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Dogsbodies
Having sorted out the cat world in Cat with Piano Tuna, investigated the pig universe in Pig's Ear and upset the birds in Bird Dropping, Simon Drew now chooses to...
Hamlet
Playing "Hamlet" is considered the greatest challenge for any actor, interpreting verses which are concerned with ideas of theatricality and performance, along with the struggle to discover one's real self....
Romeo and Juliet
The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Romeo and...
William Shakespeare Complete Works The Comedies: Based on the First
A long awaited addition to Flame Tree's stunning hardcover collector's series, one of three stunning volumes of Shakespeare's Complete Works. Based also on the new proofread and copy edited text...
In the Footsteps of Du Fu
'Superb... Beautifully written and thoroughly researched' - Guardian A beautifully illustrated travelogue, chronicling the life and work of one of the world greatest poets. Du Fu (712-70) is one of...
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
$10.00 AUD
The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out...
One Hundred Great Books in Haiku
In the sixteenth century, Japanese monks developed the haiku, a poem consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables. Now, in "The Loose Canon", David Bader applies...
Shakespeare on Love
A selection of Shakespeare's work focusing on the theme of love. From the passion of the sonnets, the poignant balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet to the bewitched love scene...
District and Circle
Seamus Heaney's new collection starts 'in an age of bare hands and cast iron' and ends 'as the automatic lock / clanks shut' in the eerie new conditions of a...
The Best of Ogden Nash
It's been more than thirty years since the appearance of a collection from America's laureate of light verse. Ogden Nash first gathered together an anthology of thirty years of his...
Spirit of Alaska: Vol. 2
$12.00 AUD
Jimmy Tohill has been capturing wondrous moments of Alaska's endless beauty with his camera and poetry since he first came to Alaska as a river guide and photographer in the...
Love Poems from the Japanese
Drawn from classical, medieval and modern sources - including the imperial collections of the Manyoshu and Kokinshu - the poems in this collection are some of the greatest love poems...
With These Hands: A Collection
From the topical to the hilarious, this collection encompasses the spectrum of Pam Ayres' talent. She writes with great wit and perspicacity on such topics as the pollution of the...
To My Child: We May No Longer Live in the Same House, But You're
$12.00 AUD
Capturing all the pride, hope, and support a parent feels for a child who no longer lives at home, this book is a beautiful and Iasting way to cross the...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN ' One of Britain's greatest writers ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and...
Sincerity
Her final collection as Poet Laureate, a frank, disarming and deeply moving exploration of loss and remembrance in their many forms. Presented in a beautiful, foiled package, this will be...
The Poems of Shelley: Volume Six: 1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major poets of the English Romantic period. This is the final volume of a six-volume edition of The Poems of Shelley ,...
Whispering Gallery
Contains 55 poems each prompted by a work of art drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. The art works are reproduced alongside the poems for immediate...
The Alcestis Of Euripides; Translated Into English Prose With Introduction And Notes
$15.00 AUD
Author: D. W. LucasBinding: HardbackPublished: Cohen & West Ltd, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis academic text presents D. W. Lucas's meticulous...
The Complete Bernard Shaw Plays
$25.00 AUD
Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn Ltd, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears in dust jacket.This comprehensive collection presents the dramatic...
John Donne And His World
$15.00 AUD
Author: Derek ParkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slightly discoloured dust cover.Derek Parker's "John Donne And His World" is a...
Dido Queen Of Carthage And The Massacre At Paris
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Author: Christopher MarloweBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Clipped priceThis volume presents two powerful tragedies by the Elizabethan playwright...
John Keats: His Life And Poetry, His Friends, Critics, And After-Fame
$30.00 AUD
Author: Sidney ColvinBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1920Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly biography chronicles the life and literary contributions of the revered Romantic poet, John...
The Works Of Christopher Marlowe: Including His Translations
$20.00 AUD
Author: Christopher MarloweBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive collection presents the complete dramatic and poetic works of Christopher Marlowe, a...
The Poetical Works
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Author: Henry W. LongfellowBinding: HardbackPublished: WARD, LOCK AND CO., 1890Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive collection presents the enduring poetic legacy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...
The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns
$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert BurnsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Price clipped djThis edition presents the complete poetical works of Robert Burns. It includes a...
The Poetry Of Search And The Poetry Of Statement: And Other Posthumous Essays On Literature, Religion And Language
$50.00 AUD
Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Torn dj.This collection presents posthumous essays by Dorothy L. Sayers. The essays delve into...
A Sunburnt Country
$20.00 AUD
Author: Dorothea MackellarBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded DJ. This book presents a collection of poetry by Dorothea Mackellar, complemented by paintings from...
Kontakion For You Departed
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan PatonBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Overall in excellent condition. Jacket has some insect damage and is price clipped.The book is...
Darnley: A Historie Of The Lord Of Dunfermline
$30.00 AUD
Author: Lord Shaw of DunfermlineBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, London, 1925Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Excellent condition for a 100 year old book. This is numbered 355 from a...
The Cease Of Majesty: A Study Of Shakespeare's History Plays
$25.00 AUD
Author: M. M. ReeseBinding: HardbackPublished: Edward Arnold, 1961Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight Discolouration to the dust jacketThis scholarly work offers a comprehensive analysis of William Shakespeare's history...
The Call Of The Gums: An Anthology Of Australian Verse
$15.00 AUD
Author: Ian V. HansenBinding: HardbackPublished: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a comprehensive collection of Australian verse. It gathers a...
The Complete Plays Of Bernard Shaw
$15.00 AUD
Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: ColorGravure , 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cracked hinges with net showing.The book presents a comprehensive collection of dramatic works by a...
Andrew Marvell: Selected Poems
"Bloomsbury Poetry Classics" are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no critical...
Shakespeare Survey 74: Shakespeare and Education
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...
Shakespeare Survey 74: Shakespeare and Education
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...
As You Like It
Michael Hattaway's Introduction to this bestselling edition of As You Like It accounts for what makes this popular play both innocent and dangerous. This third edition includes a new section...
Shakespeare Survey 73: Shakespeare and the City
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...
The Tragedy of King Lear
For this updated critical edition of King Lear, Lois Potter has written a completely new introduction, taking account of recent productions and reinterpretations of the play, with particular emphasis on...
The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Anne Finch, Countess of
This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720), including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form...
The Cambridge Edition of Works of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea
This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720), including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form...