Poet Laureate
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Tales of the Early World
- £40.00
- In this collection of tales from Ted Hughes, God appears as an artist who is sometimes surprised by his creatures. He puts an awful lot of care into fashioning the birds, whereas he simply pulls Newt out of the ground. Beautifully illustrated by Andrew Davidson.
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Ted Hughes, a Bibliography, 1946-1980
- £20.00
- The first attempt at a Hughes bibliography, this was then supplemented by a later edition in 1998 (after Hughes' death in 1988).
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The Best of Betjeman
- £15.00
- John Betjeman, appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, is celebrated as the best loved poet of the twentieth century. His subtle blend of wit and melancholia, affection and criticism continues to attract an ever-expanding readership. From beneath his sparkling wit and deceptively simple nostalgia, Betjeman emerges as the authority on a…
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The Bluebells and Other Verse
- £10.00
- Excerpt: To wrest such bounty out of sun and soil? What starved imagination ached to feed? What harassed heart implored for an assoil?
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The Collected Poems of John Masefield (New and Enlarged Edition) – signed
- £200.00
- The new and enlarged edition of Masefield's original 1923 collection, including incidental poems from Sard Harker, Odraa, and The 'Wanderer', together with the poetic volume Midsummer Night. (166pp of additional matter).
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The Death of Oenone, Akbar’s Dream, and other poems
- £25.00
- Published in the year of Tennyson's death, a collection of poetry from his earliest to later work. A first edition of this collection of poetry by Tennyson. Including June Bracken and Heather, Kapiolani, The Dreamer, St. Telemachus and many others.
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The Epic Poise: A Celebration of Ted Hughes
- £25.00
- Reflections and engagements with the legacy of Ted Hughes. Contributors to this volume: A. Alvarez - Simon Armitage - Martin Booth - Melvyn Bragg - Charles Causley - Gillian Clarke - Barrie Cooke - Wendy Cope - Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill - Ruth Fainlight - John Fowles - Terry Gifford -…
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The Hawk in the Rain
- £120.00
- Ted Hughes' first published book (which won the Galbraith Prize in USA on publication) - a collection of forty poems, dedicated to Sylvia Plath, whom he had married the previous year.
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The Hawk in the Rain
- £130.00
- Ted Hughes' first published book (which won the Galbraith Prize in USA on publication) - a collection of forty poems, dedicated to Sylvia Plath, whom he had married the previous year.
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The Iron Woman
- £35.00
- Mankind has polluted the seas, lakes and rivers. The Iron Woman has come to take revenge. Lucy understands the Iron Woman's rage and she too wants to save the water creatures from their painful deaths. But she also wants to save her town from total destruction. She needs help. Who…
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The Silent Woman – Sylvia Plath And Ted Hughes
- £25.00
- Is it ever possible to know 'the truth' about Sylvia Plath and her marriage to Ted Hughes, which ended with her suicide? In The Silent Woman, renowned writer Janet Malcolm examines the biographies of Sylvia Plath, with particular focus on Anne Stevenson's Bitter Fame, to discover how Plath became an…
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The Street of Today
- £60.00
- John Masefield's 8th novel from the first decade of his writing life.
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The Testament of Beauty, a poem in four books
- £25.00
- Robert Bridges (1844-1930) was a physician until illness forced him to retire, after which he dedicated himself to writing. He sought to 'free' verse through basing verse and metre on syllables rather than accents, a pattern he developed in Testament of Beauty (1929) for which he was appointed to the…
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The Wanderer of Liverpool
- £10.00
- Masefield's classic retelling of the story of The Wanderer, a Liverpool-built barque that was wrecked in the Elbe estuary in 1907. Incl poems at end.
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The Widow in the Bye Street
- £15.00
- After years of writing little, Masefield had a new impetus in 1911 when he published the first of his narrative poems, The Everlasting Mercy. Two more followed in 1912, of which The Widow in the Bye Street was the 1st. As a result of these three, he was awarded the…
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Tales of the Early World
- £40.00
- In this collection of tales from Ted Hughes, God appears as an artist who is sometimes surprised by his creatures. He puts an awful lot of care into fashioning the birds, whereas he simply pulls Newt out of the ground. Beautifully illustrated by Andrew Davidson.
