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A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare (without the boring bits) by Peter Ackroyd
$27.99 AUD
Category: Plays, Theatre & Dance | Series: Brief Histories | Reading Level: very good
This is an accessible and entertaining journey through the life, times, and work of the Bard - "Enigma". Master of language. The greatest comedian in history? The most famous writer in the world. But isn't he a little bit boring? This is an essential guide for anyone who has previously avoided the Bard, ...Show more
Alfred Hitchcock by Peter Ackroyd
$19.99 AUD
Category: Film & TV
Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did th ...Show more
Alfred Hitchcock by Peter Ackroyd
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did th ...Show more
Ancient Greece by Peter Ackroyd
$24.95 AUD
Category: Children's & YA
The cradle of Western civilization, Greece was a land of innovation and supreme power. This book describes the ancient Greeks and their history.
Ancient Rome Voyages Through Time by Peter Ackroyd
$24.95 AUD
Category: Children's & YA
From compelling leaders to lethal lava, soldiers to statesmen - enter the realm of Ancient Rome. The most dynamic and aggressive young republic of all time, Rome was an empire of 80 million people. Find out how they single-handedly took on the world and why eventually their empire fell apart...
Blake by Peter Ackroyd
$29.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
A biography of William Blake who was a poet, painter, engraver and visionary.
Charlie Chaplin by Peter Ackroyd
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotli ...Show more
Charlie Chaplin by Peter Ackroyd
$32.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Reading Level: very good
He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotli ...Show more
Chaucer ( Brief Lives - Volume 1 ) by Peter Ackroyd
$24.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: Brief Lives S.
Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rap ...Show more
Civil War - The History of England Volume 3 by Peter Ackroyd
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The History of England | Reading Level: very good
In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II. The St ...Show more
Civil War: The History of England Volume III by Peter Ackroyd
$34.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II. The St ...Show more
Dominion: A History of England Volume V by Peter Ackroyd
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\History of England Ser.
The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to post-war depression, spanning the last years of the Regency to the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.In it, Ackroyd takes us from t ...Show more