Anywhere: stories from shakespeare (Keywords)

In 1997, Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don't remember in the school photograph. His exams have not gone well. At home he is looking after his father, when surely it should be the other way round, and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread. Then Fran Fisher bursts ...

Based on the facts we know about William Shakespeare, Ben Elton's sitcom is about the life of the world's favourite bard as it just might have been. It's the 1590s and Will is still at the start of his career. In London his plays are looked down on by his sinister rival Robert Greene, while his...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE -- THE EMMY AWARD–WINNING HBO MINISERIES STARRING FRANCES MCDORMAND, RICHARD JENKINS, AND BILL MURRAY In a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever before, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into...

Set in the 1970s. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath in a dark, rainy Scottish town, it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He's the best cop they've got, and he's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They're all within reach. But he's also an ex-drug add...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 13 rare tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922. At a time when crime and thriller wri...

Forgotten Women is a new series of books that uncover the lost her stories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped and changed the course of our futures. From leaders and scientists to artists and...

Set in the 1970s. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath in a dark, rainy Scottish town, it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He's the best cop they've got, and he's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They're all within reach. But he's also an ex-drug add...

It's March 1985 and Nicky Starling is turning eight, but it's a sad day. Nicky's grandmother Didie has just died. Almost worse - his father's beloved football team has lost the first match of the season. Nicky will miss Didie but he still has Rose, Didie's nurse. He wishes he could love footy, bu...

While her parents are away, a teenager finds herself home alone, with the household staff mysteriously gone, no phone connection, and news of an insurgency on the radio - and then she hears a knock at the door. Her teacher, who has been kidnapped by guerrillas, recites Shakespeare in the jungle...

A film producer, a handsome star, and an African safari guide must race to protect themselves and the world from a terrorist nuclear trade. Film producer Pero Baltazar thought he was taking a Berlin filming assignment. He needed the work, needed to get back in the saddle after fighting off a li...

Jorge Carrion takes his reader on a journey around the world, via its bookshops. His travels take him to Shakespeare & Co in Paris, Wells in Winchester, Green Apple Books in San Francisco, Librairie des Colonnes in Tangier, the Strand Book Store in New York and provoke encounters with thinkers,...

“Misery Bay" is more than just a fitting name for this outwardly innocent fishing village. Misery Bay is a picturesque fishing village on the Eastern shore of Nova Scotia, a seemingly idyllic location. But the islands and hidden coves hide something more sinister. Illegal immigrants and drugs are...

This guide will help students stay on top of HSC studies. It includes past exam questions for papers up to 2015, and suggested answers and responses for the HSC Standard English topic.

Ten unlucky pirates are invading Andy and Terry's treehouse! But not for long ... This hilarious story from the bestselling The 26-Storey Treehouse has been formatted especially for beginner readers and has colour illustrations.

True History of the Kelly Gang is Peter Carey's stunning, Booker Prize-winning novel about Australia's most famous outlaw. As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his narrative in semiliterate but magically descriptive prose. To his pursuers he is a thief and a murderer. To his own people h...

From the punk rock stars of Australian children's literature comes the fastest-selling Australian book in a decade and the no. 1 bestselling book of 2015 "Brilliantly silly" - The Daily Telegraph "Hilariously clever" - Australian Women's Weekly Andy and Terry's amazing 65-Storey Treehouse no...

Read amazing stories about Martin Luther King, Jr., Amelia Earhart, Mohandas Gandhi, and many other fascinating and inspiring people from all over the world. These colourful and kid-friendly pages introduce younger readers to more than 50 people and their interesting lives.

Take one Shakespearean tragedy: Macbeth. Add Andy, Danny and Lisa -- the Just trio, and mix them all together to create one of the most hilarious, most dramatic, moving stories of love, Whizz Fizz, witches, murder and madness.

Mouseford Academy is celebrating their 600th anniversary and the headmaster and teachers decide to put on a play of the famous Mouseo and Juliet. The Thea Sisters want the role of Juliet but so does their rival, Ruby Flashyfur.

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