Fiction

A cornerstone of Gothic literature and science fiction, Frankenstein chronicles the obsessive ambitions of Victor Frankenstein, a young Swiss scientist who, driven by a relentless pursuit of forbidden knowledge, succeeds...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books A genuinely eclectic international collection, ranging from Kundera's Czechoslovakia to Allende's Chile, Pérez-Reverte's Spain to Patrick O'Brian's Wales. The sleeper find...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 19 Books Two Helen Dunmore novels anchor a box that ranges impressively across continents and registers — from Isabel Allende's California epic to...

Dostoevsky's final, greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov , paints a complex and richly detailed portrait of a family tormented by its extraordinarily cruel patriarch, Fyodor Pavlovich, whose callous decisions slowly...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerDavid Copperfield chronicles the tumultuous life of its titular character, tracing his path from a challenging childhood through his formative years in...

Franz Kafka's 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the...

Beautifully illustrated by Alice Tye, this is a cornerstone of modernist fiction and an incisive critique of wealth, class and the inescapable heartache of lost love. In his blue gardens...

Spanning from the mid-twentieth century to contemporary award-winners, this sixteen-volume collection offers an extensive look at diverse narrative styles and international settings. The selection juxtaposes historical epics and social satires...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: GoodWar And Peace chronicles the lives of aristocratic Russian families during the Napoleonic Wars, presenting a panoramic...

Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleBinding: Paperback

An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. This couture-inspired collection also features Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, The Scarlet Letter...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library 'People screamed. People sprang off the pavement ... \"The Invisible Man is coming! The Invisible Man!\"' With his face swaddled in bandages, his...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling Victorian narrative, Bleak House II, continues to unravel the intricate and devastating consequences of the interminable Jarndyce and...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOur Mutual Friend Ii presents a sprawling panorama of Victorian London, where the lives of the wealthy and the impoverished intertwine...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library 'She knew of no wrong that he had done; he was not violent, he was not cruel; she simply believed that he hated...

Secondhand Contemporary & Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box Discover a world of compelling narratives with this diverse collection of fifteen secondhand novels. From the classic Russian tales of Gogol to...

Author: Ernest Hemingway Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 293 In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated. Out of...

Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: mildew marks on top of spineA seminal work of...

Author: F Scott Fitzgerald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 The world and his mistress are at Jay GatsbyÕs party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a...

Author: Franz Kafka Format: Paperback Number of Pages: The Trial is the terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'Her attachment and regrets had, for a long time, clouded every enjoyment of...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition...

A special student edition of Orwell's dystopian classic, featuring an introduction and study notes Winston Smith lives in a world that controls every action and thought of its citizens through...

A beautiful clothbound edition of Miguel de Cervantes' mock-epic masterwork, Don Quixote Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible...

Austen's most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, now in a collectible Deluxe Edition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the author's birth A Penguin Classics...

A compelling collection of new Kafka translations in a Penguin Classics Deluxe edition A brilliant new translation of Kafka's best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This...

'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the original, prewar translation there has been...

'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the original, prewar translation there has been...

Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore...

Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition- 'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the...

The most famous horror story in world literature-the original tale of a mad scientist and his monster-is also a profoundly moving masterpiece. No-one in the grip of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN,...

Author: Bram Stoker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Step into the chilling world of Dracula, where Count Dracula, the legendary vampire, haunts the shadows of Victorian England. This Gothic horror...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Chancellor Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents two seminal works by Charles Dickens, offering a profound look into the social fabric of Victorian...

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of one of the most subversive anti-war novels ever written - reading Catch-22 is a rite of passage. Set...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short works by the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith One morning, ordinary salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to...

A PMC reissue of this collection of Kafka's greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann A reissue of the Penguin Modern Classics edition, this collection of new translations brings together...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'She always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day' On...

When an unbridled schoolmistress with advanced ideas is in her prime the classroom can take on a new identity and no one can predict what will happen. Jean Brodie is...

'A subtle and beautiful meditation' Sunday Times 'A subtle and beautiful meditation' Sunday Times In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2005Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn "Our Mutual Friend," Charles Dickens crafts a richly layered work of historical fiction that interrogates...

Author: D. H. LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside, light foxing to top of pages, book spine light tanningD....

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In America at the turn of the twentieth century, when society abounds with movers and shakers such as Houdini, J.P Morgan, Henry Ford and Emma Goldman, and the sultry rhythms...

When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a school-friend at Brandham Hall, he beings to act as a messenger between Ted, the farmer, and Marian, the beautiful...

The greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century. The great Russian 20th-century novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stalingrad. Life and Fate is an epic tale of a...

VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Encountering an eccentric cast of characters along the way, Sebald confronts the frailty of...

'Mesmeric, haunting and heartbreakingly tragic. A profound, alluring masterwork of singular genius' Eileen Battersby, Irish Times In 1939, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport and placed...