Ruth Elizabeth Gaskell AUD98.00

The book is a social novel, dealing with Victorian views about sin and illegitimacy. It is a surprisingly compassionate portrayal of a 'fallen woman', a type of person normally outcast from respectable society. The title of the novel refers to the main character Ruth Hilton, an orphaned young seamstress who is seduced and then abandoned by gentleman Henry Bellingham. Read More...


Essays Francis Bacon AUD31.00

Essays, or counsels, civil and moral. Bacon. Introduction by Brian Vickers. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the plain and unadorned to the epigrammatic. They cover topics drawn from both public and private life, and in each case the essays cover their topics systematically from a number of different angles, weighing one argument against another. Read More...


The Canterbury Tales Vol I & II Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill translator AUD20.00

Under the sardonic eye of Chaucer himself, a group of pilgrims each recount a tale to entertain their companions on the road to Canterbury. By turns comic, bawdy and sublime, these great, theatrical tales and their tellers are a vivid testimony to Chaucer's insight into human nature. Read More...


The best songs and lyrical poems in the English language. Chosen and introduced by James Michie; illustrated with wood engravings by various artists selected by Simon Brett. Read More...


Set of all five books in the series. Read More...


Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift AUD30.00

A novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. Read More...


Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne AUD25.00

A classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. Read More...


Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne AUD25.00

A classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. Read More...


The secret diaries of a twenty-three-year-old White Russian princess who worked in the German Foreign Office from 1940 to 1944 and then as a nurse, these pages give us a unique picture of wartime life in that sector of German society from which the 20th of July Plot -- the conspiracy to kill Hitler -- was born. Read More...


A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys Nathaniel Hawthorne AUD80.00

Nathaniel Hawthorne was the first author to write versions of the Greek myths especially for a younger audience. The six tales here include 'The Gorgon’s Head' and 'The Golden Touch', beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane. Read More...


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