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  Macbeth - (Donmar Warehouse...

  William Shakespeare

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  'O, full of scorpions is my mind.'
  The spellbinding story of love and murder, power and paranoia, and the internal struggles of a married couple as they try to control their destiny, and one another…
  This official tie-in edition to the Donmar Warehouse's acclaimed 2023 revival of Shakespeare's extraordinary psychological drama features rich and revealing behind-the-scenes material exploring how the production was conceived and developed.
  Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Donmar Associate Director Max Webster, this bracingly fresh version used binaural sound technology to place the audience inside the minds of the Macbeths, asking us: are we are ever really responsible for our actions?
  It was first staged at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in December 2023, and transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End in October 2024.
  In addition to the version of Shakespeare's text performed, this volume also includes a fascinating rehearsal diary, colour photos, and interviews with its leading cast and creative team: Tennant, Jumbo and Webster, plus designer Rosanna Vize, sound designer Gareth Fry and composer and musical director Alasdair Macrae.

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  David Copperfield

  Charles Dickens

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  "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
  
  Follow the life of David Copperfield from his idyllic childhood in Blunderstone to the harsh realities of a London bottling factory and his eventual rise as a successful author. Dickens weaves a sprawling narrative of hardship and triumph, populated by a cast of characters so vivid they have become archetypes of the English language.
  
  A Tapestry of Human Experience: Experience the warmth of the Peggotty family living in their upturned boat-house on the Yarmouth sands, and endure the chilling cruelty of the stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. Witness the eternal optimism of the debt-ridden Mr. Micawber—always waiting for "something to turn up"—and the "umblemished" villainy of the "umble" Uriah Heep.
  
  The Personal Masterpiece: David Copperfield is Dickens at the height of his powers, blending humor, pathos, and social critique. It explores the complexities of marriage, the cruelty of child labor, and the importance of perseverance. More than a story of one man, it is a grand observation of the Victorian era, filled with the "discipline of the heart" that transforms a boy into a man of character.
  
  A journey of a thousand memories. Purchase "David Copperfield" today and discover the heart and soul of Dickensian literature.

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  Poets of the Early 20th Century...

  James Joyce, Sara Teasdale,...

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  In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.   
   
  The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot. 
   
  The World was more connected than ever before.  Culture accelerated its kaleidoscopic and interwoven journey. Transport delivered people by car and train and then aeroplane to far flung corners of the globe.  Empires were at their zenith and ready to fragment with new nations, many troubled, rising from their decay. 
   
  The natural world continued to be plundered and pillaged for its resources by industries who pledged ‘more’ and ‘better’ and would clothe and feed a growing world yet sow the seeds now ready to devastate us in our current times. 
   
  The globe was as vibrant and violent as troubled and tarnished as it ever was.  But new ideas, new political systems, new times changed everything once again. 
   1 - The Poets of the Early 20th Century  - Volume 1 - An Introduction 
  2 - At the Grave of the Forgotten by Effie Waller Smith 
  3 - Preparation by Effie Waller Smith 
  4 - A Rajput Love Song by Sarojini Naidu 
  5 - My Dead Dream by Sarojini Naidu 
  6 - The Poet's Love Song by Sarojini Naidu 
  7 - The Royal Tombs of Golconda by Sarojini Naidu 
  8 - Real Property by Harold Monro 
  9 - Midnight Lamentation by Harold Monro 
  10 - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens 
  11 - The Emperor of Ice Cream by Wallace Stevens 
  12 - The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens 
  13 - Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock by Wallace Stevens 
  14 - The Wayfarer by Patrick Pearse 
  15 - The Mother by Patrick Pearse 
  16 - To My Daughter Betty, The Gift of God by Tom Kettle 
  17 - On Leaving Ireland, July 14th 1916 by Tom Kettle 
  18 - Tenebris by Angelina Weld Grimké 
  19 - The Eyes of My Regret by Angelina Weld Grimké 
  20 - Image by Edward Storer 
  21 - The Blind Ploughman by Radclyffe Hall 
  22 - Ode To Sappho by Radclyffe Hall 
  23 - Ardour by Radclyffe Hall 
  24 - Palace by Guillaume Apollinaire 
  25 - One Evening by Guillaume Apollinaire 
  26 - The White Snow by Guillaume Apollinaire 
  27 - The Heart of A Woman by Georgia Douglas Johnson 
  28 - When I Rise Up by Georgia Douglas Johnson 
  29 - Sunlight and the Sea by Alfred Noyes 
  30 - The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes 
  31 - The Rose by John Cournos 
  32 - Among the Rodins by John Cournos 
  33 - The Volunteer by Herbert Asquith 
  34 - Autumn, 1914 by Mary Webb 
  35 - Fallen by Alice Corbin 
  36 - Two Voices by Alice Corbin 
  37 - The Joy of a Dog by Edgar Albert Guest 
  38 - See It Through by Edgar Albert Guest 
  39 - It Couldn't Be Done by Edgar Albert Guest 
  40 - An Old Woman of the Roads by Padraic Colum 
  41 - A Prayer by James Joyce 
  42 - Tilly by James Joyce 
  43 - Sleep Now, O Sleep Now by James Joyce 
  44 - Night Piece by James Joyce 
  45 - Translation by Anne Spencer 
  46 - White Things by Anne Spencer 
  47 - Deirdre by James Stephens 
  48 - Midnight by James Stephens 
  49 - La Vie C'est La Vie by Jessie Fauset 
  50 - Dead Fires by Jessie Fauset 
  51 - Spectral by John Drinkwater 
  52 - The Life of Love - Spring by Khalil Gibran 
  53 - On Pain by Khalil Gibran 
  54 - Autumn by Khalil Gibran 
  55 - Song of the Flower by Khalil Gibran 
  56 - Proof of Immortality by William Carlos Williams 
  57 - This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams 
  58 - The Crowd at the Ball Game by William

