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  • Voices of Silence

    The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry

    by Vivien Noakes ...
    The poetry of the First World War has determined our perception of the war itself. This volume features poetry drawn from old newspapers and journals, trench and hospital magazines, individual volumes of verse, gift books, postcards, and a manuscript magazine put together by conscientious objectors. ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse

    by Edward Lear ...
    'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the wonderfully varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. He created an extraordinary world filled with bizarre creatures - from the Dong with a luminous nose to the Pobble who has no toes - who misbehave with joyful abandon. Here can be found such exuberant and timeless verse as ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime And Other Stories (Mobi Classics)

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    ContentsThe Devoted Friend The Happy Prince Lord Arthur Savile's Crime The Model Millionaire The Nightingale and the Rose The Portrait of Mr. W. H The Remarkable Rocket The Selfish Giant The Sphinx without a Secret ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dancing By The Light of The Moon

    Over 250 poems to read, relish and recite

    Discover Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' DAME JUDI DENCHIncludes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year_______A POEM CAN . . .Comfort · Challenge · Be a fri... ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • More Nonsense

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Edward Lear ...
    Edward Lear's third book of nonsense opens with a lively defense of his own invention, insisting that both the words and drawings are entirely his, and recalling the delighted reception of his earlier volumes with a comic anecdote about being mistaken for the Earl of Derby. From there, the book erupts into a joyous parade of absurdity: "Nonsense Botany" parodies scientific naming with inventions ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • England, Our England

    An anthology and miscellany of everything an Englishman should know:From Austen to Wordsworth,Jerusalem to the Scout’s Honour, Kings and Queens of England to Land of Hope and Glory, Savile Row tailors to Jermyn St Shirt Makers, Tying a Windsor knot to making a pot of tea, Victoria sponge to fish pie and the rules of cricket to Gilbert and Sullivan operas ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Winning Words

    Inspiring Poems for Everyday Life

    Faster, higher, stronger: winning words are those that inspire you on to Olympian goals. From falling in love to overcoming adversity, celebrating a new born or learning to live with dignity: here is a book to inspire and to thrill through life's most magical moments. From William Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, our most popular and best loved poets and poems are gathered in one essential ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • The Lady in the Looking Glass

    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    'People should not leave looking-glasses hanging in their rooms any more than they should leave open cheque books or letters confessing some hideous crime.''If she concealed so much and knew so much one must prize her open with the first tool that came to hand - the imagination.'Virginia Woolf's writing tested the boundaries of modern fiction, exploring the depths of human consciousness and ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • All My Road Before Me

    The Diary of C. S. Lewis, 1922-1927

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    A repackaged edition of the revered authors diary from his early twenties-a thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologist-made a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases

    by Robert Allen ...
    Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases is the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, the book is packed with memorable and surprising detail, whether showing that 'salad days' comes ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'I went & sat with W & walked backwards & forwards in the Orchard till dinner time - he read me his poem. I broiled Beefsteaks.' Dorothy Wordsworth's journals are a unique record of her life with her brother William, at the time when he was at the height of his poetic powers. Invaluable for the insight they give into the daily life of the poet and his friendship with Coleridge, they are also ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Nature's Engraver

    A Life of Thomas Bewick, from the author of A Year with Gilbert White

    by Jenny Uglow ...
    Thomas Bewick wrote A History of British Birds at the end of the eighteenth century, just as Britain fell in love with nature. This was one of the wildlife books that marked the moment , the first 'field-guide' for ordinary people, illustrated by woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But it was far more than that, for in the vivid vignettes scattered through the book Bewick drew the life of ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD