Set in nineteenth-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a naïve young woman. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent. As hardships, mutiny and betrayal whittle away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Laura, waiting in Sydney, moves through the months of separation as if they were a dream and Voss the only reality.
From the careful delineation of Victorian society to the sensitive rendering of hidden love to the stark narrative of adventure in the Australian desert, Patrick White’s novel is a work of extraordinary power and virtuosity.
Jane Gleeson-White's Australian Classics
Voss
$24.95$19.95 – Paperback book / Vintage
Set in nineteenth-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a naïve young woman. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feel... Buy or find out more →
Selected Poems
$22.99 – Paperback book / Angus & Robertson
One of Australia’s finest poets, Kenneth Slessor would be outstanding in any company. His brilliance of technique gives an impression of unconscious mastery in poems that are always arresting in conception and illuminati... Buy or find out more →
Collected Poems
$24.99 – Paperback book / Angus & Robertson
This definitive collection represents the impressive poetic achievement of one of Australia'sd most highly respected and valued poets. Judith Wright's Collected Poems is comprised of her work from 1942 to 1985, and inclu... Buy or find out more →
The Fatal Shore
$27.95 – Trade paperback / Vintage
In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia. This work presents an epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children o... Buy or find out more →
Robbery Under Arms
$19.95 – Paperback book / New Holland Pub
With the sub heading ‘A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields’ it was Robbery Under Arms that established Rolf Boldrewood’s reputation in the literary world, and by which he is still most wide... Buy or find out more →