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  • Tennyson was the chief poetic voice of his age and he remains one of the most ... Tennyson was the chief poetic voice of his age and he remains one of the most highly regarded masters of the music and mood of verse. This authoritative edition brings together a unique combination of Tennyson s poetry and prose spanning his entire... more
  • Alexander Pope has often been termed the first true professional poet in Engli... Alexander Pope has often been termed the first true professional poet in English whose dealings with the book trade helped to produce the literary marketplace of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In this representative selection of Pope s most... more
  • Oscar Wilde s dramatic private life has sometimes threatened to overshadow his... Oscar Wilde s dramatic private life has sometimes threatened to overshadow his great literary achievements. His talent was prodigious: the author of brilliant social comedies fairy stories critical dialogues poems and a novel The Picture of Dorian... more
  • Robert Browning s poetic scope was broad ranging from the beguiling magic of T... Robert Browning s poetic scope was broad ranging from the beguiling magic of The Pied Piper of Hamelin to the epic book-length poem The Ring and the Book. This comprehensive selection includes over eighty of his shorter poems amongst them his most... more
  • This authoritative edition brings together all of Hopkins s poetry and a gener... This authoritative edition brings together all of Hopkins s poetry and a generous selection of his prose writings to explore the essence of his work and thinking. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) was one of the most innovative of nineteenth-century... more
  • This authoritative edition brings together a unique combination of Sidney s po... This authoritative edition brings together a unique combination of Sidney s poetry and prose--all the major writing complemented by letters and elegies--that reveals the essence of his work and thinking. Born in 1554 Sir Philip Sidney was hailed as the... more
  • This authoritative edition brings together an extensive collection of Bacon s ... This authoritative edition brings together an extensive collection of Bacon s writing--the major prose in full together with sixteen other pieces not otherwise available--that reveals the essence of his work and thinking. About the Series: For over 100... more
  • This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Au... This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Keats s poetry and prose - all the major poems complemented by a... more
  • This authoritative edition brings together a unique selection from the full ra... This authoritative edition brings together a unique selection from the full range of Swift s fifty-year career--prose poetry and letters--to give the essence of his work and thinking. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is best known as the author of Gulliver s... more
  • William Wordsworth (1770-1850) has long been one of the best-known and best-lo... William Wordsworth (1770-1850) has long been one of the best-known and best-loved English poets. The Lyrical Ballads written with Coleridge is a landmark in the history of English romantic poetry. His celebration of nature and of the beauty and poetry... more
  • Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity Anselm of Canterbury s... Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sense of his religion. He considered the doctrines of faith an invitation to question to think and to learn; and he devoted his life to confronting and... more
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge poet critic and radical thinker exerted an enormous in... Samuel Taylor Coleridge poet critic and radical thinker exerted an enormous influence over contemporaries as varied as Wordsworth Southey and Lamb. He was also a dedicated reformer and set out to use his reputation as a public speaker and literary... more
  • Lope de Vega (1562-1635) widely regarded as the architect of the drama of the ... Lope de Vega (1562-1635) widely regarded as the architect of the drama of the Spanish Golden Age created plots and characters notable for their energy inventiveness and dramatic power. This unique edition includes his most famous play Fuente Ovejuna as... more
  • Many of the earliest books particularly those dating back to the 1900s and bef... Many of the earliest books particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork. more
  • Title: The Works of Alfred Tennyson.Publisher: British Library Historical Prin... Title: The Works of Alfred Tennyson.Publisher: British Library Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world s largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known... more
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