Hide and Seek by Wilkie Collins; John Gilbert (Illustrator); Norman Donaldson (Introduction by)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Classics
At the center of Hide and Seek (1854) a secret waits to be revealed. Why should the apparently respectable painter Valentine Blyth refuse to account for the presence in his household of the beautiful girl known only as Madonna? It is not until his young friend Zack Thorpe--rebelling against his repressi ...Show more
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Oliver Ready (Translator)
$16.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Will I really - I mean, really - actually take an axe, start bashing her on the head, smash her skull to pieces?...Will I really slip in sticky, warm blood, force the lock, steal, tremble, hide, all soaked in blood ...axe in hand?...Lord, will I really? This new translation of Dostoevsky's 'psychologica ...Show more
For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
First published in 1874, this is a powerful tale of an Australian penal settlement, which originally appeared in serial form in a Melbourne paper. It follows the story of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported for a murder which he did not commit. Australian author and content.
The Castle Of Otranto by Horace Walpole
$14.99 AUD
Category: Classics
With this title, Walpole established the Gothic as a literary form in England. It was first published as a scholarly translation from an ancient Italian text, a supernatural tale of a fatal prophecy set in the time of the crusades and one which inspired terror in its early readers.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Macmillan Classics) by Ian Fleming
$14.99 AUD
Category: Classics
With the proceeds from his latest invention, Crackpot Whistling Sweets, Commander Caractacus Pott buys his family their first car. It looks like a wreck, but once restored it turns out to be no ordinary vehicle: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a magical car which can fly, swim and even think. Chitty and the ...Show more
Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue: Little Black Classics: Penguin 80s #3 by Anon Anon Anon
$7.99 AUD
Category: Classics
'In two I'll slice the hair-seat / of Helga's kiss-gulper.' In this epic tale from the Viking Age that ranges across Scandinavia and Viking Britain, two poets compete for the love of Helga the Fair - with fatal consequences. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little ...Show more
Great Novels: The World's Most Remarkable Fiction Explored and Explained by DK
$55.00 AUD
Category: Classics
A beautifully illustrated guide to the greatest novels ever writtenDiscover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's greatest novels.From medieval romances and tales of chivalry through the realist novels of the 19th century to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the sel ...Show more
The Little Prince: And Letter to a Hostage by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
$32.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's timeless tale, reissued in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his plane vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. Nearly eighty years l ...Show more
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Poet and soldier, brawler and charmer, Cyrano de Bergerac is desperately in love with Roxane, the most beautiful woman in Paris. But there is one very large problem - he has a nose of stupendous size and believes she will never see past it to return his feelings. So when he discovers that the handsome b ...Show more
The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories by Stephen Crane
$15.99 AUD
Category: Classics
"The Red Badge of Courage", written in 1895 by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), is considered by many literary critics to be one of the greatest of all American novels. This is a book about the Civil War, and one Union soldier's struggle with his inner demons as he prepares for, and fights his first battle. ...Show more
The Secret of Hanging Rock (Picnic plus final Chapter) by Joan Lindsay; John Taylor (Editor); Yvonne Rousseau (Commentaries by); Mudrooroo Nyoongah (Commentaries by)
$12.99 AUD
Category: Classics
The final chapter in the original manuscript of Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, augmented by commentaries and photographs.
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics
This title features an introduction by Blake Motrrision. Clifford Chatterley returns from the First World War as an invalid. Constance nurses him and tries to be the dutiful wife. However, childless and listless she feels oppressed by their marriage and their isolated life. Partly encouraged by Clifford ...Show more