{"title":"Classics Book Boxes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"non-fiction-classics-bargain-book-box","title":"Non-fiction Classics Bargain Book Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection features 16 monumental works of non-fiction, encompassing philosophy, politics, autobiography, and practical advice. Spanning over two millennia, from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Marcus Aurelius to the revolutionary insights of Marx, Nietzsche, and Tesla, the \u003cstrong\u003eNon-fiction Classics Bargain Book Box\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a foundational library for understanding the history of thought, human nature, and the principles that govern the modern world. Dive into the minds of history's greatest thinkers and gain essential knowledge on everything from personal finance and persuasive speaking to revolutionary political theory and the psychology of dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B. 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Written by the famed samurai Miyamoto Musashi, its principles of conflict and leadership are widely applied today in business and tactical planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDe Profundis by Oscar Wilde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA long, moving letter written by Wilde to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, while the author was imprisoned. It reflects deeply on his life, the nature of suffering, and his evolving view of art and Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeditations by Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of personal writings by the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher. It serves as a private guide on how to live an ethical life, practice self-control, and uphold Stoic virtue in the face of adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timeless book of parables set in ancient Babylon, offering fundamental lessons on personal finance, wealth building, saving, and investing through simple, memorable maxims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the world’s most influential political manuscripts, outlining the historical development of class struggle and arguing for the necessity of a communist revolution to create a stateless, classless society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe foundational classical treatise on the art of persuasion. 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Nietzsche challenges the moral prejudices of his time, advocating for intellectual freedom and the development of new values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Inventions by Nikola Tesla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTesla’s own account of his life, scientific endeavors, and breakthroughs, including his revolutionary work in alternating current (AC) electricity, wireless transmission, and the future of energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Way of the Samurai by Inazo Nitobe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn influential examination of Bushido, the moral code of the Japanese samurai. 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From the rugged landscapes of the American frontier and the Yukon to the claustrophobic social structures of Victorian England, these works explore the complexities of personal identity and societal change. The box provides a comprehensive overview of the authors and narratives that have defined the Western literary canon across three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Complete Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by Hans Christian Andersen This comprehensive volume gathers the imaginative and often melancholic stories that transformed the landscape of children's literature. Readers encounter iconic figures such as the Little Mermaid and the Ugly Duckling in their original, unvarnished forms. Andersen weaves profound moral lessons into his prose, reflecting on vanity, sacrifice, and the human condition. The tales remain essential for understanding the transition from traditional oral folklore to literary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDante's Divine Comedy: Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e by Dante Alighieri The poet Virgil guides the narrator through the nine circles of Hell in this cornerstone of Italian literature. Each level reveals a specific category of sin and the corresponding symbolic punishment devised for the inhabitants. Dante utilizes this journey to comment on the political corruption and theological debates of his contemporary medieval society. The visceral imagery and complex allegories continue to influence artistic depictions of the afterlife today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNorse Fairy \u0026amp; Folk Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by Sir George Webbe Dasent These traditional legends from the North offer a glimpse into a world of trolls, giants, and ancient magic. The stories capture the rugged spirit of the Scandinavian landscape and the dry wit of its mythical inhabitants. Heroes must rely on their cunning and bravery to overcome supernatural obstacles and capricious deities. This collection preserves the distinct cultural voice of a region shaped by harsh winters and seafaring traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCranford\u003c\/i\u003e by Elizabeth Gaskell The narrative provides a detailed and affectionate look at the lives of the spinster inhabitants in a quiet English village. Mary Smith observes the subtle social maneuvers and strict codes of etiquette that govern this predominantly female community. Beneath the surface of polite tea parties lies a poignant exploration of aging, friendship, and the preservation of dignity in a changing world. Gaskell’s prose captures the precise rhythm of small-town life with humor and keen social insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e by Franz Kafka Josef K. is arrested one morning for a crime that is never named by a legal system