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The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press, The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1951
... England - Fiction... The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit Ill, p.839. England ...This Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the U.S. It is a novel that has retains its relevance to today's issues.Ill, p.839.fictionThis Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the U.S. It is a novel that has retains its relevance to today's issues. england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Ruby Ferguson, Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary, 1949
... England - Fiction...Book Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary p.223. England - Fiction ...The Countess of Lochlule marries Sir Hector, owner of the estate next to 'Keepsfield', the palatial Scottish mansion where she lives. But one day she meets someone on a park bench in Edinburgh. This novel is about dreams and the hard world of money and position and their relations to one another.p.223.fictionThe Countess of Lochlule marries Sir Hector, owner of the estate next to 'Keepsfield', the palatial Scottish mansion where she lives. But one day she meets someone on a park bench in Edinburgh. This novel is about dreams and the hard world of money and position and their relations to one another.england - fiction, romantic fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The old road from Spain, 1932
... England - Adventure fiction... The old road from Spain p.282. England - Adventure fiction English ...The landscape, social life, and rural traditions of Holme’s native Westmorland are vividly evoked in The Old Road from Spain, the story of two brothers. When the younger brother arrives home from Spain it disrupts the even tenor of life in their Westmorland home. Meanwhile, a wreck in Morecambe bay links the story back to the Spanish Armada.p.282.fictionThe landscape, social life, and rural traditions of Holme’s native Westmorland are vividly evoked in The Old Road from Spain, the story of two brothers. When the younger brother arrives home from Spain it disrupts the even tenor of life in their Westmorland home. Meanwhile, a wreck in Morecambe bay links the story back to the Spanish Armada.england - adventure fiction, english fiction -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Captain Marryat, Children of the New Forest, 1960
... fiction England Civil War 1647 British history Walsh St library ...Hardcoverhistorical fiction, england, civil war 1647, british history , walsh st library -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, HG Wells, The food of the gods, 1904
... Science fiction - England... The food of the gods Ill, p.311. Science fiction - England ...Published in 1904, this forgotten classic is sci-fi and dystopia at its best, written by the creator and master of the genreFollowing extensive research in the field of growth, Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood light upon a new mysterious element, a food that causes greatly accelerated development. Initially christening their discovery The Food of the Gods, the two scientists are overwhelmed by the possible ramifications of their creation. Needing room for experiments, Mr. Besington chooses a farm that offers him the chance to test on chickens, which duly grow monstrous, six or seven times their usual size. With the farmer, Mr. Skinner, failing to contain the spread of the Food, chaos soon reigns as reports come in of local encounters with monstrous wasps, earwigs, and rats. The chickens escape, leaving carnage in their wake. The Skinners and Redwoods have both been feeding their children the compound illicitlytheir eventual offspring will constitute a new age of giants. Public opinion rapidly turns against the scientists and society rebels against the world's new flora and fauna. Daily life has changed shockingly and now politicians are involved, trying to stamp out the Food of the Gods and the giant race. Comic and at times surprisingly touching and tragic, Wells' story is a cautionary tale warning against the rampant advances of science but also of the dangers of greed, political infighting, and shameless vote-seeking. Collapse summaryIll, p.311.fictionPublished in 1904, this forgotten classic is sci-fi and dystopia at its best, written by the creator and master of the genreFollowing extensive research in the field of growth, Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood light upon a new mysterious element, a food that causes greatly accelerated development. Initially christening their discovery The Food of the Gods, the two scientists are overwhelmed by the possible ramifications of their creation. Needing room for experiments, Mr. Besington chooses a farm that offers him the chance to test on chickens, which duly grow monstrous, six or seven times their usual size. With the farmer, Mr. Skinner, failing to contain the spread of the Food, chaos soon reigns as reports come in of local encounters with monstrous wasps, earwigs, and rats. The chickens escape, leaving carnage in their wake. The Skinners and Redwoods have both been feeding their children the compound illicitlytheir eventual offspring will constitute a new age of giants. Public opinion rapidly turns against the scientists and society rebels against the world's new flora and fauna. Daily life has changed shockingly and now politicians are involved, trying to stamp out the Food of the Gods and the giant race. Comic and at times surprisingly touching and tragic, Wells' story is a cautionary tale warning against the rampant advances of science but also of the dangers of greed, political infighting, and shameless vote-seeking. Collapse summary science fiction - england, artificial foods -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Luck of the Lennites, Unknown
