{"title":"Classic Fiction (pre-1945)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9780141193663-a-christmas-carol-film-tie-in","title":"A Christmas Carol (Film Tie-in)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Charles Dickens\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 144\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the twenty-fourth of December. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his freezing cold office shouting 'Bah! Humbug!' at anyone who dares wish him a Merry Christmas. But that night the miser has a terrifying visitor. Marley, his dead business partner who must wander the earth for ever to pay for his sins, comes with a warning. Scrooge will be haunted by three more spirits. The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future arrive to show Scrooge the hardship he has caused. Is he doomed to the same fate as Marley? Or can he mend his ways and learn to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas?","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39262448681157,"sku":"9780141193663","price":6.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780141193663.jpg?v=1626847648"},{"product_id":"9780062315007-the-alchemist-25th-anniversary-a-fable-about-following-your-dream","title":"The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Paulo Coelho\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 208\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn international bestseller   Over 80 million copies sold worldwide  A PBS Great American Read Top 100 pick    A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.  Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.  Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different-and far more satisfying-than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39267455238341,"sku":"9780062315007","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/0062315005.jpg?v=1626848050"},{"product_id":"9780099842606-breakfast-of-champions","title":"Breakfast of Champions","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Kurt Vonnegut\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 320\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother iconic title from the brilliant space-wanderer Kurt Vonnegut - rejacketed in a new, witty series style  Discover Vonnegurt's funny absurdist novel about the human condition.                                                                                                                                                               'Outrageous, witty, thought-provoking, unputdownable, scintillating, invigorating, ennobling, enlightening and masterly' Spectator  In a frolic of cartoon and comic outbursts against rule and reason, a miraculous weaving of science fiction, memoir, parable, fairy tale and farce, Kurt Vonnegut attacks the whole spectrum of American society, releasing some of his best-loved literary creations on the scene.  'Vonnegut explains everything from an apple to the pyramids.weird, fast and inventive' Daily Telegraph","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39641105989829,"sku":"9780099842606","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/ScreenShot2023-03-10at3.02.56pm.png?v=1678421000"},{"product_id":"9780349010380-the-return-of-the-soldier","title":"The Return Of The Soldier","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Rebecca West\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 160\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spellbinding . . . Probably her best fiction' - Sunday Times    The soldier returns from the front to the three women who love him. His wife, Kitty, with her cold, moonlight beauty, and his devoted cousin Jenny wait in their exquisite home on the crest of the Harrow-weald. Margaret Allington, his first and long-forgotten love, is nearby in the dreary suburb of Wealdstone. But the soldier is shell-shocked and can only remember the Margaret he loved fifteen years before, when he was a young man and she an inn-keeper's daughter. His cousin he remembers only as a childhood playmate; his wife he remembers not at all. The women have a choice - to leave him where he wishes to be, or to 'cure' him. It is Margaret who reveals a love so great that she can make the final sacrifice.    Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39811187310789,"sku":"9780349010380","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/th_e722687c-9363-4e0f-8edf-5f42c24b137b.jpg?v=1626847701"},{"product_id":"9781760896430-true-history-of-the-kelly-gang","title":"True History of the Kelly Gang","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Peter Carey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 496\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue History of the Kelly Gang is Peter Carey's stunning, Booker Prize-winning novel about Australia's most famous outlaw.  As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his narrative in semiliterate but magically descriptive prose. To his pursuers he is a thief and a murderer. To his own people he's a hero for opposing the English. Ned, who saw his first prison cell at fifteen, has become the most wanted man in the wild colony of Victoria, taking over towns and defying authority. Here is a classic outlaw tale, made alive by the skill of a great novelist. There are no sentences like these in all Australian literature and yet they could only have grown from our soil.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39870648058053,"sku":"9781760896430","price":19.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/th_32c913dd-5fd8-4e1e-9158-f630e9aa1e1a.jpg?v=1626847798"},{"product_id":"9780241304365-maigret-and-the-informer-inspector-maigret-74","title":"Maigret and the Informer: Inspector Maigret #74","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Georges Simenon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 176\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the penultimate novel in the series Maigret investigates a crime in Paris's seedy red light district  The body of a well-known Parisian restaurateur turns up on Avenue Junot in Montmartre, seemingly having been killed elsewhere. Inspector Maigret is on the case, and soon discovers that the murder may be gang-related after a colleague working in the red-light district receives a tip from an anonymous informer.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39870695473349,"sku":"9780241304365","price":16.