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Subtitle: Being the Story of British Heroism in Voyaging and Sea-fight from Alfred's Time to the Battle of Trafalgar. First published in 1905, this anthology was the first one-volume survey of Britain's historic sea voyages and battles. With selections from John Dryden, Samuel Pepys, Sir Walter Raleigh, King Alfred as well as contemporary accounts from documents, letters and eyewitnesses. This history covers the period from 55 B.C. to 1805 A.D. With one colour plate, several glossy black and white plates and sketches. -
South Australian Matilda Jane Evans, writing under the pseudonym Maud Jeanne Franc, published 14 novels between 1859 and 1885 set in South Australia. These domestic, religious and temperance novels represent a significant contribution of literature to the young colony and demonstrated it was possible to live a worthy spiritual life, dispelling the preconcieved idea that all colonials were necessarily rough and degenerate. Women were represented as being particularly influential in the religious and moral life of the community. The 'Golden Gifts' of the title are their talents and the rich earth of the new country. -
A lively fantasy story set against the background o New Guinea in World War II. Private Dusty, cut off from his unit and lost in the jungle, is rescued and cared for by Squizzy. one of the Jambies - a race of little people no taller than 6 inches. On this journey Dusty will also meet the Jeannies, Hispians and Tamborans and he will learn a great deal about this fascinating, magical land - such as how the wings of butterflies are so beautifully painted by Smudge, the Jambie artist; he'll attend a concert and meet notable Jambies - and become involved in a feud between the Tamborans and Jambies. -
From the Live Longer, Live Stronger Self-Improvement Library. Includes advice on oxygen starvation; diaphragmatic breathing; breathing and walking; posture; exercises; the use of Vitamin E to combat air pollution; recommended eating plans and recipes. First published in 1974, this book was very ahead of its time. -
A wonderful, bawdy, completely unsubtle nonsense of Upstairs, Downstairs and in my lady's chamber - and with more sauce than the average Carry On! The elderly Lord Cockshute - drunk, broke and trouserless - is chasing Mimi the maid who has somehow lost her uniform; gamekeeper Mellons and the parlourmaid have found a new and intriguing way to make daisy chains; Lady Kitty is avoiding the clutches of the revolting Snotty Shuttlecock who would never get into the house - let alone Lady Kitty - but for the money the family owe him; the groom also has designs on Lady Kitty, and is strangely jealous of a black stallion called Ramrod; Hampton, the faithful butler, is desperately trying to conceal the truth about his shameful past; and Viscount Standfast is experimenting with rubber in his laboratory but can't think of a use for his latest unusual invention. With black and white photos from the 1976 film which starred Diana Dors, Jack Wild and Carmen Silvera. -
A very thorough work which - in this edition - also covers the years since Federation. Contents: The First Visitors; The Penal Settlement; The Colony Expands; The Days of Bourke; The Daughter Colonies; The Coming Of Self-Government; New Zealand In The Early Days; New Zealand 139-1851; The Gold Discoveries And Their Results; Filling In The Map; Constitutional Government; New Zealand Since 1850; Australiasia; Australian Literature: this chapter covers such luminaries as Henry Kendall, Marcus Clarke; A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, Henry Lawson and Adam Lindsay Gordon, among others. A must for any sincere history buff. With fine colour maps, numerous black and white illustrations and useful margin notations for quick reference. -
Here the greats of English seafaring - and probably a little pirating on the side - come to life through their letters. This volume includes letters from Drake to Queen Elizabeth; Hawkyns; Walsingham; Admiral Vernon; Nelson; Lord Howe;Captain Hardy and so many more. This is live history, as it happened. -
Australia is one of the richest countries, growing far more food that can be eaten, as well as a major source for minerals. To whom should Australia sell its food, minerals and energy? On what terms? How secure are Australia's relations with its major trading partners? How much does Australia's growth depend on immigration. These are just some of the themes covered in this book. -
Everybody knows Jones: His house is better...his car is bigger... Whatever you may have, Jones has it better, bigger, smaller or the latest model or not at all - according to the latest fashion. But how does Jones do it? The only way to keep up with Jones is to get out of your pre-allotted pigeon-hole and BE Jones! A hilarious contemporary satire of life in the late 1950s on a topic that everyone still understands - envying thy neighbour! Illustrations by Norman Mansbridge. -
Those interested in 8 mm, 9.5 mm or 16 mm - or those who may still even have one - will find this book of practical value, full of sound, expert advice and instruction on every aspect of this art. The principles of projection and the mechanics of the individual projector are discussed clearly and simply, step by step and the reader is introduced to methods to ensure a smooth running projection technique. Illustrated. -
Pancho Villa: Jean Rouverol
