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Seven Poor Men of Sydney by Christina Stead
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Miegunyah Modern Library Ser.
Originally published in 1934, Seven Poor Men of Sydney is Christina Stead's first novel, a brilliant portrayal of a group of men and women living in Sydney in the 1920s amid conditions of poverty and social turmoil. Set against the vividly drawn backgrounds of Fisherman's (Watson's) Bay and the innercit ...Show more
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
$25.00 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Library
In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals t ...Show more
Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
$19.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of "War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, " and "Anna Karenina, " which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to "The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, " a collection of thirty of Chekhov' ...Show more
TOPPER by SMITH THORNE
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Category: No Category | Series: Modern Library
Topper is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit TV show and movie starring Cary Grant were based. Cosmo Topper, a mild mannered bank manager, buys a haunted car. The ghosts make it their mission to rescue Topper from his drab life.'
Temptation of St Anthony by Gustave Flaubert
$45.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library
This is a fantastical rendering of one night during which the monk is besieged by carnal temptations and philosophical doubt. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn, this title includes an introduction by Michel Foucault, a commentary, notes and a reading group guide.
The Adventures of Amir Hamza - Special Abridged Edition by Ghalib Lakhnavi; Abdullah Bilgrami; Musharraf Ali Farooqi (Translator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
Here is a special abridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero's odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, l ...Show more
The Arabian Nights by Richard F. Burton (Translator); A. S. Byatt (Introduction by)
$16.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad alway ...Show more
The Bostonians by JAMES HENRY
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
The Bostonians is a novel by the renowned American author, Henry James. It is a story set in Boston in the late 19th century, and it revolves around the lives of a group of people who are involved in the feminist movement. The novel follows the story of Olive Chancellor, a strong-willed feminist who is ...Show more
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt
$32.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Modern Library
Translated by SGC Middlemore and with an introduction by Peter Gay, "Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" is the definitive history of the Italian Renaissance.
The Complete Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson
$40.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library
Presents the complete collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's short stories, including "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Beach of Falesaa.".
The Cossacks by Cynthia (INT) Peter (TRN); Ozick Leo; Constantine Tolstoy
$24.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Library Classics
The Cossacks is a short novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1863 in the popular literary magazine The Russian Messenger. It was originally called Young Manhood. Both Ivan Turgenev and the Nobel prize-winning Russian writer Ivan Bunin gave the work great praise, Turgenev calling it his favorite work by To ...Show more
The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys
$27.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library
Originally scribbled in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's quotidian journal of life in Restoration London provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues; naval, church, and cultural affairs; and the sexual escapades and domestic strife of a man with a voracious, childlike appeti ...Show more