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Compleat Angler by Walton Izaak
$19.95 AUD
Category: Fishing | Series: Modern Library
Since its first publication in 1653, this classic celebration of the joys of fishing has captivated anglers and nature lovers. This is the 1676 fifth edition and is reproduced with stunning nineteenth-century woodcuts and engravings and an introduction by Howell Raines.
Seven Poor Men of Sydney by Christina Stead
$24.99 AUD
Category: 100 Club - MUST READ AUSTRALIAN NOVELS | 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
$14.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | 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
The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: Miegunyah Modern Library Ser.
Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for one another. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad visions. A chilling novel of the relations bet ...Show more
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