$40.00Pancho Villa lived in violent, brutal times and the necessities of those times made him a violent, brutal man. He was a revolutionary, who fought for his country and his people through ten years of civil war. He was born in 1878, a time when the land owners and the Church grew fat by stealing land from the peasants and exploiting their labour. Villa saw his fellow revolutionaries Madero and Carranza turn into greedy politicians upon gaining office, forgetting their promises to their loyal followers. He helped create a revolution; yet tragically, he could not help solve it. -
What Cheer? Ralph Frost
$40.00Merry stories for all occasions - some even a little bit saucy for 1929 and some not very P.C. for today's standards! Most are good fast snappies: Young Lady: When I marry, it will be to a man who is polished, upright and grand. Rejected Suitor: You don't want a man - you want a piano! Or...Bus Conductor to Young Lady: If you want to go to Hammersmith, Miss, you're on the wrong bus. Young Lady: But the bus has Hammersmith written on it! Conductor: It's got Nestle's Milk written on it as well, but we're not going to Switzerland. As you see, they are mostly nice clean ones that reflect the humour of the 1920s - making this a social time travel trip. -
In 1973, ABC Radio broadcast a series of radio talks - Heresies. The series featured provocative and often unorthodox views of social, political economic and cultural issues, often challenging established opinion. It was intended as a medium for ideas, rather than a forum for prominent public figures. Featured in this collection: Professor Frederick May: The Revival of the Cliche and Frolic of Painted Dolls; Rev. Norman Webb: The End of History and Man has Come Of Age; Beatrice Faust: Sex - Common Sense or Popular Fallacy and Nice Girls Do; Helen Palmer: If You Can't Measure It, It Doesn't Exist and many more. -
This mystery thriller written at the turn of the century begins thus: "Two o’clock - two o’clock in the morning. The bells had just chimed the hour. Big Ben had boomed forth its deep and solemn note over sleeping London. The patient constable on point-duty at the foot of Westminster Bridge had stamped his feet for the last time, and had been relieved by his colleague, who gave him the usual pass-word, “All right.” The tumultuous roar of traffic, surging, beating, pulsating, had long ago ceased, but the crowd of smart broughams and private hansoms still stood in New Palace Yard, while from the summit of St. Stephen’s tower the long ray of electricity streamed westward, showing that the House of Commons was still sitting. The giant Metropolis, the throbbing heart of the greatest empire the world has known, was silent. London, the city of varying moods, as easily pleased, as easily offended as a petted child; London, the dear, smoke-blackened old city, which every Englishman loves and every foreigner admires; London, that complex centre of the universe, humdrum and prosaic, yet ever mysterious, poetic and wonderful, the city full of the heart’s secrets and of life’s tragedies, slept calmly and in peace while her legislators discussed and decided the policy of the Empire. The long rows of light on the deserted terrace and along the opposite shore in front of St. Thomas’s Hospital threw their shimmering reflection upon the black waters of the Thames; the cold wind swept roughly up the river, causing the gas-jets to flicker, so that the few shivering outcasts who had taken refuge on the steps of the closed doorway of Westminster Station, murmured as they pulled their rags more tightly round them. Only the low rumbling of a country wagon bearing vegetables to Covent Garden, or the sharp clip-clap of a cab-horse’s feet upon the asphalt, broke the quiet. Except for these occasional disturbances all else was as silent on that dark and cloudy night in late October as if the world were dead."
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Volume III of the Industrial and Social History series. The history of our ancestors in the age of the chase - the time of hunting that necessitated invention of new weapons, the study of herd migration, the re-designing of tool and much more, told in an easy fictional fashion with plenty of rotogravure illustrations. First published in 1911, this is the 1938 edition and this book is still in print today. -
This is no ordinary 'Guide to Italy' - this is a collection of charming legends, tales and anecdotes created by the author and inspired by the regions of Italy. Naples - The Castle That Came Out Of An Egg; Sorrento, Almalfi, Pompeii - The Dog Of Pompeii; Ravello, Salerno, Paestum - The Temple Boy; The Hill Towns - Orvieto, Prugia, Assissi - The Donkey Of God; Gubbio, San Gimignano, Siena - The Horse of Siena; Florence - The Painted Death; Venice - Daughter of the Lion; and Rome - The Holy Cross. Some of the tales are little-known legends, combining history with mystery. The longer stories are pure inventions whose outcome are the observations and experiences of an alert and sensitive traveler. But they are more than that. They are the creations of a poet whose imagination is enriched by humor. With 63 fabulous woodcuts. -
A very educational annual circa 1940s with chapters on Heroes of the Bible; Heroes of Legend; Heroes of History; Heroes of the Arts; Heroes of Leadership and Service; Heroes of the Second World War. With beautiful colour plates, monochrome and black and white illustrations. -
Enoch Roden begins his apprenticeship in printing with a bad accident, but as the story progresses, his training becomes more spiritual. Mr. Drury, his boss, trusts in God's provision for his business but when business goes bad, it leads to confession of his faults. Enoch questions his attitude of despising God's daily gifts. Trusting God's providence when it doesn't seem like He is paying attention is a training many go through. The author was a founding member of the London Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1884. -
