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Paperback. These eclectic, captivating tales - dealing with topics such as mysterious jungles in the sky, seventeenth-century torture techniques, an enigmatic Brazilian cat and a train mysteriously disappearing between two stations - showcases Arthur Conan Doyle at his creative best. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493842
ISBN
9781847493842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.18

Paperback. This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterise his work, from Gothic horror to the first modern detective stories. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840220728
ISBN
9781840220728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99

Hardback. Contains nine gothic tales that are Japan's celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film "Ugetsu". Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony H. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139120
ISBN
9780231139120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.12
€ 49.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139137
ISBN
9780231139137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.71

Paperback. Nine of James's most important tales, including (new to the second edition) "In the Cage," a tale that engages James's complicated attitudes toward gender, class, and the rise of information technology. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393977103
ISBN
9780393977103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416874
ISBN
9780862416874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062408976
ISBN
9780062408976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.39

paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529547
ISBN
9780714529547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; FYB; HBJK; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556227998
ISBN
9781556227998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. 28 science fiction and fantasy stories based on an extraordinary secret history Num Pages: 576 pages, no plate section/illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111654
ISBN
9781472111654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers". Illustrator(s): Harvey, William. Translator(s): Dawood, N. J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442892
ISBN
9780140442892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. An introduction to the residents of Firozsha Baag, an apartment complex in Bombay. We enter the daily routine and rhythm of their lives, and by the time we reach the final story we are as familiar with the people as we are with our own neighbours. The crowded, throbbing life of India is brilliantly captured in this series of stories. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230563
ISBN
9780571230563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.45

Hardcover. Contains stories of loss and yearning, of surrender to responsibilities or to unexpected delight: all share the unsettling and dislocated reality. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370. Very good copy in bright dustwrapper .Signed by the author
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0303173
ISBN
9780224084697
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
FrontPage
Condition
New
SKU
V9788190884150
ISBN
9788190884150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. A compendium of Harold Lamb's previously uncollected crusader stories. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 622 pages, appendix. BIC Classification: FJH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220355
ISBN
9780803220355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. A collection of stories featuring Arabs, Mongols, and Hindus as heroic, sympathetic, and believable characters: men of honor and integrity ready to lay down their lives for their countries and their comrades. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FJH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225169
ISBN
9780803225169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FJH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 39. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345505460
ISBN
9780345505460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Features four tales of seduction and suspense such as The Visitor, Bitch, The Great Switcheroo and The Last Act. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955727
ISBN
9780241955727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Crimes, drama, hard choices and the dark side of sunny California feature in this awardwinning short story collection from critically acclaimed author Richard Lange. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444790023
ISBN
9781444790023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. * A dazzling collection of short works crafted with all the weight and resonance of the novels for which E.L. Doctorow is famous Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120195
ISBN
9780349120195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Translator(s): Marven, Lyn. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583447
ISBN
9781905583447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914063
ISBN
9781909914063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.27

Paperback. A trio of intertwined novellas from the 2014 Nobel laureate for literature Translator(s): Polizzotti, Mark. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198058
ISBN
9780300198058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection gathers them, providing an insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection gathers them, providing an insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 15. Weight: 190.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492272
ISBN
9781847492272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.13

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