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  • The English Husbandman (The Second Booke)

    by Gervase Markham ...
    "The English Husbandman (The Second Booke)" by Gervase Markham is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricacies of agriculture and husbandry. Markham, a prominent figure in the early 17th century, offers practical advice and insights into farming techniques, crop cultivation, and livestock management. His work reflects the agricultural practices of the time, emphasizing the importance of ... Read more

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  • The English Husbandman

    by Gervase Markham ...
    "The English Husbandman" by Gervase Markham is a comprehensive guide that delves into the practices and principles of agriculture in England. Markham, an influential figure in the early 17th century, combines practical advice with philosophical insights, emphasizing the importance of husbandry in sustaining both the land and the community. The book covers various topics, including crop cultivation ... Read more

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  • The Well-Kept Kitchen

    by Gervase Markham ...
    In 1615 the poet and writer Gervase Markham published an extraordinary handbook for housewives, containing advice on everything from planting herbs to brewing beer, feeding animals to distilling perfume, with recipes for a variety of dishes such as trifle, pancakes and salads (not to mention some amusingly tart words on how the ideal wife should behave). Aimed at middle-class women who would share ... Read more

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  • The English Husbandman

    Enriched edition. Agricultural Insights from 17th Century England: A Comprehensive Guide to Farming Practices and Rural Life

    by Gervase Markham, Kylie Harding ...
    Gervase Markham's "The English Husbandman" stands as a seminal text in the agricultural literature of the early 17th century, offering readers a compelling blend of practical farming advice interlaced with moral and philosophical reflections. The work is characterized by its didactic style, utilizing clear, didactic prose to cater to both the experienced farmer and the novice. Notably, Markham ... Read more

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  • The Sonnets

    by William Shakespeare, GP Editors ...
    The Sonnets by William Shakespeare is the title of a collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare, which covers themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man; the last 28 to a woman.The quarto ends with “A Lover's Complaint”, a narrative poem of 47 seven-line stanzas written in rhyme royal—though some scholars have argued ... Read more

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  • Shakespeare's Sonnets

    by William Shakespeare ...
    The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question. ... Read more

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  • Shakespeare's Poetry

    by William Shakespeare ...
    This book-collection file includes: Sonnets, A Lover's Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, The Rape of Lucrece, and Venus and Adonis. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national ... Read more

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  • Poetry

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Shakespeare's sonnets are the best samples of "high poetry". Literature historians have been arguing about them for several centuries, trying to solve the secret of mysterious "dark lady" and poet's young friend to whom he devoted the works. A lot of science and fictional books are written and some films are shot about the possible story how he had created his sonnets. But ordinary readers just ... Read more

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  • The Tale of Cupid & Psyches

    by Lucius Apuleius ...
    Translated by William Adlington ...
    The first known record of the the poignant tale of Psyche's labors to reclaim the love of Cupid is recorded by Lucius Apuleius in the second century AD. When the beautiful Psyche attracts the jealous wrath of Venus, Venus sends her son Cupid to bewitch the girl and cause her to fall in love with a monster, but Cupid himself falls in love with his mother's nemesis and secretly becomes her husband. ... Read more

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  • Oedipus

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    Œdipus was written when Voltaire was but nineteen years of age. It was played for the first time in 1718, and ran for forty-five nights. Du Frêsne, a celebrated actor, and of the same age as the author, played the part of Œdipus; and Madame Desmarêts, a famous actress, did Jocaste, and soon after quitted the stage. In this edition, the part of Philoctetes is restored, and stands exactly as it was ... Read more

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  • William Shakespeare’s Sonnets

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    by William Shakespeare ...
    William Shakespeare's sonnets are some of his most enduring work and a treasure for all time. Mystery surrounds these magical poems. Who was Shakespeare's Dark Lady and who was the Fair Youth that Shakespeare addressed in so many of the sonnets? These Poems are both witty and poignant. Interestingly, Shakespeare chose to break many of the established rules when writing these. They are simply a joy ... Read more

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