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| "The Collected Poems of Thomas Hardy by Thomas Hardy (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction Bibliography and Glossary by Michael Irwin Professor of English Literature University of Kent at Canterbury Thomas Hardy started composing poetry in the heyday of Tennyson and Browning He was still writing with unimpaired power sixty years later when Eliot and Yeats were the leading names in the field His extraordinary stamina and a consistent individuality of style and vision made him a survivor immune to literary fashion At the start of the twenty-first century his reputation stands higher than it ever did even in his own lifetime He is now recognised not only as a great poet but as one who is widely loved He speaks with directness humanity and humour to scholarly or ordinary readers alike"
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| "The Complete Poems of John Keats by John Keats (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction by Paul Wright 'What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817 This collection contains all of his poetry the early work which is often undervalued even today the poems on which his reputation rests including the 'Odes' and the two versions of the uncompleted epic 'Hyperion' and work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama and comic verse It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life That life spanned one of the most remarkable periods in English history in the aftermath of the French Revolution and this collection with its detailed introductions and notes aims to place the poems very much in their context The collection is ample proof that Keats deservedly achieved his wish to 'be among the English Poets after my death'"
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| "Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by RT Jones Honorary Fellow of the University of York This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) includes all the poems contained in the Definitive Edition of 1940 In his lifetime Kipling was widely regarded as the unofficial Poet Laureate and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 His poetry is striking for its many rhythms and popular forms of speech and Kipling was equally at home with dramatic monologues and extended ballads He is often thought of as glorifying war militarism and the British Empire but an attentive reading of the poems does not confirm that view This edition reprints George Orwell's hard-hitting account of Kipling's poems first published in 1942 and generally regarded as one of the most important contributions to critical discussion of Kipling"
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| "Selected Poems of Lord Byron: Including Don Juan and Other Poems by Lord Byron (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction Bibliography and Glossary by Dr Paul Wright Trinity College Carmarthen 'I mean to show things really as they are not as they ought to be' wrote Byron (1788-1824) in his comic masterpiece Don Juan which follows the adventures of the hero across the Europe and near East which Byron knew so well touching on the major political cultural and social concerns of the day This selection includes all of that poem and selections from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and the satirical poems 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers' and 'A Vision of Judgement' Paul Wright's detailed introductions place Byron's colourful life and work within their broader social and political contexts and demonstrate that Byron both fostered and critiqued the notorious 'Byronic myth' of heroic adventure political action and sexual scandal"
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| "The Selected Poetry & Prose of Shelley by Percy Bysshe Shelley (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction Notes and Bibliography by Dr Bruce Woodcock Senior Lecturer in English University of Hull Shelley's short prolific life produced some of the most memorable and well-known lyrics of the Romantic period But he was also the most radical writer in the English literary tradition of his day a fiery political visionary committed to social change and progress The generous selection in this volume represents the wide range of his writing both poetry and prose Arranged chronologically the accompanying introductory essays set Shelley's works in their historical social and political context They provide a vivid insight into the life and times of this volcanic spirit whose inspiring voice called on the people of England to Rise like lions after slumberIn unvanquishable number;Shake your chains to earth like dewWhich in sleep had fallen on you Ye are many they are few'(The Mask of Anarchy)"
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| "The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Lord Alfred Tennyson (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "Selected by Rosemary Gray Poignant wry chilling challenging amusing thought-provoking and always intriguing these accomplished tales from the pens of great writers are object-lessons in the art of creating a literary masterpiece on a small canvas From the straightforwardly anecdotal to the more analytical of human behaviour all are guaranteed to capture the imagination stir the emotions linger in the memory and whet the reader's appetite for more In this book Wordsworth Editions presents the modern reader with a rich variety of short stories by a host of towering literary figures ranging from Arnold Bennett to Virginia Woolf This disparate and distinguished company of writers has rarely - if ever - met within the pages of one volume the result is a positive feast"
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| "Collected Poems of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction by Donald McFarlanRobert Burns the most celebrated of all Scottish poets is remembered with great devotion - his birthday on 25th January provokes fervour and festivity among Scots and many others the world over Born in 1759 into miserable rustic poverty by the age of eighteen Burns had acquired a good knowledge of both classical and English literature In June 1786 his first collection of verse Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect which included 'To a Mouse' and 'The Cotter's Saturday Night' was greeted with huge acclaim by all classes of society His later poems and ballads include 'Auld Lang Syne' the beautiful song 'My Love is like a Red Red Rose' 'Highland Mary' 'Scots Wha Hae' and his masterpiece 'Tam o'Shanter'"
