Penguin book of romantic poetry

Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry

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Penguin Book of French Poetry

The period 1820-1950 is particularly rich for students and lovers of poetry. While this anthology contains, of course, generous selections from establ

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Penguin Book of Russian Poetry

Traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, including work by several great poets - Georgy Ivanov and Varlam Shalamov among them - in

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Penguin Book of Irish Poetry

Features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates along with a profusion of lyrics, love

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Pocket Book of Romantic Poetry

A compendium of the best poetry of the 19th-century British Romantic poets.

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Penguin Book of First World War Poetry

Unrivalled for its range and intensity, the poetry of the First World War continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This title reflects the dive

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Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry

A comprehensive anthology of African poetry with wide-ranging contents: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African n

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New Penguin Book of Love Poetry

An anthology of poems that represents man's changeless responses to the changeless changing seasons of his heart.

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Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry

An anthology of the best of Puffin poetry, that includes poems by Roger McGough, Michael Rosen, Charles Causley, Benjamin Zephaniah, Spike Milligan, J

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Introduction to English Poetry

Covers different varieties of poetic practice in English. This book discusses the work of poets as wide ranging as W H Auden, Dylan Thomas, Tennyson,

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Penguin Book Of Spanish Verse

Spanish poetry is astonishing in its richness and variety. This anthology covers the two great flowerings of Spanish verse: the first, which lasted to

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Penguin Book of Victorian Verse

Includes poetry written and published during the reign of Queen Victoria, (1837-1901). This volume offers selections from major poets such as Arnold,

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Penguin Book of Japanese Verse

A collection of verse that contains poetry from the earliest, primitive period, through the Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods, ending w

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Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse

Gathers together poetry in Hebrew from "The Song of Deborah" to contemporary Israeli writings. Verse written up to the tenth century show the developm

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English Romantic Verse

Covers English Romantic poetry from its beginnings and its flowering to the first signs of its decadence. This title features poets and their poems in

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The Romantic - Pelz Monika, Boyd William, Boyd William

Anotace: From one of Britain`s best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel about the tumult and unexpected nature of life, set in the 19th centuryA new "whole life" novel from William Boyd, the author of Any Human Heart. Set in the 19th century, the novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages,...

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The Neighbor Favor: The swoon-worthy and gloriously romantic romcom for fans of Honey & Spice - Forest Kristina

Anotace: Sometimes love is closer than you think . . . Fall head over heels with this charming and heart-fluttering romantic comedy`Sweet, swoony and full of heart` Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of MR WRONG NUMBER`The perfect celebration of falling in love on and off the page` Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of THE ROUGHEST DRAFT____...

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Things I Wanted To Say: The heart-pounding and darkly romantic TikTok sensation - Murphy Monica

Anotace: From the bestselling author of A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime, this is the deliciously dark Lancaster Prep novel that will have you hanging onto every word . . .`Whit and Summer`s chemistry is absolute fire from the beginning. I`m literally STILL thinking about it after reading it TWICE!!` 5***** Reader Review`Dark, twisty, and utterly enthralling. A page tur...

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The Complete Poetry Of Edgar Allan Poe - Edgar Allan Poe

<p>Explore the transcendent world of unity and ultimate beauty in Edgar Allan Poe's verse in this complete poetry collection. Although best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric "To Helen," to his immortal masterpieces, "Annabel Lee," "The Bells," and "The Raven,"...

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Penguin Book of Caribbean Verse in English

Even at its most literary, Caribbean poetry shares the vigour of the oral tradition. Many established writers and exciting new voices, are exploring w

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The Love of My Afterlife

‘This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!’ Colleen Hoover_______________ If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. She’s entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don’t want anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man she’s ever encoun...

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Book of Longing

Leonard Cohen made his name as a poet before he came to worldwide attention as a singer and songwriter. This collection of his poetry was written in M

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The Secret Service of Tea and Treason - Holton India

Anotace: A party of swashbuckingly evil pirates. Two rival spies. One fake marriage. What could possibly go wrong . . . Find out in the riotously funny and joyfully romantic third book in The Dangerous Damsels collectionWhen rumours circulate that a group of dastardly pirates plan to assassinate the Queen, Alice is immediately assigned to the case.However she won`t be wo...