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/th_38de9549-6155-44b9-8336-b3e8325089df.jpg?v=1626847115"},{"product_id":"9780241458877-the-plague","title":"The Plague","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Albert Camus\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 368\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Camus's world-renowned fable of fear and courage  The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease- some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr Rieux, resist the terror.An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39870703009989,"sku":"9780241458877","price":19.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/th_eb76bff9-e62a-4755-988b-e62228468ab4.jpg?v=1626847696"},{"product_id":"9781760897963-true-history-of-the-kelly-gang","title":"True History of the Kelly Gang","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Peter Carey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 496\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow a feature film based on the Booker Prize-winning novel.  As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his narrative in semiliterate but magically descriptive prose. To his pursuers he is a thief and a murderer. To his own people he's a hero for opposing the English. Ned, who saw his first prison cell at fifteen, has become the most wanted man in the wild colony of Victoria, taking over towns and defying authority. Here is a classic outlaw tale, made alive by the skill of a great novelist. There are no sentences like these in all Australian literature and yet they could only have grown from our soil.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40238480031941,"sku":"9781760897963","price":19.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781760897963.jpg?v=1627640183"},{"product_id":"9780571341030-irma-voth","title":"Irma Voth","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Miriam Toews\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 272\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stifling, reclusive life of nineteen-year-old Irma Voth, recently married, and more recently deserted is turned on its head when a film crew moves in to make a movie about the strict religious community, in which she lives. When she clashes with her domineering father over her work as a translator for the crew, Irma is set on a path towards something that feels like freedom. Along with her younger sister Aggie, wise beyond her teenage years, she hits the road and flees to the city. Upheld only by their love for each other and their smart wit, the sisters finally gain the distance to understand the tragedy that has their family in its grip.  Irma Voth delves into the complicated factors that set us on the road to self-discovery and how we can sometimes find the strength to endure the really hard things that happen. It also asks that most difficult of questions: How do we forgive? And most importantly, how do we forgive ourselves?","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40536362418373,"sku":"9780571341030","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/th_ac1314dc-aca4-4b0b-bcdf-127500f25286.jpg?v=1630991464"},{"product_id":"9781784876739-the-secret-agent-with-an-introduction-by-giles-foden","title":"The Secret Agent: With an Introduction by Giles Foden","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Joseph Conrad\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 320\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spookily topical' - Guardian  WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GILES FODENLondon is under threat. It has become a haven for political exiles and anarchists. Frequent bomb threats and disturbances interrupt the lives of the city's inhabitants, who live in fear of the terrorists in their midst. One such terrorist is Verloc. He is the secret agent who is given the mission to strike right at the heart of London's pride by blowing up Greenwich Observatory. But his decision to drag his innocent family into the plot leads to tragic consequences on a more personal than political level.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40779150459077,"sku":"9781784876739","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781784876739.jpg?v=1634872663"},{"product_id":"9780141192666-the-canterville-ghost-the-happy-prince-and-other-stories","title":"The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Oscar Wilde\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 240\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of Wilde's most charming and well-loved tales, as part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles  A collection of stories, including two of Wilde's most famous- 'The Canterville Ghost', in which a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle and 'The Happy Prince', who was not as happy as he seemed. Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42070727098587,"sku":"9780141192666","price":10.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/aEO8T56UDajuWXr-WSlCuZwPkwh-gsCwSnrGO9GiU84l8g_60_60.jpg?v=1639435542"},{"product_id":"9780241956328-the-lady-in-the-lake","title":"The Lady in the Lake","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Raymond Chandler\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe classic Chandler mystery, reissued in B format  Derace Kingsley's wife ran away to Mexico to get a quickie divorce and marry a Casanova-wannabe named Chris Lavery. Or so the note she left her husband insisted. Trouble is, when Philip Marlowe asks Lavery about it he denies everything and sends the private investigator packing with a flea lodged firmly in his ear. But when Marlowe next encounters Lavery, he's denying nothing - on account of the two bullet holes in his heart. Now Marlowe's on the trail of a killer, who leads him out of smoggy LA all the way to a murky mountain lake . . .","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42444745703643,"sku":"9780241956328","price":19.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/LitM8zaJlU2itBYKtVJn6C5IWH_nrKmwsRdwO0gmUewDwA.jpg?v=1644824773"},{"product_id":"9780785239741-emma-seasons-edition-spring","title":"Emma (Seasons Edition -- Spring)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Jane Austen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 496\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fine exclusive edition of one of literature's most beloved stories. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first editions. No more than 10,000 copies will be printed, and each will be individually numbered from 1 to 10,000.   She wished she might be able to keep him from an absolute declaration. That would be so very painful a conclusion of their present acquaintance! and yet, she could not help rather anticipating something decisive. She felt as if the spring would not pass without bringing a crisis, an event, a something to alter her present composed and tranquil state.  