Picnic At Hanging Rock (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Signed
Condition remarks: Overall: good. DJ: unclipped; minor shelf wear in mylar. Pages: Light foxing on book block. Light stains on prelims. Markings: Name penned on fep.
On Valentine's Day, 1900, a group of Australian schoolgirls set out for a picnic at the ancient volcanic formation known as Hanging Rock — and some of them never return. Picnic at Hanging Rock chronicles the haunting disappearance of three girls and their teacher from Appleyard College, sending shockwaves through the rigid, corseted society of colonial Victoria and unraveling the lives of all those left behind. Joan Lindsay constructs a narrative of creeping dread and unanswered questions, blurring the boundary between historical record and myth with such precision that generations of readers have questioned whether the events truly occurred. A cornerstone of Australian literature, the novel presents a hypnotic meditation on the tension between civilization and the untamed natural world, the repression of the era, and the terrifying indifference of ancient landscapes to human life. Lindsay's prose is elegantly restrained yet saturated with atmosphere, drawing the reader ever deeper into a mystery that refuses resolution. First published in 1967 by F.W. Cheshire, it remains one of the most distinctive and unsettling works ever to emerge from the Southern Hemisphere — a story that, once encountered, is impossible to forget.
Author: Joan Lindsay
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, F.W. Cheshire
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Signed
Condition remarks: Overall: good. DJ: unclipped; minor shelf wear in mylar. Pages: Light foxing on book block. Light stains on prelims. Markings: Name penned on fep.
On Valentine's Day, 1900, a group of Australian schoolgirls set out for a picnic at the ancient volcanic formation known as Hanging Rock — and some of them never return. Picnic at Hanging Rock chronicles the haunting disappearance of three girls and their teacher from Appleyard College, sending shockwaves through the rigid, corseted society of colonial Victoria and unraveling the lives of all those left behind. Joan Lindsay constructs a narrative of creeping dread and unanswered questions, blurring the boundary between historical record and myth with such precision that generations of readers have questioned whether the events truly occurred. A cornerstone of Australian literature, the novel presents a hypnotic meditation on the tension between civilization and the untamed natural world, the repression of the era, and the terrifying indifference of ancient landscapes to human life. Lindsay's prose is elegantly restrained yet saturated with atmosphere, drawing the reader ever deeper into a mystery that refuses resolution. First published in 1967 by F.W. Cheshire, it remains one of the most distinctive and unsettling works ever to emerge from the Southern Hemisphere — a story that, once encountered, is impossible to forget.