... the Marysville State School library. england school cricket fiction ...A novel by Alfred Judd about games of cricket that were played at an English school.The cover is red. On the front cover is a picture depicting a cricket player being cheered by a group of boys in school uniforms waving their hats. It appears that the front picture has been cut from the book's dust cover and adhered to the front cover. The title of the book is in red writing at the top of the picture and the author's name is in black writing across the body of the picture. The title, the author and publisher are written in gold ink down the spine of the book.fictionA novel by Alfred Judd about games of cricket that were played at an English school.england, school, cricket, fiction, alfred judd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Michael Joseph, The Fearless Treasure: A Story of England, 1953
Hardcover, No Dust Jacketchildren's fiction, walsh st library -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The dissident guru, 2004
The author of this book, Allan Scarfe, was a Warrnambool resident. He was a graduate of the University of Melbourne. He taught in India, England and Australia (including several years at Warrnambool High School) and was the joint author with his wife Wendy of 12 non-fiction books published in Australia, India, England and the U.S.A. He and Wendy were twice awarded Australia Council Literature Board grants. The Dissident Guru was one of several crime and adventure novels written by Allan Scarfe. This book is one of many books written or co-written by Allan Scarfe, a resident of Warrnambool for many years and one well-known for his literary output. He died in 2016. This is a soft cover book of 328 pages. It was written by Allan Scarfe. The cover is black, grey and white and the lettering is white on the front cover and black on the spine. The front cover has an illustration of masked figures and a body and the back cover has excerpts from critics’ remarks about other Scarfe books. allan scarfe -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Elleston Trevor, Squadron airborne, 1957
In the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain rages in the skies over southern England. Nineteen-year-old Pilot Officer Peter Stuyckes arrives at RAF Westhill and is immediately put to the test. Based on the author's own service as an RAF Flight Engineer, Squadron Airborne unfolds over one unforgettable week that summer, depicting the work of the many ground crew and other staff with intensity and brilliance as they support the Few in their fight against the Luftwaffe.p.254fictionIn the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain rages in the skies over southern England. Nineteen-year-old Pilot Officer Peter Stuyckes arrives at RAF Westhill and is immediately put to the test. Based on the author's own service as an RAF Flight Engineer, Squadron Airborne unfolds over one unforgettable week that summer, depicting the work of the many ground crew and other staff with intensity and brilliance as they support the Few in their fight against the Luftwaffe. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - fiction, battle of britain - fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Routledge and Sons, The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving twenty-five years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her unpleasant wealthy cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family.p.411.fictionThe House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving twenty-five years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her unpleasant wealthy cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family. american fiction, guilt and retribution -
Mont De Lancey
Book, M.A.P, The Treasure on the Beach and What it did for Gilbert West, c late 1800's
A young boy finds what he thinks is treasure when he walks along the beach near his home. The story has religious themes and depicts family life in England in the late 1800'sSmall blue hardcover children's book - The Treasure on the Beach and what it did for Gilbert West by M.A.P. The front cover has a black floral design which continues onto the spine and the back, with the title surrounded in gold boxes and the word, Illustrated, in gold lettering underneath. On the back is a symbol for the publisher Sunday School Union. Black and white illustrations throughout with one on the frontispiece of Gilbert West on the beach. Black and white illumination style lettering is used for the first word of each new chapter. Tissue paper covers the title page. 107p.fictionA young boy finds what he thinks is treasure when he walks along the beach near his home. The story has religious themes and depicts family life in England in the late 1800'schildren's fiction, family life fiction, adventure stories -
Mont De Lancey
Book, H. Frederick Charles, Gentleman Jackson: An Outline, c late 1800's
A story of a young boy Ned and his difficult life growing up in England in the late 1800's with a drunken father and mother who dies. He is a kind boy and becomes a young man who does good deeds for many people. Religious themes throughout.Blue cloth covered hardcover Children's book with the title in gold lettering, Gentleman Jackson by H. Frederick Charles. A gold, black and red illustration is featured on the front cover of a man saving a young boy from a house on fire by lowering him in a knotted sheet. The spine has the title, a picture of a boy holding a book and the initials RTS in gold. Black and white illustrations are throughout with the same front cover one at the frontispiece opposite the title page. There is a tissue paper page protecting it. 255p. At the back are 16 pages of The Religious Tract Society's List of Books for Presentation. 255p.fictionA story of a young boy Ned and his difficult life growing up in England in the late 1800's with a drunken father and mother who dies. He is a kind boy and becomes a young man who does good deeds for many people. Religious themes throughout.religious stories, adventure stories, family life fiction -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Elizabeth Weatherell et al, The Old Helmet, C1868
