Poems on the go, a travel-sized, daily source of inspiration on themes of experience, nature, passion and spirit, including the selected work of celebrated classic poets as well as collaborations with Australian contemporary authors in partnership with Red Room Poetry.
Oh, no! Baby Koala had a bad fall and has to go to the hospital! But with the help of friends and family, he soon finds out that love and care are everywhere around him. Published in partnership with the Starlight Foundation.
For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, is the best know novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history, relating the epic odyssey of Rufus Dawes, a young man transported to an early penal settlement for a murder he did not commit. A powerful tale that captures the strength of the human spirit and its enduring ......
The first written accounts of the voyage that brought the First Fleet to Australia, this volume records the journey to Botany Bay, the arrival at Port Jackson, early encounters, and the beginnings of the colony. A foundational document of Australian history.
Recently widowed, the beautiful and flirtatious Lady Susan Vernon seeks a new marriage to make her way into high society. Jane Austen’s first novella presents a delightful journey of Regency manners through the author’s timeless expression of elegance, charm and wittiness.
A fiercely intelligent young woman refuses the limits placed on her in rural colonial Australia, choosing independence over convention. Miles Franklin’s classic debut is sharp, funny and defiant, a landmark of Australian literature and an enduring portrait of ambition, freedom and self-determination.
The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, the Old Ones shall be. With a unique fusion of supernatural horror and visionary science fiction, Lovecraft’s Mythos is one of the greatest contributions to supernatural literature, presenting a series of interconnected fictions.
Paris, 1482. In the vaulted towers of Notre-Dame, dark passions haunt the tortured priest Frollo, whose hidden love for young Esmeralda corrupts a pious soul with forbidden remorse. And in the shadows of the bell towers, the broken figure of Quasimodo watches love turns to hatred as the fate of Notre-Dame is drawn into a tale of lust and vengeance.
Seven Little Australians is a classic Australian tale by Ethel Turner. Set in the late 19th century, the novel relates the adventures of the Woolcot family and their mischievous children. Outside of being a beloved tale in children’s literature, the work offers a profound reflection on the meaning of education and how rules and regulations are ......
