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William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.
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A Man of Honour (1903)
Lady Frederick (1912)
The Explorer (1912)
The Circle (1921)
Caesar's...
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Sea-Fever' remains one of the most popular poems of the last century, and John Masefield one of the most popular poets, a superb spinner of yarns and ballads of tall ships, exotic seas, of the deep-rooted life of rural England, and of the great narratives of Troy and Arthurian legend. This book includes his most popular poems and a few previously uncollected rarities. All share Masefield's love of particular lives: he draws the reader into his stories...
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Arthur Schnitzler described Reigen, his loose series of sexual sketches, as "completely unprintable," and indeed, its premiere in 1921 spurred an obscenity suit. It was only when Max Ophüls made his famous film in 1950 that the work became better known as La Ronde.
Now David Hare has reset these circular scenes of love and betrayal in the present day, with a cast of two actors playing a succession of characters whose sexual lives enmesh like a daisy...
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Edición bilingüe traducido por Violeta Gil. "Que se coman el caos" es un canto a la actual generación perdida, personalizado por varios personajes situados en Londres que sufren las consecuencias de la globalización, el cambio climático y otros problemas actuales como la falta de oportunidades laborales. Kae Tempest siempre encuentra algo absolutamente magnético en su trabajo híbrido, que le habla al corazón y a la conciencia y a las condiciones...
25) Years of Poetry
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Alan Amos' comprehensive collection of poems represents a lyrical journey where emotions find release through the potent power of words.
Years of Poetry chronicles the unexpected voyage of an ordinary individual who finds solace and escape in crafting poems, never anticipating the profound impact they would wield. Trapped in the enigmatic interplay between reality and dreamlike states, the poet explores heartache, joy, and the indomitable spirit that...
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Infinite in Finite develops the inimitable style of The Multiverse, the author's first collection (2018), praised as showing 'some of the best technical skills of any living poet', the work of 'one who is not afraid of big subjects, whose enthusiastic gaze is directed outward with energy and gladness'. Then Auden and the Romantics lighted his way. To those influences are now added the challenges of a Modernist style, drawing on Marianne Moore, T.S....
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From Hannah Lavery Edinburgh's new Makar. In a moment that is demanding you to constantly choose your side, how do you find your humanity, your own voice, when you are being pushed to find safety in numbers? Blood Salt Spring is a meditation on where we are – exploring ideas of nation, race and belonging. Much of the collection was written in lockdown and speaks to that moment, the isolation and the traumas of 2020 but it also looks to find some...
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Step into the hauntingly beautiful and thought-provoking world of "A Tribute to Love, Horror, Death and The Crumbling Mind," a mesmerizing collection of dark and introspective poems penned by the brilliant wordsmith, David War.
Within the pages of this poetry book, David War weaves a tapestry of emotions, delving deep into the human psyche to explore the essence of love, the chilling grasp of horror, the enigmatic dance with death, and the fragility...
29) Memo for Spring
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Liz Lochhead is one of the leading poets writing in Britain today. This, her debut collection, published in 1972, was a landmark publication. Writing at a time when the landscape of Scottish poetry was male dominated, hers was a new voice, tackling subjects that resonated with readers – as it still does. Her poetry paved the way, and inspired, countless new voices including Ali Smith, Kathleen Jamie, Jackie Kay and Carol Ann Duffy. Still writing...
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Poems of the Pretentious Minds features a wide array of self-indulgent, darkly comical but heart-wrenching poetry that covers many topics such as love, family, friendship, death, sex addiction, abuse, anxiety, depression, suicide, mental turmoil, the city of London, various other locations around the UK and the intricacies of the world itself. Some of the poems also explore the contradiction of humanity and how one can appreciate the minute things...
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PTSD is a 4 Letter Word. Actually it's an acronym but it's also quite the life sentence, a curse in its own right. PTSD is a 4 Letter Word is a poetry collection about mental health, about what it is like to live with depression, PTSD, intrusive thoughts, eating disorders and dissociation. There are three parts. My Head is a Battlefield, My Scars and My Fixes. My Fixes is at the last and is more hopeful, more outward looking.This is a dark poetry...
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Lintot
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2023
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The Rape of the Lock (1906) is a classic, epic poem by English literary icon Alexander Pope. Known for his caustic wit and satirical outlook as much as he was for his formal expertise, Pope is arguably the most important English poet of the eighteenth century. His work influenced such figures as William Wordsworth, Samuel Johnson, and Jonathan Swift.
Drawing on his immense knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin literature, Alexander Pope's The Rape...
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Charles Scribner's Sons
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2023
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This 1914 drama follows a moral politician, Stephen More, as he watches his powerful country plan an attack on a small country. What's worse, his government is using trumped up charges in order to overtake and add the small country to their empire. More feels powerless as pressures from his family and parliament keep him quiet.
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George H. Doran Company
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2023
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Though best known as a novelist, Dos Passos was also a talented poet, as this 1922 volume of travel poems demonstrates. The contents are: "Winter in Castile," "Nights at Bassano," "Vagones de Tercera," "Quai de la Tournelle," "On Foreign Travel," and "Phases of the Moon."
35) I Walk the Fens
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This collection of poems was written by Susan Sansby during 2022 inspired by her recent move to Ely.
She was born in the Fens but moved to London when she was sixteen returning to live in the Fens in her seventies. The poems are descriptions of places visited, feeling aroused by her surroundings and reflections on past and present events.
The themes that run through the poems are our relationship with nature and history and the importance of preserving...
36) Child Ballad
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A Poetry Book Society Winter Recommendation 2023In Child Ballad, David Wheatley's sixth collection, he explores a world transformed by the experience of parenthood. Conducting his children through landscapes of Northern Scotland, he follows pathways laid down by departed Irish missionaries and by wolves. He maps a rich territory of rivers, trees and mountains. Also present are histories, some evidenced, some no longer visible and yet to be inferred.Stylistically,...
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The title poem of this collection, Robert Wells's first since the Collected Poems and Translations of 2009, revisits in memory the site of the once great Etruscan city of Veii. In 'The Coin Cabinet' they are conjured in their variety by means of a series of epithetic evocations, so that one does not doubt their reality, or the complex mythology they evoke and the economy rooted in long traditions and rich in known, shared narratives.
38) Sweet and Sour
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Poems from the heart about love and relationships A collection of romance poems that isn't always blissful and lovey-dovey. The pieces of poetry are arranged into three sections: – 'Single'. Poems about the hope for a significant other and being jealous of those who are already with someone.– 'Taken'. Poems about being happy in a relationship and fear of a collapse coming.– 'Single Again'. Poems about the delight of being free and feeling lonely....
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Transport yourself to the green hills and sun-dappled shores of Ireland with The Irish Summer Kitchen. Indulge in the vibrant and mouthwatering tastes of summer with this delightful collection of Irish recipes, lovingly crafted to bring a taste of the season to your kitchen.From sizzling barbecue feasts to refreshing salads bursting with seasonal produce, each recipe is a celebration of Ireland's rich culinary heritage and the bountiful flavors of...
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The story of a medieval monarch, his troublesome heir, and his constant struggle against plotters, schemers, and rebels.
Set during the reign of Henry IV of England, this play portrays the rebellions faced by the medieval king, as well as his relationship with his son, heir to the throne. The young man indulges in a fun-loving, reckless lifestyle that he must find the strength to cast aside if he is to live up to his royal destiny. Featuring one of...
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