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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Set in the English Midlands of farmers and village craftsmen at the turn of the eighteenth century, this book relates a story of seduction issuing in 'the inward suffering which is the worst form of Nemesis'. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261923
ISBN
9781853261923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.40

Hardcover. A story which evokes a bygone rural life, and is charged with a personal passion that intensifies the novel's outer dramas of seduction and betrayal and inner dramas of moral growth and redemption. Num Pages: 598 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150599
ISBN
9781857150599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.22

Paperback. Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. But as they embark on an intense and tortured affair, Ellenore gives way to a flood of emotion. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441345
ISBN
9780140441345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Hardcover. A sumptuous annotated edition of the great American novel. Illustrator(s): Kemble, Edward Winsor. Editor(s): Hearn, Michael Patrick. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 656 pages, 274 illustrations, two-color throughout. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 230 x 260 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1942.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393020397
ISBN
9780393020397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.04

Paperback. Huckleberry Finn and Jim the slave escape their difficult lives by fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft. There, they find steamships, feuding families, an unlikely Duke and King and vital lessons about the world in which they live. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107323
ISBN
9780143107323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.16

Paperback. Enormously influential in the development of American literature, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains a controversial novel at the centre of impassioned critical debate. This edition discusses all the current issues and the evolution of Mark Twain's penetrating genius. Editor(s): Elliott, Emory. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; FC; YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KTG0021179
ISBN
9780199536559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Enormously influential in the development of American literature, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains a controversial novel at the centre of impassioned critical debate. This edition discusses all the current issues and the evolution of Mark Twain's penetrating genius. Editor(s): Elliott, Emory. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; FC; YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KKD0004811
ISBN
9780199536559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Editor(s): Fischer, Victor; Salamo, Lin; Smith, Harriet E.; Blair, Walter. Series: Mark Twain Library. Num Pages: 616 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 192 line illustrations, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
125th Anniversary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266100
ISBN
9780520266100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592701292
ISBN
9781592701292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DB; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007902125
ISBN
9780007902125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.30

Hardback. A leather bound edition from the popular series. It features a satin-ribbon bookmark, decorative stained edging and marbled endpapers. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 464 pages, b/w throughout, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Number of pages
464
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435144835
ISBN
9781435144835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.55

Paperback. For six months, Julia has lived alone in a drab Parisian hotel on an allowance from her ex-lover, Mr Mackenzie. When his cheques stop, Julia decides to leave France and return to London. Past her prime, exhausted by broken love affairs and addled by drink, Julia is tragically unable to find what she really wants - love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183947
ISBN
9780141183947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Jo Stoyle is afraid of death. But Stoyle is also a millionaire, and so he pours his riches into scientific research, desperate to find the secret of immortality. This ruthless quest will enmesh everyone around him in a web of greed, seduction, murder and debasement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870355
ISBN
9781784870355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A masterful work of comic horror, Jerome K. Jerome's After-Supper Ghost Stories is a witty look at why Christmas Eve is so perfect for ghost stories and why ghosts love the Yuletide season. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496225
ISBN
9781847496225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. Against Nature is Huysmans's great fin-de-siecle novel anticipating many of the strains of modernism in its appreciation of Baudelaire, Moreau, Redon, Mallarme and Poe. This new translation is supplemented by a critically up-to-date introduction and indispensable notes which enhance the understanding of a highly allusive work. Editor(s): White, Nicholas. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555116
ISBN
9780199555116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Des Esseintes is a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where her indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise). Translator(s): McGuinness, Patrick; Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447637
ISBN
9780140447637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Paperback of the eagerly awaited 20th Agatha Raisin title with a brand new cover style. Series: Agatha Raisin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472121448
ISBN
9781472121448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. In Agnes Grey Anne Bronte drew on her own experiences as a governess, trying to cope with unmanageable children with little respect from her employer. It combines a wonderful study of Victorian responses to children with a story of romantic love, and this new edition does full justice to its fictional as well as its autobiographical qualities. Editor(s): Inglesfield, Robert; Marsden, Hilda. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199296989
ISBN
9780199296989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.88

Paperback. When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence. But Agnes' enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
12th printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432107
ISBN
9780140432107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. When Agnes's father loses the family savings, young Agnes determines to make her own living - as a governess. Working for the Bloomfields, her enthusiasm is soon dampened by isolation and the cruelty of the children in her charge. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872397
ISBN
9781784872397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812967135
ISBN
9780812967135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146. Quarter leather over blue cloth boards. Gold gilt and blue impressed design on spine. Frontispiece and prints present thorughout. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise fine in slip case. Slip case has some shelf wear and discolouring but remains very good overall
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0007317
ISBN
9780007449453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. An expose of the frequently isolated, intellectually stagnant and emotionally-starved conditions under which many governesses worked in the mid-19th century, Agnes Grey has a power and poignancy which mark it out as a landmark work of literature Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KRA0010351
ISBN
9781853262166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Set in the dramatic northern landscape made familiar by the author's more famous sisters, this title tells the story of Helen Graham, a mysterious single woman who rents the semi-ruinous Hall of the title. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 209 x 40. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593432
ISBN
9781841593432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.03

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