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The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Bell and Sons, Life of George Washington v.4, 1901
A biography of George WashingtonIndex, p.401.non-fictionA biography of George Washingtongeorge washington 1732-1799, presidents - united states - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Robertson and Mullens, Adamson of Wesley : the story of a great headmaster, 1932
A biography of L.A. Adamson a former Headmaster of Wesley. The book has three main parts: Adamson and Wesley, Adamson the man and Adamson in Public Life. The book also contains an autobiography of his early life.Ill, p.218.non-fictionA biography of L.A. Adamson a former Headmaster of Wesley. The book has three main parts: Adamson and Wesley, Adamson the man and Adamson in Public Life. The book also contains an autobiography of his early life. educators - victoria - biography, wesley college -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Colorgravure, Fifty famous Australians, 1950?
Biographical sketches of 50 famous AustraliansIll, p.464.non-fictionBiographical sketches of 50 famous Australiansaustralia - biography, australia - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, ed. / with an introd. and supplementary account of Franklin's later life by W. Macdonald, 1948
An autobiography of Benjamin FranklinIndex, p.232.non-fictionAn autobiography of Benjamin Franklinunited states - history, benjamin franklin 1706-1790 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook - The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, Henry Froude Hodder and Stoughton, ????
The voyages of Christopher ColumbusIll, p.288.non-fictionThe voyages of Christopher Columbusexplorers - america - biography, america - discovery and exploration -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Arthur L. Humphreys, Napoleon, the last phase, 1900
The final years of NapoleonIndex, p.256.non-fictionThe final years of Napoleonnapoleon emporer of the french - captivity, napoleon 1769-1821 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Constable & Co, The life of Pasteur, 1937
A biography of French scientist Louis PasteurIndex, p.484.non-fictionA biography of French scientist Louis Pasteurlouis pasteur 1822-1895, scientists - france - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Stalin on Lenin, 1946
Collection of essays and speeches lauding the achievements of LeninIll, p.95.non-fictionCollection of essays and speeches lauding the achievements of Leninvladimir illich lenin 1870-1924, soviet union - politics and government -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Collins, The call of the wild ; White fang ; The scarlet plague, 1953
Fictional stories of the Alaskan wildernessBib, p.381.Fictional stories of the Alaskan wildernessamerican fiction, gold mining - fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Peter Davies, The adventures of Sajo and her beaver people, 1935
The adventures of two young beavers after they are rescued by an Indian hunter and taken to his village.Ill, p.208.non-fictionThe adventures of two young beavers after they are rescued by an Indian hunter and taken to his village.animals - fiction, american fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Routledge Keegan Paul Ltd, Uncle Remus, or, Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin, ????
Presents the legends, songs, and sayings of Uncle Remus, following the text of the first edition of Joel Chandler Harris' attempt to record traditional black stories of his time.Ill, p.248.non-fictionPresents the legends, songs, and sayings of Uncle Remus, following the text of the first edition of Joel Chandler Harris' attempt to record traditional black stories of his time. african americans - folklore, america - fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Nelson, Grey Owl and the beaver, 1935
A book of beavers and their conservationIll, p.137.non-fictionA book of beavers and their conservation beavers, conservationists - canada - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, William Heinemann, Owd Bob : the grey dog of Kenmuir, 1927
A dog storyMap, p.322.fictionA dog storyjuvenile fiction, dog stories -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Lovatt Dickson Limited, Pilgrims of the wild, 1935
The story of Grey Owl and Anaharare, his wife; their days trapping, guiding and exploring, and then their life work devoted to the conservation of game generally, and the beaver in particular.Ill, p.281non-fictionThe story of Grey Owl and Anaharare, his wife; their days trapping, guiding and exploring, and then their life work devoted to the conservation of game generally, and the beaver in particular.conservationists - canada - biography, beavers -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin, Pilgrims of the wild, 1935
The story of Grey Owl and Anaharare, his wife; their days trapping, guiding and exploring, and then their life work devoted to the conservation of game generally, and the beaver in particular.Ill, p.281non-fictionThe story of Grey Owl and Anaharare, his wife; their days trapping, guiding and exploring, and then their life work devoted to the conservation of game generally, and the beaver in particular.conservationists - canada - biography, beavers -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The World's Works, Billy Graham : the personal story of the man, his message and his mission, 1957
The personal story of the man, of his teen-age beginnings as a preacher; of how today he draws and moves such vast audiences; of those, foremost among them Ruth Bell Graham, his wife, who play leading parts in his work. It is also the story ... firsthand, of Billy Graham's Crusades and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.Ill, p.274.The personal story of the man, of his teen-age beginnings as a preacher; of how today he draws and moves such vast audiences; of those, foremost among them Ruth Bell Graham, his wife, who play leading parts in his work. It is also the story ... firsthand, of Billy Graham's Crusades and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.christianity, billy graham -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Peter Davies, The big fisherman, 1949
