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Further Collected Poems contains selected lyrics from 2001 to 2017, divided roughly by theme or subject. “You and I” is about relationships, “We” is about society and institutions, “He” is about religion and spirituality, “Visions” is about ideas, and “Beauty’s Mead” is about art. The poems are in and out of form, in many modes and voices, simple and complex, hopeful and tragic. The common thread is a conviction that there is an order and a goodness behind and beyond all absurdity, if we w...

This is the story about how I faced the worst bout of mental health I had faced in twenty years. It is the story of reslience, of determination, of self-actualization and of an amazing group of friends who helped me through it. This is the sequel to Nooks and Crannies: A Mental Health Journey. For anyone struggling with mental health, this volume is meant for you. I have suffered from bipolar for twenty years. I know how isolating and dehibilitating it can be. I hope my jo...

This is a poetry collection that documents my mental health and life journey from 2002 to 2017. These poems were all written during those years.Follow me into the 'nooks and crannies' of my own mind, as I take you on a journey through depression, madness, into a world of anger, fear and despair. Bear witness as I fight and claw my way out of hell. I have dealt with mental health and sexual identity issues for over twenty years. I am hoping these words might give hope to those who f...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 11 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 24 minutes"The Children of the New Forest" is a children's novel set during the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. It follows the four Beverley children who become orphans and seek refuge in the New Forest. The story depicts their surv...

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 4 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 10 minutesThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by African-American orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. It is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of litera...

Old Mr. Toad decides to join the Chorus at the Smiling pool - with unexpected results. He encounters Buster Bear as well as the famous Peter Rabbit among many other forest creatures who are just too numerous to list here. If you join in and read a chapter or two you will learn who they are. Don't be shy! These chapters are short and fun to read.

"The Souls of Black Folk" is a seminal work of African American literature written by W. E. B. Du Bois. First published in 1903, the book is a collection of essays that addresses the social, cultural, and political issues facing African Americans in the United States in the aftermath of emancipation and during the early 20th century.Du Bois, a prominent sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist, explores a wide range of topics in "The Souls of Black Folk," including the leg...

The classic novel about an ordinary man's ascent into wealthy Boston circles, and its effect on him and his family.Thanks to hard work and good fortune, Silas Lapham succeeds financially in the paint business. But money and class are not the same thing, and the Laphams struggle to feel they truly fit in amid New England's social aristocracy.When they move into a luxurious home in the elite Back Bay neighborhood, they soon have a young patrician in their liv...

The Ambassadors by Henry James is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). The novel is a dark comedy which follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe to bring the son of his widowed fiancée back to the family business. The novel is written in the third-person narrative from Strether's point of view.Lewis Lambert Strether, the protagonist of the novel, is a cult...

Most of The Sorrows of Young Werther is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist of a sensitive and passionate temperament, to his friend Wilhelm. These give an intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim, whose peasants have enchanted him with their simple ways. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young girl who takes care of her siblings after the death of their mother. Werther falls in love with Charlotte despite knowing beforehand ...

Edith Wharton's "The Custom of the Country" delves into the complexities of societal expectations and individual desires in early 20th-century America. Through the lens of its protagonist, Undine Spragg, a quintessential representation of social ambition, Wharton critiques the materialistic and often superficial nature of the American upper class. The novel's modernist literary style, characterized by its sharp dialogue and rich, nuanced descriptions, effectively captures the interplay bet...

Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire’s son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur’s seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede ...