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Books on Poetry
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William Wordsworth
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2004]
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One of the major poets of Romanticism, Wordsworth epitomized the spirit of his age with his celebration of the natural world and the spontanous expression of feeling. This volume contains a rich selection from the most creative phase of his life, including extracts from his masterpiece, The Prelude, and the... more
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Robert Goddard
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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A beloved classic once again available in the U.S. "An engaging mystery novel with a literary angle that will make comparisons to A.S. Byatt and P.D. James" ("Washington Post Book World"), "Hand in Glove" is steeped in history, atmosphere, and intrigue. In her seaside cottage, Beatrix Abberley bravely confronts an... more
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Robert Burns
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2005]
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This selection gives equal weight to the two aspects of Robert Burns's reputation, as a lyricist and as a much-loved Scottish poet. Placing works in probable order of composition, it includes lyrics to his most well known songs, such as the nostalgic Auld Lang Syne, the romantic A Red, Red... more
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William Shakespeare
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2011]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty's rose might never die, But as the riper should by time... more
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Christopher Reid
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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Christopher Reid won the Hawthornden Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award for his first collection, Arcadia, and has since then adopted a variety of guises: as 'Martian' poet, as Katerina Brac - she being the fictional Eastern European poet of whose work his collection of the same name purports to... more
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Alexander Pushkin ,
Charles Johnston ,
John Bayley
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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A translation of Pushkin's sober, elegant, witty, fluent, affable, graceful, sad novel in verse, "Eugene Onegin". 'We'd both drunk passion's chalice ? there waited for us both the malice of blind Fortuna' Tired of the glitter and glamour of St Petersburg society, aristocratic dandy Eugene Onegin retreats to the country... more
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Thomas Hardy
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2006]
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This second edition of his "selected poems" contains 13 additional poems, including ten new sonnets for "The School of Eloquence" and his remarkable long poem "V". Four beautiful titles as part of a major relaunch of Penguin's contemporary poetry. This generous selection of Tony Harrison's poems includes sixty-three poems from... more
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E Lear
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2008]
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Description: One of the world's most loved writers, Edward Lear has delighted whole generations of readers with his verse. Now "The Book of Nonsense" is available once again from his original publishers. One of the world's most loved writers, Edward Lear has delighted whole generations of readers with his verse.... more
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G Boccaccio
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Description: In this collection of tales, Boccaccio has presented an assortment of emotions and experiences. The work is a testament to the creative abilities of its author. Some tales satirize the church; others picturesquely depict diverse incidents in a true-to-life manner. Engrossing! A new translation of the fourteenth-century tales recounted... more
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Homer
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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When Helen, the most beautiful woman in Mycenaean Greece, is taken away from her husband, Menelaus, Greek princes send out a thousand ships to bring her home from Troy. The Trojan War breaks out, resulting in an epic poem crowned with heroic military action, sensual romance, and vengeful gods. Also... more
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Homer
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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A vivid adventure on the Aegean waters spurts out pure poetry. Travel with the cunning Odysseus around the world. Along the way, the courageous Greek will face the wrath of gods and monsters in this epic mythological work. Also look for the Barnes & Noble World Digital Library Edition of... more
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Hilaire Belloc
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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One of the great classics of comic poetry, this special omnibus edition has original illustrations by B.T.B and new pictures and an introduction by Quentin Blake. Includes lots of childrens favourites such as >Matilda School Librarian This omnibus of Belloc's stories is a feast of delightful tales told in rhyme... more
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Danielle Steel
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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The restoration of a majestic old home on a hill outside San Francisco provides the backdrop to Danielle Steel's 66th bestselling novel - and you can't argue with that! In a novel of daring and hope, of embracing life and taking chances, Danielle Steel brilliantly captures one woman's courageous choice... more
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K Gibran
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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The Prophet is his mystical and powerful work, and is illustrated with the author's own enchanting drawings. Born in 1883 in Bisharri, Lebanon, Gibran emigrated to the United States, settling first in Boston and later in New York. The work of Kahlil Gibran , poet and philosopher, has been translated... more
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Ali Sardar Zafari
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2011]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying not allowed. Printing not allowed. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires.... more
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T S Eliot
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of The Complete Poems and Plays, published for the first time in paperback, includes all of his verse and work for the stage, from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four... more
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Song Offerings A collection of prose translations made by the author from the original Bengali. Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the... more
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William Shakespeare
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: SLY. I'll pheeze you, in faith. HOSTESS. A pair of stocks, you rogue! SLY. Y'are a baggage; the Slys are... more
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William Shakespeare
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. It also contains dramatic criticism from the past and present, and a special introduction to... more
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Johanna Spyri
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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Heidi, an orphan, goes to live with her cranky grandfather high in the Alps. She is happy and healthy, until she is sent to live with a rich family as a companion for a sick girl, Clara. Although she grows fond of the girl, she is incredibly homesick. She eventually... more
