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The new paperback series: Penguin English Library 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation...

Solitude Was Driving Him Nuts! One man's love of the sea leaves him stranded on a desert island with nothing but a few goats, a bible and a parrot for...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition...

Penguin Classics relaunch. With Robinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote what is regarded as the first English novel, and created one of the most popular and enduring myths in literature. Written in...

Penguin Classics relaunch. With Robinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote what is regarded as the first English novel, and created one of the most popular and enduring myths in literature. Written in...

Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal...

Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal...

Complete and unabridged editions of the world's most popular and enduring titles. Highly collectable with quality hardback and modern covers, this is an attractive series of classic literature. AGES: 8...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket.Few novels have captured the raw drama of human survival quite...

Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew novels have so thoroughly captured the raw endurance of the human spirit as Daniel Defoe's The Adventures of...

The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far from any shipping routes. At first he is in despair, but slowly, with patience and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsMy Journals And Sketchbooks presents a unique, intimate look into the mind of the legendary castaway, Robinson Crusoe. This compelling...

Help your students read their way to better English with this new edition of the world's best graded readers - now with a new range of World Stories , fully...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when civilisation's most cherished myths are stripped away and a man is left alone with the...

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'Excellent in basically every imaginable way' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'A revelatory meditation on humanity' GUARDIAN ' De Tores builds Selkirk's world with detail and patience - it's an impressive imaginative feat'...

As Text continues the re-release of J. M. Coetzee's major works, this second instalment of four titles - with introductions from top emerging and established writers - will win over...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Sebastian Faulks Format: Paperback...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition...

Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll's drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and...

With new introduction by Cynthia Wall, chronology further reading, glossary, and explanatory notes. In 1665 the plague swept through London, claiming over 97,000 lives. Daniel Defoe was just five at...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of early English fiction, The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jack chronicles the...

New to Penguin Classics, the great underwater adventure story in a stunning clothbound edition with original images In this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling work of historical fiction chronicles the harrowing experiences of a penal exile in 19th-century Australia. It vividly illustrates...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA seminal work of Australian colonial literature, For The Term Of His Natural Life chronicles the harrowing...

Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA beloved classic of Victorian adventure fiction, The Dog Crusoe and His Master: A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies chronicles...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublisher: Lloyd O'Neil, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA seminal work of Australian colonial literature, For The Term Of His Natural Life...

In 1904, at the age of six, Polly goes to live with her two holy aunts. The house is so close to the sea it seems to toss like a...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA seminal work of Australian colonial literature, For The Term Of His Natural Life...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most harrowing and enduring works in Australian literary history, For the Term of His Natural...

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction by Fiona Foley, Finding Eliza is a vital Indigenous perspective on colonial storytelling. Aboriginal lawyer, writer and filmmaker Larissa...

Rousseau's final work and meditation After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in...

Husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo travel to England to unravel an ancient and cryptic mystery An 800-year-old treasure . . . An ancient cypher wheel . . ....

Robin de Crespigny's The People Smuggler is the gripping, inspiring story of one man's escape from Saddam's Iraq to become 'the Oskar Schindler of Asia'. Robin de Crespigny's The People...

No campaign during World War Two contained more spinetingling drama, outstanding courage and heartbreaking tragedy than the Arctic convoys. Yet they - and the multifaceted Battle of the Arctic that...

  The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth...

Robin Kirkpatrick's superb translation of the most famous work of Italian literature, in a one-volume edition The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his...

Rousseau's autobiography, giving a unique insight into the mind and life of one of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, The Confessions is...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew novels have captured the brutal machinery of colonial injustice with such devastating power as Marcus Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Life. Set against...

The novel follows the life of its eponymous heroine, Moll Flanders, through its many vicissitudes, which include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution, conviction for theft and transportation...