Short stories
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Short stories
Paperback. Travel to the revolutionary closing years of 18th century England. Meet Jack Cockshutt, arsonist by trade, returning to rescue his victims and profit from their relief, finding the woman who just might save him. Meet the beauty who castigates her customers with passages from Paine's Rights of Man. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908946317
- ISBN
- 9781908946317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447288695
- ISBN
- 9781447288695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
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
€ 25.18
€ 25.18
Hardcover. Presents stories which are drawn from traditions in various parts of Scotland from Islay to Inveraray and Orkney to the Lowlands. Illustrator(s): Montgomerie, Norah. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841586946
- ISBN
- 9781841586946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. In these slippery stories the truth and the possible weave as unexpected lives, complicated minds and exotic spaces are sketched in with nimble words and quick wit. Ghosts torment from the past; future selves write back; the lost look about, find themselves watched, are lead astray. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409688
- ISBN
- 9781910409688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.14
€ 12.14
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€ 9.78
€ 10.99
€ 9.78
Paperback. The black humor of life in an Upper Egyptian village from a previously un-translated writer Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167072
- ISBN
- 9789774167072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.19
€ 14.19
Paperback. 'Most cosmic civilizations long for things, in the depths of their souls, they would never openly admit to..' Trurl and Klapaucius are 'constructors' - they travel around the universe creating machines of astonishing inventiveness and power and visiting a bewildering variety of violent, peculiar and morose civilizations. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14. BIC Classification: FLC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394596
- ISBN
- 9780141394596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Why does the same stranger keep appearing in the background of a family's holiday photographs? What makes a woman stand mesmerised by two children in a school playground, children she's never met but whose names she knows well? The stories in this title reveals these secrets. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- SORT OF BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954899547
- ISBN
- 9780954899547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.50
€ 10.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. Offering a collection of stories, this book includes tales of lust, deceit, resentment, regret, secrets and lies that can chip away at human relationships. It features a series of interwoven dramas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571308927
- ISBN
- 9780571308927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.79
€ 11.99
€ 9.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- David Paul United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954054243
- ISBN
- 9780954054243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.12
€ 12.12
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€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Ivan Vladislavic invites readers to do some detective work of their own. Each story can be read as a story or you can try to tease out the clues and patterns. Whether skewering extreme marketing techniques or constructing dystopian parallel universes, Vladislavic will make you look beyond appearances. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276568
- ISBN
- 9781908276568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.09
€ 16.99
€ 16.09
Hardcover. This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield has been chosen by Claire Tomalin and emphasize the stronger, feminist side of her writing rather than the popular, more sentimental view. The 21 stories are presented in chronological order and include "Prelude", "The Garden Party" and "At the Bay". Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150483
- ISBN
- 9781857150483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. A classic selection of the best of Stan Barstow's stories covering the last five decades of British life. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 44. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 696
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908069672
- ISBN
- 9781908069672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.42
€ 20.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. A collection of stories including "Rain" and "The Three Fat Women of Antibes". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE (RAND)
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287391
- ISBN
- 9780099287391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, a collection of some of her finest short stories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007143009
- ISBN
- 9780007143009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Wood, Sarah. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour artwork. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Full Circle Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957152823
- ISBN
- 9780957152823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.09
€ 23.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804179775
- ISBN
- 9780804179775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.83
€ 10.99
€ 9.83
Paperback. Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262692
- ISBN
- 9781853262692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.47
€ 6.47