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Short stories

Paperback. The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, "The Two Hussars" contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Editor(s): Wilks, Ronald. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449624
ISBN
9780140449624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. From the bestselling author of the Charlie Parker mystery series - 'the finest crime series currently in existence' (Independent) - comes a new anthology of chilling short fiction - with two award-winning stories. Series: Nocturnes. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: FF; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473619746
ISBN
9781473619746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060853273
ISBN
9780060853273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. The great M.R. James, who collected and introduces the stories in this book, considered that Le Fanu 'stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.' Editor(s): James, M. R. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTJ0008761
ISBN
9781840220674
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.75

Paperback. Exploring family ties and small coincidences, the stories in this title are united by recurring imagery, echoing a kind of collective unconscious, and the magnetic force of place. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780224102193
ISBN
9780224102193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 8.99

Paperback. Based on real people, this volume offers a collection of stories focusing on mingling history, invention, literary criticism, high drama and low comedy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099480716
ISBN
9780099480716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

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

€ 17.99
€ 14.62

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

€ 27.99
€ 21.40

Paperback. A collection of nine stories that provides an idiosyncratic guide to female existence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260850
ISBN
9780571260850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.41

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
€ 10.43

Paperback. A selection of four stories or 'nouvelles' that date from 1945. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244614
ISBN
9780571244614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447235002
ISBN
9781447235002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Small Beer Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618730602
ISBN
9781618730602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Cornell, Louis L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536474
ISBN
9780199536474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. This collection brings together past and present, probing many and varied lives. The title story examines Jane Austen's love life, while others introduce a trio of Kensington widows, mean-spirited and middle-aged; a stranger, awaited with dread; and the mercurial changes in young love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349114088
ISBN
9780349114088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. From riffs on country music, George Bush, and his mother's midnight mania, to a bittersweet tribute to a dead friend, this book demonstrates why Kurt Vonnegut is equally well known as an essayist and commentator as he is a novelist. It resonates with Vonnegut's singular voice. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099387817
ISBN
9780099387817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Hingley, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199553891
ISBN
9780199553891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Paperback. A collection of stories that offer revelatory glimpses into everyday lives - from an unwelcome act of kindness at a bus stop, an evening walk across a London bridge, a welcome but uncomfortable summer break to a brutal lesson in trust. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Combined volume
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540397
ISBN
9780099540397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Collected here are superb new translations of the finest tales - from the founding master of Russian surreal allegory and irony Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084217
ISBN
9781847084217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Offers a collection of short stories that satirizes the life in Poland under a totalitarian regime. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193045
ISBN
9780141193045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

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