Poetry & Plays

'Utterly charming and uplifting' - The Good Book Guide Voted Britain's favourite poem, 'Warning', written in 1961, is known and loved the world over for its message of old age...

'The Arctic' in Don Paterson's powerful new collection is the name of a bar frequented by the survivors of several kinds of apocalypse. The poems gathered here are as various...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingA Galaxy of Poems Old and New, chosen by E.W. Parker, M.C., is a carefully...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersAn essential gathering of...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingFew names in the history of human civilization carry the weight and wonder of William Shakespeare's, and The Complete Works of Shakespeare places the...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: price clipped dj. One of the most beloved musicals ever staged, My Fair Lady transforms George Bernard Shaw's sharp-tongued...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: price clipped dj. From one of the twentieth century's most distinctive literary voices comes Marching Soldier, a long...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the sun-scorched plains of the Australian outback to the thundering hooves of the high country, Poems of Banjo Paterson presents the collected...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew nations have been so profoundly shaped by the crucible of war as Australia, and The Australian Experience of War: Illustrated Stories & Verse presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of sacred art and devotional verse stands The True Vine, a profoundly moving collection that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the dusty crossroads where hardship meets hope, Henry Lawson's The Romance of the Swag captures the restless spirit of...

Childhood is confusing enough, but compared to middle age it is a piece of cake. When Christopher Matthew was six, the poems of A. A. Milne were always on hand...

This is a reduced version of the Complete Works (modern spelling) in a handy format. All the editorial matter from the original edition is included, and the only significant difference...

The book titled A Book of Thanks by the author Helen Steiner Rice. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'Brianna Pastor is by far one of my favourite new writers. If you want to feel seen and deeply moved, read Good Grief . Let the power of her writing...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingFew names in the English language carry the weight of William Shakespeare, and this magnificent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBehind the genius lies the torment — Colin Wilson's Strindberg: A Play in Two Scenes pulls back the curtain on one of theatre's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the sun-drenched streets of turn-of-the-century Beirut, a young man falls into a consuming, forbidden love — one that society, tradition, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: Slipcase: GoodFrom the sun-baked laneways of inner-city Melbourne to the blood-soaked trenches of World War One, The Moods of Ginger Mick chronicles the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in Victorian cultural life were as richly contradictory as Edward Lear — celebrated painter, tireless traveller, and the genius behind some of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew collections have shaped the English-speaking world's understanding of its own poetic heritage quite like English Poetry: In Three Volumes — Volume I: From Chaucer to...

"The text of any Shakespeare play is a living negotiable entity: scholarship and theatre practice work together to keep the plays alive and vividly present." - Greg Doran, RSC Artistic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched plains of the Australian outback to the dusty tracks of the bush, the voice of Henry Lawson rings out with a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew voices have captured the spirit of the Australian bush with such raw honesty and lyrical power as Henry Lawson's, and Poems of Henry Lawson...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew voices have captured the rugged soul of the Australian bush with such raw, unflinching honesty as Henry Lawson's — and this beautifully curated collection,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched plains to the windswept high country, Australian Bush Ballads presents a definitive collection of the verse that gave voice to the working...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures loom as large in the English literary tradition as Geoffrey Chaucer, the 14th-century poet whose vivid imagination and masterful verse transformed the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched veld to the thundering waters of the Zambesi, Guy Butler's South of the Zambesi: Poems from South Africa presents a powerful...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodSome books whisper their wisdom so softly that the world almost misses them — The Thoughts of Nanushka is not one to be overlooked. Written under...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFor decades, the voice of Nanushka has offered readers a gentle yet profound refuge — a space where everyday emotion is rendered into something timeless. Nan...

Edition: 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have shaped the English literary canon with the visionary...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an era defined by global conflict and profound national uncertainty, L. H. Allen's Patria stands as a deeply felt meditation on homeland, identity,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFrom the shimmering depths of Australia's Great Barrier Reef emerges a collection of verse that transforms one of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the turn of the twentieth century, one singular voice rose above the colonial landscape of Australian letters...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have inspired as much passion, controversy, and critical debate as George Gordon, Lord Byron — and Byron: A Symposium gathers...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingStep behind the curtain and into the storied world of the Bankside theatre tradition — The Bankside Stage-Book, written and illustrated by...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingStep into the enchanting world of puppet theatre with H. W. Whanslaw's A Book of Marionette Plays, a carefully curated collection of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat does it truly cost to be Lord Byron — in pounds, shillings, and pence, as well as in passion, scandal, and legend? Lord...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew literary lives illuminate an era quite like that of Charles Brasch, and Indirections: A Memoir 1909–1947 stands as a testament to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew names in the literary canon conjure darkness and beauty in equal measure quite like Edgar Allan Poe, and this illustrated collection presents his most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWar, myth, and the raw violence of the human condition collide in Mars, a landmark collaboration between the celebrated Australian painter Arthur Boyd and the...

Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Binding: front hinges cracked; binding slightly shaky; no loose pages; some...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew voices have captured the rugged soul of the Australian bush with the raw honesty and lyrical power of Henry Lawson, and...

Edition: fine-paper edition.Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn boards with minor marks and flecks. Binding slightly shaky. Markings:...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: good/fair for age. Worn and sunned boards. Some bumping on spines and corners....

Playing with Matches is the ultimate collector's edition by internationally best-selling poet, Michael Faudet. A beautiful hardcover gift book that has been personally curated by the author featuring a compilation...

A pocket edition of this classic book. Hailed as the Bible of the twentieth century, The Prophet is the iconic religious book in the modern world. This perennial bestseller made...