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  • On an inward-looking island dominated by the Catholic Church John Lestrade mou... On an inward-looking island dominated by the Catholic Church John Lestrade mourns both the death of friends and the inauthentic suffocating quality of his own life. When he feels he can no longer find solace in his regular means of escape--a room on a... more
  • Chronicling the events that took place in Grenada from 1951--when workers revo... Chronicling the events that took place in Grenada from 1951--when workers revolted against the white owners of the sugar and cocoa estates--to the U.S. invasion in 1983 this revised and expanded edition follows headstrong Angel and her mother Doodsie... more
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  • 9780881848748. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. ... 9780881848748. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations. Ranging from classical Greece and Rome to the Victorian era and the modern age the selections and illustrations... more
  • This translation of Dante s Inferno aims to preserve Dante s natural style whi... This translation of Dante s Inferno aims to preserve Dante s natural style while capturing the movement of the original Italian verse. The blank verse rendition of the poet s journey through the circles of hell re-creates for the modern reader the... more
  • A Greek gentleman in a straw hat standing absolutely motionless at a slight an... A Greek gentleman in a straw hat standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe. E. M. Forster s famous description of C. P. Cavafy--the most widely known and best loved modern Greek poet--perfectly captures the unique perspective... more
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  • This is a new translation of Homer s epic poem The Iliad rendered in modern ve... This is a new translation of Homer s epic poem The Iliad rendered in modern verse for the enjoyment of contemporary readers. It captures the timeless themes of honor valor and the human cost of war that have made this work a classic of world... more
  • The classic volume by the distinguished modern poet and winner of the 1950 Pul... The classic volume by the distinguished modern poet and winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize that represents her technical mastery her compassionate and illuminating response to a world that is both special and universal and her warm humanity. more
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  • In 1995 BBC Television s Bookworm programme conducted a poll amongst viewers t... In 1995 BBC Television s Bookworm programme conducted a poll amongst viewers to determine their favourite poems. The top 100 are presented in this book. They include the winner Kipling s If and many other classics as well as modern verse by writers... more
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