Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. A young English woman leaves her ageing parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099530039
- ISBN
- 9780099530039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.15
€ 13.99
€ 9.15
Paperback. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781784870027
- ISBN
- 9781784870027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 5.80
€ 7.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. New translation of a classic from Italian literature. This edition contains a new translation of G.W.F. Hegel's 'Machiavelli's The Prince and Italy', notes and apparatus on Machiavelli's life and works, four pages of pictures and the first pages of The Prince in the original Italian. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493231
- ISBN
- 9781847493231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.83
€ 9.99
€ 8.83
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822309451
- ISBN
- 9780822309451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. Presenting Gogol's comic novel about a mysterious con man and his grotesque victims, this translation is accompanied by an introduction and by appendices that outline excerpts from the translator's work on other Gogol texts, and by letters Gogol wrote around the time he was writing this novel. Editor(s): Fusso, Ms. Susanne. Translator(s): Guerney, Bernard Guilbert. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300060997
- ISBN
- 9780300060997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.63
€ 21.99
€ 17.63
Hardback. Relates the adventures of Vakula, the blacksmith, in his fight against the devil, who has stolen the moon above the village of Dikanka and is wreaking havoc on its inhabitants, all to win the love of the most beautiful girl in town. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143122487
- ISBN
- 9780143122487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. A biting satire of social pretensions and pomposity, Dead Souls, here presented in a brand new translation, is part of Alma Classics Evergreens series of popular classics. Translator(s): Rayfield, Donald. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496287
- ISBN
- 9781847496287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.78
€ 10.99
€ 9.78
Hardcover. A collection of stories which combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller. It features the minor official who misplaces his nose, and the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593159
- ISBN
- 9781841593159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.13
€ 29.13
Paperback. Collected here are superb new translations of the finest tales - from the founding master of Russian surreal allegory and irony Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084217
- ISBN
- 9781847084217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812971194
- ISBN
- 9780812971194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.77
€ 18.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Also including the 'Diary of Madman', this new translation of Petersburg Tales paint a critical yet hilarious portrait of a city riddled with pomposity and self-importance, masterfully juxtaposing nineteenth-century realism with madcap surrealism, and combining absurdist farce with biting satire. Translator(s): O'Brien, Dora. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493491
- ISBN
- 9781847493491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.95
€ 9.99
€ 8.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Rayfield, Donald. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173763
- ISBN
- 9781590173763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.98
€ 21.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Some Writing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486270579
- ISBN
- 9780486270579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.95
€ 6.99
€ 6.95
Hardcover. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857152807
- ISBN
- 9781857152807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 13.83
€ 21.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. An outsider by birth and instinct, the author was one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a fascination for crime, an occasionally lurid imagination and a great love for the Russian vernacular. This volume includes a collection of his stories. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396743
- ISBN
- 9780141396743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332. 302 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSK; FC; FYB. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight: 322. Translator(s): Garnett, C.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300689
- ISBN
- 9780226300689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.67
€ 27.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Peace, Richard. Translator(s): English, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555062
- ISBN
- 9780199555062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. With this pair of absurd, comic stories, the author indulges his imagination and delights readers. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397528
- ISBN
- 9780141397528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.48
€ 5.48
Paperback. "The Constance Garnett translation has been revised throughout by the editor." Translator(s): Garnett, C. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300696
- ISBN
- 9780226300696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.24
€ 35.99
€ 28.24
paperback. Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in the provincial town of 'N', visiting a succession of landowners and making each a strange offer. He proposes to buy the names of dead serfs still registered on the census, saving their owners from paying tax on them, and to use these 'dead souls' as collateral to re-invent himself as a aristocrat. Translator(s): Maguire, Robert A. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140448078
- ISBN
- 9780140448078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.93
€ 14.99
€ 9.93