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Darling: A razor-sharp, gloriously funny retelling of Nancy Mitford´s The Pursuit of Love - Knightová India

Anotace: `A savagely funny, bracingly sad, dazzlingly clever reimagining of The Pursuit of Love. I loved it. Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss `A triumph! Brilliantly done, faithful but imaginative, tremendously romantic and very funny.` Nina Stibbe, author of Reasons to be CheerfulMarooned in a sprawling farmhouse in Norfolk, teenage Linda Radlett feels herself dest...

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Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems

A poetry book, in which the poems span time, from Robert Louis Stevenson and Walter de la Mare right up to Roger McGough and Michael Rosen. It include

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Things I Wanted To Say: The heart-pounding and darkly romantic TikTok sensation - Monica Murphy

<p>From the bestselling author of A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime, this is the deliciously dark Lancaster Prep novel that will have you hanging onto every word . . .'Whit and Summer's chemistry is absolute fire from the beginning. I'm literally STILL thinking about it after reading it TWICE!!' 5***** Reader Review'Dark, twisty, and utterly enthralling. A page turn...

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The Awakening - Chopin Kate

Anotace: When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin`s daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her dome...

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The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse - Christopher Childers

<p>Newly translated according to a scheme of staggering ambition, an anthology unlike any now availableComposed between the early-agricultural 'song culture' of 800 BCE, when praise poems and dirges mingled in a world peopled with gods and monsters, and the time of Imperial Rome, the corpus of Greek and Latin lyric poetry is as densely rich in formal interrelation a...

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Where the Dark Stands Still - Poranek A. B.

Anotace: `Where the Dark Stands Still is a triumph; a deeply romantic debut with spiralling, atmospheric prose that swept me up and away to the enchanted forests of Polish folklore. You`ll never want to leave this beautiful, magical world`. Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of Lies We Sing to the SeaA sweeping gothic fairytale romance for fans of Belladonna by Adal...

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We´ll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han

Anotace: Soon to be a major new TV series on Amazon!The heart-wrenching final part in the bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty Series, perfect for fans of the Netflix smash-hit movies To All The Boys I`ve Loved Before and The Kissing Booth!One girl. Two boys. The biggest decision of her life . . .Just when Isabel thinks she had everything mapped out, life proves that w...

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Conversations on Love: with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more - Lunn Natasha

Anotace: *THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*`This book might just change your life` Sunday Times`Wise, wonderful, moving and brilliant... will leave your heart in a much better place` StylistAfter years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime. She turned to authors and ...

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Devotions : The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Chosen as one of Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club! Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expo...

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Escape to Shakespeare's World: A Colouring Book Adventure

A colouring book that is full of romantic, inspirational and dramatic quotes from the favourite plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Suitable for o

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A History of the World in 100 Objects (0241951771)

Kniha - autor Neil MacGregor, 614 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A paperback reader's edition of this original and very successful history of humanity. The book's range is enormous, with each chapter immersing the reader in a past civilisation, not just describing the objects and how they were made, but what their significance is. 'Magnificent...brings hom...

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Devotions : The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver - Mary Oliver

<p>Chosen as one of Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club! Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliant...

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One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each

A prize-winning translation of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetryHyakunin Isshu is the most famous and popular collection of Japanese poetry, and the first work of Japanese literature ever to be translated into English. Compiled in the fourteenth century, the book is a collection of one hundred waka poems (a precursor of haiku), dating back to...

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12 Rules for Life

The #1 Sunday Times and International Bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' (New York Times) What are the most valuable things that everyone should know?Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thin...

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Citizen

Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2015 and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 2015, this book examines the experience of race

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Unweaving the Rainbow

Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this book, the a

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Strange Pilgrims

Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, this book is a triumph of storytelling by our writer.

