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William Wordsworth (1771-1850) is the foremost of the English Romantic poets. He was much influenced by the events of the French Revolution in his youth, and he deliberately broke away...

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew poets have shaped the English literary imagination as profoundly as William Wordsworth, and Mary Moorman's landmark biography...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the respected Literature in Perspective series, this concise critical study...

A fresh selection of Wordsworth's poetry from the poet's biographer. One of the major poets of Romanticism, Wordsworth epitomized the spirit of his age with his celebration of the natural...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedAt the crossroads of biography and literary criticism stands The Egotistical Sublime, a landmark scholarly work that traces the inner...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. At the heart of the Romantic movement stands William Wordsworth's The Prelude,...

Dear Reader, these poems are an introduction to the passionate words of some of the English language's most renowned poets. Inspired by today's greatest lyricist, Taylor Swift, this collection overflows...

A collection of poems exemplifying Romantic aesthetic ideals, whose unique beauty lies in their revolutionary exploration of the 'overflow of powerful emotions recollected in tranquility', Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William...

The culmination of a life, this collection of poetry is an examination of the self, and the growth of a man First published in July 1850, shortly after Wordsworth's death,...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Contents page loose. Heavy foxing throughout. A richly detailed literary travel...

The Merchant of Venice has been performed more often than any other comedy by Shakespeare. This edition pays special attention to the expectations of its first audience, and to our...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work presents a meticulous critical study of William Wordsworth's poignant poem, The Ruined Cottage. It uncovers...

See the kitten, how she starts, Crouches, stretches, paws and darts; With a tiger-leap half way Now she meets her coming prey. Lets it go as fast and then Has...

'The Winter's Tale', one of Shakespeare's later romantic comedies, offers a striking and challenging mixture of tragic and violent events, lyrical love-speeches, farcical comedy, pastoral song and dance, and, eventually,...

Dear Reader, these poems are an introduction to the passionate words of some of the English language's most renowned poets. Inspired by today's greatest lyricist, Taylor Swift, this collection overflows...

A continuous text made up of extracts from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal and a selection of her brother's poems. Dorothy Wordsworth kept her Journal 'because I shall give William pleasure by...

In this sequel to the best-selling "The American Reader", Diane and Michael Ravitch have gathered together the best and most memorable poems, essays, songs, and orations in English history, capturing...

In 'Henry IV, Part 1', the King is in a doubly ironic position. His rebellion against Richard II was successful, but now he himself is beset by rebels, led by...

This new edition of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor focuses at every point on a theatrical understanding of the play. While emphasising the liveliness of the play in stage terms,...

'The Professor' is Charlotte Bronte's first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jane Eyre he is parentless; like Lucy Snowe...

'As You Like It' is one of Shakespeare's finest romantic comedies, variously lyrical, melancholy, satiric, comic and absurd. Its boldly implausible plot generates a profusion of love-lorn men, a resourceful...

'Antony and Cleopatra' is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging drama of love and war, passion and politics. Antony is divided between the responsibilities of imperial power and...

'Henry V' is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's history plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier's renowned film. Henry...

The book titled Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar" by the author Richard Wilson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA towering monument of world literature, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare gathers every play, sonnet, and poem produced by the greatest...

The Wordsworth Collection of Classic Romances which includes: "Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen constructed Pride and Prejudice, with wit, social precision and an irresistible heroine. Beginning with one of the...

Author: Adam Nicolson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 Brimming with poetry, art, and nature writing--Wordsworth and Coleridge as you've never seen them before June 1797 to September 1798 is...

Dear Reader, these poems are an introduction to the passionate words of some of the English language's most renowned poets. Inspired by today's greatest lyricist, Taylor Swift, this collection overflows...

Dear Reader, these poems are an introduction to the passionate words of some of the English language's most renowned poets. Inspired by today's greatest lyricist, Taylor Swift, this collection overflows...

This work starts with an Introduction by J.H. Stape, St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill. First published in 1909, "The Man Shakespeare and his Tragic Life" is a lively biography...

"an absolutely fascinating selection - notable for its women poets, its intriguing thematic categories, and its helpful mini biographies" - Richard Holmes The Romanticism that emerged after the American and...

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Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff...

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An anthology of inspirational, poignant and funny poems, both old and new, as voted for by the British public In a nationwide poll to discover Britain's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's...

The first book to explore the extraordinary story of the legendary friendship - and quarrel - between Wordsworth and Coleridge, two giants of English Romanticism. Wordsworth and Coleridge's passionate intimacy,...

Conventional criticism discusses Wordsworth's poetry in terms of what his writing might have meant then, around 1800. Antony Easthope writes about how we can read that poetry now, nearly 200...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping treasury of one of literature's most brilliant and irreverent voices, this comprehensive collection gathers the full range of Oscar Wilde's...