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Cover of Henry Alford, The Poetry
by Henry Alford
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at individual poets who have shaped and influenced their craft...
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by Edward FitzGerald
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2019

In compliance with a very generally expressed wish that the Letters of Edward FitzGerald should be separated from his Literary Remains, they are now issued with some additions to their number which have not before appeared.  It was no part of my plan to form a complete collection of his letters,...
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Another World

Losing our Children to Islamic State

by Gillian Slovo
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016

Over the last twelve months headlines have been dominated by the growth of Islamic State, and terror attacks claimed by IS have spread across the world. What is the entity that calls itself Islamic State? Why are some young Muslim men and women from across Western Europe leaving their homes...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012

Here are some of the most-loved poems in the English language, chosen not merely for their popularity, but for their literary quality as well. Dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, these splendid poems remain evergreen in their capacity to engage our minds and refresh our spirits. Among...
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by Ben Jonson
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2013

"The Alchemist" is a comedy written by Ben Jonson and performed in 1610 by the King’s men. Created four years after Volpone, The Alchemist is widely considered to be Ben Jonson’s best comedy. Following an outbreak of plague in London, a gentleman’s house falls into the hands of two...
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by William Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2017

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. The Merchant of Venice is a 16th century play by William...
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by Edmund Spenser
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013

14 works of Edmund Spenser English poet (1552-1599) This ebook presents a collection of 14 works of Edmund Spenser. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - A View of the Present State of Ireland - Amoretti - Sonnet LXVII...
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by Geoffrey Chaucer
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013

8 works of Geoffrey Chaucer English poet of the Middle Ages (1343-1400) This ebook presents a collection of 8 works of Geoffrey Chaucer. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Anelida and Arcite Dryden's Palamon and Arcite...
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by Thomas Hardy
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: There floated the sounds of church-chiming, But no one was nigh, Till there came, as a break in the loneness, Her father, she, I. And we slowly moved on to the wicket, And downlooking stood, Till anon people passed, and amid them We parted for good.
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by James Elroy Flecker
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

The Collected Poems of James Elroy Flecker JAMES ELROY FLECKER was born in London (Lewisham) on November 5, 1884. He was the eldest of the four children of the Rev. W. H. Flecker, D.D., now Head Master of Dean Close School, Cheltenham. After some years at his father’s school he went in 1901 to Uppingham,...
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by Aldous Huxley
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018

Aldous Huxley was a prominent English writer and philosopher in the twentieth century.  Huxley was nominated an astounding seven times for the Nobel Prize in Literature and is considered to be one of the greatest intellectuals of his time.  This edition of The Defeat of Youth includes a table of contents.
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by E. Nesbit
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014

THE grass was gray with the moonlit dew,    The stones were white as I came through;    I came down the path by the thirteen yews,    Through the blocks of shade that the moonlight hews.    And when I came to the high lych-gate    I waited awhile where...
Cover of Selected Poems
by D. H. Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2008

From early, rhyming work in Love Poems and Others (1913) to the groundbreaking exploration of free verse in Birds, Beast and Flowers (1923), the poems of D.H Lawrence challenged convention and inspired later poets. This voloume includes extensive selections from these and other editions, and contains...
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The Fight For Barbara

“It's not art for art's sake, it's art for my sake. ” 

by D.H. Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

For many of us DH Lawrence was a schoolboy hero. Who can forget sniggering in class at the mention of Women In Love or Lady Chatterley’s Lover? Lawrence was a talented if nomadic writer whose novels were passionately received, suppressed at times and generally at odds with Establishment values....
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