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The Brothers York: An English Tragedy
The gripping new history of a dynasty that seized the English throne - then tore itself apart It is 1461 and England is crippled by civil war. One freezing morning,...
Winter King: The Dawn of Tudor England
The unforgettable and bestselling story of the turbulent birth of Tudor England, from a brilliant historian Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 'He were a dark prince,...
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Popular Penguins
Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quincey's legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged...
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Luminous and intensely lyrical, Dylan Thomas' works have captivated generations of readers, inspiring artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Igor Stravinsky,...
Penguin Authors: Thomas Hardy
$12.00 AUD
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The Penguin Vol. 1
After retiring to Metropolis following his "death," Oswald Cobblepot finds himself forced back into the unpredictable and violent Gotham City underworld as a pawn for the United States intelligence community!...
The Truth About A Publisher
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover. A candid and authoritative autobiography, The Truth About a...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Charming boyhood adventure tale and perennial seller, this novel is updated with a new introduction by Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a...
Selected Writings
Brings together the major writings of the great Italian philosopher. In his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology. Preoccupied with...
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
After arriving in London just before the Second World War as a penniless and friendless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on to transform not only the world of publishing but...
The Penguin Book of the British Short Story: 2: From P.G. Wodehouse to
An extraordinarily ambitious, surprising and enjoyable book, the second of two volumes, celebrating the British short story This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and...
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
After arriving in London just before the Second World War as a penniless and friendless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on to transform not only the world of publishing but...
Old Masters: A Comedy
A classic comic novel from one of Europe's finest writers 'I hate walking, he says, it seems so pointless to me. I walk, and while I am walking I keep...
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Penguin Classics relaunch. \"Thou has the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!\" Determined to counter the lies about opium that had been told by travellers to the...
painters and public life
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of art history, Painters and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Paris argues...
The History of Tom Jones
A new edition of Henry Fielding's exuberant satire, chronicling the life, loves and fortunes of Tom Jones. A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr Allworthy on his country...
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
Author: Thomas Harding Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023 Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to...
The Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk By a Whale
The gripping first-hand narrative of the whaling ship disaster that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick and informed Nathaniel Philbrick's monumental history, In the Heart of the Sea In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship...
An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings
The provocative historical work on social economy, demography and population control Malthus' life's work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on...
The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing
A powerful new anthology of feminist voices throughout history and from around the world The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing selects writing from across time and throughout the world, creating...
Thomas Paine Reader
A collection of Thomas Paine's outstanding works on political revolution This major collection demonstrates the extent to which Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an inspiration to the Americans in their struggle...
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023 Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to England in 1938 to escape the Nazi regime. There...
Thomas Gray: A Biography
$35.00 AUD
Author: R.W. Ketton-CremerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the life and literary contributions of the celebrated 18th-century poet,...
The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving
The short story is one of the most varied and exciting genres in American literature. This collection brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to...
The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration: NASA and the Incredible
The fascinating story of how NASA sent humans to explore outer space, told through a treasure trove of historical documents--publishing in celebration of NASA's 60th anniversary and with a foreword...
The Publishing Business: A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On
Are you considering a career in the world of publishing, or simply want to understand more about the industry? If so, The Publishing Business will take you through the essential...
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between
Author: Thomas C. Foster Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills...
Selected Letters
This is the first edition of Edward Lear's letters for nearly eighty years, and the first to draw on all his known correspondence, which is now scattered in private and...
The Ambassadors: Thinking about Diplomacy from Machiavelli to Modern
History does not run in straight lines. Instead of inevitable progress, what we get is more often false starts, blind alleys, random events, good intentions that go wrong. Robert Cooper's...
The Hunting: An explosive thriller from the bestselling author of the
'I doubt if a more exciting and muscular book will come along this year' Peterborough Telegraph Money can't buy everything But it can buy revenge Can a doctor take lives...
Fenwomen: A Portrait of Women in an English Village (Virago Modern
50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - now a Virago Modern Classic with a new introduction by Alexandra Harris 'Full of dignity, courage and humour, and as fresh and insightful as the day...
Front Row: Anna Wintour
She's ambitious, driven, insecure, needy, a perfectionist - and she's considered the most powerful force in the more than $100 billion fashion industry. She's Anna Wintour, editor in chief of...