The Tatler. 4 Vols by The Tatler
1250.00 NZD
Category: Literature
The Tatler, a periodical launched in London by the essayist Sir Richard Steele in April 1709, appearing three times weekly until January 1711. At first its avowed intention was to present accounts of gallantry, pleasure, and entertainment, of poetry, and of foreign and domestic news. These all were repo ...Show more
Our Mess 3 Vols by Charles Lever
350.00 NZD
Category: Literature
A three-volume novel about an exiled Irish patriot, earning military glory in France (Napoleon is one of the characters).
The Works of George Eliot by George Eliot
1100.00 NZD
Category: Literature
This collection features seven of George Eliot's most notable works, such as Adam Bede, Silas Marner, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, Scenes of a Clerical Life, The Spanish Gypsy, and Impressions of Theophrastus Such.
The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry
40.00 NZD
Category: Literature
The Lady’s Not for Burning, verse comedy in three acts by Christopher Fry, produced in 1948 and published in 1949. Known for its wry characterizations and graceful language, this lighthearted play about 15th-century England brought Fry renown. Evoking spring, it was the first in his series of four plays ...Show more
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 12 Vols
5500.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguab ...Show more
Drake. An English Epic by Alfred Noyes
110.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Drake : An English Epic, Books I-XII.
Atalanta Magazine by L.T. Meade and John Staples (Edited by)
700.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Atalanta was a British monthly magazine for girls, which was published between 1887 and 1898. Named after the Greek mythological heroine Atalanta, the magazine was founded by L. T. Meade as a successor to Every Girl's Magazine. It appeared monthly from January 1887 at six pence per issue. A high litera ...Show more
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
75.00 NZD
Category: Literature
A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a ...Show more
Ranolf and Amohia: A South-sea Day-dream by Alfred Domett
150.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Ranolf and Amohia: A South Sea Daydream is a novel written by Alfred Domett and published in 1872. The story is set in the South Pacific and follows the adventures of Ranolf, a young Englishman who has left his homeland to explore the world, and Amohia, a beautiful Polynesian princess. The two meet and ...Show more
Australasian Prints, Drawings, Etc. by J. Edge-Parington, Esq.,
40.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Australasian Prints, Drawings Etc in the Collection of J.Edge-Partington, Esq.
Who's Who in 20th Century Literature by Martin Seymour-Smith
40.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Alphabetically arranged entries, biased towards American and British authors, provide biographical and bibliographic information on and critical appraisals of important writers of the century
The Origin of Evil by Ellery Queen
650.00 NZD
Category: Literature
This story begins with a dramatic and engaging setup involving a series of mysterious events surrounding the wealthy and enigmatic Leland. The plot revolves around the murder of a man named Charles E. “Chuck” Phelps, who is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Ellery Queen is brought in to unravel ...Show more