The tenant of Wildfell Hall was a mystery man, said to be someone famous, if not a new, international "Mr Big", to be able to afford to lease such a huge Victorian-style Gothic building. In this book, everyone had a different idea about who he was, & what he was doing at that particular address, but six months later, all was solved, when NCIS Los Angeles, reappeared on free-to-air TV, having decided Sydney, with Wildfell Hall as its headquarters, was a really good place for further NCIS episodes.
So late in the day.
A practice nurse's memoirs of the additional patients the doctor would see, after those with appointments had been seen. She describes the gratitude of the patients, and the tiredness of the doctor on most days.
Q's Legacy
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
An exploration of all the transformations that have occurred in Western European languages since the letter Q was invented by the Romans.
84 Charing Cross Road
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
A dry tome about the history of a government agency headquartered at the eponymous address.
The Riddle of the Ring
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
A student has mysterious phone calls on his phone, using an unfamiliar ring tone. His friends try to solve the mystery.
The Black Serpent of Silesia.
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Silesia is an area rich in folklore, when in various centuries it was part of Germany, or neighbouring Poland, in Central Europe, so this particular tale of a shapeshifting evil prince haunting Silesia, has therefore influenced many a creepy story in English literature.
The Oxenbridge King
The tale of the 'king' who leads the team that maintains a bridge west of London, and demands a toll from all users; until one day he is challenged by an unusual traveller....
Swing, Brother, Swing
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
A young girl's account of her little brother's favourite piece of playground equipment.
And Then There Were None
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
A retelling of the 1824-1837 persecution, imprisoning & exile of native tribes on the island which Abel Tasman in 1642 called Van Diemen's Land, under the regime imposed on them by the then Governor, and his Van Diemen's Land Company cronies.
The Fatal Shore
A gripping account of all the known shipwrecks and drownings off the coast of Victoria, Australia, from the mysterious and possibly mythical "Mahogany Ship" to the disappearance of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt.
A Million Wild Acres
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
A million wild acres sounds like a really large area of wilderness, but not according to massive tome of world area comparisons, which lists all nations on earth & their states, in sizes, not only in acres but in hectares, but also square miles or square kilometres. Not even a small island like Tasmania, the size of which is 68,401 km2 (26,410 sq mi) is 16 times that size, is exempt.
The other side of the frontier
The devastating impact of the USS Enterprise's explorations of "the final frontier", as told from the Klingons' point of view.
Joan Makes History
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Many famous women in the world have been called Joan, from St Joan of Arc, in the 15th century, to Australian opera singer, Joan Sutherland, Sydney's answer to Dame Nellie Melba, who passed away in 2010. This biography celebrates her life, whilst the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Theatre, in Penrith, NSW, named in her honour, continues to make history, when it is called simply "The Joan".
Jane of Lantern Hill
A sweeping saga of a woman's life as she makes her home on top of a hill; her house is known for having a lantern lit every night and in inclement as a guide to stray travelers.
Unbroken
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
The name for the 2024 edition of the yearly football almanac, a year when the current Grand Premier winner set an unbroken record for four wins in a row, apart from St George's legendary eleven wins in a row, the last in 1965. Nobody really wants to see that happen again, which can become rather boring for the other 16 clubs in the competition. But will the current winner go on in 2025 to match South Sydney, who managed five wins in a row a century ago, in the 1920's? Or will a new winner emerge, like Melbourne Storm which won the Grand Final in 2020?
The Magician's Nephew.