A fictional account of Peter the Apostles' travelsMaps, p.459.fictionA fictional account of Peter the Apostles' travelsfiction, peter the apostle -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Laurence James Ludovici, Nobel prize winners, 1957
A list of Nobel prize winners by categoryIll, p.226.non-fictionA list of Nobel prize winners by categorynobel prize, eminent persons -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, McMillan and Co, The works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate, 1920
The works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate.Index, p.894.fictionThe works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate.poetry - english, alfred lord tennyson 1809-1892 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Routledge and Sons, The poetical works of Robert Burns, 1883
The poetical works of Robert Burns edited with introductory biography and notes by Charles Kent.Index, p.473.fictionThe poetical works of Robert Burns edited with introductory biography and notes by Charles Kent.poetry - scotland, robert burns 1759-1796 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Dymocks Book Arcade, Great expectations, 1949
A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor 7F 13 these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectationsIll, p.444.fictionA terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor 7F 13 these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectationsengland - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Ward Lock and Co, A tale of two cities, 1911
Tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality. Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. However, the two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette.Ill, p.367.fictionTells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality. Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. However, the two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Chapman and Hall, Oliver Twist, 1902
Scathing in its indictment of a cruel society and pervaded by a sense of threat and mystery, this novel is peopled with some of the most famous characters in literature. Elements of the Gothic Romance jostle with those of the Newgate novel and popular melodrama forging a style entirely Dickens'.Ill p.330.fictionScathing in its indictment of a cruel society and pervaded by a sense of threat and mystery, this novel is peopled with some of the most famous characters in literature. Elements of the Gothic Romance jostle with those of the Newgate novel and popular melodrama forging a style entirely Dickens'. england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Oxford University Press, The personal history of David Copperfield, 1948
The story of an abandoned waif who discovers life and love in an indifferent world, this classic tale of childhood is populated with a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains who number among the author's greatest creation.Ill, p.877.fictionThe story of an abandoned waif who discovers life and love in an indifferent world, this classic tale of childhood is populated with a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains who number among the author's greatest creation.england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Oxford University Press, The posthumous papers of the Pickwick club, 1948
Novel based on Pickwick Club of London, decides to establish a traveling society in which four members journey about England and make reports on their travels.Ill, p.801.fictionNovel based on Pickwick Club of London, decides to establish a traveling society in which four members journey about England and make reports on their travels. england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Oxford University Press, The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1951
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 LibraryBook, John Stuart Mill, On liberty
At the time it was published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty was a radical and controversial work; it argued for the right of individuals to possess freedom from the state in moral and economic matters. Mill declares that ""Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign"", contrasting this with the ""tyranny of the majority."" He states that an individual can do anything they like as long as it doesn't harm another.Index, p.172.non-fictionAt the time it was published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty was a radical and controversial work; it argued for the right of individuals to possess freedom from the state in moral and economic matters. Mill declares that ""Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign"", contrasting this with the ""tyranny of the majority."" He states that an individual can do anything they like as long as it doesn't harm another. political philosophy, individualism -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryAngus and Robertson, Behind bamboo, 1946
The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity.Ill, p.391.non-fictionThe bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, burma railway -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, They shall not pass unseen, 1956
The Sunderland flying-boats and the Junkers 88s and U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic through the eyes of the No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.Ill, p.204.non-fictionThe Sunderland flying-boats and the Junkers 88s and U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic through the eyes of the No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, battle of the atlantic -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The Epworth Press, Brothers in art : studies in William Holman-Hunt ... and John Everett Millais, bart, 1920
Biographies of n William Holman-Hunt and John Everett MillaisIll, p.197.Biographies of n William Holman-Hunt and John Everett Millaisart - history, art - biography
