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A Shot in the Dark by Saki
$21.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Hesperus Classics
In Saki's world a despotic dog becomes his owner's master, a rural community is hoodwinked into believing in the predictive powers of a pair of friends, and Eve stubbornly refuses to touch the Forbidden Fruit...Although unquestionably of its time, each story ridicules the follies of the society around i ...Show more
Behind a Mask by Louisa May Alcott
$6.00 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Hesperus Classics
Louisa May Alcott's Behind a Mask is an ingenious study of deception and betrayal, and of the ruthless power of a woman scorned. When demure Scottish governess Jean Muir arrives at a wealthy household, the family couldn't be more thrilled with their new young resident, and find themselves quite beguiled ...Show more
Fugitive Poems by John Keats
$27.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Hesperus Classics - Poetry
Fugitive Poems is a new volume of previously uncollected poems selected by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion. Gleaned from the riches of Keats's letters to his friends and relatives, these poems reveal a lesser-known aspect of the poet's sensibility, showing him as a witty, humorous and, at times, irreverent ...Show more
Hyde Park Gate News by Virginia Woolf
$44.95 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Hesperus Classics
As children, Virginia Woolf, elder sister Vanessa Bell, and brother Thoby, collaborated on their very own newspaper, recording the day-to-day events of the family home, 22 Hyde Park Gate. They called the paper 'Hyde Park Gate News', and the original manuscripts are published here for the first time. Ing ...Show more
No Man's Land by Graham Greene
$24.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Hesperus Classics
No Man's Land is a profoundly chilling tale of espionage, superstition, and betrayal, and bears all the hallmarks of Greene's most famous works. Arriving in the Harz Mountains, within striking distance of the Iron Curtain, 'civilian' Brown appears to be enjoying a small vacation. Yet one night he crosse ...Show more
Polite Conversation by Jonathan Swift
$20.46 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Hesperus Classics
Beginning with an 'expert' introduction to the perils of ill-educated discourse, Swift seeks to offer a remedy for conversational disasters. His aim: to ensure one is always equipped with the correct response no matter the situation, and the means with which to stoke up conversation when it lapses into ...Show more
The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain
$21.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Hesperus Classics | Reading Level: very good
Master storyteller Mark Twain hilariously recreates the very first days, portraying Adam as something of a recluse, and a man who is ill prepared for the arrival of Eve, a talkative, emotional and highly charged female. Yet, in time, and after many moments of conflict, they begin to learn to live togeth ...Show more
Theseus by Andre Gide
$18.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Hesperus Classics
Theseus, mythical hero of Athens, narrates his life story in an existential vacuum following the failure of his marriages, the death of his son, Hippolytus, his own famous exploits a distant memory. Tragedy punctuates this narrative, as it does his drama, Oedipus, also published here, both works elabora ...Show more
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