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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. This new Norton Critical Edition of Hawthorne's innovative 1852 novel helps readers navigate and appreciate its elusive plot, powerful characters, and maddening narrator. Editor(s): Millington, Richard H. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393928617
ISBN
9780393928617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Nathaniel Hawthorne's greatest romance, "The Scarlet Letter", is often simplistically seen as a timeless tale of desire, sin, and redemption. This work argues that "The Scarlet Letter" is a serious historical novel. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 208 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035744
ISBN
9780674035744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. Dark, weird, psychologically complex, Hawthorne's short fiction continues to fascinate readers. Brenda Wineapple has made a generous selection of Hawthorne's stories, including some of his best-known tales as well as other, less-often anthologized gems. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050228
ISBN
9780674050228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. The Marble Faun mingles fable with fact in a mysterious tale of American artists liberated from New England mores in Rome. Hawthorne's novel is ultimately less about freedom than its costs. The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative text of The Marble Faun in The Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050280
ISBN
9780674050280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this tragic novel of sin and redemption addresses America's Puritan past. Depicting the struggle between mind and heart, Hawthorne has fashioned a masterpiece of American fiction. Revised reissue. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 20. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Signet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531353
ISBN
9780451531353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.47

Paperback. Features a portrayal of an artist who opposes convention and logic, and shuns emotional involvement. This book is a haikuesque novel infused with the author's musings on art and nature. Translator(s): McKinney, Meredith. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105190
ISBN
9780143105190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Deals with the friendship between a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls Sensei. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106036
ISBN
9780143106036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805311417
ISBN
9784805311417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805312636
ISBN
9784805312636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455625
ISBN
9780140455625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. "Originally published in Japanese with the romanized title of "Meian."" Translator(s): Nathan, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 464 pages, B&W Illus.: 188,. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161435
ISBN
9780231161435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910709023
ISBN
9781910709023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.59

Hardback. "Originally published in Japanese with the romanized title of "Meian."" Translator(s): Nathan, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 188 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161428
ISBN
9780231161428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.64

Paperback. Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141391885
ISBN
9780141391885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. Introduction by Dairmid Gunn Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849950459
ISBN
9781849950459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. Set against the background of Montrose's devastation of the Argyll heartlands in 1644, the action is seen through the eyes of two soldiers of fortune recently returned from service abroad - Elrigmore, a melancholy dreamer and John Splendid, an adventurer and a natural leader. Num Pages: 356 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873631447
ISBN
9781873631447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687853
ISBN
9781846687853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174920
ISBN
9781590174920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Jerry Chambers, a fresh-faced young pilot, mistakenly sinks a British submarine. He is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from the girl he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweetheart Mona sets about clearing her lover's name.. but will she be too late? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530053
ISBN
9780099530053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. A novel that describes the devastation resulting from an aerial bomb attack in Southampton which destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. It follows the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they try to get to safety. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529972
ISBN
9780099529972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Young pilot Donald Ross has little in common with the Oxford don who has employed him on an expedition to the Arctic - and still less with his beautiful but stubborn daughter, Alix. But once the three of them reach the treacherous shores of Greenland their destinies are inextricably bound by the events that unfold there. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530121
ISBN
9780099530121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. During the Second World War, Peter Marshall's crew become one of the most successful bombing teams in their Oxfordshire airbase. However, when Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions - and his life - may be threatened. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530138
ISBN
9780099530138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very different world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530046
ISBN
9780099530046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with a flame thrower and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World War II. This title focuses on the ravages of war. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530084
ISBN
9780099530084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

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