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Book Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney Illustrated written by Sir Philip Sidney and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 4578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier, spy and poet, Sir Philip Sidney remains an enigmatic figure of the Elizabethan world, whose diverse and inspiring works helped to shape the course of English literature throughout the Renaissance, in spite of his tragic early death. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Sidney’s complete works for the first time in digital publishing history, with beautiful illustrations, Davis’ seminal biography and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sidney’s life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Features BOTH the Old Arcadia and the New Arcadia – available in no other collection * The rare masque composed by Sidney for Queen Elizabeth * Includes Sidney’s complete prose – including the poet’s correspondence * Features two biographies, including S. M. Henry Davis’ full length book on the great Elizabethan author – explore Sidney’s literary life in depth * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with improved ASTROPHEL AND STELLA and SONNETS text and 2 more biographies CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections Astrophel and Stella Poems from ‘The Lady of May’ Poems from ‘The Countesse of Pembroke’s Arcadia’ Sonnets and Poetical Translations Two Pastorels Psalms of David The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Masque The Lady of May The Prose The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia – Old Arcadia The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia – New Arcadia An Apologie for Poetry A Discourse on Irish Affairs The Queenes Majesty Touching Hir Mariage with Monsieur Defence of the Earl of Leicester Of the Trewnes of the Christian Religion Correspondence The Biographies The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652) by Fulke Greville The Life and Times of Sir Philip Sidney (1859) by S. M. Henry Davis Introduction to Philip Sidney (1891) by Henry Morley Philip Sidney (1900) by Sidney Lee

Book Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Mary Sidney  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Mary Sidney Illustrated written by Mary Sidney and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-08-19 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important woman writer of Elizabethan England, Mary Sidney produced innovative poems, with complex metres, while promoting the legacy of her brother Sir Philip Sidney. The Sidneys were influenced by Continental writers, seeking to bring new forms, techniques and themes to England. Her most celebrated work is a metric translation of the ‘Book of Psalms’, completing a project her brother had started. Winning the admiration of Jonson, Donne and Milton, Mary Sidney’s poetry employs numerous verse forms, significant for metrical variety, as well as graceful content. Recent scholarship has re-evaluated her literary achievements, revealing how influential she was for future women writers. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Mary Sidney’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Mary Sidney’s life and works * Concise introduction to her life and poetry * Includes Mary Sidney’s complete works — first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare poems digitised here for the first time, including ‘Our Saviour’s Passion’ * Easily locate the poems you want to read * The complete ‘Book of Psalms’, including Sir Philip Sidney’s ‘Psalms’ * Mary Sidney’s two major translations * Features a bonus biography — discover the poet’s incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Mary Sidney Brief Introduction: Mary Sidney A Dialogue between Two Shepherds, Thenot and Piers (1595) The Dolefull Lay of Clorinda (1595) Even Now That Care (1599) To the Angel Spirit of the Most Excellent Sir Philip Sidney (1599) To the Angel Spirit of the Most Excellent Sir Philip Sidney — Variant Text (1599) Book of Psalms (1599) Triumph of Death (1600) by Petrarch Our Saviour’s Passion (1865) The Letter Countess of Pembroke’s Letter to Queen Elizabeth (1601) The Translations A Discourse of Life and Death (1592) by Philippe de Mornay Antonius (1592) by Robert Garnier The Biography Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1900) by Sidney Lee

Book Delphi Complete Works of Fulke Greville  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Fulke Greville Illustrated written by Fulke Greville and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believed by some to be the true author of Shakespeare's plays, the Elizabethan poet, dramatist and statesman, Fulke Greville is best known today as the biographer of his lifelong friend Sir Philip Sidney. Greville wrote learned and sober poetry, presenting dark, thoughtful and distinctly Calvinist views on art, literature, beauty and other philosophical matters. His style is noted for its comparable force of imagination, serving as a precursor for the intellectual reasoning of John Donne and the metaphysical poets. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Greville’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Greville’s life and works * Concise introduction to Greville’s life and poetry * Excellent formatting of the poems * Includes rare minor poems * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the two closet dramas * Includes Greville’s prose works, including his seminal biography on Sidney * Features a bonus biography — discover Greville’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Fulke Greville Brief Introduction: Fulke Greville Complete Poetical Works of Fulke Greville The Closet Dramas Alaham Mustapha The Prose The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney A Letter to an Honourable Lady A Letter to Greuill Varney on His Travels A Short Speech for Bacon The Biography Fulke Greville by Sidney Lee Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Book Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson Illustrated written by Emily Dickinson and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 2481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume of a new series of publications by Delphi Classics, the best-selling publisher of classical works. Many poetry collections are often poorly formatted and difficult to read on eReaders. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of Emily Dickinson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version: 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dickinson’s life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * For the first time in digital print, all 1775 poems by Dickinson * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Dickinson’s letters – spend hours exploring the poet’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections POEMS : SERIES ONE POEMS : SERIES TWO POEMS : SERIES THREE The Poems THE COMPLETE 1775 POEMS LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Letters THE LETTERS OF EMILY DICKINSON Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Book Delphi Complete Works of Arthur Ransome  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Arthur Ransome Illustrated written by Arthur Ransome and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 5490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English interwar writer Arthur Ransome, best known for the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ children’s books, is noted for popularising the pattern for “holiday adventure” stories. A writer of various genres, his first success, ‘Bohemia in London’, is a partly autobiographical account of his early days. He also published a noted general ‘History of Story-Telling’, as well as landmark critical works on Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde. During the Great War, Ransome worked as a war correspondent in Russia, where he studied native folktales, which he retold for children. He also wrote extensively about his passion of angling, producing the seminal work in its field, ‘Rod and Line’. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Ransome’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ransome’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ novels, with individual contents tables * Includes Ransome’s original illustrations to the novels * Many rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories available in no other collection * Includes Ransome’s rare non-fiction works * Features the celebrated autobiography – discover Ransome’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Swallows and Amazons Books Swallows and Amazons (1930) Swallowdale (1931) Peter Duck (1932) Winter Holiday (1933) Coot Club (1934) Pigeon Post (1936) We Didn’t Mean To Go To Sea (1937) Secret Water (1939) The Big Six (1940) Missee Lee (1941) The Picts and the Martyrs (1943) Great Northern? (1947) Other Children’s Books The Child’s Book of the Seasons (1906) Pond and Stream (1906) The Things in our Garden (1906) The Hoofmarks of the Faun (1911) Old Peter’s Russian Tales (1916) Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (1920) The Soldier and Death (1922) The Horror Novel The Elixir of Life (1915) The Short Stories Miscellaneous Stories The Non-Fiction The Souls of the Streets and Other Little Papers (1904) Bohemia in London (1907) A History of Story-telling (1909) Edgar Allan Poe (1910) Oscar Wilde (1912) Portraits and Speculations (1913) Six Weeks in Russia (1919) The Crisis in Russia (1921) Racundra’s First Cruise (1923) Rod and Line (1929) Racundra’s Third Cruise (1972) The Autobiography The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome (1976)

Book Delphi Complete Works of John Webster  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of John Webster Illustrated written by John Webster and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-01-11 with total page 1714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The macabre plays of the Jacobean dramatist John Webster still retain the same raw power to shock audiences today, with his ‘The White Devil’ and ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ being widely recognised as masterpieces of seventeenth century theatre. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Webster’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Webster’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays and other texts * ALL 11 plays, with many rare texts * Also includes the rare spurious plays, first time in digital print * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original Jacobean texts * Excellent formatting of the plays * Easily locate the scenes or acts you want to read with special contents tables * Includes Webster’s complete poetry and other works - spend hours exploring the author’s works * Special criticism section, with three essays evaluating Webster’s contribution to Jacobean literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Plays SIR THOMAS WYATT WESTWARD HO NORTHWARD HO THE WHITE DEVIL THE DUCHESS OF MALFI THE DEVIL’S LAW-CASE ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE A CURE FOR A CUCKOLD MONUMENTS OF HONOUR THE FAIR MAID OF THE INN APPIUS AND VIRGINIA The Disputed Plays THE THRACIAN WONDER THE WEAKEST GOETH TO THE WALL The Other Works TO MY KIND FRIEND, MA. AN. MUNDY ODE PREFIXED TO STEPEHN HARRISON’S ‘ARCHES