Fishing The River Of Time

Taylor, Tony

Text Classics

"A subtle and beautifully observed social comedy."—The Times Literary SupplementHandsome, proud, reprehensible, and misunderstood, Dominic Langton is the dark heart of Martin Boyd's much-loved novel. A Difficult Young Man is an elegant, witty, and compelling turn-of-the-century family tale, the quintessential Australian coming-of-age story.

A Difficult Young Man (The Langton Quartet)

Literature & Fiction

Boyd, Martin

Literary

The penal colony of Moreton Bay is under the command of Patrick Logan, a man not afraid of brutal discipline. But his rule is being questioned, and the arrival of his sister-in-law Frances will change everything. An unforgettable tale of power, duty, and humanity, from one of Australia's most esteemed writers.

The Commandant (Text Classics)

ANDERSON, JESSICA

Possibly the most important anthology ever published, this definitive collection features key works by such famous Australian poets as Gavin Milton, Arnold Wordsworth, Sylvia Blath, Very Manly Hopkins, R.A.C.V. Milne, and Dylan Thompson.
John Clarke is an Australian comedy genius—born, of course, in New Zealand.

The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse (Text Classics)

Humor & Entertainment

Clarke, John

Humor

"A true dark classic of Australian literature."— J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Nobel Prize
Wake in Fright is the original and greatest outback horror story. It tells the tale of John Grant's journey into an alcoholic, sexual, and spiritual nightmare. Outback town Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt you.

Wake in Fright (Text Classics)

Cook,Kenneth

Meet Cliff Hardy. Smoker, drinker, ex-boxer. And private investigator.
The Dying Trade not only introduces a sleuth who has become an enduring Australian literary legend—the antihero of thirty-seven thrillers—but it is also a long love letter to the seamy side of Sydney itself.

The Dying Trade (Text Classics)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

CORRIS, Peter

Mystery

A much-loved humorous classic, which sold a record 130,000 copies in its first year of publication, They're a Weird Mob is a hilarious snapshot of the immigrant experience, by a writer with a brilliant ear for the Australian way with words. It was reprinted every year for thirty-eight years after its publication.

They're a Weird Mob

Culotta, Nino

Humor & Satire

Janet is a skeptic, a journalist; Maxine revels in New Age fantasies; and Ray, a drifter, is a born-again Christian. The common ground is the house they share. But their fragile domestic balance is about to explode.
Cosmo Cosmolino explores our search for meaning amid the complicated—and often hilarious—background of house-sharing.

Cosmo Cosmolino

GARNER, HELEN

Dark Places (Text Classics)

GRENVILLE, KATE

Contemporary

First published in 1886, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was a sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. It has lost none of its page-turning power in the century since.Set in gold-rich Melbourne in the late nineteenth century, Hansom Cab tells a devilishly tricky tale of murder and intrigue.

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Text Classics)

Hume, Fergus

Genre Fiction

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