he cannot comprehend. He spends the remainder of the novel navigating a labyrinthine bureaucracy that is both absurd and terrifyingly indifferent to his fate. The story serves as a profound meditation on the nature of guilt and the powerlessness of the individual against the state. This translation preserves the clinical, disorienting atmosphere of Kafka's most influential and haunting work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAnne of Avonlea\u003c\/i\u003e by L. M. Montgomery The red-haired protagonist has grown into a sixteen-year-old schoolteacher in the seaside community of Prince Edward Island. While facing the challenges of managing a classroom, Anne continues to find beauty and \"kindred spirits\" in the world around her. She takes on new responsibilities at Green Gables and helps establish a village improvement society with her friends. This sequel maintains the optimistic charm and vivid descriptions of the natural world that defined its predecessor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e by James Joyce Stephen Dedalus navigates the formative years of his life while struggling against the restrictive influences of his Irish Catholic upbringing. The narrative style evolves alongside the protagonist, shifting from simple sensory impressions to complex intellectual and aesthetic debates. Stephen eventually rejects the expectations of church and family to pursue a life of artistic independence. Joyce’s use of stream-of-consciousness techniques marks a revolutionary departure from traditional Victorian storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e by Charlotte Brontë A young orphan endures a harsh upbringing at Lowood Institution before finding employment as a governess at the mysterious Thornfield Hall. Her growing relationship with the brooding Edward Rochester is complicated by dark secrets hidden within the attic of the estate. Jane must navigate a path between her intense passions and her unwavering commitment to her own moral integrity. The novel remains a powerful statement on female autonomy and the search for social belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e by Oscar Wilde A beautiful young man remains eternally youthful while a hidden portrait of him ages and records every one of his moral failings. Influenced by the hedonistic philosophies of Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian descends into a life of secret vice and cruelty. The story serves as a sharp critique of the superficiality of Victorian high society and the dangers of pure aestheticism. Wilde’s only novel is a masterful blend of gothic horror and witty social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Christopher Isherwood George is a middle-aged British professor living in California who is struggling to navigate a single day following the sudden death of his partner. The narrative provides an intimate and unflinching look at his grief, his observations of society, and his search for meaning in the mundane. Readers follow his internal monologue as he moves through his university lectures and social interactions with a sense of profound isolation. This brief but powerful novel is celebrated for its modern sensibility and its compassionate portrayal of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,10,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAgnes Grey\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Brontë Drawing on the author's personal experiences, this novel depicts the often demeaning reality of life as a governess in 19th-century England. Agnes struggles to maintain her composure while dealing with the unruly children and arrogant parents of the Bloomfield and Murray families. Her quiet resilience and moral strength are tested as she seeks a sense of purpose and a true emotional connection. The narrative offers a sobering and realistic look at the limited opportunities available to women of her era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,11,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e by Mark Twain Huck Finn escapes his abusive father by rafting down the Mississippi River alongside an enslaved man named Jim who is seeking freedom. Their journey exposes the hypocrisy and ingrained prejudices of the communities they encounter along the riverbanks. Huck is forced to confront the conflict between his personal conscience and the laws of a slave-holding society. The novel is celebrated for its authentic American voice and its unflinching look at racial injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e by Lewis Carroll Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole into a nonsensical world where the laws of logic and physics no longer apply. She encounters a series of eccentric characters, including the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts, who challenge her sense of identity. In the sequel, she steps through a mirror to find a world structured like a massive game of chess. Carroll uses wordplay and mathematical puzzles to create a surreal landscape that delights and disorientates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,13,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,13,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e by Willa Cather Jim Burden recounts his childhood on the Nebraska prairie and his lasting bond with Ántonia Shimerda, the daughter of Bohemian pioneers. The narrative captures the immense beauty and the unforgiving harshness of the American frontier during the late 19th century. Ántonia embodies the resilience and vitality of the immigrant spirit as she overcomes personal tragedy to build a life on the land. Cather’s evocative prose transforms the local landscape into a universal symbol of memory and nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,14,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,14,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCall of the Wild and White Fang\u003c\/i\u003e by Jack London Buck is a domesticated dog who is kidnapped and sold into the brutal world of the Klondike Gold Rush. He must shed his civilized habits to survive the harsh environment and eventually answers the primal call of his ancestors. In the companion novel, a wolf-dog undergoes the reverse journey, moving from the wild toward a life among humans. These stories examine the thin line between instinct and civilization within the unforgiving wilderness of the North.