Beautiful, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her single life and sees no need for neither love nor marriage. However, nothing delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend, Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee, Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.  Emma (Seasons Edition--Spring) is one of four titles available in March 2021. The spring season also will include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Secret Garden, and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42454494675163,"sku":"9780785239741","price":22.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/PRagFap_WmE9iZnaQaCkZytgNG4aaqEOm_MdC3G4Flq15A_60_60.jpg?v=1644403481"},{"product_id":"9780008272197-the-betrayals","title":"The Betrayals","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Bridget Collins\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 448\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLOSE YOURSELF IN THE MOST EPIC BOOK OF THE YEAR.  'BEAUTIFUL' JOANNA CANNON 'MESMERISING' ERIN KELLY 'TOTALLY ADDICTIVE' JOANNA GLEN 'SUMPTUOUS' OBSERVER 'DIZZYINGLY WONDERFUL' THE TIMES  WINNING WAS EVERYTHING... UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEM  Two young men, Leo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals. A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy. One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all...  'INGENIOUS' GUARDIAN 'A STORYTELLER OF RARE IMAGINATION' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'BRILLIANT' WOMAN \u0026amp; HOME 'A RICH DELIGHT' SANDRA NEWMAN 'CAPTIVATING' DAILY MIRROR 'AN IMMERSIVE, IMAGINATIVE SLICE OF STORYTELLING' DAILY EXPRESS 'MAGICAL' IRISH INDEPENDENT","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42681240682715,"sku":"9780008272197","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780008272197.jpg?v=1649329731"},{"product_id":"9780785239765-the-secret-garden-seasons-edition-spring","title":"The Secret Garden (Seasons Edition -- Spring)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fine exclusive edition of one of literature's most beloved stories. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first editions. No more than 10,000 copies will be printed, and each will be individually numbered from 1 to 10,000.   \"I wish the spring was here now,\" said Mary. \"I want to see all the things that grow in England.\"  When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying echoing down one of the long corridors.  The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. One day, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in-and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life.  The Secret Garden (Seasons Edition--Spring) is one of four titles available in March 2021. The spring season also will include Emma, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957723828443,"sku":"9780785239765","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780785239765.jpg?v=1655271444"},{"product_id":"9780785239758-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-seasons-edition-spring","title":"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Seasons Edition--Spring)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Arthur Conan Doyle\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 384\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fine exclusive edition of one of literature's most beloved stories. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first editions. No more than 10,000 copies will be printed, and each will be individually numbered from 1 to 10,000.   It was a perfect day, with a bright sun and a few fleecy clouds in the heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out their first green shoots, and the air was full of the pleasant smell of the moist earth. To me at least there was a strange contrast between the sweet promise of the spring and this sinister quest upon which we were engaged.   The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his iconic detective. Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team - the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson - as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: \"A Scandal in Bohemia\" - in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration - plus \"The Speckled Band,\" \"The Red-Headed League,\" and \"The Five Orange Pips.\" Additional mysteries include \"The Blue Carbuncle,\" \"The Engineer's Thumb,\" \"The Beryl Coronet,\" \"The Copper Beeches,\" and others.  The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Seasons Edition--Spring) is one of four titles available in March 2021. The spring season also will include Emma, The Secret Garden, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957731496155,"sku":"9780785239758","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780785239758.jpg?v=1655271540"},{"product_id":"9780603577444-the-wind-in-the-willows","title":"The Wind in the Willows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Kenneth Grahame \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Format: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Number of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne day Mole pokes his nose out of his burrow and discovers that the world is an exciting place. He meets brave Ratty, kind old Badger, and the rascally Mr. Toad, and together they go adventuring . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a classic animal adventure that charms and enthralls. This edition contains the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard, a partnership that has never been bettered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43070914887899,"sku":"9780603577444","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/the-wind-in-the-willows.jpg?v=1658144982"},{"product_id":"9780008516093-oliver-twist-collins-classics","title":"Oliver Twist (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Charles Dickens\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 528\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.  'Please, sir, I want some more.'  An orphan boy of seemingly no consequence goes on an adventure that will change his life forever.  Fleeing a cruel workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. Navigating the seedy underbelly of the capital, Oliver's innocence is never corrupted as he struggles to find a loving family of his own.  