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A Selection of Poems by Robert Bloomfield

A Selection of Poems by Robert Bloomfield

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Author: Robert Bloomfield; Edited with an introduction by Roland GantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Grey Walls Press, 1947Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis anthology presents a curated selection of...
The Imagery And Poetry Of Lucretius

The Imagery And Poetry Of Lucretius

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Author: David WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Edinburgh University Press, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book analyzes the imagery and poetry of Lucretius. It provides insights into the literary...
Greek Tragedy

Greek Tragedy

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Author: Gilbert NorwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Company, 1948Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the profound and enduring impact of Greek tragedy on Western literature and thought. It...
The Oxford Book Of Latin Verse

The Oxford Book Of Latin Verse

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Author: H. W. GarrodBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford At the Clarendon Press, 1952Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a comprehensive collection of Latin verse. It spans...
Euripides: A Collection Of Critical Essays

Euripides: A Collection Of Critical Essays

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Author: Erich SegalBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of critical essays focusing on the works of Euripides. Scholars analyze his...
A Nice Night's Entertainment

A Nice Night's Entertainment

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Author: Barry HumphriesBinding: HardbackPublished: Currency Press, Sydney, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBarry Humphries, Australia's master of satire, has entertained us since 1959. His myriad bizarre creations,...
Other Men's Flowers

Other Men's Flowers

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Author: A. P. WavellBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis memorial edition presents a curated collection of verse. A. P. Wavell, the late Lord...
Selected Poem's Of Henry Lawson

Selected Poem's Of Henry Lawson

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Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney, Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHenry Lawson's selected poems present a collection of evocative verses. Lawson's poetry often reflects...
Four Sacred Plays

Four Sacred Plays

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Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, London, 1957Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book contains four plays. The Devil to Pay explores themes of temptation and...
Restoration Carnival

Restoration Carnival

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Author: Vivian De Sola PintoBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1954Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis anthology presents the works of five prominent courtier poets from...
The Spanish Bawd. Being a Tragi-Comedy of Calisto and Melibea

The Spanish Bawd. Being a Tragi-Comedy of Calisto and Melibea

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Author: Fernando de RojasBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a tragicomic narrative. It follows the intertwined stories of Calisto and...
Two Tales: The Royal Slave And The Fair Jilt

Two Tales: The Royal Slave And The Fair Jilt

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Author: Mrs Aphra BehnBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1953Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAphra Behn presents two captivating narratives. One story follows a royal figure forced into...
A Theater Of Envy: William Shakespeare

A Theater Of Envy: William Shakespeare

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Author: William ShakespeareBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford Univ Pr, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRene Girard presents a compelling analysis of Shakespeare's plays. Girard explores themes of desire, rivalry, and...
A. B. "Banjo" Paterson's: Collected Verse

A. B. "Banjo" Paterson's: Collected Verse

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Author: A. B. "Banjo" PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne, Sydney, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book contains a collection of A. B. "Banjo" Paterson's verse. Norman...
Dramatized Folk Tales Of The World

Dramatized Folk Tales Of The World

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Author: Sylvia E. KamermanBinding: HardbackPublished: Plays, Inc, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains a collection of fifty one-act plays. These plays are royalty-free adaptations. The...
Open Heart University

Open Heart University

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Author: Spike MilliganBinding: HardbackPublished: M & J Hobbs in association with Michael Joseph, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a series of poems. The verses...
Waltzing Matilda

Waltzing Matilda

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Banjo Patterson's haunting verse reflects our love of the bush and sympathy for the underdog. The ill fated swagman story, loosely based on fact has become a precious part of...
101 Poems to Keep You Sane: Emergency Rations for the Seriously

101 Poems to Keep You Sane: Emergency Rations for the Seriously

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A self-help poetry anthology to smooth out the stresses and woes of adult life! Is your way of life doing serious damage to your mental health? Are you spending more...
Macbeth (Collector's Edition)

Macbeth (Collector's Edition)

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Shakespeare's Macbeth is one of the greatest tragic dramas the world has known. Macbeth himself, a brave warrior, is fatally impelled by supernatural forces, by his proud wife, and by...
Thoughts

Thoughts

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When TLC was between albums, I had no way to release my creativity. One night, feeling put-out by my boyfriend and wondering about how much women had to go through...
Collected Poems: 1958 - 2015