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,15,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,15,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHeart of Darkness and The Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e by Joseph Conrad Marlow travels up the Congo River to find Kurtz, an ivory trader who has descended into madness and established himself as a local deity. The journey serves as a harrowing critique of European imperialism and the inherent darkness within the human psyche. The volume also includes a tale of espionage and domestic tragedy set in the fog-drenched streets of London. 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From the classic Russian tales of Gogol to modern bestsellers like \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"168\"\u003eThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"213\"\u003eThe Invention of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, this box offers a mix of literary fiction, historical drama, and gripping thrillers. Whether you want to explore the streets of Cairo in \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"374\"\u003eThe City Always Wins\u003c\/i\u003e or the Mexican ghost town of Comala in \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"434\"\u003ePedro Páramo\u003c\/i\u003e, these books will transport you. Each book is secondhand and may show signs of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNikolai Gogol: The Collected Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikolai Gogol This volume brings together the essential short stories of the Russian master of the surreal and the grotesque. Including famous works like \"The Nose\" and \"The Overcoat,\" these tales blend satire with supernatural elements to paint a vivid picture of 19th-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair\u003c\/i\u003e by Joël Dicker A young writer heads to a quiet New Hampshire town to cure his writer's block, only to find himself in the middle of a murder investigation. 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It follows a group of young activists fighting for a new future in Cairo, capturing the chaos, euphoria, and heartbreak of a movement that changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Dark Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrea Maria Schenkel A chilling crime novel inspired by a true story. When a woman and her daughter return to a remote village after the war, they find that old secrets and new dangers await them. It is a dark atmospheric tale of guilt and retribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThis I Know\u003c\/i\u003e by Eldonna Edwards Grace Carter is a young girl with a special gift—she can \"know\" things about people just by touching them. Growing up in a small town with a preacher father, she struggles to understand her abilities and find her own voice in a community that fears what it doesn't understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Principle\u003c\/i\u003e by Jérôme Ferrari A philosophical novel that explores the life of physicist Werner Heisenberg, the man behind the uncertainty principle. It delves into the moral dilemmas faced by scientists during the rise of Nazism and the atomic age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePedro Páramo\u003c\/i\u003e by Juan Rulfo A masterpiece of Latin American literature. Juan Preciado travels to the ghost town of Comala to find his father, Pedro Páramo, only to discover a place inhabited by the spirits of the dead. It is a haunting, dreamlike narrative that influenced magical realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,10,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Eyes Are the Best Part\u003c\/i\u003e by Monika Kim A dark and twisted horror-comedy about a young woman obsessed with eyes. As her life unravels, her fixation grows, leading to a gruesome and satirical exploration of beauty standards and female rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,11,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Yukio Mishima A group of disaffected teenage boys rejects the adult world, which they see as hypocritical and soft. When one of the boys' widowed mother falls in love with a sailor, the group decides to punish him for abandoning his life at sea for domesticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Book of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e by Christy Lefteri From the author of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e, this novel follows a family devastated by a wildfire in Greece. It is a moving story about trauma, survival, and the enduring power of nature and human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,13,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,13,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Empire\u003c\/i\u003e by Michael Ball Set in the glamorous world of the theatre in the 1920s. When The Empire theatre is threatened with closure, a diverse group of performers and staff must band together to save their home. It is a heartwarming tale of friendship and the magic of the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,14,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,14,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThis Is Where I Leave You\u003c\/i\u003e by Jonathan Tropper After their father dies, the Foxman family gathers to sit Shiva for seven days. Trapped in their childhood home, they confront old grievances, failed marriages, and their own immaturity in this hilarious and touching family drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48222860476635,"sku":"SP2417","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/SP2417_jpg.jpg?v=1770253404"},{"product_id":"secondhand-dennis-wheatley-collection-bargain-book-box-sp2357","title":"Secondhand