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paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Ist
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517857
ISBN
9781903517857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. With pathos and humour, the author imagines the unexamined life of a servant girl. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397504
ISBN
9780141397504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. With elegant simplicity, A Simple Heart' relates the story of Felicite - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss. Editor(s): Wall, Geoffrey; Whitehouse, Roger. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Roger. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448009
ISBN
9780140448009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Krailsheimer, A. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555864
ISBN
9780199555864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Paperback. Include thirty-three tales that focus on the relationships between men and women, between brothers and sisters, and between masters and servants. This title explores the dualistic nature of the human character and reveals nobility, civility and generosity, vanity, greed, and hypocrisy. Translator(s): Miles, Sian. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448122
ISBN
9780140448122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486289182
ISBN
9780486289182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261893
ISBN
9781853261893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Paperback. This selection of twenty-seven stories in a lively new transltion shows Maupassant as his comic, cruel, and brillant best. In addition to the poignant title story, it includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace , and Le Horla, an account of a disintegrating personality that chillingly parallels the author's own decline into madness. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555789
ISBN
9780199555789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 368 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375757174
ISBN
9780375757174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Comma Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583263
ISBN
9781905583263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Sui, Gwee Li. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789051
ISBN
9781564789051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

paperback. An erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. It collects ten short stories focusing on the poor and dispossessed and describing the human condition and the futility of life. Translator(s): Batki, John. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193038
ISBN
9780141193038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 8.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806493
ISBN
9780198806493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.89

Paperback. Paris Tales is a collection of stories by French or Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this capital city. The collection brings together writers from the mid-19th century to the present day, from Maupassant and Zola to Colette and Ravalec. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: City Tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones and 2 maps. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 64. Weight in Grams: 266. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0006042
ISBN
9780192805744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A consummate storyteller, the author made fantastic creatures and machines entirely believable; and, by placing ordinary men and women in extraordinary situations, he explored, with humor, what it means to be alive in a century of rapid scientific progress. Editor(s): Parrinder, Patrick. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441986
ISBN
9780141441986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FLC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398754
ISBN
9780141398754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. In this collection of short stories, former Green Beret Lee Barnes deals with the war itself and its aftermath, focusing on the human aspects of men in armed conflict and their families at home. The characters reveal the many faces of war and the small tragedies as well as the large. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FJMV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874173468
ISBN
9780874173468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. At home after their wars, ex-soldiers fight inner battles Series: Western Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874179118
ISBN
9780874179118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. A collection of stories that includes "The Outsider", "The Call of Cthulhu" and more. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 212 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106487
ISBN
9780143106487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. H. P. Lovecraft is a major writer of horror stories, in the genre of 'weird fiction'. This new edition brings together his core 'classic' fictions with a full contextual introduction, offering a balanced assessment of an influential cult author whose tales of metaphysical horror create a profound sense of dread and unease. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC; FLC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198759492
ISBN
9780198759492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Crawling, clawing, sliming horror, seeping from the night-tipped pen of that Grand Master of heart-stopping supernatural terror - H.P. Lovecraft. Series: H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Voyager
Number of pages
512
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586063248
ISBN
9780586063248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Millenia ago, the Old Ones ruled our planet. Since that time, they have but slumbered. But when a massive sea tremor brings the ancient stone city of R'lyeh to the surface once more, the Old Ones awaken at last. This work brings together the original Cthulhu Mythos stories of the legendary horror writer H P Lovecraft. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840226089
ISBN
19781840226089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.29

Paperback. A collection of some of the most famous stories from the master of tomb-dark fear.. Series: H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 34. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Grafton
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586063231
ISBN
9780586063231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The finest works of H P Lovecraft, renowned as one of the great horror writers of all time. Series: H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 32. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Voyager
Number of pages
560
Publication date
1985
Edition
First printing of this edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586063224
ISBN
9780586063224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

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