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A Mother's Disgrace by Robert Dessaix
$24.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
The frank and intimate journey of self-discovery by author, critic and arts commentator Robert Dessaix. Confronting, revealing and candid, the book traces his life from adoption towards the end of World War II, to a most unusual childhood on Sydney's North Shore, to his fascination with Russia and his t ...Show more
Banjo Paterson Complete Poems by Banjo Paterson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: A&R Classics
When a young man submitted a set of verses to the Bulletin in 1889 under the pseudonym 'The Banjo', it was the beginning of an enduring tradition. Today Banjo Paterson is still one of Australia's best-loved poets. This complete collection of his verse shows the bush balladeer at his very best with favou ...Show more
Capricornia by Xavier Herbert
$24.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics
This novel, winner of the Sesquicentennial Literary Prize, offers an insight into Aboriginal issues and race relations.
Clean Straw for Nothing / A Cartload of Clay by George Johnston
$22.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics
Clean Straw for Nothing traces the journey of war correspondent David Meredith as he abandons his career to live on a Greek island with his beautiful wife. A Cartload of Clay brings David back to Australia where he rediscovers his deep affection for his native land.
Clean Straw for Nothing and A Cartload of Clay by George Johnston
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
In the sequel to his semi-autobiographical novel My Brother Jack, George Johnston concludes his Meredith trilogy in this brilliantly evocative, single volume of books two and three: Clean Straw for Nothing (winner of the Miles Franklin Award) and A Cartload of Clay. Set against the backdrop of a Greek ...Show more
Coonardoo by Katherine Prichard
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
A tough, uncompromising novel about the difficult love between a white man and a black woman. Coonardoo is the moving story of a young Aboriginal woman trained from childhood to be the housekeeper at Wytaliba station and, as such, destined to look after its owner, Hugh Watt. The love between Coonardoo a ...Show more
Coonardoo by PRICHARD KATHERINE SUSANNAH
$22.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
A tough, uncompromising novel about the difficult love between a white man and a black woman. Coonardoo is the moving story of a young Aboriginal woman trained from childhood to be the housekeeper at Wytaliba station and, as such, destined to look after its owner, Hugh Watt. The love between Coonardoo a ...Show more
Henry Lawson Poems by Henry Lawson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
First published in 1979, this edition includes 30 new selections, including highly significant poems addressed to his lost love, Hannah Thorburn, and some for young children.
Henry Lawson: Selected Stories by Henry Lawson
$27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics
This collection showcases some of the very best of Henry Lawson's short fiction. These are tales dealing with Lawson's perennially popular themes - love, adventure, humour and the home.
Henry Lawson Selected Stories by Henry Lawson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
An essential collection of Henry Lawson's best-loved stories. Rogues, larrikins and the lost people - these timeless stories range from inspired, laconic comedies to pathos and tragedy. this selection showcases Lawson's range as a fiction writer and highlights his profound influence on how Australians ...Show more
Here's Luck by Lennie Lower
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: A&R Classics
Still considered one of Australia's funniest books ever, Here's Luck is Lennie Lower's most inspired lunacy. Here's Luck, Lennie Lower's wild and uproarious masterpiece, is set in Sydney during the early depression years and follows the hilarious exploits of its hero and narrator, Jack Gudgeon. Deserted ...Show more
Kenneth Slessor Selected Poems by Kenneth Slessor
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
One of Australia's finest poets, Kenneth Slessor would be outstanding in any company. His brilliance of technique gives an impression of unconscious mastery in poems that are always arresting in conception and illuminating in image. Slessor was born in 1901 in Orange, New South Wales. He was educated in ...Show more