Dennis Wheatley Collection Bargain Book Box SP2357","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSecondhand Dennis Wheatley Collection Bargain Book Box\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eStep back into the golden age of thrillers with this striking collection of fifteen secondhand hardcover novels by the \"Prince of Thriller Writers,\" Dennis Wheatley. This box features a unified set of his works (likely the Heron Books edition), characterized by their distinctive red faux-leather bindings and intricate gold tooling. The selection spans his most famous genres, including the black magic tales \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"410\"\u003eThe Devil Rides Out\u003c\/i\u003e era (represented here by \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"455\"\u003eThe Satanist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"472\"\u003eTo The Devil - A Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e), the Napoleonic spy adventures of Roger Brook, and the WWII exploits of Gregory Sallust. Each book is secondhand and may show signs of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCodeword - Golden Fleece\u003c\/i\u003e Set during the Second World War, this thriller follows a group of resistance fighters and spies as they attempt to smuggle the Polish gold reserves out of the country before they fall into Nazi hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Rising Storm\u003c\/i\u003e Part of the Roger Brook series, this historical adventure plunges the master spy into the turmoil of the French Revolution. As the Terror rises, Brook must navigate the deadly politics of Robespierre to save the woman he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Satanist\u003c\/i\u003e A gripping occult thriller where a young widow discovers her husband was murdered by a satanic cult. To avenge him, she infiltrates the group, risking her soul to expose their dark rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Strange Story of Linda Lee\u003c\/i\u003e A departure from his usual spies and soldiers, this novel follows a wealthy young woman who runs away with a gangster. It is a fast-paced crime adventure that moves from the high society of London to the criminal underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Haunting of Toby Jugg\u003c\/i\u003e A paralyzed RAF pilot is sent to a remote house in Wales to recover, but he soon suspects his doctor is trying to drive him mad with spider-like manifestations. A classic of psychological horror and the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Sword of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e Roger Brook returns in this adventure set in the Middle East and India. Mixing romance and espionage, Brook finds himself involved in the complex political maneuvering of the Napoleonic wars on a new front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Wanton Princess\u003c\/i\u003e Roger Brook becomes intimately involved with Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. This historical spy novel blends real history with fiction as Brook uses his position to influence the course of the French Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Fabulous Valley\u003c\/i\u003e An adventure story set in southern Africa. The Heirs of the Kingdom family travel to the dark continent to claim an inheritance, leading to a journey filled with danger, wildlife, and the search for a legendary valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDesperate Measures\u003c\/i\u003e As Napoleon retreats from Moscow, Roger Brook is in the thick of the action. He must use all his wits to survive the freezing Russian winter and the collapsing French army while continuing his secret mission for England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTo The Devil - A Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e One of Wheatley's most famous black magic novels. A father signs a pact with the devil to save his business, promising his daughter to a satanic order. Years later, an American writer tries to save her from a fate worse than death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,10,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Dark Secret of Josephine\u003c\/i\u003e Roger Brook is back in France, where he uncovers a secret that could destroy the Emperor Napoleon. The story revolves around the Empress Josephine and the political intrigues of the French court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,11,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMayhem in Greece\u003c\/i\u003e A post-war thriller set in Greece during the civil war. It is a tale of espionage and guerrilla warfare, capturing the chaotic atmosphere of a country torn apart by conflicting ideologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eV for Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e Featuring Wheatley's other great hero, Gregory Sallust. Set in 1940, Sallust is stranded in occupied France and must organize a resistance cell to fight back against the German invaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,13,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,13,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFaked Passports\u003c\/i\u003e Gregory Sallust travels through Nazi Germany and into Russia on a dangerous mission. To survive, he must adopt multiple disguises and outsmart the Gestapo in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,14,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,14,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Launching of Roger Brook\u003c\/i\u003e The first book in the Roger Brook saga. It introduces the young Englishman who becomes Prime Minister Pitt's secret agent, chronicling his early life and his entry into the world of espionage just as the French Revolution begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48223085560027,"sku":"SP2357","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/IMG_0162.jpg?v=1770263588"},{"product_id":"secondhand-literary-classics-bargain-book-box-sp2725","title":"Secondhand