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Queer and Fearless

Learn about the lives of some of the most important LGBTQ heroes in this unique picture book that combines poetry and biographical information to hon

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Lonesome Traveler

The author roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. In this book, he reveals both

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Ticket That Exploded

An outrageous hybrid of pulp science fiction, obscene experimental poetry, and manifesto for revolution, this book is a last chance antidote to the vi

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Poems

Features poetry that affirms author's belief in a whole natural order. This book deals with his delicately observed descriptions of landscapes that ar

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Shakespeare's Sonnets

Presents a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets. This book contains poetry and themes such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality. It is a pocket

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An Education in Malice: the sizzling and addictive dark academia romance everyone is talking about!, 1. vydání - S. T. Gibson

<p>'A delectable jewel of a tale, shimmering with dark, beautiful prose' Tori Bovalino, author of The Devil Makes Three, on A Dowry of BloodLove is sacrifice. One of us was always going to bleed for the other.Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are curren...

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Talking Turkeys

Playful, clever and provocative, this book offers a collection of children's poetry from a street poet.

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Wessex Poems and Other Verses - Thomas Hardy

<p>A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift editions for poetry lovers. Wessex Poems was Hardy's first col...

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Poems - Wilfred Owen

<p>A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift editions for poetry lovers. Poems is Wilfred Owen's only volum...

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On the Road, 1. vydání - Jack Kerouac

<p>'I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's' Bob Dylan</p> <p>Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero, the mystical traveller Dean Moriarty, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becom...

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A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime - Monica Murphy

<p>DISCOVER THE DEEPLY ROMANTIC AND UNFORGETTABLE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT WILL GRIP YOU UNTIL THE VERY LAST PAGEWren Beaumont is a model student. Kind, clever and beautiful, she is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep.Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster.Son of the family who own the school, Crew's life seems easy - but with an overbearing father and hig...

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Brown Girl Dreaming, 1. vydání - Jacqueline Woodson

<p>Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner is a powerful memoir that tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. A President Obama O Book Club pick Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 196...

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The Temple - George Herbert

<p>A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift editions for poetry lovers. On his deathbed George Herbert ent...

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After You, 1. vydání - Jojo Moyes

<p>THE SEQUEL TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING BOOK ME BEFORE YOU - THE FILM ADAPTATION WILL BE RELEASED JUNE 3RD. Lou Clark has lots of questions. Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar, spending every shift watching other people jet off to new places. Or why the flat she's owned for a year still doesn't feel like home. Whether her close-knit fam...

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On the Road, 1. vydání - Jack Kerouac

<p>On the Road by Jack Kerouac is the exhilarating novel that defined the Beat Generation and is a 2012 major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. 'What's your road, man? - holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It's an anywhere road for anybody ...

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Conversations on Love: with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more - Natasha Lunn

<p>*THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'This book might just change your life' Sunday Times'Wise, wonderful, moving and brilliant... will leave your heart in a much better place' StylistAfter years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime. She turned to authors and e...

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Drive Me Crazy - Carly Robyn

<p>Some things burn hot on and off the track... Formula 1 World Champion Blake Hollis in desperate need of an image overhaul. To redeem his tarnished reputation, his team decides it's time for drastic measures. Their solution: a tell-all book that showcases his illustrious career and presents a more respectable public persona.Enter Ella Gold, a once-renowned sportsw...

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Breakfast at Tiffany´s, 1. vydání - Truman Capote

<p>A beautifully designed edition of Truman Capote's dazzling New York novel Breakfast at Tiffany's, which inspired the classic 1961 film starring Audrey Hepburn 'What I've found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with...

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Poetry in Exile. Czech poets during the Cold War and the Western poetic tradition - Josef Hrdlička e-kniha

In his book Josef Hrdlička opens the question of what exactly constitutes Exile Poetry, and indeed whether it amounts to a category as fundamental as Romantic or Bucolic lyricism.

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Nine Perfect Strangers, 1. vydání - Liane Moriarty

<p>NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers.” -Lisa Scottoline, The New York Times Book Review From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's latest page-turner, nine perfect stran...

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