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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Includes characters who are obsessed with the rise and fall of gods, empires and heroes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3B; FA; FC; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185002
ISBN
9780141185002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Hardcover. On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, master mariner, is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges and spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d'If, an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau by a series of daring manoeuvres, he unearths a great treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
1000
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593203
ISBN
9781841593203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307951335
ISBN
9780307951335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. Rich with biographical echoes, this novel reveals the emergence of the schematic ironies which characterise the author's later works Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262777
ISBN
9781853262777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Paperback. The text of this edition is based on the Wessex Edition of 1912, which was revised and corrected by the author. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974980
ISBN
9780393974980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Tells the story of Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes, offer a glimpse of the golden age of Japan. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Num Pages: 1216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437148
ISBN
9780142437148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that something is very wrong with them. As she sets out to uncover the corrupt secrets of the house she becomes convinced that something evil is watching her. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511236
ISBN
9780099511236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. A sparkling, unconventional social comedy set in bohemian 1930s London. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089529
ISBN
9781844089529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540426
ISBN
9780199540426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Portrays the Russian people. This title presents a series of interlinked stories including "The Shot", in which a duel is revisited after many years, and the grotesque "The Undertaker". It also features "Roslavlev" and the "Egyptian Nights". Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446753
ISBN
9780140446753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. Finnegans Wake is Joyce's last great work, and is formulated as one dense, tongue-twisting soundscape. It also remains the most hilarious, 'obscene', book of innuendos ever to be imagined. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Wordsworth Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840226614
ISBN
9781840226614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.41

paperback. Robert Wringham's family is composed of a dissolute father and brother, a pious mother, and a rival father in the person of a fanatical Calvinist minister. He comes to believe that he is one of the elect, predestined to be saved, while others are damned. Editor(s): Miller, Karl. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441535
ISBN
9780141441535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

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
€ 9.70

Paperback. Helps readers who would claim that The Adventure of the Copper Beeches or The Man with the Twisted Lip was their favourite Sherlock Holmes story - but then that would be doing an injustice to The Adventure of the Yellow Face and The Problem of Thor Bridge. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395548
ISBN
9780141395548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
Edition
Complete and Unabridged
SKU
V9781853260285
ISBN
9781853260285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.41

Paperback. Based on letters Twain wrote from Europe to newspapers in San Francisco and New York as a roving correspondent, this book is a burlesque of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-19th century. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437087
ISBN
9780142437087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins. Editor(s): Lansdown, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, further reading, appendices. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437669
ISBN
9780140437669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.68

Paperback. Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade which seriously blots his Halberdier copybook. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185736
ISBN
9780141185736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. At a party in the Hollywood Hills, Stephen Monk finds his wife in the arms of another man. Betrayed and furious, he packs his belongings and returns to the home he was born in. Can he forgive his wife, and most importantly, himself? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561149
ISBN
9780099561149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

paperback. .
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840225990
ISBN
9781840225990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.63

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