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If only Flashman had got on with his dinner and ignored the handkerchief dropped by a flirtatious hussy in a Calcutta hotel ...

The eighth memoir of the arch-cad, toady and bully of "Tom Brown's Schooldays", now grown to glorious manhood and currently involved in scenes in China's opium wars.

Australian novelist, playwright and Nobel Prize winner, Patrick White writes about his life, his homosexuality and his views on a variety of topics.

The author tells of his own experiences aboard 'H.M.A.S. Nepal' in 1944 and the actions in which he was involved.

The narrator and his wife Denise are rescued by the Cold Harbour lifeboat. Curiously, Zec Acland, the old lifeboat man, recognises their antique flying mascot.

Nurse Francis finds that it takes a bad accident to help her sort out her life.

An incredible story, based on fact, about four children hidden in an attic so that their mother - apparently childless - may inherit a fortune.

Retells thirteen fairy tales by the Danish author, including: The tinderbox, The steadfast tin soldier, The little match girl, and The snowman.

Of interest to anyone curious about the great Australian outback and/or who has read any of Arthur Upfield's books. A fascinating account of his life.

Queenie Hanlon has a perfect life. She's the mother of 2 adoring children, the wealthy owner of a thriving outback station and the lover of handsome bushman TR Hamilton.

When artist Annie Gordon gatecrashes a designer sale, the last thing she expects is to be caught in a fire. She escapes and accidently snatches someone elses handbag.

An alien spaceship is seen approaching Earth so a welcoming committee prepares to meet it at a space station but the alien's intentions are anything but friendly and it seems Earth is at their

The author's experiences of a life-time in the W.A. hinterland - farming, droughts, Gallipoli, the Depression and World War Two. Told with great feeling.

For beautiful young engineer Kate Justin, recently appointed executive in the giant Dallas company Amalacorp.

Even when he's not involved in a major case, PI Cliff Hardy's life is far from routine.