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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Hardcover. M. R. James's classic ghost stories are some of the finest in English, creating menace and terror in lonely country houses and remote inns. This is the only one-volume edition to include all James's published stories, an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story, and a critical introduction and notes. Editor(s): Jones, Darryl. Series: Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 43. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797364
ISBN
9780198797364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.03

Hardcover. A collection of early stories and later fragments which throw an entirely new light on Jane Austen. Arranged in two parts, it includes everything she wrote apart from letters and the six famous novels. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152258
ISBN
9781857152258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.24

Hardcover. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Series: Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 35. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199573
ISBN
9780141199573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Flight from a Lady is probably Macdonell's most enigmatic work. It is fictional, but hardly reads like a novel. The plot is the story of a very wealthy young man escaping from the clutches of a woman - a woman so determined that the man goes to great lengths to cover his tracks and avoid being trapped by her, the she-wolf. Series: The Fonthill Complete A. G. Macdonell Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550205
ISBN
9781781550205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.14

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008110604
ISBN
9780008110604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.30

Paperback. Presents an uproarious and alcohol-soaked shaggy-dog story from one of Russia's great comic masters. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397399
ISBN
9780141397399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.64

Paperback. Eight years ago, Anne Elliot bowed to pressure from her family and made the decision not to marry the man she loved, Captain Wentworth. Now, circumstances have conspired to bring him back into her social circle and Anne finds her old feelings for him reignited. This novel tells the story of a love that endures the tests of time and society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511175
ISBN
9780099511175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.46

Hardcover. Features Captain Ahab who is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred and suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. This title is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 44. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199603
ISBN
9780141199603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. Parodying the popular travel accounts of its time, Gulliver's Travels is not only a tour de force of imaginative and comic writing, which has thrilled readers of all ages for almost three centuries, but also a masterly, merciless satire on Western society and human nature. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495976
ISBN
9781847495976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.87

Hardcover. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash, the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them. Series: Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 534.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194066
ISBN
9780141194066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Locsin, Soledad Lacson-. Series: SHAPS Library of Translations. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824819170
ISBN
9780824819170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.34

Paperback. Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape. This work conjures up the capital's underworld, full of prostitutes, thieves and lost and homeless children. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511939
ISBN
9780099511939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.46

Paperback. Fitzgerald's jazz-age novel of squandered youth, destructive love and the glamour of 1920s New York. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Orion
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409150367
ISBN
9781409150367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. Every night, the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her the next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king stories of adventure, love, riches and wonder. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights. Translator(s): Lyons, Malcolm; Lyons, Ursula. Num Pages: 1008 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1008
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449389
ISBN
9780140449389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.26

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; FC; FHD; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509828036
ISBN
9781509828036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Grub Street - where would-be writers aim high, publishers plumb the depths and literature is a trade, never a calling. In a literary world disfigured by greed and exploitation, two very different writers rise and fall: Edward Reardon, a novelist whose high standards prevent him from pandering to the common taste, and Jasper Milvain. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589228
ISBN
9780099589228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Hardcover. Lawrence's frank portrayal of an extramarital affair and the explicit sexual explorations of the central characters caused this controversial book, now considered a masterpiece, to be banned as pornography until 1960. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3JJG; FC; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Unabridged, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843190
ISBN
9781509843190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this new translation of The Game of Chess and Other Stories is here presented in a unique collection. Translator(s): Bowman, Zweig. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495815
ISBN
9781847495815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.87

Paperback. First published in 1894, the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor, Svengali, has entered the popular imagination. George Du Maurier's drawings for the novel form part of its appeal - this edition includes his most significant illustrations. Editor(s): Showalter, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, original drawings by the author. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538805
ISBN
9780199538805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. The twenty-six stories included in this volume are taut, economical in structure, precisely observed and laced with irony. Translator(s): Lofmark, Carl. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Norvik Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909408326
ISBN
9781909408326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.82

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