Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes by Albert Jack
$6.95 AUD
Category: Poetry
Mr Jack has been nimble and he's been quick, searching through the history of nursery rhymes and he's found out all kind of plum tales, just like little Jack Horner. He's unearthed the answers to some very curious questions...Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could "Hey Diddle Diddle" ...Show more
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
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Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Classics
With an Introduction and Notes by R.T.Jones, Honorary Fellow of the University of York. The novel follows the life of its eponymous heroine, Moll Flanders, through its many vicissitudes, which include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution, conviction for theft and transportation to the ...Show more
A Voyage From Plymouth to Melbourne in 1839: Jonathan Binns Were. 1964
$40.00 AUD
Category: Classics
Iphigenia, Phaedra, Athaliah by Jean Racine
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics
Strongly influenced by Classical drama, Jean Racine (1639-99) broke away from the grandiose theatricality of baroque drama to create works of intense psychological realism, with characters manipulated by cruel and vengeful gods. "Iphigenia" depicts a princess' absolute submission to her father's will, d ...Show more
Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson
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Category: Theatre
Three sisters reunited after ten years in different worlds, again feel the constraints of family life. "Hotel Sorrento" looks at conflicting concepts of national identity and family loyalty. (2 acts, 4 male, 4 female).
Poems 1957-2013 by Geoffrey Lehmann
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Category: Poetry
Geoffrey Lehmann's distinguished career as a poet culminates in this volume of collected work from 1957-2013. Displaying the breadth and depth of his poetry, Lehmann explores human nature in settings as diverse as ancient Rome and rural New South Wales, from searing satire to the domestic life of a fami ...Show more
The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
Mrs Gereth is convinced that Fleda Vetch would make the perfect daughter-in-law. Only the dreamy, highly-strung young woman can genuinely appreciate, and perhaps eventually share, Mrs Gereth's passion for her 'things' - the antique treasures she has amassed at Poynton Park in the south of England. Owen ...Show more