Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122281
- ISBN
- 9780813122281
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955061
- ISBN
- 9781904955061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.74
€ 21.74
Paperback. Translator(s): Jarman, Douglas. Series: Decadence from Dedalus. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Dedalus Limited
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946626823
- ISBN
- 9780946626823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.15
€ 13.99
€ 13.15
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909621381
- ISBN
- 9781909621381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.66
€ 11.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155950
- ISBN
- 9781903155950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.36
€ 21.36
Paperback. The diary is that of someone who acknowledges that he is not a "somebody" - Charles Pooter, a clerk in the city of London, chronicles with often hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle classes during the great Victorian Age. Illustrator(s): Grossmith, Weedon. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262012
- ISBN
- 9781853262012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.47
€ 6.47
Paperback. Featuring explorations of the absurd and bizarre, this title, here presented in a new translation, provides a glimpse into the artistic development of the author of "Master and Margarita". Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494726
- ISBN
- 9781847494726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.66
€ 10.99
€ 9.66
Paperback. Contains five satirical stories. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529552
- ISBN
- 9780099529552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. In 1869 a young Russian was strangled, shot through the head and thrown into a pond. His crime? A wish to leave small group of violent revolutionaries, from which he had become alienated. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840220995
- ISBN
- 9781840220995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.43
€ 6.43
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540495
- ISBN
- 9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. Seen as Dostoevsky's most powerful indictment of man's propensity to violence, this darkly humorous work, shot through with grotesque comedy, is presented here in Roger Cockrell's masterful new translation. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496416
- ISBN
- 9781847496416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. A tale of mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity in which Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer, Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's steward Manston. Editor(s): Rimmer, Mary. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435238
- ISBN
- 9780140435238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. 'Desperate Remedies' was Hardy's first published novel and is part gothic romance, part sensation novel as well as being an intriguing mystery. Hardy's open and intimate descriptions of middle class women caused great controversy in 1871. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554829
- ISBN
- 9780199554829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. Self-satisfied, delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality, Hermann Hermann is perhaps not to be taken too seriously. But then a chance meeting with a man he believes to be his double reveals a frightening 'split' in Hermann's nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184548
- ISBN
- 9780141184548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226432083
- ISBN
- 9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.34
€ 46.99
€ 36.34
Hardcover. Set in mid 19th-century Russia, this book examines the effect of a charismatic but unscrupulous self-styled revolutionary leader on a group of credulous followers. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857151824
- ISBN
- 9781857151824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 14.87
€ 25.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Pyotr Verkhovensky and Nikolai Stavrogin are the leaders of a Russian revolutionary cell. Their aim is to overthrow the Tsar, destroy society and seize power for themselves. Together they train terrorists who are willing to go to any lengths to achieve their goals - even if the mission means suicide. Translator(s): Maguire, Robert; Meyer, Ronald. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 38. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441412
- ISBN
- 9780141441412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.11
€ 16.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Based on a real-life crime which horrified Russia in 1869, this novel castigates the fanaticism of the country's revolutionaries, particularly those known as Nihilists. It presents a disturbing portrait of five young men saturated in ideology and bent on destruction, and a study of terrorism. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 51. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099140016
- ISBN
- 9780099140016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. First published in 1946, DELTA WEDDING is legendary American author Eudora Welty's portrait of family life in the American South during the 1920s. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784971670
- ISBN
- 9781784971670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.18
€ 11.18
Paperback. Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182841
- ISBN
- 9780141182841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82