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'Mendelsohn takes the classical costumes off figures like Virgil and Sappho, Homer and Horace ... He writes about things so clearly they come to feel like some of the most...

Author: Oscar MendelsohnBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsOscar Mendelsohn's Suspected Documents And Outrageous Liars uncovers a fascinating array of historical and contemporary...

Malouf's fable engraves the epic themes of the Trojan war onto a perfect miniature. 'Australia's finest writer' Miriam Cosic, The Australian '... profound ... subtle and extremely moving.' Daniel Mendelsohn,...

Author: Oscar MendelsohnBinding: HardbackPublished: Landsdowne Press, Melbourne, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis captivating narrative chronicles a personal journey set against a vibrant historical backdrop, where...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA charming collection of light verse and comic poetry, The Bendigo Track: And Other Jingles presents the witty and warmhearted...

Author: Oscar MendelsohnBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1976Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedThis collection features a series of whimsical and humorous jingles that capture the essence of Australian life and...

Drawing together two critical moments in the history of European Jewry-its entrance as a participant in the Enlightenment project of religious and political reform and its involvement in the traumatic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodEvery family carries within it a treasury of stories, voices, and memories that, without deliberate effort, vanish with each passing generation — Record and...

Author: Joe Abercrombie Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 'Grabbed me and refused to let go' George R.R. Martin Thorn Bathu was born to fight. But when she...

To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand. An orchestral conductor has been found dead and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, On Wings Of Song: A Biography Of Felix Mendelssohn, chronicles the extraordinary life and musical...

German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment. Until now, attention was focused on Mendelssohn's German works-such as his groundbreaking Jerusalem- which...

Author: Joe Abercrombie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 Concluding the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE WISDOM OF CROWDS brings the series which is revolutionising fantasy to its stunning conclusion....

Uncovering the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandparents - the critically acclaimed biography with never-before-seen letters detailing the affair. For readers who were swept up...

To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand. An orchestral conductor has been found dead and...

Author: Pierre La MureBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical novel chronicles the passionate and intricate lives of the...

Philosophy Bargain Book Box Daniel Dennett wrote his memoir knowing it would be his last book. It's in here. So is Nietzsche at his most provocative, Sun Tzu still being...