×


 x 

Shopping cart

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Results 2721 - 2740 of 3340

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. Editor(s): Brewer, Derek. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432541
ISBN
9780140432541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. The Princess of Cleves, often called the first modern French novel, was published anonymously in 1678 and was received with enthusiasm by its contemporary audience. Editor(s): Lyons, John D. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393963335
ISBN
9780393963335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.90

Paperback. This translation of the novel "La Princesse de Cleves", originally written in 1678, tells of life at Court in 17th-century France. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445879
ISBN
9780140445879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Cave, Terence. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539178
ISBN
9780199539178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509834587
ISBN
9781509834587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 97 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Four Corners Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956192851
ISBN
9780956192851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.18

paperback. Robert Wringham's family is composed of a dissolute father and brother, a pious mother, and a rival father in the person of a fanatical Calvinist minister. He comes to believe that he is one of the elect, predestined to be saved, while others are damned. Editor(s): Miller, Karl. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441535
ISBN
9780141441535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. Wringhim believes himself to be one of the elect, predestined for salvation and exempt from moral law, who embarks on a career as a murderer under the influence of a mysterious double. Hogg's terrifying masterpiece is presented in a new edition with an introduction that explores his remarkable career and the novel's originality and sophistication. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimile frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199217953
ISBN
9780199217953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.66

Paperback. An attempt to restore the original 1824 text to as close to its original format and content as possible. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663156
ISBN
9780748663156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00

Hardback. The first comprehensive scholarly edition of what is widely recognised as Hogg's masterpiece. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614141
ISBN
9780748614141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720614299
ISBN
9780720614299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. Escaping a dreary clerkship in industrial Yorkshire by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium, the hero gets entangled with the sensuous but manipulative Zoraide Reuter, which complicates his affections for a penniless girl who is both teacher and pupil in Reuter's school. Editor(s): Glen, Heather. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433111
ISBN
9780140433111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Margaret; Rosengarten, Herbert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216. Previously read copy. Some shelfwear and/or soiling. Good overall
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press New York
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KST0029981
ISBN
9780199536672
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784046453
ISBN
9781784046453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.39

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DCF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edit/Cover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621596
ISBN
9781909621596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Tells the story of Adam Jeffson: the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196428
ISBN
9780141196428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Features two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. This book features a man who is obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the perfect figure of Aphrodite. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435191
ISBN
9780140435191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Kahn, Andrew. Translator(s): Myers, Alan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538652
ISBN
9780199538652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.14

Paperback. This collection of Pushkin's shorter fiction contains a number of lesser-known works by Pushkin which are not easily available in English, including the novel Dubrovsky and the stories Egyptian Nights and Peter the Great's Negro. Translator(s): Debreczeny, Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494788
ISBN
9781847494788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. A collection of short fiction that showcases the author's application of Romantic sensibilities to uncompromising studies of human frailty. It includes stories: "The Queen of Spades", "The Negro of Peter the Great", and, "The Captain's Daughter". Translator(s): Edmonds, Rosemary. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140441192
ISBN
9780140441192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.89

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!