Dickens' scathing attack on the harshness of Victorian poverty features some of his most memorable and enduring villains - the fiendish Fagin and monstrous Bill Sikes - and is a classic tale of good versus evil.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245050331355,"sku":"9780008516093","price":7.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780008516093.jpg?v=1660700336"},{"product_id":"9781788283373-the-time-machine-other-stories","title":"The Time Machine \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: H. G. Wells\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 304\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHG Wellss story about a machine that allows travel back and forward in time remains one of the great science fiction adventures, but when it was published in 1895, it was also a dark warning of dangers to come.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433368682715,"sku":"9781788283373","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781788283373.jpg?v=1664416611"},{"product_id":"9781785996368-persuasion","title":"Persuasion","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Jane Austen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Elliot is persuaded to reject the love of her life, Captain Wentworth, when her good friend Lady Russell, hints that there is a better match to be found. Now eight years later, Anne's family has been forced to retrench and move to Bath. But while visiting her married sister, Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, who is now a wealthy man and seeking a wife. Will fate give Anne a second chance at happiness, or will the Captain look elsewhere as he still bears the hurt of her rejection.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433368879323,"sku":"9781785996368","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781785996368.jpg?v=1664416618"},{"product_id":"9781785996139-the-great-gatsby","title":"The Great Gatsby","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: F. Scott Fitzgerald\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but as writer Nick Carraway is drawn into the decadent orbit of his Long Island mansion, where the party never seems to end, he finds himself faced by the mystery of Gatsby's origins and desires. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life, Gatsby is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. And soon, this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel.\nIn The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the disillusionment of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and status. But he does more than render the essence of a particular time and place, for - in chronicling Gatsby's tragic pursuit of his dream - Fitzgerald re-creates the universal conflict between illusion and reality.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433368944859,"sku":"9781785996139","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/1785996134.jpg?v=1664416621"},{"product_id":"9781785999284-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes","title":"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \/ softback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433369272539,"sku":"9781785999284","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781785999284.jpg?v=1664416626"},{"product_id":"9781849016063-the-three-weissmanns-of-westport","title":"The Three Weissmanns of Westport","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Cathleen Schine\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 304\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Joseph Weissmann divorced his wife, he was seventy eight years old and she was seventy-five...  He said the words \"Irreconcilable differences,\" and saw real confusion in his wife's eyes.   \"Irreconcilable differences?\" she said. \"Of course there are irreconcilable differences. What on earth does that have to do with divorce?\"     So begins The Three Weissmanns of Westport, a sparkling, and stinging, contemporary adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.     The Weissmann sisters Miranda, an impulsive but successful literary agent, and Annie, a pragmatic library director, quite unexpectedly find themselves the middle-aged products of a broken home. Dumped by her husband of nearly fifty years and then exiled from their elegant New York apartment by his mistress, Betty is forced to move to a small, run-down Westport, Connecticut, beach cottage. Joining her are Miranda and Annie, who dutifully comes along to keep an eye on her capricious mother and sister. As the sisters mingle with the suburban aristocracy, love starts to blossom for both of them, and they find themselves struggling with the dueling demands of reason and romance.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43466983375067,"sku":"9781849016063","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781849016063.jpg?v=1665023372"},{"product_id":"9780141024943-secondhand-monkey","title":"Monkey","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Wu Ch'eng-en\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 352\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrince Tripitaka, a young Buddhist priest, has undertaken a dangerous quest to travel to India to retrieve sacred scriptures from a temple. On his way he finds three unruly companions who become his disciples: the greedy pig creature Pigsy, the river monster Sandy - and Monkey.  Hatched from a stone egg and given the secrets of immortality, the mischievous trickster Monkey can fly through the air, ride on clouds, become invisible and transform himself into other shapes. And these skills prove very handy when the four travellers come up against the dragons, bandits, demons and evil wizards that seem determined to get in their way.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43493928075483,"sku":"9780141024943-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780141024943.jpg?v=1665536468"},{"product_id":"9780008542153-little-women-collins-classics","title":"Little Women (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Louisa May Alcott\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 272\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.  'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?'  A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at home while their father is away at war and enter into various scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the trials and tribulations of growing up and their relationships with one another.