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Robert Browning, John Keats, William Wordsworth

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Ghizela Rowe, Jake Urry, Richard Mitchley

The United States has July 4th, Ireland St Patrick’s Day and France Bastille Day.Most Nations celebrate a particular day as ‘theirs’. That day is when they turn to themselves; to reflect on the past, to revel in the present and to look forward to the future.For England 23rd April is St George’s Day.St George, a hero from bygone days, who slays Dragons and pursues other mythic deeds, is part of childhood. But for modern times, for modern Nations, a greater purpose is...

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John Donne

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Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner

John Donne was born on 22nd January 1572 in London into a Roman Catholic family when Catholicism was illegal in England and there was turbulence and unrest with both state and church throughout much of Europe. His father, also named John, died when he was 4 and his mother, Elizabeth Heywood married a wealthy widower, ensuring the family were looked after. He received a good education in both Oxford and Cambridge but was unable to obtain a degree without taking the Oath of Supremacy, which ...

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John Keats, William Shakespeare, Daniel Sheehan

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Ghizela Rowe

In many ways the title says it all. Kissing is poetry. The kiss is perhaps the most loving and intimate moment there is. It is amongst our most soothing and treasured memories. And perhaps also our most erotic. This volume is not about the kiss of a mother to her child's scraped knee, or the father to his baby's head as he settles down to sleep. No, when the poets here talk of the kiss, they describe the longing and desire, the want and hunger to be part of something that so connects them ...

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John Milton

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Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner

John Milton was born in Bread Street, London, on December 9th, 1608. His early years were privately tutored before gaining a place at St Paul’s School and in 1625 he matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge, earning a BA in 1629 and an MA in 1632. At Cambridge he had developed a reputation for poetic skill but also experienced alienation from his peers and university life as a whole.The next 6 years were spent in private study. He read both ancient and modern works of theology, ...

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Aphra Behn, John Donne, John Dryden

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Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner

The Elizabethan age had almost departed and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories. In England the Civil War had brought about the Will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body. But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent Restoration, Poetry had entered a golden age. John Milton, John Dryden, Ben Jonson are but a few of...

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John G. Rowe

From the frozen forests of Canada to the depths of the mines and the farthest reaches of imagination, these stories throw boys into worlds where courage is tested at every turn. In Sergeant Dick of the Royal Mounted Police, a ruthless gang of hooded rustlers threatens the isolated stronghold of Water Castle, forcing Sergeant Dick to battle through pursuit, siege, rescue, and wilderness danger to expose the truth and bring frontier justice. Tom Martin, the Breaker Boy offers a more intimate...

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Simon Bovey, Paul Sellar, Philip Palmer, Laura Bridgeman, Charles Lambert, R. D. Wingfield, Wally K. Daly, Abir Mukherjee, Peter Bradshaw

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Full Cast, Lizzy Watts, Lee Ross, Carl Prekopp, Sean Murray, Claire Knight, Peter Jones, John Rowe, Tom Watson, Sudha Bhuchar, Daniel Mays

A gripping collection of elaborate thefts, confidence tricks and impossible missions, including the Hatton Garden heistEight of the best heist stories packed with suspense, ingenuity, humour and deception, these fantastic productions will have you gripped from start to finish.In the audacious Mountain of Light by Simon Bovey, it’s 1851 and London buzzes with the wonders at The Great Exhibition. To housebreaker John Rayverne, it's harvest ti...

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RF Delderfield

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Oliver Milburn, John Wood, John Rowe, Alison Pettitt, Full Cast

A stunning full-cast dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's classic novel of life between the warsListen now to this epic story of tragedy, love and betrayal set during the inter-war period as soldier Davy Powlett-Jones, invalided out of the trenches, must face a new start in life…A coal miner's son, Davy has risen from the ranks of the South Wales Borderers and been commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after serving three years in the front-line trenches in the...

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John Rowe

All children love solving puzzles and mysteries. In The Casebook of Inspector Sniffabout, their brains will be put to the test, as the great bloodhound detective Inspector Sniffabout is called on to unravel all kinds of strange events and happenings.The book is designed to undertake two important experiences in children's development. First, it encourages young children to read, but in an entertaining and fun way. Second, it allows them to use their powers of deduction, as they try to work...

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Niccoli Machiavelli

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Ciarán Hinds, Philip Voss, Christopher Godwin, Scott Handy, Stephen Critchlow, John Rowe, John Rye, Anthony Jackson, Douglas Wilmer, David March, Hilda Schroder, Full Cast

The renowned masterpiece from one of the most influential writers in history, Machiavelli"It's very, very good...an engaging exploration of one of the most influential political works ever written." - Entertainment FocusThe Prince, written during the Italian Renaissance by author Niccolò Machiavelli, is an internationally renowned masterpiece about power, greed and strategy in government. Regarded by some as a manual for would-be t...

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Sir Walter Scott

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John Buick, Liam Brennan, Gerda Stevenson, David Rintoul, John Rowe, Brian Hewlett, Jill Meers, Richard Greenwood, Irene Allan, George Woolley, John Ransome, Tom George, Sean Chapman, Full Cast, Alec Guinness

Full-cast BBC adaptations of five of Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Waverley’ novels, plus a play adapted from his journal starring Alec Guinness, and a documentary about Scott and his legacyPoet, novelist, critic and campaigner Walter Scott invented the historical novel and shaped the world’s image of Scotland. His tales of heroism, romance and adventure were hugely successful, outselling Jane Austen and Lord Byron, and are still popular today. Included here...

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John Rowe

Little Stories for Little People is a pre-school children’s book consisting of twelve short stories. This delightful book encourages young children to use their minds to solve a problem or a mystery. The aim is to introduce children to reading, but in a fun and entertaining way. Each story is wonderfully illustrated with colourful drawings to help them understand each story’s narrative. The stories are not only designed for young children to read on their own, but also for parents, teacher...