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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Unwelcome guests are descending on Blandings Castle, particularly the overbearing Duke of Dunstable, who settles in the Garden Suite with no intention of leaving, and Lady Constance, Lord Emsworth's sister and a lady of firm disposition, who arrives unexpectedly from New York. Skulduggery is also afoot involving the sale of a modern nude painting. Series: Blandings Castle. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099514022
ISBN
9780099514022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94. 8vo. Good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0289555
ISBN
9780486264653
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 39. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harper Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007925360
ISBN
9780007925360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

Paperback. Set in the countryside of the author's native province of Berry, this book tells the story of Francois, an orphan boy placed in a rural foster home, and Madeline, the miller's wife who befriends him. Translator(s): Collis, E. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258501
ISBN
9780803258501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Paperback. Introduces Ellen Webb, who lives in the dryland wheat country of central Montana during the early 1940s. This title is about growing up, becoming a woman, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and within the space of a year and a half. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC; FJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297418
ISBN
9780803297418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Lovesey, Oliver. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 589 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114675
ISBN
9781551114675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.61

Paperback. A set of ten interlocked stories, set in Dublin and involving their adrift hero Belacqua in a series of encounters, as woman after woman comes crashing through his solipsism. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571244607
ISBN
9780571244607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. Written in Roussillon during World War Two, while the author was hiding from the Gestapo, this title tells the tale of Mr Knott's servant and his attempts to get to know his master. Watt's mistake is to derive the essence of his master from the accidentals of his being, and his attempts to 'know' ultimately consign him to the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571244744
ISBN
9780571244744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. The Unnamable - so named because he knows not who he may be - is from a nameless place. He speaks of previous selves ('all these Murphys, Molloys, and Malones..') as diversions from the need to stop speaking altogether. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571244645
ISBN
9780571244645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. This collection brings together Jane Austen's earliest experiments in the art of fiction and novels that she left incomplete at the time of her premature death in 1817. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9781840226966
ISBN
9781840226966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.93

Paperback. Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that geniality brings its own reward. Illustrator(s): Rackham, Arthur. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261213
ISBN
9781853261213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.47

Hardback. The Dublin Illustrated Edition of Ulysses, endorsed by The James Joyce Centre, meticulously recreates the 1922 text. Illustrator(s): Byrne, Emma. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 139 x 51. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
9781847175908
ISBN
9781847175908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. A deliriously delightful novel of George Bernard Shaw's, full of miscommunication, drawing-room comedy and love. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547476
ISBN
9781848547476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. From the story of revenge served cold in 'The Shot' to the supernatural atmosphere of 'The Undertaker', this collection - presented here in a brand-new translation by Roger Clarke - sparkles with humour and is a testament to the brilliance and versatility of Pushkin's mind. Translator(s): Clarke, Roger. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Alma Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781847493514
ISBN
9781847493514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.66

Paperback. Amory Blaine, intent on rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing, longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, he progresses through a series of relationships, until he is cast out into the real world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185576
ISBN
9780141185576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. First published in the pages of a pulp-fiction magazine, Tarzan of the Apes has gone on to become one of America's most enduring cultural icons. The story of an orphaned child growing up among the apes is here set within its historical and literary contexts, and appendices include readers' letters and selections from related narratives. Editor(s): Haslam, Jason. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199542888
ISBN
9780199542888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Paperback. Washington Irving (1783--1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service Num Pages: 840 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 211 x 48. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306808401
ISBN
9780306808401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. The moving romance of dancer Jenny Pearl: a story which helped establish Mackenzie among the foremost novelists of his generation Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547704
ISBN
9781848547704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 126 x 6. Weight in Grams: 106. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 188 x 126 x 6. Weight: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486486024
ISBN
9780486486024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Editions Zulma France
Edition
Zulma classics
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9782843042935
ISBN
9782843042935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.01

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift S. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 8. Weight: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Unabridged
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486268750
ISBN
9780486268750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.12

Paperback. Marlow, a seaman, tells of a journey up the Congo. His goal is the troubled European and ivory trader Kurtz. Worshipped and feared by invaders as well as natives, Kurtz has become a godlike figure, his presence pervading the jungle like a thick, obscuring mist. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199788
ISBN
9780141199788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1930s Jamaica, white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality. After their marriage, however, disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182858
ISBN
9780141182858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.82

Paperback. Tells the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant white whale that has taken his leg, and upon which he has sworn vengeance, at any cost. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198958
ISBN
9780141198958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

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