Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Paperback. Aims to establish a provenance for the Holy Grail and, through the figure of Merlin, links Joseph of Arimathea with mythical British history and with the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest. Series: Arthurian Studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; 3H; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859917797
- ISBN
- 9780859917797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 22.82
€ 23.00
€ 22.82
Paperback. Kensington and Philip and Joan are testing the very limits of politeness and restraint as they fight to expunge the oppression of their mother - by whatever means necessary. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561064
- ISBN
- 9780099561064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. Mary Lennox is sent from an India as an orphan to live at Misselthwaite Manor. She arrives as a sour-faced, sickly and ill-tempered little madam but becomes friends with local lad Dickon and her poorly cousin Colin. In their restoration of a secret garden all their lives are changed for the better.With an Afterword by Anna South. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827763
- ISBN
- 9781509827763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.66
€ 11.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Translator(s): Burton, Richard F. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 108 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451530592
- ISBN
- 9780451530592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. "Over the past hundred years we have had numerous versions .. of [Tolstoy's] major works. This volume, however, is arguably the best so far." -Times Literary Supplement Translator(s): Carson, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871402998
- ISBN
- 9780871402998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.95
€ 14.99
€ 13.95
Paperback. There are 15 writers featured in this anthology of French short stories, from Merimee to the present day. The selection includes writers as diverse as Balzac, Colette, Duras and Boulanger and aims to introduce students to both the modern French short story and modern French literature in general. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 0. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719042119
- ISBN
- 9780719042119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.84
€ 24.84
Paperback. Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589259
- ISBN
- 9780099589259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008167561
- ISBN
- 9780008167561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.32
€ 5.32
Paperback. The importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and this superb new translation captures their modernist spirit. Among the fourteen stories included are 'The Lady with the Little Dog', 'Gusev', and 'Rothschild's Violin'. Translator(s): Bartlett, Rosamund. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536689
- ISBN
- 9780199536689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Hardcover. The Frozen Assets belong to Edmund Biffen Christopher and they are the legacy of his Godfather which he will receive if he manages to avoid been arrested, something of a habit of Biffen's, until after his thirtieth birthday one week hence. Lord Tilbury, proprietor of the Mammoth publish company, is keen that Biffen does fall foul of the law. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591650
- ISBN
- 9781841591650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 489 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307946775
- ISBN
- 9780307946775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.52
€ 18.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. Young immigrant Karl Rossmann has a series of adventures in a vision of an ultra-modern America that is both fantasy and social satire. Full of incident, and blackly humorous, Kafka's first novel is newly translated by Ritchie Robertson in an edition that includes a full introduction and notes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601127
- ISBN
- 9780199601127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.14
€ 14.99
€ 12.14
Paperback. Perhaps Dickens's best-loved work, "Great Expectations" is a powerful and moving novel suffused with the author's memories of the past and its grip on the present. This edition includes a new Afterword. Revised reissue. Editor(s): Weintraub, Director the Institute for the Arts and Humanities Stanley (Pennsylvania State University). Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531186
- ISBN
- 9780451531186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.55
€ 8.55
Paperback. One of a series of editions of the author's most famous short stories and novels. Editor(s): Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441405
- ISBN
- 9780141441405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226. Selected Stories. 192 pages, Black and white illustrations throughout. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 132 x 204 x 15. Weight: 226.
- Publisher
- Daunt
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970047
- ISBN
- 9781907970047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.67
€ 10.99
€ 9.67
Paperback. Contains four provocative stories from Boccaccio's Decameron, featuring cuckolded husbands, cross-dressing wives and very bad priests. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397825
- ISBN
- 9780141397825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.42
€ 5.42
Paperback. The young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. His daring escape, recovery of Monte Cristo's fabulous treasure, and revenge on his enemies make this one of the great thrillers of all time. This is a newly revised, unabridged translation. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 195 x 54. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199219650
- ISBN
- 9780199219650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. The three short fictions in this unique collection, Sarrasine, The Unknown Masterpiece, and The Girl with the Golden Eyes, deal with the relationship between artistic ideals and sexual desires. They show Balzac's mastery of the seductions of storytelling, and are among the 19th century's richest explorations of life and art. Translator(s): Collier, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199571284
- ISBN
- 9780199571284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn General United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846970733
- ISBN
- 9781846970733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.98
€ 11.99
€ 11.98
Paperback. "Sense and Sensibility" is famously characterised as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of 'civilised' society and the human desire for romantic passion. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494849
- ISBN
- 9781847494849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.06
€ 8.06