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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. A novel that follows the lives of two 11-year-olds intent on escaping childhood. As the strength of their friendship is tested repeatedly, they begin to take their first, exhilarating steps towards adulthood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571268559
ISBN
9780571268559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.42

Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241252086
ISBN
9780241252086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. Alexei, Elena, and Nikolka Turbin, adult siblings who have just lost their mother, find themselves plunged into the chaotic civil war that erupted in the wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. In the context of this family's saga, the author recreates the experience of battles, and also the long pauses that come before and after. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151459
ISBN
9780300151459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 18. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007558124
ISBN
9780007558124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.34

Paperback. It's 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870942
ISBN
9781784870942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Hardback. A classic novel, irresistibly repackaged for Christmas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720754
ISBN
9781444720754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Tells the story of Lilia Herriton, who proves to be an embarrassment to her late husband's family as, in the small Tuscan town of Monteriano, she begins a relationship with a much younger Italian man - classless, uncouth and unsuitable. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199252
ISBN
9780141199252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910709016
ISBN
9781910709016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself turned into a 'little feathered shuttlecock' to be swatted back and forth by her selfish mother, Ida, and her vain father, Beale, who value her only as a means of provoking one another. Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441375
ISBN
9780141441375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538591
ISBN
9780199538591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 418.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551287
ISBN
9780099551287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. A novel that describes the devastation resulting from an aerial bomb attack in Southampton which destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. It follows the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they try to get to safety. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529972
ISBN
9780099529972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Margaret Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she is 'not the type that attracts men'. What she lacks for in looks she makes up for with a romantic nature and cultural aspirations - she goes to concerts at the National Gallery and is a devotee of the modern drama. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528722
ISBN
9780099528722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262692
ISBN
9781853262692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.41

Paperback. Editor(s): King, Kathryn R. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538522
ISBN
9780199538522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Hardback. A substantial essay explores the complex early publication history of the novel Weir of Hermiston on both sides of the Atlantic, and exceptionally full explanatory notes and other background information are provided. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: New Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474405256
ISBN
9781474405256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02

Hardback. A compelling story of father-son confrontation, Stevenson was working on this novel the day he died. Series: The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
178
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604739
ISBN
9780748604739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.56

Paperback. PG Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection. Required reading at country house parties in the late Thirties, this title remains one of the best introductions to the work of PG Wodehouse. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558149
ISBN
9780099558149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Classroom
SKU
V9788024632858
ISBN
9788024632858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.28

Paperback. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives devoid of passion and creativity - until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. Set in the twenty-sixth century AD. Translator(s): Brown, Clarence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140185850
ISBN
9780140185850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. The citizens of the One State live in a condition of 'mathematically infallible happiness'. D-503 decides to keep a diary of his days working for the collective good in this clean, blue city state where nature, privacy and individual liberty have been eradicated. Translator(s): Randall, Natasha. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511434
ISBN
9780099511434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. A critical edition of Scott's first novel about Edward Waverley, a young, cultured man whose sensibilities lead to his involvement in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 608 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605675
ISBN
9780748605675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.68

Paperback. Series: Vintage Classics. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 36. Weight in Grams: 379.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871413
ISBN
9781784871413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Edward Waverley, a young English soldier, is caught up in the Jacobite rising of 1745-6, the last civil war fought on British soil and the attempt to reinstate the Stuart monarchy. With Waverley Scott invented the modern historical novel and profoundly influenced the development of European and American fiction for a century at least. Editor(s): Lamont, Claire. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198716594
ISBN
9780198716594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

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