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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Ivanhoe (Abridged), c. 1914
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.Novel, 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott. Tan hard cover, black print and decorationIvanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart. -
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Book, CHARLES DICKENS, A Christmas Carol, c. 1918
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, blue soft cloth cover, black print and decoration, edited by W.H.D. Rouse.A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man -
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Book, Stephanie: The Story of A Christian Maiden's Love, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Novel, 'Stephanie' by Louis Veuillot, translated from the French by Mrs. Josephine Black. Dark green hard cover, embossed lettering and flowers in gold and black. Label glued to inside of front cover, white, black print: M.R.A. Library -
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Book, In Fealty to Apollo, c. 1944
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...An anthology of Australian and English Poetry for secondary school studentsAnthology of poetry, soft cover, yellow, black printAn anthology of Australian and English Poetry for secondary school students -
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Book, RUDYARD KIPLING, Captains Courageous, c. 1947
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.Novel, hard cover, grey, spine gold, black printCaptains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream, c. 1919
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.Book of play by William Shakespeare (The Junior School Shakespeare) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Red cloth soft cover, black printFour Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry. -
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Book, The Intermediate Geography Text Book, c. 1946
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Educational geography text bookHardback, blue cover, geography textbookEducational geography text book -
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Book, Children of the Dawn, c. 1914
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...A selection of ancient Greek tales and myths in a format suitable for young children.Collection of old tales of Greece Part II. Sage paperback, dark green print and decorationA selection of ancient Greek tales and myths in a format suitable for young children. -
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Book - Book - Wordsworth and Coleridge, c. 1947
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Anthology of verse by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Orange limp cloth cover, black print -
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Book - Book - A Brief Survey Of British History, c. 1926
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Hard back, red, black print, British History textbook -
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Book, G.W. IRVING, Caveman to Capitalist, 1935
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...An introduction to economic history for Australian readers.Hardback, grey blue print economic history textAn introduction to economic history for Australian readers. -
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Book - Book - The Merchant of Venice, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book of the play by William Shakespeare, 'The Merchant of Venice', yellow paper back, black print -
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Book - Book - Percival Keene, c. 1895
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book, hard back, royal blue, gold print -
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Book, The White Rose of Deerham, c. 1878
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Novel, hard cover, burgundy, black print and decoration -
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Book - Book - Twelfth Night, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book of William Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' (The Junior Schools Shakespeare). Red cloth limp cover, black print -
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Book - Book - A Tale of Two Cities, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens, edited by grace Todhunter B.A, Hard cover, red, gold lettering on spine -
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Book - Book - the Vicar of Wakefield, OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1907
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Novel, 'The Vicar of Wakefield' by Oliver Goldsmith. Hard cover, red with light and dark green decoration , gold lettering on spine -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, The Merchant of Venice, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio.Book of William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'. The Plain-Text Shakespeare. Red cloth limp cover, black printAntonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio. -
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Book - Book - The Tragedy of William The Third, Bliss, Sands and Co, London, c. 1898
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book of the play ' The tragedy of William the Third' by William Shakespeare. Dark red hard cover, gold print on spine -
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Book - Book - Macaulay's Lays, c. 1918
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...A collection of the lays of Ancient Rome by Lord Macaulay, edited by W.M.L. Atchison. Soft cover, tan, black print. Photo of Lord Macaulay page 1 -
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Book - Book - Marmion, SIR WALTER SCOTT, c. 1918
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Poem 'Marmion' in six cantos, by Sir walter Scott, limp cloth cover, brown, black print and decoration. Black and white image of Scott, first page -
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Book, Charlotte Marie Tucker (ALOE), The Giant Killer or The Battle Which All Must Fight, c. 1885
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Cautionary tale for the youngNovel ' The Giant Killer' by A.L.O.E. Hard cover, blue black decoration, gold illustrations and print on front cover and spine. Gold edge on pages. 40 black and white engravingsCautionary tale for the young -
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Book, Sohrab and Rustum, c. 1944
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Narrative poem with tragic themesPoem by Matthew Arnold, edited by W.J. Cunningham-Pike, plus a life of the poet, by A.T. Guiller-Couch. Soft cover, blue with black print.Narrative poem with tragic themes -
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Book - Book - Economics for the General Reader, Henry Clay, c. 1946
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Hardback, dark red, black print, economics textbook -
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Book, A First Book of British History, c. 1921
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road history British European ...Hardcover, red, black print and decoration. British History textbook, black and white photos and illustrationshistory, british, european -
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Book - Book - An Australian Muster, Selected by A.A. PHILLIPS, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...An anthology of the Australian way of life. Orange limp cloth cover, black print -
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Book, HENRY WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW, The Falcon of Ser Federigo & King Robert of Sicily, c. 1919
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Two poems by Longfellow, edited by Ethel G Skeat. Soft cover, tan, black printpoetry, poem -
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Book - Book - The Australian Economy, Halstead Press PTY LTD, c. 1947
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Blue hardback with black print, light blue slip cover, royal blue print. Economics textbook -
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Book - Book - The White Company, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, c. 1914
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Novel, 'The White Company' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. hard cover, brown, black print. Black and white illustrations -
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Book, J.W. MARRIOTT, Exercises in Thinking and Expressing, c. 1941
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...From the Foreword: ' This little book is not intended to be a work on formal logic. The author's purpose was to attempt to teach some of the rudiments of right thinking, to suggest an attitude of mind which weighs before it accepts, to show the need for fearless sincerity.Hard back, red, black print, English expression and thinking textbookFrom the Foreword: ' This little book is not intended to be a work on formal logic. The author's purpose was to attempt to teach some of the rudiments of right thinking, to suggest an attitude of mind which weighs before it accepts, to show the need for fearless sincerity.