Poetry & Plays

'When I listen to Bach, I seem to turn into a fish'. - Bach (Pau) in Love. 'We forget because we want to live. We forget because we live in...

Author: Helen NickasBinding: SoftbackPublisher: Owl Publishing, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the unique narratives and experiences of Greek-Australian women through prose fiction....

Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublisher: MEANJIN, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA vibrant snapshot of Australian intellectual and creative life in...

Author: Douglas Stewart And Nancy KeesingBinding: HardbackPublisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsAustralian Bush Ballads presents a vibrant collection of traditional verse,...

Author: Edgar Allan PoeBinding: HardbackPublisher: COLLINS CLASSICS, 2011Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis essential collection, The Selected Works Of Edgar Allan Poe, presents the unparalleled genius...

Author: A. B. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublisher: Angus & Robertson, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive anthology presents the iconic bush poetry of A.B. Paterson, capturing the...

Author: Peter Avery And John Heath-StubbsBinding: HardbackPublisher: Allen Lane, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam presents a timeless collection...

Author: Michael Darlow And Gillian HodsonBinding: HardbackPublisher: Quartet Books, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis biographical account chronicles the life and theatrical...

Author: J.R PerkinsBinding: HardbackPublisher: Peter Huston, 1946Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition, light bumping to corners, binding sound.Antioch Acheus presents...

Author: Jennifer MulherinBinding: HardbackPublisher: Granada, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis charming volume presents a beloved collection of classic Mother Goose nursery rhymes. It details...

Author: Ken RolheiserBinding: HardbackPublisher: Sydney, Auckland, London, New York. Lansdowne Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight bumping...

Author: Jane Covernton, Craig Smith (Illustrator)Binding: PaperbackPublisher: Omnibus Books, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePetrifying Poems presents a...

Author: Arthur MeeBinding: HardbackPublisher: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935Edition: 4th rep.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThis classic...

Author: William VaughanBinding: HardbackPublisher: Bracken Books, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful biography chronicles...

Author: Eleanor FarjeonBinding: HardbackPublisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1955Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe New Book Of Days by Eleanor...

This final edition of Mayor's Juvenal, issued here in two hardback volumes (available separately or as a slip-cased set), should be an essential part of all professional Latinists' reference libraries....

In Book IV of Virgil's "Aeneid", one of the most studied books of that epic poem, Dido, queen of Carthage, is inflamed by love for Aeneas. The goddesses Juno and...

A fabulous pictorial Australiana gift-book on Australia's animals and with unique motivational voice and life-principle that can help release and empower a depth in self-discovery. Showcasing 24 Iconic Australian animals,...

Author: William ShakespeareBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Hutchinson, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis edition of Shakespeare...

Author: Jenny LeeBinding: PaperbackPublisher: University of Melbourne, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMeanjin: Volume 53 Number 4 Summer presents...

Author: Charles ReadeBinding: PaperbackPublisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, LONDON, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling array of dramatic works...

Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley; Kenneth Neil CameronBinding: HardbackPublisher: Faber and Faber, 1964Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: external dust cover...

Author: Martha HaywardBinding: PaperbackPublisher: AURA, 2019This collection, Country Poems, presents a serene journey through pastoral landscapes and rural life, capturing the quiet beauty and enduring spirit of the countryside. Martha...

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...

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...

A new treasury of early verse. Philip Larkin was one of the most admired and loved English poets of the twentieth century. His Collected Poems has become essential reading on...

If you've ever been betrayed and lied to but are ready to open your heart and embrace your sensual nature again, then Spicy Dreams & Sugary Lies is for you....

Author: Beatrice DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Illustrated Treasury Of Australian Verse presents a rich collection of poetic works from the diverse landscape of Australia....

Author: John K. MurphyBinding: HardbackPublished: GARRAVEMBI, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No. 8 of 325 copiesThis collection, Mottled Shallows: Selected Verse...

Author: Geoffrey GrigsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Faber, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis anthology, The Faber Book Of Epigrams And Epitaphs, presents a comprehensive...

Author: Viggo MortensenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Smart Art Press, Santa Monica, CA, 2002Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small coffee stain on page edgesSignlanguage presents a...

Author: S. Le Maitre; Edited by Frank Cusack.Binding: HardbackPublished: Garravembi, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Slipcase: Good. No. 37 of 305 copiesSongs Of The Gold Fields presents...

The ground-breaking work of the poet who paved the way for generations of women writers, in a new selection by her daugher and literary executor, Linda Gray Sexton When Anne...

An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis. A Penguin Classic...

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven' Bassiano, a noble...

Author: Beatrice DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Lifetime Distributors, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA rich tapestry of voices and imagery, this collection celebrates the depth and diversity of Australian poetry. From...

Author: Robert BrowningBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., , 1910Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rebound copy. This volume presents...

Author: Thomas MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1911Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rebound copy. The Poetical Works...

Author: John Greenleaf WhittierBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., , 1903Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rebound copy.This comprehensive volume...

Author: Felicia HemansBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., , 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rebound copy. This collection, The...

Author: Adam Lindsay GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: A. H. MASSINA & CO., 1894Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy.Poems by Adam...

Author: John BetjemanBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight discolouration to DJ, previous owner details to FEP. This collection, A Ring Of...

Author: Geoffrey GrigsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Union., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ, discoloured top-edge from tanning.A compelling anthology of verse, The...

Author: Edward LearBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection of whimsical verse and playful prose, Bosh And Nonsense, presents the imaginative world...

Author: Couani, Anna; Lyssiotis, PeterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Masterthief/Sea Cruise, Glebe/East Burwood, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis collaborative artist book presents a hybrid...

Author: Alexander ScottBinding: HardbackPublished: ROBERT HALE LONDON, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a vibrant collection of Scottish erotic poetry, spanning centuries of passionate expression. It...