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| "The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction by Tim Cook Shakespeare's sonnets have an intensity of both feeling and meaning unmatched in English sonnet form They divide into two parts; the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a fair youth for whom the poet has an obsessive love and the second chronicles his love for the notorious 'Dark Lady' In addition to the sonnets this volume includes Shakespeare's two lengthy narrative poems on classical themes The Rape of Lucrece which looks forward to the dark imagery of Macbeth and Venus and Adonis which mixes ribaldry and tragedy in unique Shakespearean manner The Phoenix and the Turtle is a beautiful metaphysical and allegorical short elegy and takes its place with Shakespeare's better-known poetry"
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| "The Complete Poems of D.H. Lawrence by D. H. Lawrence (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by David Ellis University of Kent at Canterbury Lawrence's reputation as a novelist has often meant that his achievements in poetry have failed to receive the recognition they deserve This edition brings together in a form he himself sanctioned his Collected Poems of 1928 the unexpurgated version of Pansies and Nettles adding to these volumes the contents of the two notebooks in which he was still writing poetry when he died in 1930 It therefore allows the reader to trace the development of Lawrence as a poet and appreciate the remarkable originality and distinctiveness of his achievement Not all the poems reprinted here are masterpieces but there is more than enough quality to confirm Lawrence's status as one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century"
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| "The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "With an Introduction by Emma HartnollInitially a vivacious outgoing person Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) progressively withdrew into a reclusive existence An undiscovered genius during her lifetime only seven out of her total of 1775 poems were published prior to her death She had an immense breadth of vision and a passionate intensity and awe for life love nature time and eternity Originally branded an eccentric Emily Dickinson is now recognised as a major poet of great depth startling originality and courage for as she wrote Assent and you are sane; Demure you're straightaway dangerous And handled with a chain'"
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| "Selected Poems of Christina Rossetti by Christina G. Rossetti (Paperback, 1995)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by Katherine McGowranChristina Rossetti is widely regarded as the most considerable woman poet in England before the twentieth century No reading of nineteenth century poetry can be complete without attention to this prolific and popular poet Rosetti's inner life dominates her poetry exploring loss and unattainable hope Her divine poems have a freshness and toughness of thought while many of her love poems are erotic and as often express love for women as for men The varied threads of Rossetti's concerns are drawn together in what is perhaps her greatest poem the strange and ambiguous 'Goblin Market'"
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| "The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman (Paperback, 1995)" |
| "With an Introduction and Bibliography by Stephen Matterson Trinity College Dublin Walt Whitman's verse gave the poetry of America a distinctive national voice It reflects the unique vitality of the new nation the vastness of the land and the emergence of a sometimes troubled consciousness communicated in language and idiom regarded by many at the time as shocking Whitman's poems are organic and free flowing fit into no previously defined genre and skilfully combine autobiographical sociological and religious themes with lyrical sensuality His verse is a fitting celebration of a new breed of American and includes 'Song of Myself' 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry' the celebratory 'Passage to India' and his fine elegy for the assassinated President Lincoln 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd'"
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| "The Selected Poems of William Blake by William Blake (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Introduction Notes and Bibliography by Dr Bruce Woodcock Senior Lecturer in English University of Hull William Blake was an engraver painter and visionary mystic as well as one of the most revolutionary of the Romantic poets His writing attracted the astonished admiration of authors as diverse as Wordsworth Ruskin WBYeats and more recently beat poet Allen Ginsberg and the 'flower power' generation He is one of England's most original artists whose works aim to liberate imaginative energies and subvert 'the mind-forged manacles' of restriction This volume contains many of his writings including 'Songs of Innocence' 'Songs of Experience' 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' and a generous selection from the Prophetic Books including 'Milton' and 'Jerusalem'"
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| "Collected Poems of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "With an Introduction Notes and Bibliography by Anne Varty Royal Holloway University of London WILDE GLAMOROUS AND NOTORIUS more famous as a playwright or prisoner than as a poet invites readers of his verse to meet an unknown and intimate figure The poetry of his formative years includes the haunting elegy to his young sister and the grieving lyric at the death of his father The religious drama of his romance with Rome is captured here as well as its resolution in his renewed love of ancient Greece He explores forbidden sexual desires pays homage to the great theatre stars and poets of his day observes cityscapes with impressionist intensity His final masterpiece The Ballad of Reading Gaol tells the painful story of his own prison experience and calls for universal compassion This edition of Wilde's verse presents the full range of his achievement as a poet"
