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Epithalamion is an ode included in an anthology, Amoretti, first published in 1595. Spenser's purpose was to celebrate his courtship of Elizabeth Boyle whose marriage with him is glorified in the Epithalamion.

What is Autism? is a collection of poems that explains what Autism is as well as other things associated with it. The book takes a lot of information and condenses and simplifies it making it easier for people to understand. You can use this book to help with autism training.

Poems from the bedroom is an assortment of poetry. All poems were written chronologically, and this order has been kept to maintain the humor in everyday life as well as the not so funny moments. There is a poem for every day of the month which touches on different situations and emotions. Whether you are feeling happy, sad, lonely or mad, you can randomly select a poem or pick one for your mood.

It’s 1985 and the Stage Left Theatre Collective is founded by a group of friends with a shared vision: Emma, the artistic manager and Robert the literary manager, director Saul, playwright Alan, and finance manager, Frank. This funny, moving and pin sharp drama follows the fate of the company and its members over the course of four decades. We catch up with the characters as they negotiate changing cultural and economic climates.

With her four older sisters now married, it's Patience Shackleford's turn to take charge of her younger siblings' education. But given that Patience's most prodigious skill is lock picking, any abilities she passes on to her younger sisters are unlikely to provide any assistance in the drawing rooms of the genteel, especially as she has no interest in either high society, or horror of horrors… marriage. Indeed, her father the Reverend Augustus Shackleford is firmly of the opinion that the less society knows about his fifth daughter the better…

A mythical man known as Nightmare haunted young children for years. Until he became real. DCI Harry McNeil knows the legend all too well. Growing up in the Highlands, Nightmare was on his and every other child's mind as they went to sleep. Then, Nightmare claimed his first victim. A young girl, found dead in an abandoned cemetery with the words, I am Nightmare, carved into her chest. Two more victims, the same words carved into them. Then Nightmare disappears. Now, years later, there have been reports of graffiti being sprayed around Inverness and on graves in old cemeteries.

Shelagh Delaney was just 19 when her debut play, A Taste of Honey, premiered in 1958. One of the great ‘kitchen sink dramas’, it was ground-breaking in its portrayal of working-class Northern women, gay and Black men, and influenced popular culture from The Smiths to Coronation Street. This collection opens with a 2004 radio production of A Taste of Honey, followed by seven dramas specially written for BBC Radio, all showcasing Delaney’s extraordinary gift for depicting the experiences and emotions of ordinary women and children.

This poetry collection is beautifully and skilfully read by the author, renowned poet Jackie Kay. May Day is the long-awaited new collection from one of our best-loved poets and former Makar of Scotland, Jackie Kay. As the title suggests, these poems cast an eye over several decades of political...

Read by the author, Harry Josephine Giles. Them! by Harry Josephine Giles is a challenging and subversive collection of poems about trans life as it is lived today, through the lenses of work, technology and ecology. Witty, candid, furious, and always compelling, Them! negotiates the fraught and...

As one of Culloden’s 79 ghosts who have been granted another taste of life, Brodrick Shaw has already failed his mortal quest. If he hadn’t wasted time arguing with a certain witch, he might have arrived in time to save a man’s life. All he can do now is wait for that witch to collect him and send him on to God’s judgment. But he'll be damned if he'll wait behind bars.

Once upon a time, Morey's father, a talented musician, accepted food for his family from Lord Lovat. In exchange, he agreed to take on the Fraser name. But it was his son who learned the true cost of a boll of meal. If his parents only knew how that one decision and the aftermath have haunted him...

El fantasma de Canterville es una sátira brillante que combina humor y horror a la perfección. Cuando la familia Otis se muda a una antigua mansión inglesa, se sorprenden al descubrir que viene con su propio fantasma, Sir Simon de Canterville.

Dans un monde dystopique furieusement proche du nôtre, le jeune Alex s'ingénie à commettre le mal sans le moindre remords : en compagnie de ses drougs, il se livre à la bastonnade, au viol et à la torture sur fond de musique classique. Bientôt incarcéré, il subit un traitement chimique qui le rend allergique à toute forme de violence.

Un fantástico viaje entre el Cielo y el Infierno En El Gran Divorcio, C. S. Lewis de nuevo utiliza su formidable talento para contar fábulas y alegorías. En un sueño, el escritor se sube a un autobús una tarde lloviznosa y se embarca en un increíble viaje por el Cielo y el Infierno. Este...

A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, Bookseller and at Waterstones 'He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all' Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his...

Poetry Songbook is a magic gem, gifting you with imagination and inspiration, filling you up with healing love and light. This poetry journal is a graceful and refreshing exploration of the life phases of the human condition. By helping you create poetry as you listen, it enables you to experience becoming a writer.

Un libro valiente, sutil y agudo sobre los milagros, la relación entre la ciencia y la fe, la redención o el destino final del hombre. "Lewis me pareció el hombre más completamente convertido que he conocido", observa Walter Hooper en el prefacio de esta colección de ensayos de C. S. Lewis...

