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Each poem in Sean O'Brien's superb new collection opens on a wholly different room, vista or landscape, each drawn with the poet's increasingly refined sense of tone, history and rhetorical assurance. The Beautiful Librarians is a stock-taking of sorts, and a celebration of those unsung but central...

“…these poems … illuminate [Bible stories] in a way that is relevant and applicable to the life of faith today.” Revd Dr Sandy Roger - Former Principal of Faith Mission Bible College   “…a refreshing and uplifting light to familiar and well-loved Bible stories…” Valerie Sim -...

'I used to be scared of them. They seemed so different. They don't scare me any more. They're just children, aren't they? Just children.' January 1941. A terrible crime is taking place in a clinic for disabled children. The perpetrators argue that it will help struggling parents and lift the...

15 works of James Thomson Scottish Victorian-era poet  (1834-1882) This ebook presents a collection of 15 works of James Thomson. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - A Note on Forster's Life of Swift - A Voice from...

Satires And Profanities James Thomson, scottish poet (1834-1882) This ebook presents «Satires And Profanities», from James Thomson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- PREFACE -03- THE...

"The Giaour" is a narrative poem written by George Byron in 1813. The poem is set in the time of Muslim rule. The story is told from three different points of view. It is a tale of love, revenge and repentance. Almost it is fragmented, full of adventure and courage that leads a slave to fight a Lord.

Poems Francis Thompson, an English poet and ascetic (1859-1907) This ebook presents «Poems», from Francis Thompson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- DEDICATION -03- BEFORE HER PORTRAIT...

From the lonely parsonage at Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the Bronte sisters led a solitary life, blighted by death and the reckless behaviour of their only brother Branwell. All the girls longed for marriage and children yet only Charlotte eventually married her father's curate only to...

Composed by Alfred Tennyson as a requiem for his college friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1833, "In Memoriam A. H. H." is a poem written over a seventeen year period and completed in 1849. Widely considered as one of the greatest poems of the Victorian era it...

This book contains a 1821 pastoral elegy written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, on the death of John Keats. It is widely regarded as amongst Shelley’s most accomplished and well-known works, and is highly recommended for all poetry-lovers. Shelley’s poetry is infused with his belief in the power of...

First published in 1850 and considered some of the finest love lyrics in the English language, Sonnets from the Portuguese comprise 44 interlocking poems that Elizabeth Barrett Browning composed for her husband, Robert Browning.  This wonderful illustrated edition includes 22 additional works as well.

Resignation Edward Young, english poet (1681-1765) This ebook presents «Resignation », from Edward Young. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- MOTTO -03- ADVERTISEMENT -04- PART I -05- PART II

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...

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,...