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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Paperback. Not only is Vita Nuova a lasting monument to the powers of imagination, it also represents the triumph of poetry, love and faith over death - and can now be fully appreciated by English readers in Anthony Mortimer's stunning verse translation in a dual language edition. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496959
ISBN
9781847496959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. It is Christmas Eve, and John Rivers is thinking about the past; about his sheltered upbringing; about an extraordinary time spent as a lab assistant to the great physicist Henry Maartens; about Maartens' beautiful wife, Katy, and about a love affair which shook Rivers to the core and caused him to question everything he once revered. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870362
ISBN
9781784870362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 421 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight: 448. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling).
Publisher
Dedalus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517819
ISBN
9781903517819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. An annotated edition of the most dramatic part of the most famous story of the Arthurian legend, edited and in the original spelling to bring it as close as possible to the medieval original. Editor(s): Field, P. J. C. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209466
ISBN
9780872209466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.41

Hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621794
ISBN
9781909621794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Self-satisfied, delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality, Hermann Hermann is perhaps not to be taken too seriously. But then a chance meeting with a man he believes to be his double reveals a frightening 'split' in Hermann's nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184548
ISBN
9780141184548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London where he encounters various rogues. Num Pages: 512 pages, facsim., maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433326
ISBN
9780140433326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. Wu Ch'eng-en wrote "Monkey" in the middle of the 16th century, adding to an ancient Chinese legend his own touches of delicacy and humour. The result is a jumble of the absurd and the profound, of religion and history, of anti-bureaucratic satire and pure poetry. Translator(s): Waley, Arthur. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441116
ISBN
9780140441116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. The time has come for an unlikely heroine to have a real adventure. Illustrator(s): Kronheimer, Ann. Series: Real Reads. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CJCR; FC; YQCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Real Reads United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906230081
ISBN
9781906230081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.87

Paperback. The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymously in 1765; "Vathek" (1786); and the story of "Frankenstein" (1818). Editor(s): Fairclough, Peter. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430363
ISBN
9780140430363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Hardback. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. Editor(s): Davies, Stevie. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: D; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 49. Weight in Grams: 764.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141040387
ISBN
9780141040387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Lee Clark. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539086
ISBN
9780199539086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition,First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843935
ISBN
9780804843935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. A stunning and evocative novel set in exotic seventeenth-century Iran with the power of THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and HALF OF A YELLOW SUN. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755334216
ISBN
9780755334216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509825455
ISBN
9781509825455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentricity and declining health. But Dombey also has a daughter, whose unfailing love for her father goes unreturned. Illustrator(s): Browne, Hablot K., (Phiz). Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 45. Weight in Grams: 534.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262579
ISBN
9781853262579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443011
ISBN
9780140443011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Kim, orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor white mother, and the lama, an old ascetic priest, are on a quest. Kim was born and raised in India and plays with the slum children as he lives on the streets, but he is white, a sahib, and wants to play the "Great Game of Imperialism"; while priest must find redemption from the Wheel of Things. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442372
ISBN
9780141442372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. As the summer wears on, Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send another envoy to confront the errant Chad. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441320
ISBN
9780141441320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Determined that her baby son Tom shall not share her fate and remain in slavery, Roxy secretly exchanges him with his playmate Chambers, the son of her master. The two boys' lives in the quiet Missouri town of Dawson's Landing remain entwined even though they take very different directions. Editor(s): Bradbury, Malcolm. Num Pages: 336 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140430400
ISBN
9780140430400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

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