The Wandering Paddy, aka Jamie Mooney, has more than 400,000 followers on social media, a following that's growing at the rate of 20,000 a month, with 6 million account interactions and views a month. His unique perspective on life has resonated with people both in his native Ireland and around the world, as The Wandering Paddy shares his thoughts and experiences, his challenges in overcoming cancer, his mental health struggles and the invaluable life lessons he has learned and can now pass on. The Book of Truths captures the essence of what The Wandering Paddy has learned about life.

David Edgar is among the UK’s leading contemporary dramatists, well known for his powerful plays chronicling Britain's changing political landscape over the past 50 years. More than 60 of his original plays, adaptations and translations have been performed around the world, and in 2023 he was honoured with a Writers’ Guild Outstanding Contribution award for his service to British playwriting. This radio anthology contains some of his most notable work.

Read by the author, John Cooper Clarke. 'Nothing short of dazzling' – Alex Turner Dr John Cooper Clarke's dazzling, scabrous voice has reverberated through pop culture for decades, his influence on generations of performance poets and musicians plain for all to see. In WHAT, the original...

Over the past fifty years, fiction in English has never looked more various. Books bulkier than Victorian three-deckers appear alongside works of minimalist brevity, and experiments with form have produced everything from verse novels to Twitter-thread narratives. This is truly a golden age. But what unites this kaleidoscopic array of genres and styles? Celebrated writer and critic Peter Kemp shows how modern writers are obsessed with the past.

Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers to common questions about Middle-earth and the fandom, this book about Tolkien celebrates Why We Love Middle-earth.

Estaba la pájara pinta sentada en un verde limón se ha vuelto, con el tiempo, un hito en la literatura colombiana y uno de los textos más estudiados para entender el origen de la violencia que todavía hoy azota a este país. Su lenguaje fresco, ágil y rico ha permitido que la novela perdure y que cada día sea más valorada por las nuevas generaciones.

Lorsque ses parents l'envoient vivre chez son oncle et sa tante au fin fond de la campagne anglaise, Georgiana Ellers, une jeune femme issue de la classe moyenne, craint de s'y ennuyer à mourir. Mais, entraînée par l'envoûtante Frances Campbell et sa clique d'héritiers décadents, la voici qui plonge tête la première dans un tourbillon de fêtes de plus en plus extravagantes, où règnent l'ivresse et la débauche.

My Achilles looks at the man behind the myth and explores both the strength and vulnerability in embracing all the sides of oneself: the complex and the ugly, the bold and the brilliant. With themes of love, hope and yearning, My Achilles aims to be not just a myth, but a legend. So much about queer love and identity has been hidden between parentheses and what is not said. This book attempts to fill in those gaps, so that they are not destined to be repeated over and over.

Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854-November 30, 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams, plays, short stories, and his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. The following includes the pieces "Poems In Prose" and "The Star Child."

Was ist Familie? Und was ist Glück, Geborgenheit, Vertrauen? Ein kleines Mädchen lernt während eines langen heißen Sommers, was es bedeuten kann, zugehörig zu sein, geliebt zu werden - auch wenn es ein Geheimnis gibt. Irland, zu Beginn der 1980er Jahre: An einem heißen Sommertag, gleich nach der Frühmesse, liefert ein Vater seine kleine Tochter bei entfernten Verwandten auf einer Farm im tiefsten Wexford ab. Seine Frau ist schon wieder schwanger, noch ein Maul wird zu stopfen sein. Sollen die kinderlosen Kinsellas doch die Kleine so lange dabehalten, wie sie wollen.

Numa Pompílio de Castro – eis o nome do protagonista deste conto singular de Lima Barreto, talvez aquele que faz o mais profundo mergulho da psicologia de seus personagens – sem deixar de tecer uma ácida crítica à sociedade e em especial à classe política do seu tempo. No enredo, Numa, emergente social, casa-se com Gilberta, da família de um político notório, e também ele se deputado... sob a constante influência da mulher. O final inusitado da história faz valer a leitura!

2019. Kate fuit Londres pour se réfugier dans une maison délabrée dont elle a hérité. Avec son lierre dégringolant et son jardin envahi par les mauvaises herbes, ce havre de paix la protège de son compagnon violent. Kate sent toutefois qu'un secret s'y tapit... 1942. Alors que la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait rage, Violet est cloîtrée dans le grand domaine familial, étouffée par les conventions sociales. Elle vit avec le souvenir de sa mère, dont il ne lui reste qu'un mystérieux médaillon et une inscription étrange sur le mur de sa chambre.

Domesticated is a collection of James Domestics street-poetry and punk-prose. Punk, politics, habit, the nature of work, the environment, nostalgia, aging, and some quintessentially British whimsy, all crammed in together like a last minute bag hurriedly packed for tour.