The Works of John MasefieldJim DavisJohn M. Synge A Few PersonalKing ColeMartin HydeOn the Spanish MainRight RoyalThe Old Front LineWilliam Shakespeare

John Edward Masefield, OM (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and poems, including "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever".   In this ebook: The Widow in the Bye Street The Everlasting Mercy The Daffodil Fields The ...

The Best Works of John MasefieldJim DavisJohn M. Synge A Few PersonalKing ColeMartin HydeOn the Spanish MainRight RoyalThe Old Front LineWilliam Shakespeare

The Gallipoli campaign of World War I was a bold strategic move to capture the Ottoman Turkish capital of Istanbul, but things began to go wrong from the very start. Allied troops found the landing beaches heavily defended, and the fighting soon stalemated into a brutal battle of attrition in horrific conditions. It was only after eight months of heavy losses that the allies finally admitted defeat and withdrew. However, the bravery and sacrifice of the fledgling Australia and New Zealand ...

Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The ...

In "The Box of Delights; or, When the Wolves were Running," John Masefield weaves a rich tapestry of fantasy and adventure, encapsulated in the joys and dangers faced by a young boy named Kay Harker during a magical Christmas holiday. The narrative unfolds with Masefield's lyrical prose, employing vivid imagery and a whimsical tone that captivates readers of all ages. Set against the backdrop of a rural English landscape, the story elegantly intertwines elements of folklore, ancient myths,...

I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox." As a man grows older, life becomes more interesting but less easy to know; for, late in life, even the strongest yields to the habit of his compartment. When he cannot range through all society, from the court to the gutter, a man must go where all society meets, as at the Pilgrimage, the Festival or the Game. Here in England the Game is both a festival and an occasion of pilgrimage. A man wanting to set down a picture ...

"When we got into the road together, I could not see a yard in front of me. There was nothing but darkness and drifting snow and the gleam of the drifts where the light of the lantern fell. There was no question of losing the road; for the road was a Devon lane, narrow and deep, built by the ancient Britons, so everybody says, to give them protection as they went down to the brooks for water. If it had been an open road, I could never have found my way for fifty yards. I was strongly built...

A sensitive literary portrait of the Irish playwright, examining his artistry, cultural roots, and dramatic legacy.

'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 with an incomparable music of languag...

In "The Story of a Round-House, and Other Poems," John Masefield presents a vibrant tapestry of lyrical narratives that celebrate the ebb and flow of everyday life. The collection showcases an evocative use of imagery and metaphor, reflecting Masefield's deep-rooted connection to the English countryside and seafaring life. Thematically rich, the poems explore the transient nature of existence, emphasizing the intersection of the mundane and the extraordinary, while employing a rhythmic ele...

“I’m Satan, newly come from hell…”On the first page of John Masefield’s The Everlasting Mercy, the poet rhymed ‘whored’ with ‘Lord’.The work caused a literary sensation.This was a strange beginning for a future poet laureate of Great Britain.Masefield’s escape from the shadow of his poetic mentors came in 1911.The Everlasting Mercy, his colloquial first-person narrative of a rural hell-raiser, Saul Kane, and his religious conversion, hit a n...