Frederic Manning: 4 books

Based on the authors own experiences, The Middle Parts of Fortune is a breathtaking account of the Great War and the men who fought it. First published anonymously in 1929 because its language was considered far too frank for public circulation, The Middle Parts of Fortune was hailed by T....

Eidola Frederic Manning, australian poet and novelist (1882-1935) This ebook presents «Eidola», from Frederic Manning. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- THE CHOOSERS -03- SACRIFICE -04-...

Noon smote down on the field, Burning on spears and helms, Shining from Theseus' shield. As a wave of the sea that whelms A rock, and its crest uprears, Through the wreck of the trampled wheat The charge of the charioteers Thundering broke. A sleet Veiled light, and the air was alive, As with hissing...

Famous Classic Poem The intervention of women in the course of the world’s history has nearly always been attended by those events upon which poets delight to meditate: events of sinister and tragic significance, the chief value of which is to show in rude collision the ideals and the realities...