Historical Fiction

Set in Australia during the era of the Great Depression, Polio Epidemic and World War Two this is the true story of an adventurous little girl and her faithful companion....

A vivid, romantic story of Sydney in the 1930s Depression - the heartbreak, the glamour, the dark underbelly, the struggle towards a better day - and one young woman's dream...

A timeless love story that grew out of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that...

Erika Johansen returns with the much-anticipated, utterly compelling prequel novel that will thrill and enrapture the thousands of fans of her bestselling 'Tearling' literary fantasy series. The much-anticipated stand-alone prequel...

Author: Jeffery FarnolBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd, London, 1915Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerBeltane The Smith...

Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Sundial, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some light general wear, pages have some light foxing/yellowing, previous owner...

Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann/Octopus, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has some general wear and tear at corners and edgesWilbur Smith's...

Author: Catherine CooksonBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some light wearA Dinner Of Herbs chronicles the poignant journey of a...

Author: Anton MyrerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tear along corners and edges and sticker remnants on...

Author: Dave O'MayBinding: HardbackPublished: Self-published, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some light wear in parts, Song Of Steam chronicles the rise and...

Author: Mabel BrookesBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan of Australia, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear along spine top edge, price clipped,...

Author: Bernard MalamudBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some light tanning along spine, price clipped, previous owner marks inside...

Author: Irene ShubikBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped, previous owner name inside, light foxing to page...

Author: Henry SaveryBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1964Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis seminal work of early Australian literature, The Hermit...

Author: Frances Parkinson KeyesBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Steamboat Gothic is a...

Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical account The Private Life Of Doctor Crippen chronicles the infamous case of Hawley Harvey Crippen, a...

Author: Lord LyttonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and dull boards. "Sandglass" laid in A vivid historical novel, The Last Days Of...

Author: George Eliot; Illustrated by Lynton LambBinding: HardbackPublished: Heritage Press, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dull and worn cover. Internally sound. "Sandglass" laid-in. This poignant Victorian novel...

Author: Stanley ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen, London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA captivating historical mystery, Sherlock Holmes At The 1902 Fifth Test transports readers to...

Author: Giuseppe Di LampedusaBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins and Harvill Press, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsSet against the tumultuous backdrop of the Risorgimento, The Leopard chronicles the...

Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Strauss and Giroux, NY, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on back endpaper. Isaac Bashevis Singer's The Estate chronicles...

Author: M.M. KayeBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical narrative The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghal Delhi chronicles the...

Author: J.G. JeffreysBinding: HardbackPublished: Walker & Co,, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Thistlewood Plot immerses readers in a gripping historical thriller, chronicling a clandestine conspiracy that threatened...

Author: Anthony BurgessBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Kingdom Of The Wicked by Anthony Burgess presents a compelling narrative that reimagines the early...

Author: Maslyn WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W.Cheshire, Melbourne, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Far Side of the Sky chronicles Maslyn Williams's compelling experiences...

Author: Henry KingsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil , 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked binding. Pages attached.The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn...

Author: Philip GibbsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1946Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners. Philip Gibbs' The...

Author: Michael J. BirdBinding: HardbackPublished: Allan Wingate, London, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis novel chronicles a thrilling journey into ancient mysteries. It uncovers a dangerous legacy tied...

Author: Elizabeth GoudgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel chronicles the intricate lives within a 19th-century cathedral city, centering on...

Author: Louis De WohlBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling work of historical fiction transports readers to the...

Author: Louis De WohlBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz., 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe Glorious Folly: A Novel Of The Time Of St. Paul transports readers to the...

Author: Louis De WohlBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on back endpaper. Louis De Wohl's The Quiet Light...

Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: F H Johnston, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Mary Of Maranoa' presents a vivid historical narrative, transporting readers to the...

Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941....

Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, a timeless story of how war transforms lives in unexpected and often tragic ways as seen through the eyes of three World War I...

A stunning collection of works by Stephen Crane whom H.G. Wells called "the best writer of our generation The best-known work by famed American writer Stephen Crane, The Red Badge...

"I've found very little about private detective R. F. Jackaby to be standard in the time I've known him. Working as his assistant tends to call for a somewhat flexible...

"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky Love and secrets collide in Venice...

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers * A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" Pick From the #1 New York Times -bestselling author...

From a bestselling Australian author comes a compelling narrative set in the 1930s and modern-day South Australia. How much of who we are is destiny and how much chance? In...

Darkly handsome and dangerously sexy, these voracious vampires are out for blood - and bound for eternal love . . . Dark Secret by Hannah Howell Alone in the world...

A tale of murder, passion and intrigue set in the majestic city of Constantinople. From global superstar Matthew Reilly comes this gripping historical thriller . . . * * *...

The new novel from the international No. 1 bestselling author When Ruby and Verity met as girls they came from different worlds. Verity was privately educated, living in a beautiful...

A hilarious tale of history come to life, from master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Living with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend. Remember...

In the late 18th century, intent on avenging her family's death at the hands of a cult leader, Lady Leigh Strachan dresses as a boy and seeks out the reclusive...

The #1 New York Times bestseller (June 2017) by Nora Roberts now available in paperback. Come Sundown named as one of Whoopi Goldberg's "Favorite Summer Reads" on ABC's The View...

Luca Vero is a member of the secret Order of Darkness, tasked with searching out and reporting signs of the end of the world. Breaking his journey in Piccolo, he...

The third installment of the international best-selling Hangman's Daughter series 1662: Jakob Kuisl, the hangman of a village in the Alps, receives a letter from his sister calling him to...