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43634084446427,"sku":"9780008542153","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780008542153.jpg?v=1667875768"},{"product_id":"9780091825867-secondhand-brrm-brrm-or-the-man-from-japan-or-perfume-at-anchorage-a-novel","title":"Brrm] Brrm], or, the Man from Japan, or, Perfume at Anchorage: A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Clive James\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 160\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43692131516635,"sku":"9780091825867-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780091825867-us.jpg?v=1669001617"},{"product_id":"9780747524465-secondhand-sense-and-sensibility","title":"Sense and Sensibility","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Jane Austen \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43692132073691,"sku":"9780747524465-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780747524465.jpg?v=1669001630"},{"product_id":"9780747549123-secondhand-mansfield-park","title":"Mansfield Park","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Jane Austen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43717734465755,"sku":"9780747549123-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/Placeholder_07b87abb-3fd7-4854-931f-2a0c000d65f8.png?v=1669948222"},{"product_id":"9780099493976-secondhand-le-bal","title":"Le Bal","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Irene Nemirovsky\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 112\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo lost masterpieces of French literature gathered together in one volume for the first time.   From the author of the bestselling Suite Fran aise.  Le Bal is a sharp, brittle story of a girl who sets out to ruin the mother she hates. The Kampfs have risen swiftly up the ranks of 1930s Parisian society. Painfully aware of her working-class roots, and desperate to win acceptance, Madame Kampf decides to throw a huge ball to announce her arrival to society. Her daughter Antoinette, who has just turned fourteen, dreams of attending, but Madame Kampf is resolved not to present her daughter to potential admirers. In a fury of adolescent rage and despair, Antoinette exacts a swift and horrible revenge...  Snow in Autumn pays homage to Nemirovsky's beloved Chekhov and chronicles the life of a devoted servant following her masters as they flee Revolutionary Moscow and emigrate to a life of hardship in Paris. As the crisis pushes the family to the brink of dissolution, Tatiana struggles to adapt to life in Paris and waits in vain for her cherished first snow of autumn.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43762850332891,"sku":"9780099493976-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780099493976-us-300.jpg?v=1670215622"},{"product_id":"9780099512073-secondhand-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-and-through-the-looking-glass","title":"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Lewis Carroll\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 336\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRediscover Alice on the 150th anniversary of the book's first publication, with this definitive adult edition  CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF ALICE  Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange creatures, and attends a very strange tea party and croquet match. This immensely witty and unique story mixes satire and puzzles, comedy and anxiety, to provide an astute depiction of the experience of childhood.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778424570075,"sku":"9780099512073-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780099512073-us-300.jpg?v=1670551226"},{"product_id":"9780008542115-the-yellow-wallpaper-herland-collins-classics","title":"The Yellow Wallpaper \u0026 Herland (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Charlotte Perkins Gilman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 208\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.  'There are things in that wallpaper that nobody knows about but me, or ever will'  Hailed as one of the most distinctive and compelling literary voices of her era, Charlotte Perkins Gilman is praised today for her ground-breaking, feminist writing. Collected here, both The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland are extraordinary for scrutinising the patriarchal norms of turn-of-the-century America.  In The Yellow Wallpaper a woman frantically paces the empty nursery at the top of a secluded mansion. Her husband John, a physician, is of no comfort and she can't bear to sit with the new baby as his crying makes her much too nervous. And then there's the putrid, yellow wallpaper which seems to shift and creep around the room before her very eyes...  Herland, first published in 1915, follows a group of three men as they arrive in a female-only society. Peace and tranquillity thrive in this utopian land, forcing the explorers to question how their own corrupted, male-dominated world can survive.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43788077138139,"sku":"9780008542115","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780008542115-us-300.jpg?v=1670800664"},{"product_id":"9780008542184-the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-collins-classics","title":"The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Mark Twain\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.  'We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.'      Miserable and down on his luck, young Huck Finn escapes his drunken father by faking his own death - and so begins his life-changing journey through the Deep South. On his travels Huck meets Jim, a runaway slave, and together they form a close friendship as they journey down the Mississippi River on their individual quests for independence and freedom.      First published in 1884, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains a defining classic, grappling with issues of prejudice, morality and religion, with bravery and hope at its heart. Today, the tale of Huck Finn and Jim is considered one of the first Great American novels.