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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. A sparkling 1930s English romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or EF Benson, Angela Thirkell's classic Wild Strawberries is now available as a Virago Modern Classic. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088843
ISBN
9781844088843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Shows how humour and tragedy dwell in the hearts of ordinary people. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099530343
ISBN
9780099530343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375753138
ISBN
9780375753138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. Collects stories that capture the emotional undercurrents hidden beneath ordinary events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186550
ISBN
9780140186550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg's most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 48. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620869
ISBN
9780748620869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. Brand-new translation of one of Dostoevsky's most important early works, fully annotated. Translator(s): FitzLyon, Kyril. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496188
ISBN
9781847496188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. Introduces Ellen Webb, who lives in the dryland wheat country of central Montana during the early 1940s. This title is about growing up, becoming a woman, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and within the space of a year and a half. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC; FJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297418
ISBN
9780803297418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.53

Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185880
ISBN
9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

hardcover. The first scholarly edition of Conrad's last published volume of short stories. Editor(s): Fachard, Alexandre. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. Num Pages: 508 pages, 9 b/w illus. 1 map 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 752. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. 508 pages, 9 b/w illus. 1 map 3 tables. Editor(s): Fachard, Alexandre. The first scholarly edition of Conrad's last published volume of short stories. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC; FYB. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 32. Weight: 752.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
508
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107017580
ISBN
9781107017580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.71
€ 121.28

Paperback. Molly Gibson is the spirited, loyal daughter of the local doctor. Their peaceful close-knit home is turned upside down when Molly's father decides to remarry. Whilst Molly struggles to adjust to her snobbish stepmother, she forms a close relationship with her glamorous new stepsister Cynthia. But the strength of this friendship is soon tested. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540724
ISBN
9780099540724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. According to many critics, Wives and Daughters is Elizabeth Gaskell's masterpiece. Set in a provincial English town, the novel is a subtle representation of historical change explored in human terms. Editor(s): Easson, Angus. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538263
ISBN
9780199538263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson worships her widowed father. But when he decides to remarry, Molly's life is thrown off course by the arrival of her vain, shallow and selfish stepmother. There is some solace in the shape of her new stepsister Cynthia, who is beautiful, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389462
ISBN
9780141389462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also acquires an intriguing new stepsister, Cynthia, glamorous, sophisticated and irresistible to every man she meets. Num Pages: 720 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434781
ISBN
9780140434781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. A novel that follows the fortunes of two families in nineteenth century rural England. It focuses on family relationships - father, daughter and step-mother, father and sons, father and step-daughter. It portrays the world of the late 1820s and the forces of change within it. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224160
ISBN
9781840224160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.47

paperback. Presents a story of a young man returning from London to work near to the school at which his father had been history master. This book reflects a close understanding of man's everyday experience with a delicate awareness of the spiritual. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183992
ISBN
9780141183992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.01

Hardback. A new edition of Woodstock based on the first edition but emended in the light of readings in the manuscript and proofs that were misread. Editor(s): Inglis, Tony; Alexander, J. H.; Hewitt, David; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 220 x 40. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
670
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605835
ISBN
9780748605835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.43

Paperback. Includes stories such as - "Mr Loveday's Little Outing"; "Cruise"; "Period Piece"; "On Guard"; "An Englishman's Home"; "Excursion in Reality"; "Bella Fleace Gave a Party"; "Winner Takes All"; "Work Suspended"; "Scott-King's Modern Europe"; "Basil Seal Rides Again"; and "Charles Ryder's Schooldays". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184517
ISBN
9780141184517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Wuthering Heights tells the story of a romance between two youngsters: Catherine Earnshaw and an orphan boy, Heathcliff. This tale of hauntings, passion and greed remains unsurpassed in its depiction of the dark side of love.

With an Afterword by David Pinching

Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 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
V9781509827800
ISBN
9781509827800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. Intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw; and how Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. Editor(s): Nestor, Pauline. Num Pages: 416 pages, chronology, geanealogical table, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439556
ISBN
9780141439556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. This new edition includes pictures and an extensive section on Emily Bronte's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493217
ISBN
9781847493217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.12

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486292564
ISBN
9780486292564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.61

Hardback. As darkness falls, a man caught in a snowstorm is forced to shelter at the strange, grim house Wuthering Heights. It is a place he will never forget. There he will come to learn the story of Cathy: how she was forced to choose between her well-meaning husband and the dangerous man she had loved since she was young. Editor(s): Nestor, Pauline. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: D; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 546.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141040356
ISBN
9780141040356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: of the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199085
ISBN
9780141199085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.82

Paperback. The tale of Heathcliff's and Cathy's ungovernable love and suffering, and the havoc that their passion wreaks on the families of the Earnshaws and the Lintons, shocked the book's first readers, with even Emily's sister Charlotte claiming Whether it is right or advisable to create beings like Heathcliff, I do not know. I scarcely think it is. Editor(s): Newman, Beth. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115320
ISBN
9781551115320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.52

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