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Author: F. W. J. HemmingsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work chronicles the life and literary contributions of the influential French novelist...

New translation by Roger Pearson of the novel considered to be Zola's masterpiece Considered by Andre Gide to be one of the ten greatest novels in the French language, Germinal...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark work of literary criticism, this study presents a thorough and incisive examination of...

One of the great works of 19th century Realism, and one of Zola's best-known novels Set in the taverns of Paris, this is perhaps the first classical tragedy of working-class...

New translation by Roger Whitehouse for this tale of murder, passion, and possession La Bete humaine (1890), the seventeenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola's most violent...

Author: Michael Rosen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 It is the evening of July 18, 1898 and the world-renowned novelist Emile Zola is on the run. His crime? Taking...

The original 'sex and shopping' novel Au Bonheur des Dames is the glittering Paris department store run by Octave Mouret. He has used charm and drive to become director of...

Few writers have been - simultaneously - political hero, intellectual master, and literary giant. But Emile Zola (1840-1902) was: his monumental cycle of twenty novels extended the reach of fiction...

Therese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower orders in nineteenth-century Paris. Emile Zola's dispassionate dissection of the motivations of his characters, mere...

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Edition: First English EditionCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some edge chipping and minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning, some foxing on block. Protective sleeve present. Markings: No markings. Binding:...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Tight and intact. Zest for Life — originally published in French as...

One of the greatest of the Rougon-Macquart series, Zola's prostitute represents the destructiveness of a corrupt and decaying society Born to drunken parents in the slums of Paris, Nana lives...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The Kill is a scorching work of nineteenth-century French naturalism, the second...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe Ladies' Delight, the eleventh in the twenty-part Les Rougon-Maquart series, is an exquisite example of Zola's acclaimed...

Perhaps his most famous work, mile Zola's Ther se Raquin is a dark and gripping story of lust, violence and guilt, set in the gloomy back streets of Paris. This...

Now bankrupt after some failed gambles, Aristide Saccard, the former kingpin of the Paris Stock Exchange, desperately wants to get back to the top of the financial pile. When his...

In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Therese Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life...

"Finding the young Angelique on their doorstep one Christmas Eve, the pious Hubert couple decide to bring her up as their own. As the girl grows up in the vicinity...

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Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and political progress. The period between the revolutionary 1870s and the outbreak of war in 1914...

An intimate testament to the power of friendship between two creative forces-available again in English after more than a century. "I exaggerate, I sometimes make changes to the subject, but...

Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839 1906), many did not understand him or his work. With brilliant insight, drawing on a vast range...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Intact. An extraordinary gathering of literary voices, Two Centuries of...

Secondhand Vintage Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2967 Twenty-four vintage Penguin and Pan paperbacks — three Hemingway titles, Tolstoy, Sartre, Austen, Wilkie Collins, D.H. Lawrence, Turgenev, Thomas Mann, Joseph Heller,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025: 'A masterfully written biography... inspiring and powerful' 'Gripping, moving and important' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 'Agent Zo is a triumph. Absolutely essential reading'...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore the world came to know Paul Cézanne as the father of modern art, there was a turbulent,...

Author: Alex Danchev Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839 1906), many did not understand him or his...

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'A bawdy burlesque' Guardian A collection of witty, transgressive tales from the great Enlightenment thinker, best known for his inimitable blend of philosophy and scandalous sexuality The Marquis de Sade's...

New translation, and new to Classics Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely...

A lavishly illustrated history of coca wine and the revolutionary advertising methods that made it a world-wide success * Follows 19th-century pharmacist Angelo Mariani's interest in coca from medical uses...

Author: Melina Marchetta Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 From the author of Looking for Alibrandi comes this gorgeous series to engage and entertain newly independent young readers. Zola loves...

Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and political progress. The time between the revolutionary 1870s and the outbreak of war in 1914...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few biographical portraits capture the restless brilliance of an...

The meaning of consciousness, the mechanics of the mind and otherworldly transition or disrupted states - such as trance, sleep-walking, amnesia and locked-in syndrome - are perennially fascinating issues. The...