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A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025, as chosen by Martin Wolf ' Economica is an epic story . . . an important retelling of global economic history that puts...

Michael Ryan was the author of a runaway bestseller, Space Coast, but its publication coincided with his wife's murder. Now he's back to face the ghosts of his past.Michael met...

This anthology of poetry and prose showcases work from the Society of Women Writers Victoria. The Society is a group of women who come together to nurture each other in...

From Carrie Bradshaw to Grace Jones, and from Nicki Minaj to Blair Waldorf, New York is the fashion 'it girl' capital of the world.Home of both laid-back street style and...

Author: Kristen Bateman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 From her Disney days to red carpet glamour, Zendaya's meteoric rise has been littered with impeccable style. Certified fashion it-girl and...

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' Jane Eyre meets American Psycho . Gloriously outrageous, sensationally unhinged' SUNDAY TIMES 'Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh-out-loud funny' CATRIONA WARD 'Weird and wonderful' LUCY MANGAN, GUARDIAN Winifred Notty...

These 18 stories of courage will have you weeping, laughing and celebrating moments of bravery. Women of a Certain Courage is an uplifting read that follows the long tradition of...

From her Disney days to red carpet glamour, Zendaya's meteoric rise has been littered with impeccable style. Certified fashion it-girl and global movie star Zendaya has become synonymous with inventive,...

A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became a cultural sensation From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image...

"In The Victorians, Jeremy Paxman offers his personal take on the most important and influential period of our national past. Using the paintings of the era as his starting point...

Author: Clare Paterson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Family patriarch John Horniman established the tea company that bore his name in 1826, which went on to become one of...

Part journal, part commonplace book, among many gems you will find enlightenment and advice on everything from dreams to garlic; patriotism to wrinkles. Written throughout her life but only discovered...

Author: John Betjeman And A.L. RowseBinding: HardbackPublished: London; Batsford;, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsVictorian And Edwardian Cornwall From Old Photographs presents a captivating...

Winner of the 2014 National Biography Award 'An engrossing biography of a fascinating and fearless modern woman.' - Professor Marilyn Lake, La Trobe University In a period when most ladies...

Author: Lang, JohnBinding: HardbackPublished: A.H. Massina & Company, Melbourne, 1919Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Moderate wear on...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded with some tears. Page Condition: Some yellowing/aging consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, no loose pages observed. A masterwork of atmospheric...

It's fine. She's fine. Really. When life's turned you into a big hot mess, there's still love, laughs, and snark to be had... Dr Lizzie Wells, Professor of British Literature...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis indispensable reference work, The Lands Manual: A Finding Guide To Victorian Lands Records...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping at edges and corners, minor tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: FEP missingFew sporting institutions have shaped the fabric of Australian life quite like the Victorian Cricket Association, and Seasons in the Sun chronicles its...

Author: Suzy AngerFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 454g, 222 pagesPublished: Cornell University Press, United States, 2006Suzy Anger investigates the relationship of Victorian interpretation to the ways in which literary criticism...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBest known for sending a young girl tumbling down a rabbit hole into a world of...

Author: Flora FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: Chronicle Books, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the intimate daily life of a Victorian woman, offering a unique window into the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA richly detailed work of Victorian social and intellectual history, Victorian Visionaries chronicles the lives and ambitions of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the turbulent crossroads of Victorian faith and doubt stands Leslie Stephen — mountaineer, philosopher, editor, and father of Virginia Woolf — a man who...

Author: Peter LoveseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, tanning to dust cover; some mildew on spine; pages in good conditionMad Hatter's...

Author: L.E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsL. E. Jones’ four-volume autobiographical series—A Victorian Boyhood (1956, Reprint), An Edwardian Youth...

Author: Tony Dingle, Richard Broome, and Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme, & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Victorians: Arriving, Making Their Mark, Settling is a...

Author: Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMaking Their Mark presents a comprehensive history of women's contributions to Australian art. This insightful...

Author: Geoff Peters (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Rothmans, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning along spine, page edges have light foxingRothmans Wimbledon...

Author: Colin GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books - London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate lives of a Victorian family, presenting...

Victorian culture is famous for its idealization of mothers and families, yet the popular novels of this period frequently feature mothers who are dead or otherwise absent. Through an analysis...

Author: Michael CannonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson., 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's name written on title page, sun-fading to spine, minor...

It's fine. She's fine. Really. When life's turned you into a big hot mess, there's still love, laughs, and snark to be had... Dr Lizzie Wells, Professor of British Literature...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: good binding, clean pages. In the gaslit shadows of Victorian England, a brutal social crisis festered beneath the veneer of imperial respectability...

From a dancing automaton running amok at a ball, to a prehistoric beast lurking in the depths of a Yorkshire cave, this anthology explores the nature of the 'old weird',...