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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. 'The Whisperer in Darkness' is presented here, along with other classics from the Lovecraft canon - such as 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Shadow over Innsmouth', 'The Music of Erich Zann' and 'The Silver Key' - in a brand-new collection showcasing the finest tales from the twentieth century's foremost purveyor of terror. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494986
ISBN
9781847494986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Set in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during the chaotic winter of 1918-19, The White Guard, Bulgakov's first full-length novel, tells the story of a Russian-speaking family trapped in circumstances that threaten to destroy them. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496201
ISBN
9781847496201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Drawing on the author's personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, this title takes place in Kiev, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating uncertainty as the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Germans fight for control of the city. It tells the story of the Turbins, a once-wealthy Russian family. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490661
ISBN
9780099490661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Fleur, the daughter of Soames Forsyte, having been disappointed in love and then married to Michael Mont, toys with the affections of her husband and his best friend, Wilfred Desert. The two men are left in a position of uncertainty to compete for a love that is not guaranteed to either. In this classic, in the end, as it must, love wins out. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880583
ISBN
9781845880583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Hardcover. The Wicked Wit Of Charles Dickens explores and reveals aspects of the author's personal and professional life, whilst celebrating his flair for witty and satirical observations about society and human nature. Contains lengthy extracts from scenes of great amusement in his novels, as well as pithy remarks uttered by his unique characters. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843175681
ISBN
9781843175681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199579501
ISBN
9780199579501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Kathryn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press New York
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552498
ISBN
9780199552498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

Hardback. Kenneth Grahame's enchanting children's classic, illustrated in colour Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93 x 23. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827930
ISBN
9781509827930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.72

Paperback. An international children's classic, The Wind in the Willows grew from the author's letters to his young son, yet it is concerned almost exclusively with adult themes. This new edition explores a profoundly English book with a world following; a book for adults adopted by children; a timeless masterpiece and a vital portrait of an age. Editor(s): Hunt, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199567560
ISBN
9780199567560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0015026
ISBN
9780008195618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A story of animal cunning and human camaraderie. It features cover art by painter and illustrator Rachell Sumpter, who brings a whimsical sensibility to the Threads. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
De Luxe edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106647
ISBN
9780143106647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402. Series: Oxford World's Classics. 592 pages. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 27. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555437
ISBN
9780199555437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Hardcover. Featuring a variation on the theme of the eternal triangle, the author contrasts two women who love one man: the magnificent but ambitious and unscrupulous Kate Croy, and the fragile heiress Millie Theale whose early death precipitates the story's surprising outcome. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152302
ISBN
9781857152302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. Emerging from the grit and stigma of poverty to a life of fairytale privilege under the wing of her aunt, the beautiful and financially ambitious Kate Croy is already romantically involved with promising journalist Merton Densher when they become acquainted with Milly Theale, a New York socialite of immense wealth. Editor(s): Bell, Millicent. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd England
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441283
ISBN
9780141441283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The text of this 1902 novel is again that of the fully corrected and annotated reprint of the New York Edition (1909), together with James's preface and the two frontispieces he commissioned for the New York Edition of The Wings of the Dove. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393978810
ISBN
9780393978810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737653
ISBN
9781628737653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. Ethan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure, Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned. But his wife is restless and his teenage children troubled and hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186313
ISBN
9780141186313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Dorothy, together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the cowardly Lion, makes her journey along the Yellow Brick Road in search of the wonderful wizard. This book features cover art that brings a whimsical sensibility to the Threads. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106630
ISBN
9780143106630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. This collection of lesser-known of short stories - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological pieces and tragic stories - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre. Translator(s): Fitzlyon, April. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494757
ISBN
9781847494757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Hartright's Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389431
ISBN
9780141389431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535637
ISBN
9780199535637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, the 'Napoleon of crime', who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Editor(s): Sweet, Matthew. Num Pages: 720 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439617
ISBN
9780141439617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this edition of The Woman in White includes pictures and an extensive section on Collins's life and works. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495716
ISBN
9781847495716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.15

Hardback. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: D; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 42. Weight in Grams: 830.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192420
ISBN
9780141192420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 16.68

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