... with illustration at front of book Printed in England fiction books religion ...A religious story written by Elizabeth Wetherell aka Susan Warner, set in the English countryside in the late 1800'sBlue hardcover book, The Old Helmet by Catherine Shaw, with floral design on front cover and spine. Gold lettering with Coles Favourite Library stamped on front cover.fictionA religious story written by Elizabeth Wetherell aka Susan Warner, set in the English countryside in the late 1800'sfiction books, religion fiction -
Mont De Lancey
Book, The Colosseum-Treadway Stores, The Colosseum-Treadway story book for boys, Unknown
... . Printed in England. children's books fiction annuals Boys annual ...Boys annual containing many short stories by different authors.Large hardcover book with picture of children playing in the snow on cover. Contains many coloured plates and line drawings.fictionBoys annual containing many short stories by different authors. children's books, fiction, annuals -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Mrs Sophie Amelia Prosser et al, The Cheery Chime of Garth and Other Stories, C 1874
Three Short Stories with strong religious themes, the Cheery Chimes of Garth set in a small village in England where a new vicar has been appointed. Mrs S. A. Prosser was known for her sentimental morality tales and fables.Red fabric hardcover book of three short stories, The Cheery Chime of Garth and Other Stories by Mrs Sophie Amelia Prosser, with a floral design in black on front cover with gold lettering for title. And Other Stories and author printed in black. Ornate Illumination style lettering for the first letter of each new chapter with some black and white illustrations throughout.fictionThree Short Stories with strong religious themes, the Cheery Chimes of Garth set in a small village in England where a new vicar has been appointed. Mrs S. A. Prosser was known for her sentimental morality tales and fables.religion fiction, morals fiction, young people's fiction -
Mont De Lancey
Book, C.A Mercer et al, Rob and I: OR, "By Courage and Faith.", C 1870's
A story of a family and the children's adventures in a country village in England. The carved motto written in Latin over the fireplace in their home, translates to - 'By Courage and Faith' and their father comments it is a strong reminder to all of a good way to live.Blue fabic hardcover Children's book, Rob and I, by C.A. Mercer with a coloured front cover illustration in a fancy border and rectangle of a boy and girl out walking in the country. Red lettering for the title and black for the author. The spine has a res box for the title with the publisher at the bottom in a yellow box.fictionA story of a family and the children's adventures in a country village in England. The carved motto written in Latin over the fireplace in their home, translates to - 'By Courage and Faith' and their father comments it is a strong reminder to all of a good way to live. children's fiction, adventure fiction, morals fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Evans Wilson, A. J. (Augusta Jane), St. Elmo : or saved at last, n.d. [1908?]
395 p. ; frontispiece illustration: 'But here, too, all was quiet as the grave and quite as dreary.' - p. 83 Book published By J. Ewins & Sons in Ballarat, presumably by arrangement with the Walter Scott Publishing Co. in Britain. This company was known to make arrangements with overseas 'agents', where an existing Scott publication (printed in England from Scott plates) was bound and published under the name of the agent. fictionamerican civil war, historical fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, A.L.O.E. [A Lady of England - pseudonym of Charlotte Maria Tucker], Ned Franks : the one-armed sailor, [n.d.] [1865?]
264 p. : ill.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Linskill, Mary, The haven under the hill : a novel, 1892
473 p. Dark cloth and cardboard cover with burgundy trim. Gold lettering on spine. Text: 'BALLAARAT MECHANICS' INSTITUTE / HAVEN UNDER THE HILL / LINSKILL'.fictionfiction -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Book, Under Padlock and Seal 1905
A classic detective story. Harold Avery was born in 1869. His life reads like one of his own adventure stories. He was shipwrecked off the coast of Malaysia at the age of ten on his way to Australia with his parents who were drowned. Avery was brought up by the natives who, after three years put him on a Dutch boat bound back to England. He was brought up by an aunt who sent him to Eton and then settled with him in Edinburgh. Avery took a job in the city’s Water Department and in 1894 wrote his first book The Orderly Officer. In the next 45 years he wrote over fifty more books, mainly school stories and adventure stories. In 1941 he left Scotland to travel round the world and the last that was heard from him was a postcard sent to his aunt from Rio de Janeiro in 1943. It is chosen from his large output as being a typical school story but, it can be argued, it is the precursor of work by Enid Blyton and J K Rowling, dealing with school life, five children who go on an adventure and a mystical wizard who ends the story not with a wave of a wand but with kindness and consideration.fictionA classic detective story. Harold Avery was born in 1869. His life