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This is a first-of-its-kind poetry publication. Poetic Republic: Poems to Talk About documents an anonymous peer review process in which nearly 800 poets (from 48 countries) read, voted on and comme……続きを見る

Donald MacAulay, originally from the island of Great Bernera, Lewis, published his first and only volume of Gaelic poetry titled Seòbhrach as a Chloich in 1967. He is a master of his art and ……続きを見る

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the adv……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Chamber Music is a collection of poems by James Joyce, published by Elkin Matthews in May, 1907. The collection originally comprised thirty-four love poems, but two further ……続きを見る

Richly exploited comic situations, effervescent wit, and intricate plots combine to make Sheridan's work among the best of of all English comedy. The School for Scandal (1777) is his masterpiece, a ……続きを見る

Essential Reading for Students of Medieval Literature This edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is translated into modern English by Jessie L. Weston and includes annotations on the text as w……続きを見る

Essential Reading for Students of Medieval Literature The Pardoner's Tale is one of the most interesting of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The tale on its own is a neatly told exemplum on the dangers ……続きを見る

A breakthrough book of poetry by one of the most exciting young poets in Britain. Dealing with issues of childhood, betrayal and domestic and sexual violence, SWIMMING IN THE FLOOD is Burnside's dar……続きを見る

A collection of great poems written in two different Millennia, which are all treating the concept of "time", but each on their own also deal with love, hatred, regression, politics, infatuation, ch……続きを見る

Another collection of quirky verse featuring some longer verses on subjects as diverse as flying saucers, fear of flying and dining room tables. Pausing along the way to ask, what if whales could fl……続きを見る

Poetry for the strange and broken-hearted. A performance artist who cuts herself for money; a father who dresses up as an astronaut at the breakfast table to impress his children; a superstar who an……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS I THREE DEDICATIONS II WAR POEMS III LOVE POEMS IV RELIGIOUS POEMS V RHYMES FOR THE TIMES VI MISCELLANEOUS POEMS VII BALLADES 続きを見る

A triumphantly patriotic play that also casts a critical eye at war and warriors, this great epic drama depicts a charismatic ruler in a time of national struggle. The young King Henry’s victory ove……続きを見る

Although the Brontës have long fascinated readers of fiction and biography, their poetry was all too little known until this pioneering selection by Stevie Davies, the novelist and critic. Charlotte……続きを見る

An uplifting collection of 26 Haiku inspired by nature and the world around us. Whether you're interested in birds and animals, trees and rivers or the weather and the seasons, you'll be sure to fin……続きを見る

“What Milton had that Collier hasn't is a sense of sin, and the overwhelming power and beauty of divine order. What Collier has that Milton hadn't is a sense of humor and a delight in the variety of……続きを見る

Midsummer's weekend in Edinburgh. It's raining. Bob's a failing car salesman on the fringes of the city's underworld. Helena's a high-powered divorce lawyer with a taste for other people's husbands.……続きを見る

William Peskett belongs to the brilliant generation of young poets from Northen Ireland who broke through in the 1970s. The intent observation and delicate structure of his poems are unusual. They f……続きを見る

Robert Browning was one of the greatest of English poets, whose intense and original imagination enabled him to transform any subject he chose - whether everyday or sublime - into startling memorabl……続きを見る

Judy's my mom. It's an understatement to say she's a bit of a hippy. I mean who else but a New Ager calls their baby 'Philosophy Rainbow'? I try to go by 'Sophie'. Sophie and Calliope have never bee……続きを見る

Free audiobook link + Interactive table of contents “I think I could be a good woman, if I had five thousand a year,” observes beautiful and clever Becky Sharp, one of the wickedestーand most appeal……続きを見る

Over 1000 years old, the Anglo-Saxon poem 'Beowulf" is one of the great classic epics of European Literature. The hero Beowulf is a great warrior and nobleman who comes to the aid of the Danish King……続きを見る

Tears is a collection of fourteen micropoems that have been paired with images taken from the Internet. The more recent popularity of "micropoetry" to describe poems of 140 characters in length or s……続きを見る

Manifesto is a sequence of haikuesque poems. It is aimed as a counter-blast at the political and financial institutions complicit in the deception of the masses, working people exhorted to fund a de……続きを見る

Taking a unique look at one of the world's most acclaimed and best-loved poets, 'Robert Burns, A Very Peculiar History' provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of Scotland's bard. Tak……続きを見る

From the Hamlet acted on a galleon off Africa to the countless outdoor productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream that now defy each English summer, Shakespeare and Amateur Performance explores the un……続きを見る

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a play by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering Kin……続きを見る

In this evocative and personal collection of poems Roger McGough comes to terms with painful memories as well as confronting fears that are universal. Here he remembers his father in ‘Squaring Up’ a……続きを見る

‘BOUNCERS’ By Kieron Magee Tow bouncers, Sammy and Davy, are given the impossible job of making sure no trouble flares in ‘Mad Fred’s Bar’ during a Celtic and Rangers match.  The problem how……続きを見る

A chance meeting with a mysterious, elderly man... Featuring all six plays of the absorbing, yet fun mystery series that has taken the e-reading world by storm. Also, exclusive 'Boxed Set' Extras in……続きを見る