Poetry & Plays

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post )-critics lauded it...

Longlisted for the PEN Translation Award Best Spiritual Books of 2025 - Spirituality and Practice The first comprehensive English collection from one of the world's most influential mystics-Attar-the twelfth-century poet...

This single-volume edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare includes commissioned introductions to each of the plays and poems by a team of academics, including John Jowett and Philip...

Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark anthology in the history of American cinema and dramatic literature, Best Film Plays - 1945 presents a curated collection of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA celebrated collection of Australian poetry, Children and Other Strangers presents Jennifer Strauss's deeply...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of cultural journalism and social criticism, The Holy Barbarians chronicles the Beat Generation subculture of Venice West, California, presenting...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of Soviet literary scholarship, Антология Чартистской Литературы (Anthology of Chartist Literature) presents a carefully curated collection of writings drawn...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA delightful anthology of comic and light verse, The Everyman Book of Light Verse presents a rich treasury of humorous,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark collection in Australian and Greek literary tradition, The Observatory: Selected Poems of Dimitris Tsaloumas gathers the finest verse...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping collection of mystical poetry and lyrical prose, this treasury gathers the most celebrated works of one of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of literary criticism, Poetry & Politics 1900-1960 examines the charged relationship between poetic expression and political upheaval...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved classic of humorous children's literature, Goops and How to Be Them presents a wickedly witty guide to bad...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA work of Australian poetry and prose, The River and the Road by Judith Wright draws on her...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. light pencil annotations throughout. A landmark collection in Australian poetry, History: Selected Poems...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rigorous work of literary criticism and psychological analysis, The Nightingale and the Hawk: A Psychological Study of Keats' Ode...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA landmark of French literary modernism, The Parisian Prowler: Le Spleen de Paris, Petits Poèmes en Prose...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Light pencil annotations throughout. A passionate work of literary criticism and personal meditation, The Time...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual wear. Tight binding and clean pages. Foxing on block but does not extend internally. A...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of literary criticism, Keats and the Mirror of Art by Ian Jack presents a meticulous...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of literary criticism, this scholarly volume presents Bonamy Dobrée's authoritative analysis of the comedies written by William...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark collection in Australian literary history, Selected Poems gathers the finest verse of Douglas Stewart,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tears along folds of jacket. A landmark work of literary scholarship, The Keats Inheritance uncovers the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of literary biography and correspondence, The Letters of T. S. Eliot: Volume I, 1898–1922 chronicles the formative...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spineA carefully curated literary anthology, this collection presents the finest works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, the darkly visionary Romantic...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA cherished work of early twentieth-century English essayism, Leaves in the Wind presents a warm and reflective collection of personal essays by...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark collection of Victorian comic theatre, The Savoy Operas presents the complete...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis intimate epistolary collection presents a remarkable window into the private world of one of Victorian England's most celebrated poets,...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear along binding spine - still structural. A landmark collection in English literary history, The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver...

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