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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Chester Royde, an American millionaire, travels to Scotland with his new bride Carrie and sister Myrtle, to find out more about Carrie's Scottish ancestry. Their new 'relatives' turn out to be a little more authentically Scottish than they bargained for. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529545
ISBN
9780099529545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Shows the diabolical decline of Ambrosio, a worthy superior of the Capuchins of Madrid who is tempted by Matilda, a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy. Descending into a hell of his own creation, Ambrosio is driven to magic and murder in an attempt to conceal his crimes from the Inquisition. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Classics England
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436037
ISBN
9780140436037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. 176 pages. Allegedly a rewriting from a lost German original, Ambrose Bierce's 1892 novel reads as a seamless, almost folktale-like masterpiece. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 130 x 195 x 5. Weight: 120.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492753
ISBN
9781847492753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226971551
ISBN
9780226971551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11
€ 63.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226971568
ISBN
9780226971568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395371
ISBN
9780141395371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Dealing with the motivations and emotions of the enemy, this title uncovers profound and often unsettling truths both about war and human nature. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185538
ISBN
9780141185538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. When Rachel Verinder receives a gift of an astonishing yellow diamond from her bitter old uncle for her eighteenth birthday, she has no idea that the stone brings great danger with it. When the diamond goes missing during the night the ensuing investigations gradually bring to light the sinister history of the jewel. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519003
ISBN
9780099519003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. When Rachel Verinder's birthday present - the Moonstone, a large Indian diamond - is stolen at her party, suspicion and the diamond's mysterious curse seem set to ruin everyone and everything she loves. Only Sergeant Cuff's famous detective skills offer any hope of peace and a future for them all. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198873
ISBN
9780141198873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fine Communications,US United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593083229
ISBN
9781593083229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, The Moonstone is here presented with an extensive section on Collins's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494221
ISBN
9781847494221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062227317
ISBN
9780062227317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Includes stories of a young eccentric named C Auguste Dupin: 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' and 'The Purloined Letter'. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529583
ISBN
9780099529583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.52

Paperback. Horror, madness, violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this tales, including - among others - the bloody, brutal and baffling murder of a mother and daughter in Paris in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", the creeping insanity of "The Tell-Tale Heart", and the Gothic nightmare of "The Masque of the Red Death". Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198972
ISBN
9780141198972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Set in Istanbul between 1975 and today, this title tells the story of Kemal, the son of one of Istanbul's richest families, and of his obsessive love for a poor and distant relation, the beautiful Fusun, who is a shop-girl in a small boutique. Translator(s): Freely, Maureen. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 51. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237029
ISBN
9780571237029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Emily St Aubert lives with her loving, enlightened parents in exquisitely happy rural isolation. But when she is tragically orphaned, the beautiful young woman is thrown on the mercy of her heartless aunt's sinister new husband. Editor(s): Howard, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
4th printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437591
ISBN
9780140437591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLJ0015863
ISBN
9780812966428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.81

Paperback. A group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840226249
ISBN
9781840226249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Cardwell, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554614
ISBN
9780199554614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. Series: Modern Library. 400 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 23. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Modern Library
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812980455
ISBN
9780812980455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Editor(s): Paroissien, David. Num Pages: 432 pages, b&w illustrations, chronology, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439267
ISBN
9780140439267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Dickens' final, unfinished novel features themes and motifs such as: drugs, disappearances, sexual obsession, disguise and a possible murder. It also includes a number of stories and sketches, with subjects as different as murder, guilt and childhood romance. Illustrator(s): Fildes, S. L.; Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267291
ISBN
9781853267291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. New England boy, Arthur Gordon Pym, stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys repeatedly find themselves on the brink of death or discovery and witness many terrifying events, including mutiny, cannibalism, and frantic pursuits. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 119 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437485
ISBN
9780140437485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. A novel that relates the adventures of Pym after he stows away on a whaling ship, where he endures starvation, encounters with cannibals a whirlpool, and finally a journey to an iceless Antarctic sea. It draws on the conventions of travel writing and science fiction, and on Edgar Allan Poe's own experiences at sea. Editor(s): Frank, Frederick S.; Hoeveler, Diane Long. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 294 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118383
ISBN
9781551118383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.37

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