Townsend of the Ranges

By

Dr Peter Cowley

Thomas Scott Townsend (1812-1869) was a man who, over the time of his amazing life spent surveying the unknown and vast area of what is now New South Wales and...
Biographies, History, Non Fiction
The English Soul

By

Peter Ackroyd

Faith of a Nation This scholarly and deeply researched book, The English Soul, will be of great value to those interested in English History, The Christian Religion, and well known...
History, Non Fiction
Hazzard and Harrower

By

Edited by Brigitta Olubas, Susan Wyndham

The Letters Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower, although two Australian born literary luminaries, have often been underappreciated and ignored by many of their contemporaries and readers. In “Hazzard and Harrower...
History, Non Fiction
Secrets of Great Botanists

By

Matthew Biggs

And What They Teach Us About Gardening “This book aims to teach readers about the observations and ideas of groundbreaking Botanists.” Secrets of Great Botanists is a beautiful example of...
Gardening, History, Non Fiction
Australia in 100 Words

By

Dr Amanda Laugesen

What a fascinating story Australia in 100 Words has to tell. It will be of great interest to those who enjoy the History of Australia, the language of Australia and...
History, Non Fiction
Wheel of Fortune (The Tarnished Crown)

By

C F Dunn

Set during the time of the War of Roses (1455-85) that raged between the Houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, Book 1 in the Wheel of Fortune...
Fiction, Historical, History
Hellalyle and Hildebrand

By

Tagai Tarutin

Frederick Burton's painting, "The Meeting on the Turret Stair" 1864, hanging in the National Gallery of Ireland is a stunning artwork capturing a simple and yet divinely beautiful romantic moment...
Fiction, History
The Gallows Bird

By

Barbara Sumner

Barbara Sumner, in her first fiction novel The Gallows Bird, celebrates the lives of so many women placed in service at a young age, some to accept their lot in...
Fiction, History
Aboriginal Victorians

By

Richard Broome

A history since 1800 “This book is about how Aboriginal people have been challenged by change since 1800, forging a place in Victoria, to live as Aboriginal people in an...
History, Non Fiction
Memoirs of a French Courtesan: Volume 1: Rebellion

By

Celeste Mogador. Translated Kirsten Hall Geisler.

In 1852 Celeste Mogador wrote her memoirs in self-defence. Speaking out about the lack of justice to be found in France during the dangerous years of her growing from childhood...
Biographies, History, Non Fiction
Reading the Rooms

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Edited by Richard Neville and Rachel Franks.

Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW What a truly beautiful coffee table and research book Reading the Rooms which is edited by Richard Neville and Rachel Franks....
History, Non Fiction
Wild Love

By

Kiera Lindsay

The ambitions of Adelaide Ironside, the first Australian artist to astonish the world How thrilling it is to discover another female artist, born in Sydney in 1831, whose works have...
Biographies, History, Non Fiction