Spenser's extraordinary Shepheardes Calender as first printed in 1579 is arguably the seminal book of the Elizabethan literary renaissance. This volume reassesses it as a material text in relation to...
20th Century Archives: Full-page reproductions of 161 Russian silent film posters are presented here in chronological order: from the very beginning of the twentieth century till the 1930s. The introductory...
Set in the Roman Empire in AD 70, this book tells about Marcus Didius Falco, a deadbeat, low-life informer whose normal working day consists of spying on adulterous husbands for...
Alone and fending for themselves in a Poland devastated by World War Two, Jan and his three homeless friends cling to the silver sword as a symbol of hope. As...
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican...
Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: ‘Chicken Licken’, ‘The Princess and the Bowling Ball’; ‘The Really Ugly Duckling’, and ‘Jack's Bean Problem’. Chosen by children as...
Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: ‘Chicken Licken’, ‘The Princess and the Bowling Ball’; ‘The Really Ugly Duckling’, and ‘Jack's Bean Problem’. Chosen by children as...
Jeff is a pretty regular guy. A plumber in Sydney, he shares a house with his widowed dad, Harry. Harry likes a few beers and is actively looking for a...
When the wizard Merlyn comes to tutor Sir Ector’s sons, Kay and the Wart, studying suddenly becomes much more exciting. After all, who wouldn’t enjoy being turned into a fish,...
The Taming of the Shrew is unique among Shakespeare's plays and is a perennial and compelling success in the theatre. Its reception is marked, however, by ongoing polarised debate over...
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. The Taming of...
The million-copy bestseller, which is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.`The Things They Carried' is, on its surface, a sequence of award-winning stories...
An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated...
This is The Ultimate Guide to Lord of the Flies that encompasses all the major plot themes and discussions, plus much, much more. One of the best tools for passing...
The USA 1917-1945 covers the USA during the period of 'boom and bust' and the attempts by Roosevelt to end the depression. Publisher:Heinemann/Pearson Education Ltd. Year: 2000 Condition: Reasonable paperback...
"The Vampire Interview Book is a unique collection of profiles and interviews of actors and filmakers who have gone for the jugulars of audiences around the world, including Bela Lugosi...
Carlo Goldoni (adapted by Nick Enright and Terence Clarke)
This adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's 18th-century comedy The Venetian Twins quickly earned a reputation as one of the most boisterous, vibrant and irreverent works of Australian musical theatre following its...
In this unique and compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the 20th century. Ranging from the First World War to the Gulf War, these...
Some of the extraordinary women whose writings are including in this collection are observers of the world in which they wander; their prose rich in description, remarkable in detail. Mary...
'This book encapsulates the oft posed paradox: which is more important- the individual or the state? Clearly we, as Australians, have yet to some to grips with the ethical answer....
The most influential contemporary theatre director in Japan, Suzuki provides a thorough and accessible formulation of his ideas and beliefs, and insights into his training methods. Features his compelling adaptation...
Travis is headstrong and confident, with the world at his feet. Fred is shy, isolated and dealing with the death of his father. When Travis takes Fred under his wing...
Traces the evolution and the cultural history of the white t-shirt, from the first Hanes version sold in the 1930s for twenty-four cents, to modern t-shirts made by top designers....