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I Return: Doris Leslie
$8.00The story of Francois Villon the medieval poet. Very gritty. -
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1907 Edition. -
A riotous romp through history, including: all the parts you can remember and 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates. Illustrated. Classic English humour long before Blackadder. -
History as you've never learnt it before - from the invasion of Briton to Alfred the Cake, to Anne (A Dead Queen), The Merrie Monarch and WilliamandMary who were a pair of Oranges. A lot of it reads like a Blackadder script with typical English humour.With comic illustrations by John Reynolds. -
1788: Watkin Tench
$15.00Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet in January 1788. He was in his late twenties, a captain of the marines and on the adventure of his life. Insatiably curious, interested in everything and with a natural genius for storytelling, he wrote two accounts of the infant colony: A Narrative of an Expedition to Botany Bay and A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, brought together in this cone volume. He brings to life the historical figures of Benelong, Governor Phillip and Arabanoo, and records the voices of convicts trying to make new lives in this new country.
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Book Club Edition, 1959. Hardback with just jacket, corners rubbed. Some tape ghosts and age spotting. -
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With a sensational retro cover from 1964. Crime Club edition. -
Seven more rounds of sparring, as Fletch and his fellow cons of Slade nick continue their struggle against the authority of Messrws MacKay and Barrowclough. Cover features the late great Ronnie Barker as Fletch. -
The narrative of a voyage around the world in a Windjammer in 1919. -
In 404 B.C., the Spartans demolished the famous Long Walls of Athens, signalling the complete victory of the city of Lycurgus and the subordination of all Greece to the Spartan interest. Yet within forty years, the pride of Sparta had been humbled, their glory gone for ever. Xenophon lived through this time; despite being Athenian he was intimate with some of the most influential people in Sparta, including King Agesilaus. Here is the on-the-spot documentation of the last years of the independent cities of Hellas, by someone who saw it all. Translated by Rex Warner.
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In which Nichols goes on an exploration of different faiths and religions. -
In which Nichols explores and investigates different faiths and religions. -
Beverley Nichols examines and discusses various religious faiths - by trying them out for himself. -
Just the three of them now that Father had died: Mother, Jane and Jeremy. They had left their Tasmanian home to drive across the Nullabor to Lantern Light, the remote homestead of Uncle Bill, Jane's only relative. For Jane was adopted and although she had been very happy with her foster family, the prospect of meeting her relative made every dusty mile worth it. But Uncle Bill in the flesh was very different to the man Jane had dreamed about... -
A compendium of true and truly eccentric epitaphs, such as: John Tyrwitt: He died in a fit after drinking Port Wine, April 3rd 1828... or... Major James Brush who was killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol by his orderly: 14th April 1831 'Well done, good and faithful servant' (Someone wasn't thinking about how that would read!) and this one, very succint: Thorpe's Corpse. -
Kemeny Andras is tall, handsome and has just inherited a vast fortune. He is respected and liked by all who live in the village. He seems to have everything: except Ilonka, the beautiful daughter of a noble lord. Kemeny is a peasant and therefore not considered to be a suitable match - until one night, disaster strikes. Loaded with twists, turns and tailspins, the author claims that the events are based on a true sotry. -
A celebration of Misprints, Typos and Howlers from the printed media. Includes such gems as this ad: 'Mr S. Butters for reasons of ill health, is permanently discontinuing widow cleaning'... The Bull and Crown menu which features 'Crap Soup'... and unfortunate phrasings like the following: ' The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing Break Forth Into Joy.' A wonderful collection with plenty of laughs. -
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The second book in the Down the Garden Path trilogy. Nichols bought his dream English cottage, sight unseen and for sentimental reasons, not realising how much neglect had occurred since he had last seen it. Down the Garden Path dealt with the garden renovation. A Thatched Roof tells of the cottage's refurbishment -done with humour, wryness, unwanted local advice and love. With handsome and whimsical illustrations by Rex Whistler. -
A classic of Australian Literature. Book Club Edition, dust jacket covered with plastic. Has previous owner's name and two tape ghosts. -
When brother and sister Drew, 11, and Sammy, 5, are orphaned they fear that they will be separated when they are sent to an orphanage. The children set out for Perth from the small country town of Wyanilling, blithely believing they will find a ship sailing to England and their grandparents. It is desperate trek through the Australian bush. The police are out in force, searching for them with trackers, rewards are offered and the story builds until politicians become involved in the plight of two small children, wandering the vastness of the Australian bush alone.
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A novel based on historical fact, it tells the complete story of the part in the Bounty mutiny by the man known as Alexander Smith - real name John Adams - his fate and that of the eight other mutineers. The book offers adventure and excitement as well as a logical, commonsense view of events that have intrigued historians since Bligh's first dispatches from Timor reached London. -
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A man returns to his home town to investigate the misappropriation of a family trust fund. Set in a small Australian country town, it is the study of the failure of a man to find his place outside the ancestral family home and the changes he undergoes as a result. Reid's first novel.
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