- Add to basket
-
Ted Hughes, a Bibliography, 1946-1980
- £20.00
- The first attempt at a Hughes bibliography, this was then supplemented by a later edition in 1998 (after Hughes' death in 1988).
- Add to basket
-
The Best of Betjeman
- £15.00
- John Betjeman, appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, is celebrated as the best loved poet of the twentieth century. His subtle blend of wit and melancholia, affection and criticism continues to attract an ever-expanding readership. From beneath his sparkling wit and deceptively simple nostalgia, Betjeman emerges as the authority on a…
- Add to basket
-
The Bluebells and Other Verse
- £10.00
- Excerpt: To wrest such bounty out of sun and soil? What starved imagination ached to feed? What harassed heart implored for an assoil?
- Add to basket
-
The Collected Poems of John Masefield (New and Enlarged Edition) – signed
- £200.00
- The new and enlarged edition of Masefield's original 1923 collection, including incidental poems from Sard Harker, Odraa, and The 'Wanderer', together with the poetic volume Midsummer Night. (166pp of additional matter).
- Add to basket
-
The Death of Oenone, Akbar’s Dream, and other poems
- £25.00
- Published in the year of Tennyson's death, a collection of poetry from his earliest to later work. A first edition of this collection of poetry by Tennyson. Including June Bracken and Heather, Kapiolani, The Dreamer, St. Telemachus and many others.
- Add to basket
-
The Epic Poise: A Celebration of Ted Hughes
- £25.00
- Reflections and engagements with the legacy of Ted Hughes. Contributors to this volume: A. Alvarez - Simon Armitage - Martin Booth - Melvyn Bragg - Charles Causley - Gillian Clarke - Barrie Cooke - Wendy Cope - Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill - Ruth Fainlight - John Fowles - Terry Gifford -…
- Add to basket
-
The Hawk in the Rain
- £120.00
- Ted Hughes' first published book (which won the Galbraith Prize in USA on publication) - a collection of forty poems, dedicated to Sylvia Plath, whom he had married the previous year.
- Add to basket
-
The Hawk in the Rain
- £130.00
- Ted Hughes' first published book (which won the Galbraith Prize in USA on publication) - a collection of forty poems, dedicated to Sylvia Plath, whom he had married the previous year.
- Add to basket
-
The Iron Woman
- £35.00
- Mankind has polluted the seas, lakes and rivers. The Iron Woman has come to take revenge. Lucy understands the Iron Woman's rage and she too wants to save the water creatures from their painful deaths. But she also wants to save her town from total destruction. She needs help. Who…
- Add to basket
-
The Silent Woman – Sylvia Plath And Ted Hughes
- £25.00
- Is it ever possible to know 'the truth' about Sylvia Plath and her marriage to Ted Hughes, which ended with her suicide? In The Silent Woman, renowned writer Janet Malcolm examines the biographies of Sylvia Plath, with particular focus on Anne Stevenson's Bitter Fame, to discover how Plath became an…
- Add to basket
-
The Street of Today
- £60.00
- John Masefield's 8th novel from the first decade of his writing life.
- Add to basket
-
The Testament of Beauty, a poem in four books
- £25.00
- Robert Bridges (1844-1930) was a physician until illness forced him to retire, after which he dedicated himself to writing. He sought to 'free' verse through basing verse and metre on syllables rather than accents, a pattern he developed in Testament of Beauty (1929) for which he was appointed to the…
- Add to basket
-
The Wanderer of Liverpool
- £10.00
- Masefield's classic retelling of the story of The Wanderer, a Liverpool-built barque that was wrecked in the Elbe estuary in 1907. Incl poems at end.
- Add to basket
-
The Widow in the Bye Street
- £15.00
- After years of writing little, Masefield had a new impetus in 1911 when he published the first of his narrative poems, The Everlasting Mercy. Two more followed in 1912, of which The Widow in the Bye Street was the 1st. As a result of these three, he was awarded the…
- Add to basket