East Lynne: Mrs Henry Wood
$40.00The original Gothic romance potboiler of its day. The cover shows veteran Australia actress Queenie Ashton in the role of Lady Isabel. This edition published for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of 1939 for McDowell's Department Store, Sydney and is the abridged adapted for radio edition. It also contains facsimile autographed photos of the cast. -
Does anyone have tales from their elders of sitting around the radio, waiting for their favourite serials to come on the air? When A Girl Marries...and Blue Hills. At Oolera, an isolated township in Central Australia, Sister Heather Jamieson of the Australian Inland Mission answers a radio call for help for an injured stockman on Copper Downs Station. There, she is soon doing battle with the owner, Ric Carson, who accepts hardships for himself yet invites no woman to share them. Meanwhile, in Glasgow, her brother Donald has been influenced by her accounts of Australian life and desiring to widen his horizons, is planning to emigrate. His fiancée, Ellie, is afraid to leave the security of home and family. Meredith's story follows the fortunes of them all, with emphasis on Ellie's development which brings her not only to Australia but deep into the heart of its sun-scorched interior. -
In this volume: The Crimson Shawl, Florence Bone; The Work Of The S.P.M., Mary Oldfield; The Quicksand, Philippa Francklyn; Summer Voices, Katharine Tynan; The Island Of Adventure, Winifred Darch; The Influence Of Anne and A Horrible Fix, Dorita Fairlie Bruce; The Shadow Of The Past, A.G. Hobart-Hampden; The Bogle, Margaret Baker; The Little Shepherd Of The Stars, Thora Stowell; The Lady In The Yellow Gown, Elinor G. Brent-Dyer; The Tide, Lilian Holmes; The Hat That Was Almost A Tragedy, Agnes Adams; The Bronze Man, Brenda Girvin; Under Canvas, M.C. Carey; Latymer And Barchester, Margaret Chilton; Alone In The Hills, G.E. Scott; The Princess Does Not Dance, M.E.F. Irwin; The King Of Somewhere, S.M. Hills; Two Grey Pigeons, Alice Massie; Then And Now, Vernon Rendall; The Spanish Innkeeper, S.M. Hills. Colour plates and line drawing illustrations. -
A thrilling story of a strange caravan - a group of British colonists in the Raj travel in a wheeled house pulled by a steam-powered mechanical elephant in 1867 - that penetrates the Terai, the immense forest that stretches across India at the foot of the mighty Himalayas. In this forest wild men, wilder beasts and even more adventures are encountered in the aftermath of the Sepoy rebellion. -
A real must-have for serious film historians: this volume contains the listing for all films made over 1955 - 1956 and commentaries by Orson Wells, Richard Burton and Alfred Hitchcock. Illustrated with evocative and numerous still, studio and publicity photos. -
First published in 1851, this novel tells a large part of the early history of the differences between the eastern settlers and the American Indian and the clashes of difference between what it thought to be right or wrong at that time. Described as gritty and often brutal, it is the tale of Haller, who meets up with the mysterious Seguin after picking up with some prairie merchants. He instantly falls in love with Seguin's daughter Zoe. The innocent romance progresses to the point that he wishes to ask for her hand in marriage but Seguin will only permit it if Haller helps him to rescue his other daughter Adele from the Navajo Indians who abducted her when just a child. Not only are the Indians hostile - the adventurers must also battle the elements, hunger, thirst and wild animals. -
In this volume; The Rest Cure, Anne Page; Caroline And The Count, Jocelyn Oliver; A Bit Of History, D. Dike; The Desert Of Arabia, J.T. Williams; S.O.S., Thura Lifford; The Secret Of The Lobster Pots, Ierne T. Plunket; Cricket For Girls, Marjorie Pollard; The Saving Of The 'Undine', Beryl Irving; The Smugglers Of Portincross, Dorita Fairlie Bruce; It Flowered For Me Alone, Thora Stowell; Gillian's Choice, Pamela Tynan Hinkson; Captain's Roll Of Honour, Beryl C. Lawley; That Sort Of Girl, Peggy Judge. With colour plates and line drawing illustrations. -
All the stars of the screen are featured in this annual, together with the film releases of the year and all the glamour of the premières attended by Royalty. There's Doris Day, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Tina Louise, Bob Hope, Yul Brynner and many more. There's articles on horror films, interviews and candid pics of the famous and those who worked behind the scenes. Cover shows Doris Day and Richard Widmark. Illustrated. -
No home was complete with an annual, affordable, all-round reference work: The Pear's Cyclopaedia. It covered World Events (from 2234 B.C. to present day); A Citizen's Guide to local and central laws, the United Nations, various Societies and recent legislation; The Gazetteer of the World, with maps and descriptions of other countries; Everyday Information, such as common abbreviations, synonyms and antonyms and entries of general interest, bank rates, conversion tables, exchange rates, postal information and how to address persons of rank; Home and Personal covered beauty, health, cooking, gardening, sports, radio, television, care of domestic pets and poultry and so much more. Publication of this vital handbook began in 1897 and ceased in 2017 as the internet finally won.
