Alfred, Lord Tennyson by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) was born in Lincolnshire and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1850 and elevated to the peerage as Baron Tennyson in 1884. He is buried in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. This is a collection of the best of his poems.
Robert Burns by Robert Burns
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The best of Robert Burns's poems in a beautiful new gift edition Robert Burns (1759-96), was the eldest son of a tenant farmer in Ayrshire. He endured hardship and frustration before emerging as poet and song writer in his native dialect as well as English. His Poems were published in 1787, and when he ...Show more
Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Category: Poetry | Series: Phoenix Poetry Ser.
The best of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poems in a beautiful new gift edition Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was educated at Christ's Hospital, London and Jesus College, Cambridge. Close collaboration with Wordsworth resulted in joint production of the volume Lyrical Ballads in 1798, which contained ...Show more
William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
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This is a collection of a few narrative poems and sonnets that have shaped the language of love from the body of Shakespeare's verse. The book contains both the texts and commentary.
Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman
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Whitman threw down a challenge to the genteel readers of Tennyson's and Longfellow's work through poems of sexual and emotional daring. This book contains both text and commentary.
Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen by Rupert Brooke
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Two of Britains most celebrated war poets, Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen, died tragically, yet left an enduring legacy through their work. Their accounts of life in the trenches have defined our understanding of World War I. This is a selection of their greatest war poetry.
W.B. Yeats by W.B. Yeats
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W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) was born in Dublin and laid the foundations for an Irish literary revival, drawing inspiration on Irish folklore, the occult and Celtic ideas in his writing. He wrote both poetry and plays, helping to found the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. This is a collection of his finest work.
William Blake : selected poems by William Blake (selected by Peter Butter)
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The best of William Blake's poems in a beautiful gift edition William Blake (1757-1827) was born in London, the son of a Dissenter. He learned drawing and engraving, and later became a painter. he married in 1782, published his first poems on 1783, and despite poverty, wrote and illustrated his own wo ...Show more
Emily Dickinson - Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson
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Hyphens used throughout, reflecting Dickinson's style Unpublished in her lifetime, Emily Dickinson's intensely personal lyrics have much been admired since her death. This is a collection of her work.
Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
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The best of Oscar Wilde's poems in a beautiful new gift edition And all men kill the thing they love By all let this be heard Some do it with a bitter look Some with a flattering word The coward does it with a kiss The brave man with a sword! Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin, the s ...Show more
Christina Rossetti by Christina Rossetti
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With poems ranging from fantasy and verses for the young, to ballads, love lyrics, sonnets and religious poetry, Rossetti was regarded by many of her contemporaries as Britain's finest living poet. This book contains both texts and commentary.