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| "The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats by W. B. Yeats (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English University of Sussex W B Yeats was Romantic and Modernist mystical dreamer and leader of the Irish Literary Revival Nobel prizewinner dramatist and above all poet He began writing with the intention of putting his 'very self' into his poems T S Eliot one of many who proclaimed the Irishman's greatness described him as 'one of those few whose history is the history of their own time who are part of the consciousness of an age which cannot be understood without them' For anyone interested in the literature of the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century Yeats's work is essential This volume gathers the full range of his published poetry from the hauntingly beautiful early lyrics (by which he is still fondly remembered) to the magnificent later poems which put beyond question his status as major poet of modern times Paradoxical proud and passionate Yeats speaks today as eloquently as ever"
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| "Le Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "With an Introduction by Helen Moore The legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is one of the most enduring and influential stories in world literature Its themes - love war religion treachery and family loyalty - are timeless as are the reputations of its major characters Arthur Merlin Guenever and Launcelot Malory's Le Morte Darthur is a story of noble knights colourful tournaments and fateful love set in a courtly society which is outwardly secure and successful but in reality torn by dissent and ultimately treachery Originally published in 1485 Malory's Le Morte Darthur is here presented in modern spelling and is accompanied by an Introduction and helpful Glossary"
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| "Histories by Herodotus (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "Translated with Notes by George Rawlinson With an Introduction by Tom Griffith Herodotus (c480-c425) is &39;The Father of History&39; and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing They are also the most entertaining Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-sellers? Which is the oldest language in the world? Why did Leonidas and his 300 Spartans spend the morning before the battle of Thermopylae combing their hair? Why did every Babylonian woman have to sit in the Temple of Aphrodite until a man threw a coin into her lap and how long was she likely to sit there? And what is the best way to kill a crocodile?This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all these fascinating questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World"
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| "Rights of Man by Thomas Paine (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "With an Introduction by Derek Matravers Rights of Man is a classic statement of the belief in humanity's potential to change the world for the better Published as a reply to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France it differs from that great work in every relevant respect Where Burke uses the language of the governing classes Paine writes with the vigour of a self-taught mast-maker and exciseman With passionate and rapier wit Paine challenges Burke's assertion that society cannot be judged by rational standards and found wanting Rights of Man contains a fully-costed budget advocating measures such as free education old age pensions welfare benefits and child allowance over 100 years before these things were introduced in Britain It remains a compelling manifesto for social change"
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| "Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "With an Introduction by Angus Calder As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War' Lawrence's younger brothers Frank and Will had been killed on the Western Front in 1915 Seven Pillars of Wisdom written between 1919 and 1926 tells of the vastly different campaign against the Turks in the Middle East - one which encompasses gross acts of cruelty and revenge and ends in a welter of stink and corpses in the disgusting 'hospital' in Damascus Seven Pillars of Wisdom is no Boys Own Paper tale of Imperial triumph but a complex work of high literary aspiration which stands in the tradition of Melville and Dostoevsky and alongside the writings of Yeats Eliot and Joyce"
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| "Key Philosophical Writings by Rene Descartes (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "Translated by Elizabeth S Haldane and GRT Ross Edited with an Introduction by Enrique Chavez-Arvizo Rene Descartes (1569-1650) the father' of modern philosophy is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity Breaking with the conventions of his own time and suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence Descartes in his writings - most of which are philosophical classics - attempted to answer the central questions surrounding the self God free-will and knowledge using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith This edition the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Descartes' works available in English includes his great essay Discourse on Method"
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| "Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "Translated with Notes by Arthur Waley With an Introduction by Robert Wilkinson Dating from around 300BC Tao Te Ching is the first great classic of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism Within its pages is summed up a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should respond to it A profound mystical insight into the nature of things forms the basis for a humane morality and vision of political utopia The ideas in this work constitute one of the main shaping forces behind Chinese spirituality art and science so much so that no understanding of Chinese civilisation is possible without a grasp of Taoism This edition presents the authoritative translation by Arthur Waley with a new Introduction reflecting recent developments in the interpretation of the work"
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| "Life With Picasso" |
| "Francoise Gilot was a young painter in Pasis when she first met Picasso - he was sixty-two and she was twenty-one During the following ten years they were lovers worked closely together and she became mother to two of his children Claude and Paloma LIFE WITH PICASSO her account of those extraordinary years is filled with intimate and astonishing revelations about the man his work his thoughts and his friends - Matisse Braque Gertrude Stein and Giacometti among othersFrancois Gilot paints a compelling portrait of her turbulent life with the temperamental genius that was PicassoShe is a superb witness to Picasso as an artist and to his views on art"
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| "Long Day's Journey into Night" |
