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Like Pepys and Evelyn, John Aubrey is not only part of the landscape of the English past, but one of the eminences from which we view it. His fame rests...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — red cloth boards in good condition with some fading. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning consistent with age. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Firm. No...

A collection of Anthony Powell's best critical writing over a period of four decades, drawn from his regular reviews for the "Daily Telegraph", occasional humorous pieces for "Punch" and more...

Reptiles killed Aubrey Broughill.But which ones?It took balls to become Australia's oldest stick-up man. In 60 years of crime Aubrey Grandpa Broughill had what it took. But when his body...

Back in print and now in hardback, the deeply personal and ingenious literary first novel written under Patrick O'Brian's own name, newly introduced by Nikolai Tolstoy. THREE BEAR WITNESS John...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all...

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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. This is the seventeenth Aubrey-Maturin novel. Jack Aubrey's long service is at last rewarded:...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Malta, in 1813, is ostensibly a safe harbour, yet the island is a nest of French spies, and even those in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew figures in the history of Western art provoke as immediate and visceral a reaction as Aubrey Beardsley, whose brief life —...

'There is nothing in this century that rivals Patrick O'Brian's achievement in his chosen genre. His novels embrace with loving clarity the full richness of the 18th-century world. They embody...

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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. At the opening of a voyage filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and...

A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR Who was the real George Eliot? In Love with George Eliot is a glorious debut novel which tells the compelling story of England's greatest...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 448 In this, the first of Patrick O'Brian's much lauded Aubrey-Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 On Desolation Island, with the known world out of reach, uneasy alliances are sometimes forged... Captain Bligh, of Bounty fame, is...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Britain and America are newly at war, and Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are caught in the very thick of the...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Entrusted with a secret mission, the perils of the South China Sea await. In the fight against the French, a treaty...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 How far will a man go in the name of revenge, honour, love or simple survival? Far from familiar...

Patrick O Brian, the late author of the immensely popular Aubrey-Maturin novels, zealously guarded the details of his past. Now Dean King an expert on nautical literature and on O...

Author: Patrick O'Brian Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 Whether on land or at sea, can Jack Aubrey stay one step ahead of his enemies? With the Treaty...

The fifteenth Aubrey-Maturin novel in which Jack finds himself re-united with the Surprise, but dangerously out of touch with his crew. All the elements that have made Patrick O'Brian's astonishing...

Featuring a foreword by David Brooks, This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant--but accessible--ideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question...

'Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He's brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable....

'Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He's brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable....

Get movin' and groovin' with 7 dancing dinosaurs! With funky lyrics and a catchy rap performance, this rhythmic romp encourages safe and exciting creative movements that are sure to inspire...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerOne of the most captivating collections in English literary history, Brief Lives presents the irresistibly candid and intimate portraits of seventeenth-century England's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew figures in Australian history command as much reverence and fascination as Sir John Monash — engineer, lawyer, and the brilliant military...

Edition: leather bound special editionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodCondition remarks: small damage on front pastedown - likely printer's error. Few figures in Australian...