Literary Classics Bargain Book Box SP2725","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNine consecutive volumes of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Chronicles in matching vintage Penguin editions is the headline find — a complete set from \u003cem\u003eThe Man of Property\u003c\/em\u003e through \u003cem\u003eOver the River\u003c\/em\u003e, representing the full arc of the Nobel Prize-winning saga of the Forsyte family across three generations of English social history. Around them: Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway in the same box; Virginia Woolf's \u003cem\u003eOrlando\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, and Dante's \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e; Robert Graves's \u003cem\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/em\u003e and two Australian colonial classics. A box assembled with genuine literary knowledge and considerable range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSuch is Life\u003c\/em\u003e — Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy) — Australian Classics edition of the 1903 novel that many consider the great Australian book — episodic, digressive, ironic, and alive with the rhythms and democratic spirit of the bush. Furphy's narrator Tom Collins is one of the most distinctive voices in Australian literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/em\u003e — William Faulkner — Penguin Modern Classics. Faulkner's masterpiece — the fall of the Compson family told through four fractured perspectives, including the profound and devastating section narrated by Benjy. One of the twenty or so novels that define twentieth-century American fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTender is the Night\u003c\/em\u003e — F. Scott Fitzgerald — Fitzgerald's last completed novel, following the disintegration of a brilliant psychiatrist on the French Riviera. Less celebrated than \u003cem\u003eGatsby\u003c\/em\u003e and more rewarding on rereading — a novel about decline written by a man who understood it from the inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Garden of Eden\u003c\/em\u003e — Ernest Hemingway — Published posthumously, this unfinished novel of a writer, his wife, and a third woman on the Mediterranean coast is Hemingway at his most psychologically exposed — stranger and more interesting than most of his canonical work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOrlando\u003c\/em\u003e — Virginia Woolf — A biographic fantasy following a nobleman who inexplicably becomes a woman and lives across several centuries — Woolf's most playful and subversive novel, written for and about Vita Sackville-West and a landmark text of gender and literary history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e — Mary Shelley — Wordsworth Classics. The novel that invented science fiction, written by a nineteen-year-old and still unsurpassed in its central question: what does the creator owe the created? Victor Frankenstein and his creature remain among literature's most morally complex figures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Divine Comedy: 1 — Hell\u003c\/em\u003e — Dante — Penguin Classics. The first canticle of the greatest poem in the Western tradition — Dante's journey through the circles of Hell guided by Virgil. No library of classics is complete without it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Man of Property\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 1) — The novel that began the saga and made Galsworthy's reputation — Soames Forsyte and his possession of people and things, his wife Irene, and the house he builds at Robin Hill. The seed from which the entire sequence grows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIn Chancery\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 2) — Soames attempts to divorce Irene so he can remarry; Jolyon Forsyte falls deeper into the orbit of the woman who destroyed his cousin's marriage. The generational tensions that will define the saga deepen here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTo Let\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 3) — The tragic conclusion of the first Forsyte Saga trilogy, in which the children of the warring families enact a new version of their parents' story. Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in 1932 and this trilogy is the reason.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe White Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 4) — The saga moves into the 1920s as Soames's daughter Fleur and her husband Michael Mont navigate the uneasy social landscape of post-war England. Galsworthy documents the Edwardian world giving way to modernity with remarkable precision.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Silver Spoon\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 5) — Fleur's social ambitions collide with scandal as the old certainties continue to dissolve. Galsworthy's social observation is as sharp in the 1920s volumes as in the pre-war ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSwan Song\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 6) — The General Strike of 1926 provides the backdrop for the conclusion of Fleur's story and the final chapter of Soames Forsyte — one of literature's most indelible characters meeting his end with characteristic irony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMaid in Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 7) — The saga's third trilogy begins, following a new generation of Forsytes — the Cherrell family — as they navigate the Depression era. Galsworthy extends his world with complete confidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFlowering Wilderness\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 8) — Wilfrid Desert's renunciation of his faith under threat in the Middle East and the social consequences in England — Galsworthy examining colonial attitudes and social conformity in his late period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOver the River\u003c\/em\u003e — John Galsworthy (Forsyte Chronicles: 9) — The final volume of the Chronicles, completing the arc of the Cherrell family. Published in the year of Galsworthy's death and Nobel Prize, this brings one of English fiction's great family sagas to its close.