William Loftus Hare's work, "Watts," delves into the life and contributions of the influential poet and philosopher, Isaac Watts. Known for his profound impact on hymnody and religious thought, Watts's writings reflect a deep engagement with faith and reason. Hare meticulously explores Watts's innovative approach to worship and his ability to articulate complex theological concepts in accessible language. The book serves as both a biography and a critical analysis, shedding light on how Wa...

In "Watts (1817-1904)", William Loftus Hare intricately explores the life and contributions of the eminent poet and philosopher, Isaac Watts, illuminating the profound impact of his works on the landscape of English literature and hymnody. Hare's narrative style is imbued with scholarly precision, deftly weaving biography and literary analysis to contextualize Watts within the broader tapestry of 18th-century England. The book is enriched with discussions about Watts' innovations in religi...

In "Watts (1817-1904)", William Loftus Hare delves into the life and contributions of the eminent poet and hymn writer Isaac Watts, a founding figure in English literature and religious thought. This meticulously researched biography not only chronicles Watts's prolific output, including his innovative approaches to hymnody and his role in the development of English nonconformist thought, but also reflects Hare's keen literary style that seamlessly weaves narrative and analysis. The book s...

Written from Wilde's prison cell at Reading Gaol to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas, De Profundis explodes the conventions of the traditional love letter and offers a scathing indictment of Douglas's behavior, a mournful elegy for Wilde's own lost greatness, and an impassioned plea for reconciliation. At once a bracingly honest account of ruinous attachment and a profound meditation on human suffering, De Profundis is a classic of gay literature. Richard Ellmann ...

An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theatre, winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography.In My Life in Pieces Simon Callow retraces his life through the multifarious performers, writers, productions and events which have left their indelible mark on him.The story begins with Peter Pan – his first ever visit to the theatre – before transporting us to southern Africa and South London, where Callow spent much of h...

Contents: The Decay of Lying Pen, Pencil And Poison The Critic As Artist The Truth of Masks

This illustrated boxed set gathers fifteen of William Le Queux's invasion, espionage, and speculative-political thrillers, works that helped codify the anxieties of late Victorian and Edwardian popular fiction. Combining secret treaties, foreign agents, threatened homelands, stolen documents, and imminent catastrophe, these novels move with melodramatic urgency while revealing the period's fascination with surveillance, technology, empire, and national vulnerability. Their style is direct,...

In 'The Decay of Lying' Oscar Wilde uses his decadent ideology in an attempt to reverse and therefore reject his audiences' 'normal' conceptualizations of nature, art and morality. Wilde's views of life and art are illustrated through the use of Platonic dialogue where the character Vivian takes on the persona of Wilde. Wilde's goal is to subvert the norm by reversing its values. Wilde suggests to us that society is wrong, not him. Calling on diverse examples - from Ancient Greek sculpture...

A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817.The author of the highly acclaimed Posthumous Keats, praised as “full of…those fleeting moments we call genius” (Washington Post), now provides a window into the lives of Keats and his contemporaries in this brilliant new work.On December 28, 1817, the painter Benjamin Robert Haydon hosted what he referred to in his diaries and autobiograph...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Lafcadio Hearn’.Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Hearn includes original a...

Famed poet and critic Cosmo Monkhouse discusses the works of Edward Burne-Jones, artist in oil and stained glass who is closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Essays, Letters and Articles’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of James Joyce’.Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Joyce includes original annotations and il...