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Short stories
paperback. V. S. Pritchett, one of our greatest short-story writers, has chosen forty-one stories written in the English language for this volume, producing a collection that successfully displays the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years. Editor(s): Pritchett, V. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199583133
- ISBN
- 9780199583133
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Editor(s): Dunn, Douglas. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556540
- ISBN
- 9780199556540
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.72
€ 18.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. The definitive collection of the twentieth century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering. Editor(s): Shippey, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803818
- ISBN
- 9780192803818
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Beginning with the late nineteenth-century writings which first assimilated and reworked Western literary traditions, and coming right up to the younger generation dealing with the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the development of the Japanese short story, the Japanese literary genre. Editor(s): Goossen, Theodore W. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 484
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199583195
- ISBN
- 9780199583195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.36
€ 14.99
€ 12.36
Paperback. Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation. Editor(s): Trevor, William. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 426 567pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Oxford
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199583140
- ISBN
- 9780199583140
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.43
€ 14.99
€ 11.43
Paperback. Spanning the centuries from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth, this collection opens with a rumbustious tale from the Marquis de Sade, takes in the masters of the nineteenth century, from Stendhal and Balzac to Maupassant, and reaches to Quebec, Africa, and the French Carribbean in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Fallaize, Elizabeth. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199583171
- ISBN
- 9780199583171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens, Trollope, and Hardy to J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199561605
- ISBN
- 9780199561605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. Presents the full range of classic English ghost fiction, including some of the very best and most frightening ghost stories ever written. Editor(s): Cox, Michael; Gilbert, R. A. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556304
- ISBN
- 9780199556304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.72
€ 18.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Bringing together contributions from major figures and work of Caribbean writers, this collection of short stories is pan-Caribbean, ranging beyond the Anglophone territories to include stories originally published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. Editor(s): Wickham, John; Brown, Stewart. Series: Oxford Books of Prose. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802293
- ISBN
- 9780192802293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.20
€ 23.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Some Writing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486270579
- ISBN
- 9780486270579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.95
€ 6.99
€ 6.95
Paperback. From the author of WINTER'S BONE, twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of society, by the 'least known major writer in the country today' (Denis Lehane, USA Today) Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444735789
- ISBN
- 9781444735789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Featuring 14 short stories, this collection examines the positive and degenerative influence of the creative spirit on both people's behavior and their relationships with others. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 127.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638256
- ISBN
- 9781902638256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.19
€ 10.19
Paperback. A child is found standing on the street, with an empty bucket in her hand, and no memory of her name, her family or her past. Elsewhere, a girl grows up surrounded by familiar faces - a wet nurse, a piano teacher, a gardener, a best friend and a distant mother - but soon finds them slipping mysteriously from her life. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270581
- ISBN
- 9781846270581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
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€ 10.59
Paperback. The characters who inhabit Blake's haunting landscape-awash in their own worlds, adrift in their own lives-struggle to salvage what they can of their hopes and dreams from the encroaching tides. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421032
- ISBN
- 9781421421032
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fantagraphics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606998472
- ISBN
- 9781606998472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. With this pair of absurd, comic stories, the author indulges his imagination and delights readers. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397528
- ISBN
- 9780141397528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.48
€ 5.48
Paperback. The short story is one of the most varied genres in American literature. This title brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141194424
- ISBN
- 9780141194424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Murder, corruption, blackmail. All these are part of someone else's world, not part of the everyday lives of ordinary people..or are they? This is a collection of sinister stories from the bestselling author who won "The Sunday Times" Literary Award for 1990. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 121 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099470304
- ISBN
- 9780099470304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Kennedy, J. Gerald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540471
- ISBN
- 9780199540471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864863133
- ISBN
- 9780864863133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.17
€ 12.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pariah Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993037801
- ISBN
- 9780993037801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
€ 13.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. A collection of short stories from an award-winning writer. The characters in these stories are driven by paranoia and doubts, as well as hopes and fears of things only half-glimpsed. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KST0006822
- ISBN
- 9781841958088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. With passions hopelessly conceived, affections betrayed, marriages made and broken, this title includes stories in which the joys, fears, loves and awakenings of women echo throughout, laying bare the unexceptional and yet inescapable pain of human contact. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458364
- ISBN
- 9780099458364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Series: Persephone book. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155158
- ISBN
- 9781903155158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.90
€ 20.99
€ 17.90