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43788077236443,"sku":"9780008542184","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780008542184-us-300.jpg?v=1670800667"},{"product_id":"9781784877217-beloved","title":"Beloved","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Toni Morrison\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 352\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have never read anything from Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, start here. Winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1987, Beloved is central to Morrison's oeuvre and has become one of the most-taught novels in America, a true classic in every sense. Inspired by the life of Margaret Garner, it is the story of a woman named Sethe in 1870s Ohio, raising her daughter Denver in a house haunted by the memory of her first daughter, who died when Sethe tried to escape slavery. She is known only by the name on her tombstone, Beloved, but when a young woman answering to that name appears, Sethe sacrifices all she has for a chance to love the daughter she had lost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43856769810651,"sku":"9781784877217","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780099511656.jpg?v=1672969652"},{"product_id":"9780241554159-puffin-gobbolino-the-witchs-cat","title":"Puffin: Gobbolino the Witch's Cat","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Ursula Moray Williams\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGobbolino, the witch's cat with one white paw and bright blue eyes, would rather be a quiet cat who sits by the kitchen fireside all day. So he sets out on a journey to find a new home, but when people discover he is a witch's cat he is blamed for mysterious happenings, such as the farmer's milk turning sour and the orphanage children's gruel turning into chocolate. Will Gobbolino ever find the loving, trusting home of his dreams?\n\nA perfect story for the classic A Puffin Book series, with charming black and white illustrations by the author, Ursula Moray Williams.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43856769908955,"sku":"9780241554159","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/71kbtwfnzol.jpg?v=1672969661"},{"product_id":"9781742373492-secondhand-the-best-of-rudyard-kipling","title":"The Best of Rudyard Kipling","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Rudyard Kipling\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 624\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere can be few people who have not heard of Rudyard Kipling's classic Jungle Book, although most will know the name from the Walt Disney movie rather than the original book of jungle stories. For anyone who falls into that category, here is the perfect opportunity to read the story collections on which the movie was based. Both of Kipling's volumes of Jungle Book stories feature in this massive omnibus edition along with his other Indian classic, Kim.  The Jungle Book was Kipling's first collection of stories and includes the adventures of Mowgli, the 'man cub' who was raised by wolves in the jungle as well as other famous tales such as 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi', the mongoose who battles with cobras to save a human family, and 'Toomai of the Elephants'.  In the Second Jungle Book, the story of Mowgli continues with a series of adventures that see him finding a King's treasure, banished from a human village for witchcraft and tempted to leave the jungle forever.  Kim tells the story of the son of an Irish soldier who graduates from being a beggar in the streets of Lahore to become one of the most important secret agents in India.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43880075985115,"sku":"9781742373492-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/original_9781742373492.jpg?v=1674176243"},{"product_id":"9781853262661-secondhand-the-egoist","title":"The Egoist","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: George Meredith\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 448\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Willoughby Patterne, rich, fashionable and fatuous, is The Egoist. He pursues three women, each more discerning than he, with little thought for anything but the fulfilment of his own desires and the gratification of his vanity that will come from a prestigous marriage.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43888548053211,"sku":"9781853262661-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781853262661-us-300.jpg?v=1674560795"},{"product_id":"9780297858393-secondhand-the-hopeless-life-of-charlie-summers","title":"The Hopeless Life Of Charlie Summers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Paul Torday\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHector Chetwode-Talbot, Eck to his friends, has left the army after a rather nasty moment in Colombia. From a privileged background, he is slightly at a loss as to what to do next, when he is approached by an old army pal, Bilbo Mountwilliam. Bilbo runs an investment fund company and business is booming. Bilbo persuades Eck to join the company as a 'greeter', for a person with Eck's list of contacts is an easy route to a rich seam of moneyed clients. All Eck has to do is supply the contacts with entertainment and large G\u0026amp;Ts and then the fund managers will do the rest. Soon Eck is able to buy himself a luxury sports car and decadent flat in the city. All that is missing in his life is a woman. It is on a golfing trip to France with his friend Henry Newark that Eck first meets Charlie Summers, a fly-by-night entrepreneur who is hiding out in France after a 'misunderstanding with Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue'. Charlie's latest scheme is to import Japanese dog food into the UK.  Henry casually mentions that Charlie should 'look us up' if he is ever in Gloucestershire. Not only does Charlie Summers look Henry up, he arrives with his suitcase, intent on staying with the Newarks and relaunching his dog food business in their area.  But with the financial crash looming, Eck begins to ask himself if they are so very different...","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43888601596123,"sku":"9780297858393-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780297858393-us-300.jpg?v=1674561338"},{"product_id":"9780141196794-secondhand-bel-ami","title":"Bel-ami","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Guy de Maupassant\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 400\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives - the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers - and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, \"Bel-Ami\" is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life - depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the belle epoque with wit, sensitivity and humanity.