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The Top 500 Poems (A Columbia Anthology)
- £40.00
- The Top 500 Poems offers a vivid portrait of poetry in English, assembling a host of popular and enduring poems as chosen by critics, editors, poets, and general readers. These works speak across centuries, beginning with Chaucer's resourceful inventions and moving through Shakespeare's masterpieces, John Donne's complex originality, and Alexander…
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The Traveller
- £100.00
- Walter John de la Mare OM CH (1873Ð1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". This philosophical…
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The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism
- £30.00
- Eliot's 1932-33 Norton Lectures at Harvard are among the best and most important of his critical writings. Tracing the rise of literary self-consciousness from the Elizabethan period to his own day, Eliot does not simply examine the relation of criticism to poetry, but invites us to "start with the supposition…
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The Waste Land and other poems
- £15.00
- Published in 1922, The Waste Land is a brilliant exploration of a faithless, immoral society trying to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Great War. Rich in literary references and steeped in allusive and evocative imagery, 'The Waste Land' is widely considered to be the pinnacle of modernist poetry.…
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The Waste Land and other poems
- £5.00
- Published in 1922, The Waste Land is a brilliant exploration of a faithless, immoral society trying to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Great War. Rich in literary references and steeped in allusive and evocative imagery, 'The Waste Land' is widely considered to be the pinnacle of modernist poetry.…
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The Waste Land, a facsimile and transcript of the original draft
- £250.00
- Eliot's masterpiece as it was originally edited and annotated by Ezra Pound before it waas published in 1922. Produced in this limited facsimile edition by Eliot's widow, Valerie, using the manuscript held in the New York Public Library.
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The Waste Land, a facsimile and transcript of the original draft
- £250.00
- Eliot's masterpiece as it was originally edited and annotated by Ezra Pound before it waas published in 1922. Produced in this limited facsimile edition by Eliot's widow, Valerie, using the manuscript held in the New York Public Library.
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The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem
- £30.00
- The Waste Land has been called the 'World's Greatest Poem'. It is said to describe the moral decay of a world after war, to find meaning in a meaningless era. It has been labelled the most truthful poem of its time; it has been branded a masterful fake. A century…
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The Wasteland and other poems
- £5.00
- April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain . . . Published in 1922, The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time, offering a devastating vision of modern civilisation which has lost none…
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The Weakness in Me: Selected Lyrics (SIGNED)
- £80.00
- Selected and arranged by the author, and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, The Weakness In Me presents the lyrics of Joan Armatrading for the first time in one unique volume. Since the release of her debut album Whatever's For Us in 1972, Joan Armatrading has, across…
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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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The Works of Alexander Pope in Verse & Prose (vol III of X)
- £200.00
- Third volume (of 10) of Pope's collected works. Containing his Essay on Man (in 4 epistles); The Universal Prayer; Moral Essays (in 5 epistles); Appendix: Essay on Satire; A Letter to a Noble Lord; Notes and Observations by Gilbert Wakefield
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The Works of Francis Thompson (3 volumes)
- £100.00
- This set of Thompson's works (2 vols of poetry, 1 vol of prose) was edited by Wilfrid Meynell, a British newspaper publisher and editor. Francis Thompson was an English poet and mystic. He lived on the streets of London for years supporting himself with menial labour in order to pursue…
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The Works of George Crabbe (in 5 volumes)
- £250.00
- The collected poetry and prose writings of the great poet, surgeon and clergyman, George Crabbe. Published in his lifetime (1754-1832). Complete with engravings. Includes The Borough sequence (the basis of Benjamin Britten's operatic masterpiece Peter Grimes)
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The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life (4 vol)
- £350.00