| "Written around 1940 but not staged until 1956 this autobiographical work by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright recreates his own family experience in an attempt to understand himself and those to whom he was tied by fate and love This is the complete text with a critical introduction"
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| "Winslow Boy" |
| "Based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order and first staged in 1946 The Winslow Boy has been revived many times since Ronnie Winslow is expelled from naval college having been accused of petty theft Enraged his father Arthur engages a lawyer to challenge the Admiralty to prove the charges in court - but public opinion is very much against the Winslows and each member of the family is sufferingThis edition includes an authoritative introduction by Dan Rebellato a biographical sketch and a chronology"
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| "1st Steps in Winemaking by C. J. J. Berry (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "This book is universally known as the 'winemaker's bible' Over three million beginners have been happily launched into the fascinating hobby of winemaking by successive editions of this practical guide This completely updated ninth edition sets out in metric imperial and American measures some 150 detailed recipes all arranged in the months best suited for their making so that winemaking can be pursued all year round Wines from fruit flowers vegetables foliage and kits are all dealt with and for the more advanced winemaker there are notes on making wines in bulk showing wine and judging First published in 1960 and with over three million copies sold since then this book is an inspiration to all beginners in winemaking"
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| "Foundrywork for the Amateur by B. Terry Aspin (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting common hot metals in moulds providing all the information needed by amateur foundrymen Since 1954 when Foundrywork for the Amateur was first published the advance of technology and engineering has been enormous and there have been many revisions along the way However conditions in the 21st century are so far removed from the state of affairs in the 1950s that although the basic principle of the foundry remains the same the language and the presentation of the book was due to be uplifted This present edition therefore represents a complete rewrite to conform to the era and in particular to the availability of material which at one time was taken for granted Not only has the text been updated but the illustrations have been completely redrawn and on the basis of the advances made in the amateur foundry since the early days the photographs have also been renewed and increased in number This new edition also reflects the author's growing interest in the model steam locomotive"
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| "Tool and Cutter Sharpening by Harold Hall (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Sharpening workshop tools is probably the most diverse of all workshop activities and the one that is least understood by the majority of workshop owners This is not unreasonable in view of the wide range of equipment suggested for the task ranging from the complex typically an industrial tool and cutter grinder through to the humble off hand grinder This book illustrates how most sharpening tasks can be carried out using an off hand grinder and a few simply made accessories whilst doing this to a standard comparable to that achieved using much more sophisticated equipment A lack of understanding of the processes almost certainly results in the workshop owner attempting tasks with far from perfect cutting tools that can diminish the satisfaction of a job well done With the information in this book this situation can be avoided and working with blunt tooling should be a thing of the past"
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| "Basic Lathework by Stan Bray (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "This book deals with all aspects of the lathe covering the selection of a machine and its construction including modern types of machine as well the more traditional models All aspects of tooling both traditional and modern are covered in depth as are all machining operations including general machining taper turning threading and boring The author pays particular attention to modern applications such as the conversion of power supplies from single to three-phase and the use of digital equipment to improve efficiency It is suitable for use by the beginner with no knowledge at all of lathe work and to those who are more advanced and wish to improve their skills"
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| "Three-phase Conversion by Graham R. Astbury (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "A practical guide to running three-phase equipment on single-phase electricity supplies Often model engineers buy industrial workshop equipment such as lathes drilling machines and milling machines which usually require a three-phase electricity supply Although ready-built phase converters are available they can often cost as much or even more than the equipment purchased This book provides an invaluable source of practical guidance on how anyone can find out the type of electrical equipment they have and how to convert it to run on a single-phase supply The book provides calculations step-by-step instructions with photographs and diagrams and covers electricity supplies in the UK North America Europe and the rest of the world Finally it also advises on which equipment cannot be converted at all"
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| "Mini-lathe Tools and Projects by David Fenner (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "This book follows on from the same author's introduction to the Mini-Lathe (Workshop Practice Series No 43) and presents a series of projects which are intended to extend the versatility of this little machine In some cases additional machining capacity will be required which some readers may find at their local model engineering club The book covers the Mark 2 Mini-Lathe and specific tools such as the radius turning attachment the tailstock and the dividing head and includes techniques such as taper turning and knurling Whilst specifically written for the Mini-Lathe some of the projects in this book can equally be applied to other small model engineering lathes and in many cases the concepts can be scaled to suit other equipment"
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