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/em\u003e — Arthur Conan Doyle — The most celebrated Sherlock Holmes novel, in which the great detective investigates a family curse on the Dartmoor moors. Puffin Classics edition. The plot mechanics are still as perfectly constructed as the day Doyle published it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFor the Term of His Natural Life\u003c\/em\u003e — Marcus Clarke — Real Books edition of the 1874 novel that remains Australia's most powerful account of the convict transportation system — brutal, melodramatic, and morally serious in ways that anticipate twentieth-century prison literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTigers are Better-Looking\u003c\/em\u003e — Jean Rhys — Short stories by the author of \u003cem\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/em\u003e — \"bitter-sweet,\" Penguin calls them, which is accurate. Rhys writes women alone in cities, adrift in a world that offers them little purchase, with a terseness and precision that makes every story sting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/em\u003e — Robert Graves — The great historical novel of the Roman Empire, narrated by the stammering, overlooked Claudius who survives the murderous reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula by appearing harmless. Wickedly funny, psychologically acute, and one of the most purely pleasurable reads in English literary fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOn Liberty and Other Essays\u003c\/em\u003e — John Stuart Mill — World's Classics. The foundational text of liberal political philosophy — Mill's argument for individual freedom against the tyranny of custom, majority opinion, and the state. As urgently relevant now as when it was written in 1859.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48794112458971,"sku":"SP2725","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/IMG_0749.jpg?v=1779316415"},{"product_id":"secondhand-literary-classics-bargain-book-box-sp2831","title":"Secondhand Literary Classics Bargain Book Box SP2831","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSecondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2831\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFive Henry James titles and five Edith Wharton novels anchor a box of exceptional literary range, spanning the tradition from Hawthorne and George Eliot through Fitzgerald, Mansfield, and Doris Lessing. With Charlotte Brontë in two volumes, Nancy Mitford twice over, and Forster, Austen, and Wilde rounding out an already distinguished lineup, this is a box for readers who take their literary fiction seriously — twenty-three titles from the heart of the English-language canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDiana of the Crossways — George Meredith — Meredith's vivid novel of a brilliant, unconventional woman navigating social pressure and romantic entanglement in Victorian England; a Virago Modern Classics rediscovery of a writer who once rivalled Hardy and Eliot in reputation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Buccaneers — Edith Wharton — Wharton's unfinished final novel; a sharp and affectionate story of American heiresses taking London and the English aristocracy by storm, with all her social intelligence and wit intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe House of Mirth — Edith Wharton — Wharton's devastating portrait of Lily Bart's fall from grace through New York society; one of the great American novels, relentless in its analysis of money, beauty, and social cruelty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Reef — Edith Wharton — A psychologically intricate novel of love, deception, and the moral complexities of desire; Wharton working with the formal precision of a chamber drama.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Mother's Recompense — Edith Wharton — A quietly devastating story of a mother whose past becomes entangled with her daughter's present; late Wharton at her most morally searching and emotionally precise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Custom of the Country — Edith Wharton — The most ruthless of Wharton's social comedies, following the unstoppable Undine Spragg as she cuts through American and European society without sentiment or regret.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Professor — Charlotte Brontë — Charlotte Brontë's first novel, the quietest and most restrained of her books; a story of hard work and delayed reward told with characteristic psychological acuity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLove in a Cold Climate — Nancy Mitford — Mitford's sparkling account of the Radlett family's world and the dazzling, enigmatic Lady Montdore; one of the finest comic novels of the postwar English social scene.