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891593937115,"sku":"9780141196794-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780141196794-us-300.jpg?v=1674698760"},{"product_id":"9780241277027-secondhand-alone-in-berlin-film-tie-in","title":"Alone in Berlin: (Film Tie-in)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Hans Fallada\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 592\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tie-in edition to accompany the major new film starring Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson  Berlin, 1940, and the city is filled with fear. When unassuming couple Otto and Anna Quangel receive the news that their beloved son has been killed fighting in France, they are shocked out of their quiet existence and begin a silent campaign of defiance. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse develops between the Quangels and the ambitious Gestapo Inspector Escherich in Fallada's desperately tense and heartbreaking exploration of resistance in impossible circumstances.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43927600103643,"sku":"9780241277027-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780241277027-us-300.jpg?v=1675077098"},{"product_id":"9780702230585-secondhand-maurice-guest","title":"Maurice Guest","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Henry Handel Richardson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 0\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43927616749787,"sku":"9780702230585-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/maurice-guest.jpg?v=1675077560"},{"product_id":"9781853260056-secondhand-tess-of-the-durbervilles","title":"Tess of the d'Urbervilles","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Thomas Hardy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 384\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, 'A Pure Woman', infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.  It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits and the hypocrisy of the age.  In addressing the double standards of the time, Hardy's masterly evocation of a world which we have lost, provides one of the most compelling stories in the canon of English literature, whose appeal today defies the judgement of Hardy's contemporary critics.  AUTHOR: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) had a writing career which spanned more than fifty years, and he is now considered both a major novelist and poet. His tales of Wessex, a fictional amalgamation of various south-west counties, have a lasting appeal, and many, such as 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' and 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' have become popular television adaptations.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43927623598299,"sku":"9781853260056-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781853260056-us-300.jpg?v=1675077984"},{"product_id":"9780712676113-secondhand-the-chase","title":"The Chase","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Louisa May Alcott\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 320\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43934744805595,"sku":"9780712676113-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780712676113-us-300.jpg?v=1675308332"},{"product_id":"9781863732604-secondhand-the-death-of-napoleon","title":"The Death of Napoleon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Simon Leys\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 112\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'.an elegant and engaging piece of alternative history, gently tragic and wryly comic.'  Times literary supplement  'compelling, plausible, poignant, ironic.underlying meditation on fame, mortality, truth and history.'  Canberra Times  By means of an ingenious escape on an unlikely vessel, Napoleon has returned to Europe, experiencing en route bizarre adventures, not least a guided tour of the battlefield of Waterloo in the company of English tourists.     Teasing, imaginative, superbly entertaining - this multi-prize winning novel has been translated by Patricia Clancy and the author who has been described by The Age as 'a teller of tales who shapes and evokes realities wherever he puts his words.'","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43942398623963,"sku":"9781863732604-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/md31027984403.jpg?v=1675677426"},{"product_id":"9781853260001-secondhand-pride-and-prejudice","title":"Pride and Prejudice","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Jane Austen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 352\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pride and Prejudice', which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband.  With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, 'Pride and Prejudice' has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language.  AUTHOR: Jane Austen (16 December 1775   18 July 1817) was an English novelist, whose realism, biting social commentary and masterly use of free indirect speech, burlesque, and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature.  Austen lived her entire life as part of a small and close-knit family located on the lower fringes of English gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to Austen's development as a professional writer. Austen's artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teenage years until she was about thirty-five years old. During this period, she experimented with various literary forms, including the epistolary novel which she tried and then abandoned, and wrote and extensively revised three major novels and began a fourth.  During Austen's lifetime, because she chose to publish anonymously, her works brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43955090391259,"sku":"9781853260001-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781853260001-us-300.jpg?v=1676249565"},{"product_id":"9780141395012-secondhand-far-from-the-madding-crowd-film-tie-in","title":"Far from the Madding Crowd (film tie-in)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Thomas Hardy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 464\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA special edition of Hardy's brilliant novel to tie in with the major new film starring Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on David Nicholls' screenplay.  Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world.  Formerly a prize-winning architectural student, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) went on to become a prolific novelist and poet. Far From the Madding Crowd is the second of Hardy's great series of Wessex novels. His other novels include Under the Greenwood Tree, The Return of the Native, Two on a Tower, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, all of which are available in Penguin Classics.