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Paperback. The Queen of Spades and Selected Works is a brand new English translation of two of Alexander Pushkin's greatest short stories, 'The Queen of Spades' and 'The Stationmaster', together with extracts from Yevgeny Onegin and Boris Godunov, and a selection of his poetic work. Translator(s): Briggs, Anthony. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DCF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908968036
- ISBN
- 9781908968036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.09
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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
€ 16.99
€ 13.89
Paperback. An outsider by birth and instinct, the author was one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a fascination for crime, an occasionally lurid imagination and a great love for the Russian vernacular. This volume includes a collection of his stories. Translator(s): McDuff, David. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396743
- ISBN
- 9780141396743
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
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Paperback. A man barges into a writer's house and, holding a gun to his head, demands that he tell him a story, something to take him away from real world. A pathological liar discovers one day that the lies he tells come true. A young woman finds a zip in her boyfriend's mouth, and when she opens it he unfolds to reveal a completely different man inside. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra; Shlesinger, Miriam; Englander, Nathan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563327
- ISBN
- 9780099563327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. The definitive collection of Dylan Thomas' short stories, showing just why he is considered one of the 20th century's finest writers. Also featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780227306
- ISBN
- 9781780227306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Hardcover. As a literary subject, Christmas has inspired topics ranging from intimate domestic dramas, to fanciful flights of the imagination. This work features stories that is imbued with Christmas spirit of one kind or another. It also includes: "Green Holly"; "The Night Before Christmas"; "Vanka"; "The Burglar's Christmas"; and "Dancing Dan's Christmas". Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596006
- ISBN
- 9781841596006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. Three people are frozen in a conspiracy of silence that prevents love's consummation; a nine-year-old dreams that a movie part heals her fragmented family life; a brother and sister forge a new life amid terrible beauty of Ireland after Rebellion; and in title story, a man chooses between his longtime love and a life of solitude on family farm. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140294699
- ISBN
- 9780140294699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. 'Mind you, it was a pukka, respectable opium-house, and not one of those stifling, sweltering chandoo-khanas that you can find all over the City.' Kipling first became famous for his pungent, harsh and shocking stories of northwest India, where he grew up. This book presents a selection from his inexhaustibly contentious and various early work. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398068
- ISBN
- 9780141398068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.46
€ 5.46
Paperback. From her ancestors' view from Edinburgh's Catle Rock in the eighteenth century to her parents' thwarted ambitions in Ontario, and her own awakening in 1950s Canada, the author weaves fact and myth to create an epic story of past and present, proving that fiction has much to tell us about life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497998
- ISBN
- 9780099497998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783782154
- ISBN
- 9781783782154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 56.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397740
- ISBN
- 9780141397740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.46
€ 5.46
Paperback. A collection of thirteen spellbinding stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062356956
- ISBN
- 9780062356956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.46
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Paperback. Collects some of Jack London's allegorical tales. This volume of Jack London's stories of the North also includes "Batard", in which an abused dog takes revenge on his owner; and "Love of Life", in which an injured prospector, abandoned by his partner, must struggle home alone through the wilderness, stalked by a lone wolf. Editor(s): Sinclair, Andrew. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140186512
- ISBN
- 9780140186512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
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€ 10.06
Paperback. Presents a pair of short stories about faith and sacrificial love. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397429
- ISBN
- 9780141397429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.46
€ 5.46
Paperback. Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet like warm pink roses, and velvet kisses. This book offers a collection of short stories dealing with motherhood such as: Dear George, Hey Yeah Right Get a Life and Constitutional. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 83.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872731
- ISBN
- 9781784872731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.68
€ 7.99
€ 7.68
Paperback. A collection of short fiction by the distinguished Russian writer includes the story Alyosha the Pot, as well as such novellas as The Cossacks, The Death of Ivan Ilych, Family Happiness, Master and Man, The Devil, The Kreutzer Sonata, Father Serguis, and Hadgi Maurat. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. Series: Perennial Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 685
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060586973
- ISBN
- 9780060586973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.56
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€ 21.56
Paperback. Sherlock Holmes teaches a piquant assortment of students the science of detection in an anthology of all-new stories by a dazzling array of writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136879
- ISBN
- 9781472136879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. The Golden Age of the English short story lies from its first wide acceptance in the middle of the nineteenth century until the middle of the twentieth, a period when there were a great many outlets in Britain for shorter fictions. This title celebrates this period through some of the most widely known writers of the time. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952856
- ISBN
- 9780241952856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
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€ 11.57
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
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€ 10.59
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536085
- ISBN
- 9780199536085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Antiquarian Paxton travels to a small town on the coast of Norfolk and learns of a legend concerning three crowns buried on the coast thousands of years ago to protect the land against marauding Vikings. Paxton tries to find the remaining crown, unaware of the supernatural presence that protects it. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039921
- ISBN
- 9780143039921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
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Hardback. A brilliant collection of the best poker short stories from writers such as Anthony Holden, Patrick Marber, Neil Pearson and Jennifer Tilly Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162282
- ISBN
- 9781471162282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.68
€ 21.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. A collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099575078
- ISBN
- 9780099575078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.45
€ 13.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Zwagerman, Joost. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395722
- ISBN
- 9780141395722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13