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This book contains the collected poetry of James Joyce. It includes 'Chamber Music', 'Pomes Penyeach', and 'Ecce Puer'. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882 and is considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. He published his first short story in 1904 and wrote many poems and novels including A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914), Ulysses (1922), and Finnegans ...

Poems from The Divan of Hafiz is a 1897 collection of poems by Gertrude Bell. Contents include: "Arise, Oh Cup-Bearer, Rise! And Bring", "The Bird Of Gardens Sang Unto The Rose", "Wind From The East, Oh Lapwing Of The Day", "Sleep On Thine Eyes, Bright As Narcissus Flowers", "Oh Turkish Maid Of Shiraz! In Thy Hand", "A Flower-Tinted Cheek, The Flowery Close", "From The Garden Of Heaven A Western Breeze", "The Rose Has Flushed Red, The Bud Has ...

The legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is one of the most famous folk tales in history, with Merlin the Wizard and the virtuous Sir Lancelot being known and loved by young and old alike to this day. Slightly less celebrated, however, is The Green Knight, who first appeared in the 14th-century Arthurian poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". One of Arthur's greatest champions, he is both a judge and tester of knig...

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet famous for helping to usher in the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of "Lyrical Ballads" (1798), which he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. All the poems of "Lyrical Ballads" are presented in this volume together with his 1807 work "Poems, in Two Volumes" and other assorted poems. Wordsworth's wonderful poesy is evocative of the sublime beauty of both natur...

Poems - by Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell is a collection of fantastic poetry written by the literary sisters Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Brontë. Published in 1846 under the pseudonyms Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily), and Acton (Anne) Bell, it only sold three copies when first published. After the success of their later works, the poems have since garnered more attention and acclaim. The Brontë sisters consisted of Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1...

Though most famous for his seminal supernatural horror fiction, H. P. Lovecraft also produced a large corpus of poetry, the best examples of which are contained within this brand new volume. Lovecraft's poetry offers us a different side of his writing and personality, although his macabre tastes can still be seen and are employed to masterfully augment his lines. The poems of this collection include: "Ode to Selene or Diana", "On Receiving a P...

The legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is one of the most famous folk tales in history, with Merlin the Wizard and the virtuous Sir Lancelot being known and loved by young and old alike to this day. Slightly less celebrated, however, is The Green Knight, who first appeared in the 14th-century Arthurian poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". One of Arthur's greatest champions, he is both a judge and tester of knig...

Originally published in 1868, The Earthly Paradise is considered William Morris's most popular poem. An epic poem that features legends, myths and stories from Europe, sectioned into the twelve months of the year. Usually sold in parts, Ragged Hand is publishing 'The Earthly Paradise' in one complete volume with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with a passion for ...

Originally published in 1868, The Earthly Paradise is considered William Morris's most popular poem. An epic poem that features legends, myths and stories from Europe, sectioned into the twelve months of the year. Usually sold in parts, Ragged Hand is publishing 'The Earthly Paradise' in one complete volume with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with a passion for ...

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer most famous for his stories set in and related to colonial India. He innovated the art of short story writing and was one of the most popular writers in the U.K. during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A brand new collection of Kipling's best poetry, including "Gunga Din", "If-", "Recessional", "The Gods of the Copybook Headings", "The W...

First published in 1916, Arthur Ficke co-wrote "Spectra" under the pseudonym Anne Knish. Originally written as a farce of a type of then-famous experimental verse, the assortment of odd poetry surprisingly garnered a great deal of attention and ultimately overshadowed Ficke's traditional prose writing.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was an American playwright, Pulitzer Prize-winning lyrical poet, and feminist activist. One of the most celebrated poets in American history, Millay is hailed as the twentieth century's most skilful sonnet writers who expertly married modern attitudes with traditional forms of expression. First published in 1923, "The Poet and His Book" contains some of Millay's best poetry, including: "Renascence", "God's W...

First published in 1921, "Second April" is a fantastic collection of poetry written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Contents include: "Spring", "City Trees", "The Blue-Flag in the Bog", "Journey", "Eel-Grass", "Elegy Before Death", "The Bean-Stalk", "Weeds", "Passer Mortuus Est", "Pastoral", "Assault", "Travel", "Low-Tide", "Song of a Second April", "Rosemary", "The Poet and His Book", "Alms", etc. A profound collection that explores wild realitie...

This book contains a classic collection of poetry written by Edna St. Vincent Millay, including one of the best-known American poems "Renascence". Celebrated for their lyrical beauty which is most evident in her early works, Millay's poems are infused with fiery romance and the youthful spirit that would become a characteristic of her writing. Contents include: "Edna St. Vincent Millay, by Carl Van Doren", "Renascence", "Interim", "The Suicide...

Poems from The Divan of Hafiz" is a 1897 collection of poems by Gertrude Bell. Contents include: "Arise, Oh Cup-Bearer, Rise! And Bring", "The Bird Of Gardens Sang Unto The Rose", "Wind From The East, Oh Lapwing Of The Day", "Sleep On Thine Eyes, Bright As Narcissus Flowers", "Oh Turkish Maid Of Shiraz! In Thy Hand", "A Flower-Tinted Cheek, The Flowery Close", "From The Garden Of Heaven A Western Breeze", "The Rose Has Flushed Red, The Bud Has...

Black Armour" is a 1923 collection of poetry by Elinor Morton Wylie. The poems include: "Breastplate", "Gauntlet", "Hamlet", "Hamlet", "Beaver Up", and "Plumes". A wonderful collection of melodious, sensuous poetry not to be missed by poetry lovers and fans of Wylie's seminal work. Elinor Morton Wylie (1885-1928) was an American novelist and poet famous during the 1920s and 1930s. Her life was one of scandal, gaining notoriety for her numerous...

First published in 1896, "A Shropshire Lad" contains sixty-three poems which quickly became popular-particularly among young readers-when first published. Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936), also known as A. E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar considered to be one of the greatest scholars to have ever lived. He is most famous for this collection of lyrical poems which evoke the travails and disappointments of English youth in ...

Though most famous for his seminal supernatural horror fiction, H. P. Lovecraft also produced a large corpus of poetry, the best examples of which are contained within this brand new volume. Lovecraft's poetry offers us a different side of his writing and personality, although his macabre tastes can still be seen and are employed to masterfully augment his lines. The poems of this collection include: "Ode to Selene or Diana", "On Receiving a P...

Sleeplessness has long been a blessing and a curse for many a writer. Detrimental to health and concentration yet frequently a fantastic source of creativity, sleeplessness has been both topic and motivation for innumerable written works. This fantastic collection brings together a variety of poems connected to sleeplessness written by some of the most influential poets to have ever existed, including Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Dickinson and oth...

In 1763, an 11-year-old boy named Thomas Chatterton began publishing mature works of poetry. Before long, he was fooling the literary world by passing his work off as that of a non-existent 15th-century poet named Thomas Rowley-which he did until unmasked by Horace Walpole. Brought up in poverty and without a father, he studied furiously and went on to try and earn a living from his writing. After impressing the likes of the Lord Mayor, Willia...