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCollected Short Stories — E.M. Forster — Forster's shorter fiction, ranging from the whimsical to the visionary; essential for understanding the full range of his literary imagination beyond the great novels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Great Gatsby — F. Scott Fitzgerald — Fitzgerald's perfect novel of jazz-age ambition and self-destruction; one of the undisputed masterworks of 20th-century American literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Garden Party and Other Stories — Katherine Mansfield — Mansfield's finest collection, gathering the stories that secured her reputation as one of modernism's most gifted and precise short fiction writers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFive — Doris Lessing — An omnibus gathering five of Lessing's early novels in a single volume; essential reading for the range and ambition of one of the 20th century's most important novelists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Blessing — Nancy Mitford — Mitford's most perfectly formed novel; a comedy of Franco-British manners in which a marriage falls apart with exquisite style and very little sentiment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSanditon — Jane Austen and Another Lady — Austen's unfinished final novel brought to completion; a fresh and spirited portrait of a new seaside resort and the social energies of the Regency era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eScenes of Clerical Life — George Eliot — Eliot's first published fiction, three novellas of provincial English life; the work that announced one of literature's greatest minds with characteristic moral seriousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Europeans — Henry James — An early James novel of cultural contrast, as two European cousins visit their American relatives in New England; elegant, witty, and beautifully measured.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Scarlet Letter — Nathaniel Hawthorne — Hawthorne's classic of sin, guilt, and redemption set in Puritan New England; the foundational novel of the American literary tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eShirley — Charlotte Brontë — Charlotte Brontë's panoramic second novel, set against the Luddite unrest of the Napoleonic wars; a story of two very different women and the world that constrains them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWashington Square — Henry James — A spare and devastating study of a plain, wealthy woman exploited by a handsome suitor and controlled by a brilliant father; among James's most readable and emotionally direct works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Ambassadors — Henry James — Generally considered James's own favourite of his novels; Lambert Strether is sent to Paris to bring home a young American and finds himself seduced by everything he was sent to resist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSayings of Oscar Wilde — Oscar Wilde — A collection of Wilde's most brilliant and memorable remarks; proof that no one in the English literary tradition deployed wit more precisely or more devastatingly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Spoils of Poynton — Henry James — James's intense short novel of aesthetics and possession, in which a mother's beautiful house becomes the battlefield for a war of wills; tightly wrought and extraordinarily compressed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRoderick Hudson — Henry James — James's first mature novel, following a gifted American sculptor in Rome whose talent is consumed by passion and self-destruction; the earliest statement of the international theme that would define his career.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835389194459,"sku":"SP2831","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2831.jpg?v=1780444480"},{"product_id":"secondhand-literary-classics-bargain-book-box-sp2825","title":"Secondhand Literary Classics Bargain Book Box SP2825","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2825\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA box dominated by D.H. Lawrence — eight titles spanning his novels, novellas, travel writing, and collaborations — alongside four Compton Mackenzie comedies, three Thornton Wilder works, three Kingsley Amis novels, and landmark individual contributions from Ford Madox Ford, Faulkner, and Sholokhov. From The Trespasser and Aaron's Rod to The Old Devils and Absalom, Absalom!, the range and quality on offer here is remarkable — twenty-one titles from across the literary tradition of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAaron's Rod — D.H. Lawrence — Lawrence's 1922 novel following a miner who abandons his wife and family to pursue his destiny as a musician; a searching examination of male identity, power, and creative freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTwilight in Italy — D.H. Lawrence — Lawrence's travel essays from his time in northern Italy, among the most lyrical and perceptive of his non-fiction works; a meditation on peasant life, cultural contrast, and the meeting of old and new Europe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSt. Mawr \/ The Virgin and the Gypsy — D.H. Lawrence — Two novellas; the first a brilliant tale of a magnificent stallion as a symbol of untamed vitality, the second a story of a young woman drawn to a wild outsider against the constraints of her repressed household.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Trespasser — D.H. Lawrence — Lawrence's second novel, a passionate and doomed love story set partly on the Isle of Wight; an early example of his power to convey emotional intensity and sexual psychology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSt. Mawr \/ The Man Who Died — D.H. Lawrence — A different pairing of the title novella alongside The Man Who Died, Lawrence's extraordinary and controversial story of a Christ-like figure who survives crucifixion to discover sensual rebirth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThree Novellas: The Ladybird, The Fox, The Captain's Doll — D.H. Lawrence — Three of Lawrence's finest shorter works gathered in a single volume; explorations of desire, dominance, and the mysterious forces that govern human relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Boy in the Bush — D.H. Lawrence and M.L. Skinner — A collaboration born of Lawrence's Australian visit; a frontier novel of masculine testing and spiritual search set in the early settlement of Western Australia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey — Thornton Wilder — Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of 1927; five people die when a bridge collapses in Peru, and a monk investigates their lives to understand why they were chosen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSinister Street — Compton Mackenzie — Mackenzie's landmark Edwardian novel of a young man's