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Shelley an Essay James Thomson, scottish poet (1834-1882) This ebook presents «Shelley an Essay», from James Thomson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- SHELLEY

“Ted Hughes was a great man and a great poet because of his wholeness and his simplicity and his unfaltering truth to his own sense of the world.” —Seamus Heaney Originally, the medieval bestiary, or book of animals, set out to establish safe distinctions—between them and us—but Ted...

The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Poems: Shakespeare contains selections from Shakespeare's work, including his sonnets, his narrative poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, songs and speeches, and an index of first lines.

A free selection of poems exploring Scotland's saint, Saint Columba, and his life on the island of Iona in Scotland over 1000 years ago. The inspiration is pious, but the sensibility is modern and slightly irreverent. Hopeful that this interpretation brings a better understanding of our saints. We need them more than ever.

A short rhyming story for the under 5s. With the help of his toys a small boy protects his bedroom from an invading Knight. But was it real or a dream?

L'Allegro (which means "the happy man" in Italian) is invariably paired with the contrasting pastoral poem, Il Penseroso ("the pensive man"), which depicts a similar day spent in contemplation and thought. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Clever dialogue, fast-paced repartee, and pithy epigrams abound in this sparkling Victorian comedy of manners. The first of Oscar Wilde's dramas, the 1892 play attests to the author's legendary reputation as a wit and keen observer of ironic situations. In Lady Windermere's Fan, Wilde offers a splendidly...

This is the first play in a series entitled the Ostraka Plays which delve into the grotesque; the mysterious; and the bizarre. In Unearth, an unknown alien planet is visited by a small archaeological team tasked to uncover its fate. The litter of a once vast civilisation lies everywhere while above...

Play. According to Wikipedia: "Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 - 27 March 1931) was an English novelist. ... He won a literary competition in Tit-Bits magazine in 1889 and was encouraged to take up journalism full time. In 1894, he became assistant editor of the periodical Woman. He noticed that the...

Over a century after his death in 1900, Friedrich Nietzsche continues to be the most influential and widely-read philosopher of the modern age. "The Nietzsche Anthology"  contains complete versions of ten of his most seminal works, listed here: Beyond Good and Evil The Spake Zarathusa...

The English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, Joseph Addison was a leading contributor and guiding spirit of the periodicals ‘The Tatler’ and ‘The Spectator’. Addison also wrote ‘Cato’, one of the most successful tragedies of the eighteenth century. Dr. Samuel Johnson’s praise...

19 works of John Dryden English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright (1631-1700) This ebook presents a collection of 19 works of John Dryden. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Absalom and Achitophel All...

A Defence of Poesie and Poems Philip Sidney, english poet, courtier and soldier (1554-1586) This ebook presents «A Defence of Poesie and Poems», from Philip Sidney. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- INTRODUCTION -03- AN APOLOGIE FOR POETRIE -04- POEMS -05- FOOTNOTES

Fine poetry is the music of mathematics, numbers, singing. You have to look behind the words to understand their meaning. Dr. Fredericks, The Good Shepherd (the movie), 2006 For the lovers of poetry; capture this exciting very 20th century collection of poems. Memoirs of the Other Side is a post modernist,...