Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature

Looking for Selected Poems by Chris Wallace-Crabbe summary and analysis? Look no further! This book will guide you through every scene, character, and quote to prepare you for your essays and exams.This Text Guide contains: - A 'nutshell' summary that gives you a 1-2 page overview of the text's m...

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"A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them. If something is important, we write it down. Yet, approximately eighty-five per cent of the world's writing systems are on the verge of vanishing - not granted ...

Dear Ailsa, Sometimes I wonder whether the friendship that has caught us both-a most unlikely friendship I must confess-might find an echo in a far off Irish village somewhere in the wild, windy hills of old Donegal. Or am I allowing that uncontrollable imagination of mine too much slack? This is...

Bludger. Larrikin. Dinkum. Cobber. Sickie. Pash. Illywacker. There are plenty of words to choose from to tell the story of Australia from iconic Australianisms like mateship, fair dinkum, and bogan to drop bears, budgie smugglers and bin chickens. And while you aren't likely to hear bonzer, crike...

This is a lively and accessible account of the remarkable relationship between our national drama and our national life, examining fifty outstanding plays of diverse content and style that have appeared in the 120 years since Federation. Energetic, entertaining and original, Meyrick shows the key...