reads like one of his own adventure stories. He was shipwrecked off the coast of Malaysia at the age of ten on his way to Australia with his parents who were drowned. Avery was brought up by the natives who, after three years put him on a Dutch boat bound back to England. He was brought up by an aunt who sent him to Eton and then settled with him in Edinburgh. Avery took a job in the city’s Water Department and in 1894 wrote his first book The Orderly Officer. In the next 45 years he wrote over fifty more books, mainly school stories and adventure stories. In 1941 he left Scotland to travel round the world and the last that was heard from him was a postcard sent to his aunt from Rio de Janeiro in 1943. It is chosen from his large output as being a typical school story but, it can be argued, it is the precursor of work by Enid Blyton and J K Rowling, dealing with school life, five children who go on an adventure and a mystical wizard who ends the story not with a wave of a wand but with kindness and consideration.#detectivestory, fiction, adventurebook, boysownadventure -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Henry Garnett, Gamble for a Throne, 1962
... School library. england history oliver cromwell fiction henry ...A novel by Henry Garnett that is about Oliver Cromwell, a significant figure in English history.The cover is blue. On the front cover is a picture depicting men who appear to be soldiers in the 1600's preparing to do battle. In the background is a building will mullioned windows. It appears that the front picture has been cut from the book's dust cover and adhered to the front cover. The title of the book is in red writing at the top of the picture and the author's name is in white writing across the body of the picture. The title, the author and publisher are written in silver ink down the spine of the book.fictionA novel by Henry Garnett that is about Oliver Cromwell, a significant figure in English history.england, history, oliver cromwell, fiction, henry garnett -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, A noble life. 'By the author of 'John Halifax, Gentleman', 'Christian's Mistake', etc. etc.' (Known to be Dinah Maria Mulock Craik), [n.d.] [First published 1866, date of this edition c.1895]
314 p. Brown and red cover - leather overlaid by cloth. Title 'A Noble Life' and 'Smythesdale Mech. Institute' embossed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, dinah maria mulock craik -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Barr, Amelia E, The Preacher's Daughter, A Domestic Romance by Amelia E. Barr, 1895
Domestic romance.Hardcover book of 297 pages. Cover is black with red spine and corners. fictionDomestic romance.amelia e. barr, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Lord Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton), Alice : or, the mysteries, [n.d.] [This reprint issued 1890's]
288 + p. (final pages missing) : bound in calico which is printed with product advertisementsfictionfiction, lord lytton, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Cockton, Henry, Sylvester Sound the somnambulist : with steel illustrations by Onwhyn, 1867. [This issue probably printed and bound in 1890s.]
433 p. : ill. ; bound in calico which has product advertisements on the coversfictionfiction, henry cockton, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Short stories, Wilson, John Mackay . . . (et al.), Wilson's 'Tales of the borders, and of Scotland' : volumes 5 & 6, [n.d] [this reprint 189-?]
Short stories by various authors, including the editor John Mackay Wilson.Vol V, p. 1-284 ; Vol. VI, p. 1-282. Title page and final pages missing, contents page lists stories in Vol. VI only. Bound in calico which is printed with product advertisements.fictionShort stories by various authors, including the editor John Mackay Wilson. scottish folklore, short stories, fiction, john mackay wilson, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Lord Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton), The last of the barons : book the first : the adventures of Master Marmaduke Nevile, First published 1843. Numerous later editions - various publishers. This reprint of a Routledge edition 1890s
487 p. ; bound in calico which has advertisements printed on the cover. Title page missing. Information for catalogue record derived from half-title page and publisher's advertising at end of book.fictionhistorical fiction, edward iv king of england, warwick the kingmaker, lord lytton, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Raymond, Ernest, Tell England : a study in a generation, 1922
320 p. : dark grey cover, red spine. Title, author's name, and 'Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute' embossed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, world war i, english public schools -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Raymond, Ernest, Tell England : a study in a generation, 1922
320 p. ; Blue/black embossed cloth-and-cardboard cover.fictionfiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''GAMING GODS'' A NOVEL BY M.FORREST
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 280 page red hardback novel by M. Forrest set in rural Australia. Published about 1926 by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London and printed in England by Jarrod & Sons Ltd. Catalogue sticker ''2203 FOR'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf - ''A H Chisholm with many pleasant recollections from the Author Dec 1926 'The parrot preened the glory of his wing; The bronze-wing ?? Crooned his spring tide tale; The grey dove moaned o'er lost forgotten things; What violins of wings the boughs have known.' M Forest in Queensland woods''.M. Forestbooks, collections, fiction, alec h chisholm collection, m.forrest, novel