This comprehensive guide to the poetry and letters of John Keats offers a highly readable and detailed textual analysis of the themes and techniques of his work. Blades assesses all the major writing - including the narratives and the great odes - and goes on to examine the context of the verse through a survey of the poet's letters and an examination of the key features of nineteenth century Romanticism. This lively and imaginative study concludes with a discussion of some of the most inf...

Written in an age of revolutions, Lyrical Ballads represents a radical new way of thinking - not only about literature but also about our fundamental perceptions of the world. The poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge continues to be among the most appealing and challenging in the rich tradition of English Literature; and Lyrical Ballads, composed at the height of the young authors' creative powers, is now widely acclaimed as a landmark in literary history.In this li...

This stimulating study takes a fresh look at Browning's poetry and at some of the key themes that run through his work. Part I uses carefully selected extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines Browning's life, contexts and a sample of criticism. Using some of Browning's most widely studied poems, this book will develop students' close reading technique and help them to articulate their own responses to poetry.The volume is an ideal introductory guide for A Level a...

The sword chooses its wielder.I never asked to be Blade Mage. My fellow wizards weren’t exactly thrilled about my selection, either. Unfortunately, those weird old druids have a strict no returns policy.So I left, and for the past few years, I’ve managed to hide from my responsibilities and former life. But I always knew one day the Cabal would come looking for its precious sword. And so they have, but only because a heinous crime has occurred …A wizard of the Cabal...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. More than 27 hours of vintage science fiction. These science fiction short stories were written by some of the most influential authors of the time including, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Winston Marks, Damon Knight, Mack Reynolds, Frank M. Robinson, Russ Winterbotham, Alan E. Nourse, Charles E. Fritch, Milton Lesser, Evan Hunter, William Morrison, John Massie Davis, Irving Cox Jr., Malcolm B. Morehart Jr., Richard O. Lewis,...

Vintage Sci-Fi 2 - 26 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Alan E. Nourse and many more. More than 12 hours of Vintage Sci-Fi!Defense Mech by Rad BradburyFoster You're Dead by Philip K. DickExport Commodity by Irving Cox Jr.Pariah by Milton LesserBeyond The Door by Philip K. DickThe Water Eater by Winston MarksTask of Kayin by William MorrisonWanderlust by Alan E. Nourse

Eve is breaking on a time of fragile peace amongst the nations, and an old enemy that once conquered the world is returning. All that stands in the way of complete domination are a young knight with a traumatic past who has sworn to defend others so they might not suffer the way he did, a princess tangled in the web of political schemes and responsibilities to the throne, and a former gladiator who won his freedom but at a cost that haunts his every waking hour. The task of heroes has fall...

Collection of poems, prose and illustrations by a New Zealand father and son team, John (55) and Alexander (25) Stringer of Christchurch. John an established author and his son Alex a New Zealand champion rap-off artist, share poetry and prose from across Gen. X and Y. to provide societal insights and changes across their community.

________________________________The first book in Diana Gabaldon's LORD JOHN GREY series, set in the same world as her OUTLANDER novelsIt's 1758 and Europe is in turmoil - the Seven Years War is taking hold and London is ripe with deceit. The enigmatic Lord John Grey, a nobleman and high-ranking officer in His Majesty's Army, pursues a clandestine love affair and a deadly family secret.Grey's father, the Duke of Pardloe, shot himself...

So, there I was … just minding my own business and having a drink at a local watering hole, when this strange woman approaches me, begging for help.I’ve never seen this woman in my life. I have no idea who she is.If she’s to be believed, she doesn’t know who she is, either. Nor does she know where she came from, or exactly why it is she needs my help.She sure as heck knows who I am, though. She knows that I’m the Blade Mage.It only gets weirder.Befor...

What happens when an ancient, legendary warrior class realizes that the very modernization they helped initiate is now designed to completely eradicate their existence? The violent, inevitable collision of tradition and industrialization erupted in 1877 during the brutal Satsuma Rebellion. Following the Meiji Restoration, the imperial government systematically stripped the samurai of their stipends, their social status, and their exclusive right to carry swords. Driven to the absolute brin...

TO THE STARS—WITH GUNS AND DUCT TAPELTC William Weaver, PhD. ("Call me Bill...") and SEAL Chief Miller, the heroes who saved Earth from alien menace in Into the Looking Glass, are back and this time Bill's got hisself a ship! The former SSBN Nebraska has been converted, using mostly shade-tree mechanics and baling wire, into a warp ship, Naval Construction Contract 4144, ready to go where no Adar, SEAL or academic has gone before!Yay for the heroes! But who cares for the po...