinovyev, a magistrate, who knows the secret misery of her marriage. Editor(s): Wilks, Ronald. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448986
ISBN
9780140448986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Mass Market Paperback. Tells the tale of a boy's journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. 'Gusev' depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447859
ISBN
9780140447859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.21

Hardcover. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152777
ISBN
9781857152777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.24

Hardcover. Primarily known as a dramatist, Chekhov also wrote short stories. This selection of his work includes "The Swedish Match", "Easter Eve", "Mire", "On the Road", "Verotchka", "Volodya", "The Kiss", "Sleepy" and "The Steppe". Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150452
ISBN
9781857150452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Vintage Classics Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679733751
ISBN
9780679733751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Tells stories from the middle period of the author's career - influenced by his own experiences as a doctor. In this title, all the stories feature characters who face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447866
ISBN
9780140447866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Salzman, Dr Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538768
ISBN
9780199538768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433388
ISBN
9780140433388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Aphra Behn, the poet, playwright, novelist and political satirist was the first truly professional woman writer in English. This title demonstrates the sophistication and vitality of Aphra Behn's genius. It contains the plays "The Rover" and "The Widow", "Ranter" together with "Love Letters to a Gentleman", a choice of poems. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
paperback / softback edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439885
ISBN
9780140439885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. This well-conceived edition is indispensable. Heidi Hutner, Hunter College, City University of New York Editor(s): Russell, Anne. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112145
ISBN
9781551112145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.86

Paperback. Tells the story of Lucius, a curious and silly young man, who is turned into a donkey when he meddles with witchcraft. Doomed to wander from region to region and mistreated by a series of deplorable owners, Lucius at last is restored to human form with the help of the goddess Isis. Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198140
ISBN
9780300198140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra Rei
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540556
ISBN
9780199540556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.13

Paperback. A masterpiece of character depiction. An expose of the Mayfair Mussolini fans and war profiteers One of A. G. Macdonell's most biting books - a perceptive look at the rise of Nazism and its inevitable outcome. A novel, but with such prescience it could have been fact; illustrating the fondness for the right wing fascist movements among monied set Series: The Fonthill Complete A. G. Macdonell Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550182
ISBN
9781781550182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.29

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 309 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241255773
ISBN
9780241255773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241255544
ISBN
9780241255544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. No longer a boy, not quite a man, Edwin Clayhanger stands on a canal bridge on his last day of school, and surveys the valley of Bursley and the Five Towns. Serious, good-natured and full of incoherent ambition, Edwin's hopes and dreams for the future are just taking shape, even as they are put to the test by challenges from Edwin's father. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872359
ISBN
9781784872359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

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