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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the 19th century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. Editor(s): Goldman, Dorothy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536702
ISBN
9780199536702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. This suspenseful case study in villainy pits the scheming Madame Fontaine against another strong woman, and a former inmate of Bedlam asylum. With its intricate plot and memorable characters, Jezebel's Daughter shares its sensational nature with Collins's major novels. This edition examines the Victorian fascination with criminality. Editor(s): Hall, Jason David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198703211
ISBN
9780198703211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. When Rachel Verinder receives a gift of an astonishing yellow diamond from her bitter old uncle for her eighteenth birthday, she has no idea that the stone brings great danger with it. When the diamond goes missing during the night the ensuing investigations gradually bring to light the sinister history of the jewel. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519003
ISBN
9780099519003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Hartright's Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389431
ISBN
9780141389431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. A collection of strange stories from Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. It also includes the novella, The Haunted Hotel, a combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of waterways and death. Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840225334
ISBN
9781840225334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.16

Paperback. After the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance. Norah is forced to become a governess to earn her keep but Magdalen has grander plans and embarks on an elaborate scheme of revenge against her cold-hearted relatives. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519027
ISBN
9780099519027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. When Rachel Verinder's birthday present - the Moonstone, a large Indian diamond - is stolen at her party, suspicion and the diamond's mysterious curse seem set to ruin everyone and everything she loves. Only Sergeant Cuff's famous detective skills offer any hope of peace and a future for them all. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198873
ISBN
9780141198873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Armadale tells the devastating story of the independent, murderous, and adulterous Lydia Gwilt. This traditional melodrama also considers the modern theme of the role of women in society. Editor(s): Peters, Catherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538157
ISBN
9780199538157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. Opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, the 'Napoleon of crime', who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Editor(s): Sweet, Matthew. Num Pages: 720 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439617
ISBN
9780141439617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this edition of The Woman in White includes pictures and an extensive section on Collins's life and works. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495716
ISBN
9781847495716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Paperback. The only edition in print, Man and Wife combines the fast pace and sensational plot of Collins's most famous novels with a biting attack on the inequitable marriage laws in Victorian Britain. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538171
ISBN
9780199538171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. Wilkie Collins's fifth novel, The Dead Secret explores the relationship between a fallen woman, her illegitimate daughter and the recovery of a hidden secret. Set in rugged Cornwall, the novel blends romance with Gothic drama, and in characterization and setting, clearly anticipates the qualities of Collins's next novel, The Woman in White. Editor(s): Nadel, Ira B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536719
ISBN
9780199536719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Peters, Catherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555611
ISBN
9780199555611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura's marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets. Hence, Marian and the girls' drawing master, Walter, have to turn detective in order to work out what is going on, and to protect Laura from a fatal plot. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099511243
ISBN
9780099511243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.40

Paperback. A doctor is visited by a desperate woman with a question: am I evil, or insane? When the letters from Italian servant to his wife in London suddenly cease, she is convinced he has been murdered. In the darkened bedroom of a mouldering palazzo by the Grand Canal, an English lord sickens and suddenly dies. How are these little mysteries connected? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784871154
ISBN
9781784871154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. Originally published in Household World in 1855 as 'The Ostler', but recast and expanded two decades later, The Dream Woman is a powerfully dark and suspenseful multi-narrative novella from the master of the mystery genre and the author of some of the most enduringly popular novels of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Alma Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003197
ISBN
9781847494061
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flame-haired temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140434118
ISBN
9780140434118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fine Communications,US United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593083229
ISBN
9781593083229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062227317
ISBN
9780062227317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375759062
ISBN
9780375759062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.07

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