Collected Ghost Stories by M. R. James
$16.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural
M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror. As well as the preface, there is a fascinating tail-piece by M.R ...Show more
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Category: Classics | Series: Essential Gothic, SF and Dark Fantasy Ser.
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss' Fiercely romantic and hugely influential, The Scarlet Letter is the tale of Hester P ...Show more
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens; Keith Carabine (Contribution by); Marcus Stone (Illustrator); Deborah Wynne (Intro and Notes by)
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Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Collection
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heap's expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands su ...Show more
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Flame Tree Collectable Classics) by Judith John (Contribution by); Mark Twain
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics Ser.
A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. Mischievous and smart, Tom Sawyer, is one of American literature's most beloved lit ...Show more
Haunted House Short Stories by Flame Tree Studio (Created by); Rebecca Buchanan (Contribution by); Ramsey Campbell; H. B. Diaz (Contribution by); Tom English (Contribution by); John Everson
$52.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
Following the great success of our Gothic Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, Supernatural Horror, Dystopia Utopia, Murder Mayhem, Lost Souls and many others, this latest title takes housebound trapped spirits and creepy gothic mansions as its chilling subject. Contains a potent mix of cla ...Show more
An Imaginary Menagerie by Roger McGough
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Category: Classics
A new edition of the classic Roger McGough collection of animal verse, with the author's own illustrations. Ever seean anacondadrive through townon a brand new Honda?Don't ask himfor a ride.You might end upinside.From the Allivator to the Zonk, here are seventy-two gloriously witty poems that young rea ...Show more
King Henry V by William Shakespeare
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Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Classics - Shakespeare S.
Henry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's history plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier's renowned film. Henry himself, astute and charismatic, who led his 'band of brothers' to victory in the Battle of Aginc ...Show more
The Inseparables: The newly discovered novel from Simone de Beauvoir by Simone de Beauvoir
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
This recently rediscovered novel from the author of The Second Sex is the compulsive story of two close friends growing up and falling apart.The lost novel from the author of The Second Sex When Andree joins her school, Sylvie is immediately fascinated. Andree is small for her age, but walks with the co ...Show more
Inferno: The Divine Comedy I by Dante Dante, Dante Alighieri
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Divine Comedy Ser.
The first part of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy, revealing the eternal punishment reserved for such sins as greed, self-deception, political double-dealing and treachery Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in whi ...Show more
The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde
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Category: Classics | Series: A\Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser.
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, f ...Show more
Arthurian Myths and Legends by Raluca Radulescu (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader, King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was with some describing him as a great warrior, defending Britain fro ...Show more
Empire of the Sun (Collins Modern Classics) by J G Ballard
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come..Based on J. G. Ballard's own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy's life in ...Show more