Collection: Reference

World's leading authors and their works. 389 biographies and critiques of the finest literary figures of all time, ranging from the ancient Greek playwrights to contemporary writers celebrates the best of world literature in all its incarnations.

Covers planetary research from the time of the Babylonians and Ancient Greeks through to those of Kepler, Galileo, Cassini, Newton and Hershel to the modern era of space exploration. Outlines the key observational discoveries and theoretical developments.

Places 'Waltzing Matilda' in its historical context, evoking a bygone era of swaggies, shearers and stockmen. Ross gives meanings of the song's now outdated slang. Contemporary drawings by Norman Lindsay contribute to the outback atmosphere.