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  Metamorphosis (NHB Modern Plays)...

  Franz Kafka

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  Gregor Samsa wakes up each morning, quietly leaves the house to take the same train, and works to pay off the family debt.
  But that world explodes one morning, when Gregor awakes to find himself changed. To those around him he is dangerous, untouchable vermin. Worse than that, he is a burden.
  Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka's shocking tale of cruelty and kindness, has been a literary landmark since it was first published in 1915. Lemn Sissay's thrilling stage adaptation is a visceral and vital depiction of humans struggling within a system that crushes them under its heel. It was commissioned and first produced in 2023 by Frantic Assembly, in a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth, Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios, and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and was directed by Scott Graham.

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  The Tempest

  William Shakespeare

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  What happens when revenge gives way to mercy?
  
  The Tempest is one of William Shakespeare's most enchanting and thought-provoking plays. Set on a mysterious island after a violent storm, the story follows Prospero, a wronged duke who wields magical power to control fate, enemies, and even nature itself.
  
  As shipwrecked nobles confront betrayal, ambition, and illusion, Shakespeare weaves a tale rich with magic, music, and wonder. Through unforgettable characters such as Ariel and Caliban, the play explores themes of authority, freedom, colonization, forgiveness, and the healing power of compassion.
  
  Often considered Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, The Tempest blends fantasy with deep human insight, offering a hopeful vision of reconciliation and renewal.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll experience:
  
  A magical island world filled with wonder and mystery
  
  Themes of power, forgiveness, and transformation
  
  Lyrical language and unforgettable characters
  
  One of Shakespeare's most imaginative and symbolic plays
  
  Widely studied and performed across the world, The Tempest remains essential reading for anyone interested in classic literature, theater, and the power of imagination.
  
  Enter the storm, and discover the calm beyond it. Buy now and experience one of Shakespeare's most visionary masterpieces.

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  Dear Dante - Poems

  Angela Alaimo O'Donnell

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  An imagined conversation with Dante Alighieri written in response to the 700th anniversary of Dante's death by fellow Catholic poet, lover and master of the sonnet, Angela Alaimo O'Donnell.
  
   
  
  
  In the summer of 2021, Angela Alaimo O'Donnell honored the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, by embarking on a three-month pilgrimage through the 100 cantos of The Divine Comedy, reading one canto per day. This new collection, Dear Dante, is her response to Dante's epic poem: 39 poems (13 for each of the 3 canticles), plus an additional 3 to serve as prologue and epilogue, all written in the poetic forms Dante loved best: the sonnet and the form he invented, terza rima.
  
  
   
  
  
  In O'Donnell's words: "Dear Dante is a species of accompaniment, an act of homage, and a long love letter to Dante. It might also be read as a series of meditations that attest to how dear Dante is to us. The Commedia is our inheritance, a gift granted to readers by our brother poet 700 years ago. These poems are an admittedly small expression of gratitude for that grand and graced gift. Grazie Mille, Maestro."
  
  
   

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  Ode to Liberty - Famous Romantic...

  Percy Bysshe Shelley

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  One of the great names of English, and indeed World Poetry, delivers a specatacular poem

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  Aesop's Fables

  B.B. Gallagher

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  Enjoy classic tales such as “The Tortoise and the Hare,” and “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” in this reimagined collection of Aesop’s Fables.  
  Retold with simple-to-read, lyrical poetry, Aesop's Fables: A Poetic Primer is an excellent introduction to this classic. Parents can now introduce their kids to familiar tales like “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Fox and the Crow,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” and many more! Together children and parents can read and then discuss the many virtues and vices embodied in the fables by reading through the character development section in the back of the book! Poetic Primers’ character development sections teach children the virtues or vices presented in each story and provide reflection questions to help the reader put these timeless lessons into practice. 
  Additionally, Aesop's Fables features QR code access to a free animated video version of the book. Watch the beautiful illustrations come to life and excite the child’s imagination. The video book is complemented with a full cast of character voices and sound effects, perfect for younger readers and auditory learners. 
  Plus, parents can now rest easy knowing that all books in our Poetic Primer series are free of adult content and filtered for an approachable reading level for younger readers. Now children can be introduced to great classics at an earlier age.

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  Or And - Poems

  Jeannine Marie Pitas

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  In his famed treatise Either/Or, Christian existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard suggests that our basic human condition is one of choice and freedom. But what about when we struggle to discern the right path forward, when we stumble between contradictory desires, when we want everything? Such insatiability – which the ancient Greeks called pleonexia – leads to suffering and sorrow for ourselves and others, not to mention the earth we call home. But what about when "either/or" thinking becomes too rigid in its limits? What about those moments when we see scarcity instead of the many possibilities that abound, when fear keeps us from giving and receiving our full share?
  This book of poetry is an exploration of those times when it is necessary to make either/or choices as well as other times when, even if only briefly, we are able to echo Richard Rohr in affirming, "Yes, And." It is a story of stumbling in darkness and seeking light, of succumbing to sinfulness and facing consequences, of desiring deeply and bumping up against limits. It's about addiction and recovery, justice and mercy, redemption found through friendship and community. It's about seeking ways to open doors and tear down walls. Ultimately, it is about the divine grace that occasionally manages to expand our possibilities, transforming us into vessels of boundless compassion.

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