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43977525297371,"sku":"9780141395012-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780141395012-us-300.jpg?v=1677237158"},{"product_id":"9780140432978-secondhand-the-awkward-age","title":"The Awkward Age","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Henry James\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 352\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his introduction, Ronald Blythe places the novel in the context of Henry James's literary career, and discusses his depiction of women and themes of money and change.  Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Only an elderly bachelor, Mr Longdon, is immune to this world of greed and scheming, and determines to rescue Nanda from its corrupting influences out of loyalty to the deep love he once felt for her grandmother. In The Awkward Age (1899), Henry James explores the English character, and the clash between old and new money with a light and subtly ironic touch to create a devastating critique of society and its machinations.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43985249992923,"sku":"9780140432978-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780140432978-us-300.jpg?v=1677625908"},{"product_id":"9781760296568-secondhand-the-life-to-come","title":"The Life to Come","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Michelle de Kretser\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 384\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2018 Miles Franklin Award Shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Award Winner of the 2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction   'I so much admire Michelle de Kretser's formidable technique - her characters feel alive, and she can create a sweeping narrative which encompasses years, and yet still retain the sharp, almost hallucinatory detail.' Hilary Mantel  'Michelle de Kretser knows how to construct a gripping story. She writes quickly and lightly of wonderful and terrible things... A master storyteller.' A.S. Byatt  Set in Sydney, Paris and Sri Lanka, The Life to Come is a mesmerising novel about the stories we tell and don't tell ourselves as individuals, as societies and as nations. It feels at once firmly classic and exhilaratingly contemporary.  Pippa is a writer who longs for success. Celeste tries to convince herself that her feelings for her married lover are reciprocated. Ash makes strategic use of his childhood in Sri Lanka but blots out the memory of a tragedy from that time. Driven by riveting stories and unforgettable characters, here is a dazzling meditation on intimacy, loneliness and our flawed perception of other people.  Profoundly moving as well as wickedly funny, The Life to Come reveals how the shadows cast by both the past and the future can transform, distort and undo the present. This extraordinary novel by Miles Franklin-winning author Michelle de Kretser will strike to your soul.   '...one of those rare writers whose work balances substance with style. Her writing is very witty, but it also goes deep, informed at every point by a benign and far-reaching intelligence.' Kerryn Goldsworthy, Sydney Morning Herald  '...a dazzlingly accomplished author who commands all the strokes. Her repertoire stretches from a hallucinatory sense of place to a mastery of suspense, sophisticated verbal artistry and a formidable skill in navigating those twisty paths where history and psychology entwine.' Boyd Tonkin, Independent","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43988776222939,"sku":"9781760296568-SECONDHAND","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/md31374521959.jpg?v=1677802318"},{"product_id":"9780140115017-secondhand-the-sugar-mother","title":"The Sugar Mother","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Elizabeth Jolley\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 228\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn aging but handsome university professor, Edwin Page, is married to Cecilia, a much younger woman who is an obstetrician and gynaecologist. (He was attracted to her in the first place by all the mysterious things she knew about the human body.) When the childless Cecilia goes away for a year's study leave, Edwin finds himself more and more in the company of Leila and her mother who live next door. Leila's mother is a very good cook, and Leila, it turns out, is perfectly willing to be a surrogate mother...The Sugar Mother explores the way the many little impacts of distance, separation and change can gather force and move people in unexpected directions. It is a witty, disturbing story of self-deception and of hopes, perhaps secret hopes.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43998045765851,"sku":"9780140115017-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/md9552701938.jpg?v=1678354818"},{"product_id":"9780140432145-secondhand-the-warden","title":"The Warden","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Anthony Trollope\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 256\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first of the well-loved Chronicles of Barsetshire, The Warden reveals Trollope's ability to write satirically and hopefully about his society  The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press. An affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, The Warden is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43998046781659,"sku":"9780140432145-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780140432145-us-300.jpg?v=1678354875"},{"product_id":"9780141037639-secondhand-the-great-gatsby","title":"The Great Gatsby","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: F. Scott Fitzgerald\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 240\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby brilliantly captures the disillusion of a society obsessed with wealth and status. Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby appears to have it all, yet he yearns for the one thing that will always be out of his reach, the absence of which renders his life of glittering parties and bright young things ultimately hollow. Gatsby's tragic pursuit of his dream is often cited as the Great American Novel.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43998047240411,"sku":"9780141037639-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/md31271390913.jpg?v=1678354901"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/collections\/classic-fiction-pre-1945\/hardback.oembed?page=28","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}