education, spiritual crisis, and coming of age in London; one of the most influential English novels of its generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Rival Monster — Compton Mackenzie — One of Mackenzie's beloved Highland comedy novels set on a Scottish island; warm, inventive, and typically light-footed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover — D.H. Lawrence — Lawrence's final and most celebrated novel; the story of a passionate affair between an aristocratic woman and her gamekeeper, and one of the most famous literary prosecutions in publishing history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHunting the Fairies — Compton Mackenzie — Another of Mackenzie's Scottish island comedies; gentle satire and warmth in his characteristic Highlands setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCarnival — Compton Mackenzie — An early Mackenzie novel following a London dancer through the theatrical world and the complicated lives of those around her; one of his most ambitious and widely read early works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHeaven's My Destination — Thornton Wilder — Wilder's comic novel of 1935 following a cheerful, devout travelling salesman through Depression-era America; warm, satirical, and surprisingly moving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Don Flows Home to the Sea — Mikhail Sholokhov — The concluding volume of Sholokhov's Nobel Prize-winning epic; a vast and tragic chronicle of the Don Cossacks and a way of life destroyed by revolution and civil war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Good Soldier — Ford Madox Ford — Ford's masterpiece of Edwardian manners and moral catastrophe; a story of two couples whose apparent friendship conceals devastating secrets, told by one of literature's most celebrated unreliable narrators.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAbsalom, Absalom! — William Faulkner — Faulkner's densely layered novel of Southern history and obsession, told through multiple competing voices; one of the most demanding and rewarding works in American literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Folks That Live on the Hill — Kingsley Amis — A warm and wryly observed late Amis novel about a librarian managing the complicated lives of his family in suburban north London; one of his most affectionate portraits of ordinary English life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Old Devils — Kingsley Amis — Winner of the Booker Prize; a group of ageing Welsh friends are forced to confront the past when an old acquaintance returns; Amis at his most incisive and emotionally honest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Riverside Villas Murder — Kingsley Amis — A light-footed detective novel set in the 1930s suburbs; Amis's affectionate homage to the golden age of crime fiction, with genuine detection and sharp social comedy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Cabala — Thornton Wilder — Wilder's first novel; a young American in Rome is drawn into the strange, fading world of a mysterious aristocratic circle; elegant, witty, and remarkably assured for a debut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839471169755,"sku":"SP2825","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2825.jpg?v=1780562747"},{"product_id":"secondhand-vintage-adventure-fiction-bargain-book-box-sp2793","title":"Secondhand Vintage Adventure Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2793","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Vintage Adventure Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2793\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTen Choose Your Own Adventure classics — all from the iconic R.A. Montgomery run of the series — are joined by three Conan novels, three Doc Savage adventures, and two Tarzan titles in a box that spans the full width of pulp and interactive adventure fiction. Whether you're revisiting childhood favourites or collecting the foundational texts of American adventure storytelling, this is a box of extraordinary breadth — eighteen titles and eighteen kinds of danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEscape — R.A. Montgomery — You're in enemy hands and every choice determines whether you make it out; a high-tension CYOA with multiple escape routes and very different outcomes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHouse of Danger — R.A. Montgomery — A mysterious house full of hidden rooms and lurking threats; the reader chooses which door to open next and faces the consequences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMystery of the Maya — R.A. Montgomery — A jungle expedition into Maya ruins turns dangerous as ancient secrets resist discovery; one of the most atmospheric titles in the series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRace Forever — R.A. 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Montgomery — A space exploration adventure in which you choose your destination in the cosmos; one of the most open-ended and imaginative titles in the series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eConan the Warrior — Robert E. Howard, edited by L. Sprague de Camp — Three of Howard's finest original Conan tales in one volume, including the magnificent \"Red Nails\" and \"Beyond the Black River\"; sword-and-sorcery at its most atmospheric and brutal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Polar Treasure — Kenneth Robeson — Doc Savage and his team are drawn into a mystery involving sunken treasure in the Arctic; fast-paced adventure in the best tradition of the classic Bantam pulp reprints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eConan — Robert E. Howard, edited by L. Sprague de Camp — The original Lancer paperback gathering key Howard stories including \"The Tower of the Elephant\"; the essential starting point for any reader approaching the Hyborian Age for the first time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Sword of Skelos — Andrew J. 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