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Paradise Lost
- £100.00
- Milton's great epic poem first published in 1667 with 10 books, then in 1674 with 12. The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, as stated…
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Peace Rhymes of a Padre
- £20.00
- Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883Ð1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers. He became known for his poetry written for and…
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Person of Christ
- £20.00
- Andrew Bonar writes with a single-minded zeal and devotion to Christ. Bonar is lost in his rapturous love for Christ. As you read you will be irresistibly drawn to experience the exquisitely sensitive and ardent love that Bonar had for Christ, so much that he reflected Christ throughout his life.…
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Peter Simple
- £9.00
- In this seminal story of naval life during the Napoleonic War, Frederick Murrayat's young hero embarks upon a life at sea and finds it be a rough school indeed. Simple's trials and triumphs, alongside his faithful mentor, Terence O'Brien, Mirror Marryat's personal experience, from the hand-to-hand combat of cutting-out missions…
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Phèdre
- £14.00
- Irving Babbitt was a leading American academic and literary critic, one of the founders of the so-called New Humanism. Initially a classicist he moved around teaching Romance languages, eventually becoming Harvard professor of French Literature. Introduction and notes in English; play text in Racine's orignal French.
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Plain Tales from the Hills
- £10.00
- Macmillan Pocket Kipling: This was Kipling's first published volume of fiction. The stories with their brevity and concentration of effect are a landmark in the history of the short story.
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Poems by Jean Ingelow
- £15.00
- Jean Ingelow (1820-1897) was a poet and novelist who also wrote short stories for children; her verse impressed Tennyson who became a friend. This edition was made by Andrew Lang (known primarily now for his colour Fairy Books).
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Poems by Mr Gray
- £75.00
- A New Edition' of Gray's poetry published just 7 years after his death in 1771.
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Poems with a Memoir (Clough)
- £60.00
- Having died aged only 42 in 1861 (buried in the English Cemetery in Florence), Clough had a small but important literary output. He had spent 6 years as Florence Nightingale's devoted assistant; his poetry has been quoted often (e.g. Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth), and John Fowles quotes several…
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Poetical Works of Ben Jonson
- £17.00
- Contemporary and probable rival of Shakespeare, Jonson was a towering literary figure, and his influence was enormous for he has been described as 'One of the most vigorous minds that ever added to the strength of English literature'.
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Poetiske Skrifter (vol 1&2)
- £80.00
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791-1860) was a Danish poet, literary critic, playwright and historian. These are the first two volumes of several anthologies of his own works of "Poetic Writing".
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Prayers and Graces: A little book of extraordinary piety
- £10.00
- A charming and useful (in most cases) pocket sized collection of forty-two short prayers and graces. Text on RHS, illustration on LHS. For example, "A Benison on Wartime High Tea". "Upon this scanty meal, O Lord, Bestow a blessing in accord: Pour Thy grace in measure small, Lest it more…
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Romance
- £6.00
- A great story of the Spanish Main first published in 1903
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Rough Rhymes of a Padre
- £45.00
- Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883Ð1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers. He became known for his poetry written for and…
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Rough Talks of a Padre: Delivered to officers and men of the B.E.F.
- £45.00
- Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883Ð1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers.
- Add to basket
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Paradise Lost
- £100.00
- Milton's great epic poem first published in 1667 with 10 books, then in 1674 with 12. The poem concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, as stated…
- Add to basket
-
Peace Rhymes of a Padre
- £20.00
- Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883Ð1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers. He became known for his poetry written for and…
- Add to basket
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Person of Christ
- £20.00
- Andrew Bonar writes with a single-minded zeal and devotion to Christ. Bonar is lost in his rapturous love for Christ. As you read you will be irresistibly drawn to experience the exquisitely sensitive and ardent love that Bonar had for Christ, so much that he reflected Christ throughout his life.…
- Add to basket
-
Peter Simple
- £9.00
- In this seminal story of naval life during the Napoleonic War, Frederick Murrayat's young hero embarks upon a life at sea and finds it be a rough school indeed. Simple's trials and triumphs, alongside his faithful mentor, Terence O'Brien, Mirror Marryat's personal experience, from the hand-to-hand combat of cutting-out missions…
- Add to basket
-
Phèdre
- £14.00
- Irving Babbitt was a leading American academic and literary critic, one of the founders of the so-called New Humanism. Initially a classicist he moved around teaching Romance languages, eventually becoming Harvard professor of French Literature. Introduction and notes in English; play text in Racine's orignal French.
- Add to basket
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Plain Tales from the Hills
- £10.00
- Macmillan Pocket Kipling: This was Kipling's first published volume of fiction. The stories with their brevity and concentration of effect are a landmark in the history of the short story.
- Add to basket
-
Poems by Jean Ingelow
- £15.00
- Jean Ingelow (1820-1897) was a poet and novelist who also wrote short stories for children; her verse impressed Tennyson who became a friend. This edition was made by Andrew Lang (known primarily now for his colour Fairy Books).
- Add to basket
-
Poems by Mr Gray
- £75.00
- A New Edition' of Gray's poetry published just 7 years after his death in 1771.
- Add to basket
-
Poems with a Memoir (Clough)
- £60.00
- Having died aged only 42 in 1861 (buried in the English Cemetery in Florence), Clough had a small but important literary output. He had spent 6 years as Florence Nightingale's devoted assistant; his poetry has been quoted often (e.g. Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth), and John Fowles quotes several…
- Add to basket
-
Poetical Works of Ben Jonson
- £17.00
- Contemporary and probable rival of Shakespeare, Jonson was a towering literary figure, and his influence was enormous for he has been described as 'One of the most vigorous minds that ever added to the strength of English literature'.
- Add to basket
-
Poetiske Skrifter (vol 1&2)
- £80.00
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791-1860) was a Danish poet, literary critic, playwright and historian. These are the first two volumes of several anthologies of his own works of "Poetic Writing".
- Add to basket
-
Prayers and Graces: A little book of extraordinary piety
- £10.00
- A charming and useful (in most cases) pocket sized collection of forty-two short prayers and graces. Text on RHS, illustration on LHS. For example, "A Benison on Wartime High Tea". "Upon this scanty meal, O Lord, Bestow a blessing in accord: Pour Thy grace in measure small, Lest it more…
- Add to basket
-
Romance
- £6.00
- A great story of the Spanish Main first published in 1903
- Add to basket
-
Rough Rhymes of a Padre
- £45.00
- Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883Ð1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers. He became known for his poetry written for and…
- Add to basket
-
Rough Talks of a Padre: Delivered to officers and men of the B.E.F.
- £45.00
- Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883Ð1929) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers.
- Add to basket