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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486437491
ISBN
9780486437491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.15

paperback. Illustrator(s): Kalman, Maira. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Christine Burgin
Condition
New
SKU
9780811220330
ISBN
9780811220330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Based on fact, Historie de Louis Anniaba was first published in 1740 but has never before been reprinted. The story allows a degree of narrative and geographical fantasy, but the legal context of the period, in this volume brought into play for the first time, throws into relief the author's free-thinking stance. Editor(s): Little, Roger. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; BGH; BT; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 175.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896702
ISBN
9780859896702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.24

Paperback. Kirsteen, from an old but impoverished family, rebels against her father and flees to London. Against the odds she finds work, striving for independence against a world determined to drag her down. Written in the late 1800s, Kirsteen is a startlingly modern novel in its treatment of women and work. Editor(s): Scriven, Anne M. Series: ASLS Annual Volumes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Assoc Scottish Literary Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948877995
ISBN
9780948877995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Wu Song gets drunk at the tavern, ascends the pass in late evening and kills a notorious man-eating tiger with his bare hands. His subsequent encounter with his midget brother's flirtatious wife, Jinlian or Golden Lotus, and her vain attempt to seduce him lead into a tale of adultery, callous murder and bloody vengeance. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622017511
ISBN
9789622017511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Dona Barbara is a beautiful and mysterious woman - rumored to be a witch - with a ferocious power over men. When her cousin Santos Luzardo returns to the plains in order to reclaim his land and cattle, he reluctantly faces off against Dona Barbara, and their battle becomes simultaneously one of violence and seduction. Translator(s): Malloy, Robert. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Tra Rep
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226279206
ISBN
9780226279206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. *One of Rosamond Lehmann's most acclaimed novels * A widely acclaimed novel by one of Virago Modern Classic's bestselling and best-loved classic novelists Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083121
ISBN
9781844083121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349010007
ISBN
9780349010007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 720 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126197
ISBN
9780691126197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.40

Paperback. Provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Translator(s): Roy, David Tod. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
714
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016146
ISBN
9780691016146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.16

Paperback. This guide offers an introduction to the basic skills and intellectual tools required for making a study of fiction. It presents an explanation of the most common features of prose, using practical examples drawn from six short stories which are included as part of the study programme. Num Pages: 224 pages, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719033971
ISBN
9780719033971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Series: The Detective Club. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008216474
ISBN
9780008216474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442372
ISBN
9780141442372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. 'Mind you, it was a pukka, respectable opium-house, and not one of those stifling, sweltering chandoo-khanas that you can find all over the City.' Kipling first became famous for his pungent, harsh and shocking stories of northwest India, where he grew up. This book presents a selection from his inexhaustibly contentious and various early work. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398068
ISBN
9780141398068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.44

Paperback. Kim is an orphan who earns his living begging on the streets of Lahore. One day he befriends an aged Tibetan Lama who, although content to live simply in India, is a rich and powerful abbot in his own country. When the Lama recruits Kim as a disciple and then funds his education at an English public school an adventure begins. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540786
ISBN
9780099540786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.67

CD-Audio. Features ten of Rudyard Kipling's famous tales, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4. This title includes: How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Leopard Got His Spots, The Beginning of the Armadillos, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, The Cat That Walked By Himself, How the Camel Got His Hump, and, The Butterfly That Stamped The Elephant's Child. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 219 x 11. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785290336
ISBN
9781785290336
CD
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This novel tells the story of Kimball O'Hara (Kim), who is the orphaned son of a soldier in the Irish regiment stationed in India during the British Raj. It describes Kim's life and adventures from street vagabond, to his adoption by his father's regiment and recruitment into espionage. Editor(s): Watts, Prof. Cedric, M.A., Ph.D. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260995
ISBN
9781853260995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621800
ISBN
9781909621800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This title brings together some of the best of his short writings, including "The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat", "Baa Baa, Black Sheep", "Mary Postgate" and "The Gardener". Editor(s): Montefiore, Jan. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442358
ISBN
9780141442358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621817
ISBN
9781909621817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

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