- Full title: Burns (Robert). The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life, and A Criticism On His Writings, To Which Are Prefixed, Some Observations On The Character And Condition Of The Scottish Peasantry. 4 volumes, 4th edition (1st in 1800)
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The Top 500 Poems (A Columbia Anthology)
- £40.00
- The Top 500 Poems offers a vivid portrait of poetry in English, assembling a host of popular and enduring poems as chosen by critics, editors, poets, and general readers. These works speak across centuries, beginning with Chaucer's resourceful inventions and moving through Shakespeare's masterpieces, John Donne's complex originality, and Alexander…
- Add to basket
-
The Traveller
- £100.00
- Walter John de la Mare OM CH (1873Ð1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". This philosophical…
- Add to basket
-
The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism
- £30.00
- Eliot's 1932-33 Norton Lectures at Harvard are among the best and most important of his critical writings. Tracing the rise of literary self-consciousness from the Elizabethan period to his own day, Eliot does not simply examine the relation of criticism to poetry, but invites us to "start with the supposition…
- Add to basket
-
The Waste Land and other poems
- £15.00
- Published in 1922, The Waste Land is a brilliant exploration of a faithless, immoral society trying to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Great War. Rich in literary references and steeped in allusive and evocative imagery, 'The Waste Land' is widely considered to be the pinnacle of modernist poetry.…
- Add to basket
-
The Waste Land and other poems
- £5.00
- Published in 1922, The Waste Land is a brilliant exploration of a faithless, immoral society trying to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Great War. Rich in literary references and steeped in allusive and evocative imagery, 'The Waste Land' is widely considered to be the pinnacle of modernist poetry.…
- Add to basket
-
The Waste Land, a facsimile and transcript of the original draft
- £250.00
- Eliot's masterpiece as it was originally edited and annotated by Ezra Pound before it waas published in 1922. Produced in this limited facsimile edition by Eliot's widow, Valerie, using the manuscript held in the New York Public Library.
- Add to basket
-
The Waste Land, a facsimile and transcript of the original draft
- £250.00
- Eliot's masterpiece as it was originally edited and annotated by Ezra Pound before it waas published in 1922. Produced in this limited facsimile edition by Eliot's widow, Valerie, using the manuscript held in the New York Public Library.
- Add to basket
-
The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem
- £30.00
- The Waste Land has been called the 'World's Greatest Poem'. It is said to describe the moral decay of a world after war, to find meaning in a meaningless era. It has been labelled the most truthful poem of its time; it has been branded a masterful fake. A century…
- Add to basket
-
The Wasteland and other poems
- £5.00
- April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain . . . Published in 1922, The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time, offering a devastating vision of modern civilisation which has lost none…
- Add to basket
-
The Weakness in Me: Selected Lyrics (SIGNED)
- £80.00
- Selected and arranged by the author, and featuring a foreword by revered record producer Glyn Johns, The Weakness In Me presents the lyrics of Joan Armatrading for the first time in one unique volume. Since the release of her debut album Whatever's For Us in 1972, Joan Armatrading has, across…
- 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
-
The Works of Alexander Pope in Verse & Prose (vol III of X)
- £200.00
- Third volume (of 10) of Pope's collected works. Containing his Essay on Man (in 4 epistles); The Universal Prayer; Moral Essays (in 5 epistles); Appendix: Essay on Satire; A Letter to a Noble Lord; Notes and Observations by Gilbert Wakefield
- Add to basket
-
The Works of Francis Thompson (3 volumes)
- £100.00
- This set of Thompson's works (2 vols of poetry, 1 vol of prose) was edited by Wilfrid Meynell, a British newspaper publisher and editor. Francis Thompson was an English poet and mystic. He lived on the streets of London for years supporting himself with menial labour in order to pursue…
- Add to basket
-
The Works of George Crabbe (in 5 volumes)
- £250.00
- The collected poetry and prose writings of the great poet, surgeon and clergyman, George Crabbe. Published in his lifetime (1754-1832). Complete with engravings. Includes The Borough sequence (the basis of Benjamin Britten's operatic masterpiece Peter Grimes)
- Add to basket
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The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life (4 vol)
- £350.00
- Full title: Burns (Robert). The Works of Robert Burns; with An Account of His Life, and A Criticism On His Writings, To Which Are Prefixed, Some Observations On The Character And Condition Of The Scottish Peasantry. 4 volumes, 4th edition (1st in 1800)
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