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  The Poetry of Khalil Gibran -...

  Kahlil Gibran

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  Gibran Khalil Gibran was born on 6th January 1883 in the village of Bsharri, Beirut Vilayet, then part of the Ottoman Empire 
  His mother took him and his siblings to the United States in 1895 where he was enrolled into a Boston school and his creative talents soon noted.  He was sent home to be schooled at the Collège de la Sagesse in Beirut but returned to Boston following the death of his youngest sister in 1902.  Within a year his mother had also died. 
  In 1904, Gibran's drawings were displayed for the first time and, a year later, his first book, in Arabic, was published in New York City.  With financial help from a benefactress he studied art in Paris from 1908 and here his path crossed with dissident Syrian exiles.  Over the years he would meet many more like-minded exiles who were exploring ways to overthrow the yoke of the Ottoman Empire.   
  By 1911 he had settled in New York working on his drawings and paintings which were now being regularly exhibited. His writing was also attracting much attention and gaining an audience.   
  His first book in English, ‘The Madman’ became an international phenomenon.  Whilst his writing has overshadowed his visual works there is no doubt that a copy of ‘The Mad Man’ is never far from any bookshelf.  This and other works have ensured his stature as an artist is world-wide and that it continues into these more modern times.  Gibran was regarded as a literary rebel and a leading figure of the Arabic literary Renaissance and made influential contributions to Western poetry, stories and thought. 
  Khalil Gibran died on 10th April 1931 in New York City from cirrhosis and incipient tuberculosis in one lung.  He was 48.   
  Gibran was one of a number of Arab intellectuals and writers who lived in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century and who had a great influence on the development of modern Arabic literature through the exploration of Western literary movements.  The group was presided over by Gibran himself and was baptized Arrabitah, or “The League.”  Its influence is acknowledged as fundamental. 
  In this volume of poetry Gibran is able to capture and demonstrate and enlighten much of the human condition and the wonder of the world around him.

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  Fast Shakespeare - Easy to...

  William Shakespeare, Charles...

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  Welcome to the world of Shakespeare, where magic, mystery, and drama unfold in every word! If you're a fan of the bard, or simply looking for a way to experience his language in a more approachable format, our abridged works are the perfect choice for you. 
   
  Our set contains three of Shakespeare's most iconic plays: Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, and King Lear. Each has been carefully abridged to preserve the original language as much as possible, while making the text easier to follow and enjoy. 
   
  By listening to these plays in their original language — presented in a streamlined, accessible form — adults can develop a deeper appreciation for the beauty and power of Shakespeare’s words. Our expertly narrated audiobook brings these plays to life, making them engaging without sacrificing authenticity. 
   
  With Merchant of Venice, you’ll explore themes of love, betrayal, and justice through the story of Shylock and Antonio. In Cymbeline, you’ll journey through love, deception, and loyalty with Imogen and Posthumus. And in King Lear, you’ll witness the rise and fall of a powerful king as he grapples with the consequences of his own choices.

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  Born in England – Exploring...

  John Dryden, Alfred Lord...

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  Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another.  Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us. 
   
  Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy. 
   
  In the volumes of this series, we take a look at poetry through the prism of individual regions of England, or sometimes more quaintly known as ‘Albion’, or ‘Blighty’, through the centuries of its gloried history. 
   
  England, despite its perception of reserve and under-statement has, in reality, strode the global stage at various time in many things, both good and bad, from Empire to long distance running. Here our focus in on its literature.  Famed for its fiction and dramas, it is equally admired for its plethora of gifted poets and the dazzling verse which has added so much to its artistic legacy.  These classic poets are wonders of their age and of their art.  Genius is written in their names. 
   
  In this volume our poems come from the East Midlands in the centre of England. Once a vast manufacturing hub whose industries invented, created and exported the future to the entire world.  From its industry and grime came poets of the first rank including Alfred Lord Tennyson, D H Lawrence, Anne Bradstreet, John Dryden, John Clare and many others.

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