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  • Froissart Ballads and Other Poems

    Originally published in 1847, Philip Pendleton Cooke's Froissart Ballads features tales of medieval romance, knighthood, and chivalry inspired by Jean Froissart's 14th-century recounting of daily life. Included, too, are miscellaneous poems originally featured in a myriad of different publications. Of special note is "Florence Vane," a poem edited by Edgar Allan Poe and highly touted as Cooke's ... Read more

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  • Lais

    by de France ...
    Translated by Eugene Mason ...
    Marie de France is regarded as the first female poet writing in French. Most of the details of her life are lost to history, and even though she was thought to have lived and composed mostly in England-perhaps at the court of King Henry II-she herself says she is of France. The Lais were likely composed in the 1170s in the Anglo-Norman language, the language of the Norman conquerors of England.The ... Read more

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  • Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories

    by Leon Garfield ...
    Illustrated by Michael Foreman ...
    Introduce kids ages 10+ to 21 of Shakespeare’s most memorable plays—including Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream“ . . . will lay the groundwork for many a future enchanted evening at the theater.” —Wall Street JournalHow to introduce children to Shakespeare, not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of Shakespeare’s language and the depth of his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    One of America's best loved poets, Longfellow drew on his own experience of domestic tragedy to produce some of the most moving and honest poems ever written. ... Read more

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  • Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field

    by Scott, Walter ...
    "Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field" by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1808, is an epic narrative poem set amidst the historical backdrop of the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The poem follows the ambitious Lord Marmion, who seeks to win the hand of Lady Clare, but faces resistance from Sir Wilfrid, who loves her. As the story unfolds, political intrigue, romance, and betrayal intertwine, leading to ... Read more

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  • Evangeline

    A Tale of Acadie

    Evangeline describes the betrothal of a fictional Acadian girl named Evangeline Bellefontaine to her beloved, Gabriel Lajeunesse, and their separation as the British deport the Acadians from Acadie in the Great Upheaval. The poem then follows Evangeline across the landscapes of America as she spends years in a search for him, at some times being near to Gabriel without realizing he was near. ... Read more

    $1.49 USD

  • The Odyssey

    Series series Starbooks Classics Collection
    The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad) attributed to the poet Homer. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 BCE. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, and concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journey back to his native land Ithaca after the fall of Troy.This edition was translated by Samuel Butler ... Read more

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  • Matthew Arnold, The Poetry Of

    Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at individual poets who have shaped and influenced their craft and cement their place in our heritage. Matthew Arnold is rightly placed amongst the other greats ... Read more

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  • Richard III

    The story of the rise and fall of a murderous ruler, filled with courtly intrigue, dark humor, and psychological insight.The hunchbacked king Richard III has risen to power through deception and murder, and will stop at nothing to maintain his rule. But when all is said and done, he will pay a price for his machinations, in this historical play set in the era of the Wars of the Roses.A dark tale ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Dream of John Ball

    Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the Great Revolt of 1381, conventionally, but incorrectly (few of the participants were actual peasants), called "the Peasants' Revolt". It features the rebel priest John Ball, who was accused of being a Lollard but was really an early Leveller, the name given in the 17th century for what are today called socialists. John ... Read more

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  • Evangeline and Selected Tales and Poems

    Distinguished poet Horace Gregory has selected thirty-seven of Longfellow's most enduring poems for this edition, the only paperback of Longfellow's poetry in print. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD