Armitage: 104 books

Award-winning poet Simon Armitage dramatizes the story of Troy, animating this classic epic for a new generation of readers. Following his highly acclaimed dramatization of the Odyssey, Simon Armitage here takes on the fate of Troy, bringing Homer’s Iliad to life with refreshing imaginative...

**“Climbing plants are hugely underrated—this book with its lively expression of deep knowledge should encourage everyone to grow more of them.” —Noël Kingsbury ** Climbing plants constitute a huge, and largely untapped, resource for today’s gardeners. Because their habit of growth...

5 works of Armitage Robinson Priest in the Church of England and scholar (1858-1933) This ebook presents a collection of 5 works of Armitage Robinson. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Apology of Aristides - Epistle...

Thirty Years with Fighting Dogs (Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic - American Pit Bull Terrier) Originally published 1935, USA, this is a reprint of a fascinating historical document about fighting dogs. The original is very rare, expensive and much sought after by dogmen and collectors, both for its...

Simon Armitage's debut collection Zoom! launched his meteoric rise to poetic stardom in 1989. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award, it was a Poetry Book Society Choice. This ebook edition incorporates audio files for 18 of the poems using recordings he made for Peter Sansom in Huddersfield in...

When American explorers crossed the Texas Panhandle, they dubbed it part of the “Great American Desert.” A “sea of grass,” the llano appeared empty, flat, and barely habitable. Contemporary developments—cell phone towers, oil rigs, and wind turbines—have only added to this stereotype....

Nineteen days, 256 miles, and one renowned poet walking the backbone of England. The wandering poet has always been a feature of our cultural imagination. Odysseus journeys home, his famous flair for storytelling seducing friend and foe. The Romantic poets tramped all over the Lake District...

A powerful new collection of poetry from the National Book Critics Circle Award nominee and recipient of the Forward Poetry Prize In The Unaccompanied, Armitage gives voice to the people of Britain with a haunting grace. We meet characters whose sense of isolation is both emotional and political,...

Apology of Aristides and Other Armitage Robinson, priest in the Church of England and scholar (1858-1933) This ebook presents «Apology of Aristides and Other», from Armitage Robinson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- APOLOGY OF ARISTIDES -03- EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS

Somerset Historical Essays   Armitage Robinson, priest in the Church of England and scholar (1858-1933) This ebook presents «Somerset Historical Essays  », from Armitage Robinson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE...

St. Oswald and the Church of Worcester Armitage Robinson, priest in the Church of England and scholar (1858-1933) This ebook presents «St. Oswald and the Church of Worcester», from Armitage Robinson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

A thrilling new collection from the hugely acclaimed British poet Simon Armitage. With its vivid array of dramatic monologues, allegories, and tall tales, this absurdist, unreal exploration of modern society brings us a chorus of unique and unforgettable voices. All are welcome at this twilit,...

Now in paperback, the powerful selected work of Simon Armitage, the most distinctive poetic voice of contemporary Britain. Simon Armitage is arguably the leading British poet of the past twenty years. His knowledge of the English just as they are ("a gentleman farmer / living on reduced...

From one of the most important British poets at work today comes a brilliant new collection that meditates on human battles past and present, on youth and age, on monsters and underdogs, on the life of nations and the individual heart. In Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid, we meet a...