Collected Poems: 1958 - 2015

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The "technically and emotionally heart-stopping poems" (Spectator) of Clive James are collected in this decades-spanning volume. Clive James's reputation as a poet has become impossible to ignore. His recent poems...
Daily Stepping Stones

Daily Stepping Stones

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Shelley

Shelley

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More Poetry Please!: Everyman Poetry: More Poetry Please

More Poetry Please!: Everyman Poetry: More Poetry Please

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Poetry Please!: More Poetry Please

Poetry Please!: More Poetry Please

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The Poet Militant: Bernard O'Dowd

The Poet Militant: Bernard O'Dowd

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Author: Hugh AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne; Hill of Content;, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography tells the story of Bernard O'Dowd, an Australian poet and social activist....
The Ageing Boy

The Ageing Boy

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Author: Julian ClamanBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, LONDON, 1964Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerA young boy experiences the harsh realities of growing up. He faces challenges...
The Auschwitz Poems (SIGNED)

The Auschwitz Poems (SIGNED)

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Author: Lily BrettBinding: HardbackPublished: Scribe Melbourne, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionLily Brett presents a collection of evocative poems. These verses navigate themes of memory, identity,...
Ned Kelly: A Play

Ned Kelly: A Play

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Author: Douglas StewartBinding: HardbackPublished: The Shepherd Press, Sydney, 1943Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsDouglas Stewart pens a theatrical exploration into the life of Ned Kelly. The play,...
The Plays Of John Drinkwater (Two-Volume Set)

The Plays Of John Drinkwater (Two-Volume Set)

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Author: John DrinkwaterBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection comprises the complete plays authored by John Drinkwater, presented across two...
Four Plays Of Ibsen

Four Plays Of Ibsen

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Author: Ibsen; Translated By R. V. ForslundBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Book Co, 1968Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents four plays from the acclaimed playwright. The...
Australian Bush Ballads

Australian Bush Ballads

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Author: Douglas Stewart & Nancy KeesingBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a collection of traditional and contemporary verses that...
Sir John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh

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Author: A. E. H. Swain (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Ernest Benn, London, 1949Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is part of The Mermaid Series and contains plays written...
Eight By Eight

Eight By Eight

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Author: Vincent Buckley, Laurence Collinson, Alexander Craig, Max Dunn, Noel Macainsh, David Martin, R. A. Simpson, Chris Wallace-CrabbeBinding: HardbackPublished: Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1963Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous...
T.S. Eliot

T.S. Eliot

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Author: Peter AckroydBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of T.S. Eliot, exploring his profound impact on modernist...
The Children's Bach

The Children's Bach

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Author: Helen GarnerBinding: HardbackPublished: McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA captivating and deeply personal novel from one of Australia's most respected authors. Athena and...
Poems And Fables Of John Dryden

Poems And Fables Of John Dryden

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Author: James Kinsley (ed.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains a collection of poems and fables by John Dryden, an influential...
The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

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Author: W Garrett HORDER; Binding: HardbackPublished: Henry Frowde/Oxford University Press, London, 1898Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of Whittier's poetical works. It contains...
Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Poetical Works of Robert Browning

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Author: Robert Browning; (With an introduction by Rev. Edward Frederick Hoernlé)Binding: HardbackPublished: W.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, Edinburgh, 1908Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book contains a...
Witnesses Of Spring

Witnesses Of Spring

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Author: Shaw NeilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents unpublished poems by Shaw Neilson, offering a fresh perspective on his...
Pickering's Salute To The Sentimental Bloke

Pickering's Salute To The Sentimental Bloke

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Author: C.J. Dennis's Favourite Verse Illustrated By Larry PickeringBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of C.J. Dennis's favourite...
Look Up At The Skies!

Look Up At The Skies!

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Author: Gerard Manley HopkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of poems and prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins, chosen and...
A Body Of Water

A Body Of Water

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Author: Beverley FarmerBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel delves into the complexities of human relationships, exploring themes of love, loss, and...
The Diaries Of Jane Somers

The Diaries Of Jane Somers

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Author: Doris LessingBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the intricate life of Jane Somers, offering a poignant exploration of identity,...
W.H. Auden

W.H. Auden

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Author: Humphrey CarpenterBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of W.H. Auden, exploring his personal journey, creative...
Pickering's Salute To The Sentimental Bloke

Pickering's Salute To The Sentimental Bloke

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Author: C.J. DennisBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson Publishers , 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book contains C.J. Dennis's favourite verse, illustrated by Larry Pickering....