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A collection of verse that originally appeared in Kipling's novels and short story collections. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 1936) was an English author and poet. Born in Bo……続きを見る

Little pearls of wisdom and other random thoughts in poem form. If you enjoyed this collection of poetry, please let me know. 続きを見る

Is Life a Catwalk? a play Set at a masquerade ball, wand tells the story of unrequited love, and how as human beings we all wear masks. 続きを見る

'A powerful and cleverly constructed trio of plays linked in subtle but unmistakable ways.' In Love is an Urban Myth, we are cast as voyeurs into the relationship of Dave and Sarah and learn that……続きを見る

By 1800 London had as many theatre seats for sale as the city's population. This was the start of the capital's rise as a centre for performing arts. Bringing to life a period of extraordinary theat……続きを見る

King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to be written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetral……続きを見る

John Milton's poem, "Lycidas" has been called "'probably the most perfect piece of pure literature in existence…' [employing] patterns of structure, prosody, and imagery to maintain a dynamic cohere……続きを見る

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of poetry by William Blake Table Of Contents Auguries Of Innocence Samson The Everlasting Gospel The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell The Song Of Los Thel S……続きを見る

This book presents Clare's poetry exactly as he wrote it, and includes selections from his `mad' poems as well as his earlier descriptions of birds, animals and village life. 続きを見る

Bazil is the third son of the dysfunctional Bratts. Whilst Mr Bratt is doing a long stretch in prison, his family live in poverty in the north of England. Bazil, however, has a secret weapon which w……続きを見る

Declared by Swinburne as having 'no parallel in all the range of tragedy', Doctor Faustus is considered Christopher Marlowe's greatest work. This edition of his play gathers together both published ……続きを見る

Remembrance and Gratitude is a collection of poems and writings paying tribute to our military veterans as well as many community-minded individuals and organizations of Terrace, British Columbia. ……続きを見る

This collection of Alexander Pope's poetry showcases his genius and brilliancy as a satirist. He portrays the foppishness and absurd attitudes of that era. His trademark heroic couplets combine……続きを見る

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), a bricklayer's son, rose to become one of the most eminent playwrights of the Jacobean period. Along with Ben Johnson he helped shape the dynamic course of drama in Ren……続きを見る

This moving and eloquent historical drama depicts the conflict between a willful and arrogant poet of a king, Richard II, and his politically pragmatic cousin, Bolingbroke. Rich with memorable scene……続きを見る

Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf... SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conqu……続きを見る

Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare This is a fully annotated edition of all the poems which are now generally regarded as Shakespeare's, excluding the Sonnets. It contains Venus and Adonis, The……続きを見る

(An Irish-language title) A strong confident Northern voice. The Irish language is used here with classical precision and assurance. He evokes the mystique of his Donegal landscape with passion and ……続きを見る

Poet, celebrity, and revolutionary, Lord (George Gordon) Byron was one of the most influential and controversial figures of the first half of the nineteenth century, his distinctive, deeply felt wor……続きを見る

Short play for stage (small/fringe theatre). 続きを見る

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on t……続きを見る

Il Penseroso is a pastoral poem by John Milton, written in 1631. Invoking "divinest Melancholy", the poem is in praise of the contemplative, withdrawn life of study, philosophy, thought and meditati……続きを見る

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on t……続きを見る

Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has mu……続きを見る

George Herbert (1593 – 1633) was an Anglican priest and perhaps the greatest religious poet in the English language. Herbert gave up a promising career (he was the official Orator of Cambridge Unive……続きを見る

Featuring the rise of King Henry V, this history play chronicles England's underdog victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. This revised Signet Classics edi……続きを見る

Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare "The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays, written between 1592 and 1594. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical: for a major……続きを見る

A cycle of twelve narrative poems, "Idylls of the King" retells the classic legends of King Arthur and his time. Based primarily on Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" and the classic epic poem "Mabinogion……続きを見る

In this first critical study of Anna Letitia Barbauld’s major work, Daniel P. Watkins reveals the singular purpose of Barbauld’s visionary poems: to recreate the world based on the values of liberty……続きを見る

As well as being the author of the greatest of all children's plays, Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie also wrote sophisticated social comedy and political satire. The Admirable Crichton and What Every Woman ……続きを見る