A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
$14.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
On his return to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as an assistant surgeon, Doctor Watson is looking for a place to live. He is introduced to a certain Mr Holmes, an eccentric, pipe-smoking gentleman who shows an interest in chemistry and is currently engaged in a test to detect human ...Show more
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Vintage Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
$15.00 AUD
Category: Classics
With an introduction by Ruth Rendell, this book includes 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'. The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for a terrible crime committed by one of their a ...Show more
The Heart of Midlothian by Sir Walter Scott
$20.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford World's Classics
This novel, which has always been regarded as one of Scott's finest, opens with the Edinburgh riots of 1736. The people of the city have been infuriated by the actions of John Porteous, Captain of the Guard, and when they hear that his death has been reprieved by the distant monarch they ignore the Quee ...Show more
On The Beach by Nevil Shute
$20.00 AUD
Category: Classics
After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes cl ...Show more
The Complete Mapp and Lucia: #2: Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress, Trouble for Lucia by E. F. Benson
$8.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Classics
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Keith Carabine, University of Kent at Canterbury. These three wonderful comic novels drolly record the battle between Lucia and Elisabeth Mapp for social and cultural supremacy in the village of Tilling (based on Rye). Their constant skirmishes ensure that every game ...Show more
Portrait of a Man by Georges Perec
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Gaspard Winckler, master forger, is trapped in a basement studio on the outskirts of Paris, with his paymaster's blood on his hands. The motive for this murder? A perversion of artistic ambition. After a lifetime lived in the shadows, he has strayed too close to the sun. Fittingly for such an enigmatic ...Show more
Collected Stories by Vladimir Nabokov
$60.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Written in inimitable prose, these 65 stories span Nabokov's extraordinary life and career. Arranged chronologically to illuminate his development as a writer, the collection displays Nabokov's range of technical and formal inventiveness.
Tales from the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
$23.00 AUD
Category: Classics
Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective - these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron in a brilliant, playful new translation. This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio's masterwork in a fresh, accessible new translation by Peter Hainsworth. It includes such c ...Show more
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu; Royall Tyler (Trans)
$55.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser.
This is the first complete new translation for 25 years of the acknowledged masterpiece of Japanese literature. Lady Murasaki's great 11th century novel is a beautifully crafted story of love, betrayal and death at the Imperial Court. At the core of this epic is Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whos ...Show more
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a. Kempis
$26.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
The secret of the amazing influence and converting power of this little book is the secret of the lives of all the Saints--their nearness to God, and the reflection of His love in their lives and writings. Thomas's theme is the love, mercy, and holiness of God: with vivid clarity he shows man's complete ...Show more
Othello (No Fear Shakespeare) by SparkNotes
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Category: Classics | Series: No Fear Shakespeare Ser.
Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words ...Show more
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
$25.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: A\Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser.
Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live and enjoy life. The focus is on living a simple, stress-free life thorough the use of rationalism. Seneca's timeless essays provide practical steps for people to deal with the human suffering that ...Show more