OF TRIUMPH’, 1604 INDUCTION AND ADDITIONS TO THE 3RD EDITION OF MARSTONS ‘THE MALCONTENT’, 1604 TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND, MASTER THOMAS HEYWOOD A MONUMENTAL COLUMN NEW CHARACTERS TO HIS INDUSTRIOUS FRIEND, MASTER HENRY COCKERAM VERSES ACCOMPANYING THE PORTRAIT ENGRAVING OF ‘THE PROGENY OF THE MOST RENOWNED PRINCE JAMES’ c.1633 The Criticism INTRODUCTION TO JOHN WEBSTER by William Hazlitt JOHN WEBSTER by Algernon Charles Swinburne THE THIRD DRAMATIC PERIOD by George Saintsbury Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Book Delphi Complete Works of William Shakespeare  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of William Shakespeare Illustrated written by William Shakespeare and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 9405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, the world’s greatest writer receives the scholarly Delphi treatment. This incredible eBook offers every Shakespearean play, poem, apocryphal work and much, much more! Now you can truly own all of Shakespeare’s works and a wealth of BONUS material on your eReader, and all in ONE well-organised file. (Version 6) * concise introductions to the plays and other works * images of how the plays first appeared in print, giving your eReader a taste of the Elizabethan texts * ALL 38 plays and each with their own contents table – navigate easily between acts and scenes – find that special quotation quickly! * even includes 17 apocryphal plays available nowhere else * contains a special LOST PLAYS section, with concise information on Shakespeare’s lost works * includes the special bonus play of DOUBLE FALSEHOOD * ALL the sonnets and other poetry, with excellent formatting, in their own special contents table – find that special sonnet quickly and easily! * packed full of hundreds of beautiful images relating to Shakespeare’s life, locations and works * EVEN includes a special SOURCES section – spend hours discovering rare medieval texts that shaped Shakespeare’s greatest works. * INCLUDES no less than 5 biographies – explore the bard’s mysterious life from multiple sources across history * the SPECIAL literary criticism section boasts 11 works by writers as varied as Samuel Johnson, Coleridge, Pope, Bernard Shaw and Tolstoy * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * includes a special ‘Glossary of Elizabethan Language’, which will aid your comprehension of difficult words and phrases * UPDATED with line numbers to all 38 plays, in response to customers’ requests * UPDATED with a special Quotations section, with hundreds of famous quotations from the plays and poetry This eBook is quite simply stunning and deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of literature. CONTENTS The Plays ALL 38 PLAYS The Lost Plays LOVE’S LABOUR’S WON CARDENIO DOUBLE FALSEHOOD The Sources LIST OF THE PLAYS’ SOURCES The Apocryphal Plays ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM THE BIRTH OF MERLIN KING EDWARD III LOCRINE THE LONDON PRODIGAL THE PURITAN THE SECOND MAIDEN’S TRAGEDY SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE THOMAS LORD CROMWELL A YORKSHIRE TRAGEDY SIR THOMAS MORE FAIR EM MUCEDORUS THE MERRY DEVIL OF EDMONTON EDMUND IRONSIDE THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK VORTIGERN AND ROWENA The Adaptations TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE BY CHARLES AND MARY LAMB The Poetry THE SONNETS VENUS AND ADONIS THE RAPE OF LUCRECE THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM THE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE A LOVER’S COMPLAINT The Apocryphal Poetry TO THE QUEEN A FUNERAL ELEGY FOR MASTER WILLIAM PETER SONNETS TO SUNDRY NOTES OF MUSIC The Criticism PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE AND NOTES ON PLAY BY SAMUEL JOHNSON NOTES TO COMEDIES BY SAMUEL JOHNSON A STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE and many more! The Biographies SHAKESPEARE: HIS LIFE, ART, AND CHARACTERS BY HENRY NORMAN HUDSON and many more! Shakespeare’s Last Will and Testament Resources: Quotations Glossary of Elizabethan Language

Book Delphi Complete Works of John Dryden  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of John Dryden Illustrated written by John Dryden and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 6222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dominating the literary life of Restoration England, Dryden produced a large oeuvre of poetry, plays, essays and translations that were without their equal, inspiring later critics to refer to his era simply as the 'Age of Dryden'. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works and plays of John Dryden for the first time in digital publishing history, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dryden's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Excellent formatting of the poems, with line numbers, ideal for students * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Dryden's complete 28 plays and operas - spend hours exploring the poet's dramatic works * Features no less than four biographies, including Sir Walter Scott's seminal study - discover Dryden's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections EARLY POEMS ANNUS MIRABILIS MAC FLECKNOE ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL THE MEDALL RELIGIO LAICI THE HIND AND THE PANTHER EPISTLES AND COMPLIMENTARY ADDRESSES ELEGIES AND EPITAPHS SONGS, ODES AND LYRICAL PIECES FABLES ANCIENT AND MODERN POETRY FROM THE PLAYS TRANSLATIONS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays THE WILD GALLANT THE RIVAL LADIES THE INDIAN QUEEN THE INDIAN EMPEROR SECRET-LOVE SIR MARTIN MAR-ALL THE TEMPEST TYRANNICK LOVE AN EVENING'S LOVE ALMANZOR AND ALMAHIDE MARRIAGE ¿ LA MODE THE ASSIGNATION AMBOYNA AURENG-ZEBE THE STATE OF INNOCENCE AND FALL OF MAN ALL FOR LOVE OEDIPUS TROILUS AND CRESSIDA LIMBERHAM THE SPANISH FRYAR THE DUKE OF GUISE ALBION AND ALBANIUS DON SEBASTIAN, KING OF PORTUGAL AMPHITRYON KING ARTHUR CLEOMENES, THE SPARTAN HERO LOVE TRIUMPHANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO VANBRUGH'S ADAPTATION OF FLETCHER'S THE PILGRIM The Non-Fiction ESSAY OF DRAMATIC POESY HIS MAJESTIES DECLARATION DEFENDED PLUTARCH'S LIVES The Biographies THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN by Sir Walter Scott LIVES OF THE POETS: DRYDEN by Samuel Johnson THE AGE OF DRYDEN by Richard Garnett BRIEF LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN by George Gilfillan Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Book Delphi Complete Works of Charles and Mary Lamb  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Charles and Mary Lamb Illustrated written by Charles Lamb and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 4141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early years of the nineteenth century, Charles and Mary Lamb published several children’s books, including the famous ‘Tales from Shakespeare’, which would have a lasting influence on the course of children’s literature. Charles Lamb is also notable for his essays under the pseudonym Elia for the London Magazine. His style is highly personal and mannered, conjuring nostalgic scenes with humour and pathos. This comprehensive eBook presents Charles and Mary Lamb’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the authors’ lives and works * Concise introductions to the famous texts * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as ‘Tales from Shakespeare’ and ‘The Adventures of Ulysses’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Lamb’s complete prose works * Features Charles and Mary Lamb’s letters - spend hours exploring the authors’ personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with 9 essays evaluating Charles Lamb’s contribution to literature * Features four biographies, including Gilchrist’s seminal work on Mary Lamb - discover the authors’ intriguing lives * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Collaborative Works JOHN WOODVIL TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE MRS. LEICESTER’S SCHOOL POETRY FOR CHILDREN Charles Lamb’s Fiction A TALE OF ROSAMUND GRAY AND OLD BLIND MARGARET THE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES Charles Lamb’s Plays MR H.; OR BEWARE A BAD NAME THE PAWNBROKER’S DAUGHTER THE WITCH THE WIFE’S TRIAL Charles Lamb’s Non-Fiction ON THE TRAGEDIES OF SHAKESPEARE WITCHES AND OTHER NIGHT FEARS ELIA AND THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA RECOLLECTIONS OF CHRIST’S HOSPITAL MISCELLANEOUS PROSE Charles Lamb’s Poetry POEMS FROM BLANK VERSE THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS PRINCE DORUS SATAN IN SEARCH OF A WIFE ALBUM VERSES MISCELLANEOUS POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Mary Lamb’s Essay ON NEEDLE-WORK BY ‘SEMPRONIA’ The Letters THE LETTERS OF CHARLES AND MARY LAMB The Criticism CHARLES LAMB by Thomas de Quincey ELIA, AND GEOFFREY CRAYON by William Hazlitt CHARLES LAMB by Walter Pater CHARLES LAMB by Arthur Symons CHARLES LAMB by John Cowper Powys CHARLES LAMB by Charles Edwyn Vaughan CHARLES LAMB by S. P. B. Mais CHARLES LAMB by Hattie Tyng Griswold CHARLES LAMB by Augustine Birrell THE LETTERS OF CHARLES LAMB by Augustine Birrell CHARLES LAMB by A. St. John Adcock The Biographies CHARLES LAMB by Walter Jerrold CHARLES LAMB: A MEMOIR by Barry Cornwall CHARLES LAMB by Alfred Ainger MARY LAMB by Mrs. Gilchrist Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Book Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Ransome  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Ransome Illustrated written by Arthur Ransome and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 2105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved children’s author Arthur Ransome is noted for popularising the pattern for “holiday adventure” stories. A writer of various genres, his first success, ‘Bohemia in London’, is a partly autobiographical account of his early days. He also published a noted general ‘History of Story-Telling’, as well as landmark critical works on Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde. During the Great War, Ransome worked as a war correspondent in Russia, where he studied native folktales, which he retold for children. He also wrote extensively about his passion of angling, producing the seminal work in its field, ‘Rod and Line’. This eBook presents Ransome’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ransome’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * Rare children’s books, with the original artwork * Many rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories available in no other collection * Includes Ransome’s rare non-fiction works * Features the celebrated autobiography – discover Ransome’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: Other Children’s Books The Child’s Book of the Seasons (1906) Pond and Stream (1906) The Things in our Garden (1906) The Hoofmarks of the Faun (1911) Old Peter’s Russian Tales (1916) Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (1920) The Soldier and Death (1922) The Horror Novel The Elixir of Life (1915) The Short Stories Miscellaneous Stories The Non-Fiction The Souls of the Streets and Other Little Papers (1904) Bohemia in London (1907) A History of Story-telling (1909) Edgar Allan Poe (1910) Oscar Wilde (1912) Portraits and Speculations (1913) Six Weeks in Russia (1919) The Crisis in Russia (1921) Racundra’s First Cruise (1923) Rod and Line (1929) Racundra’s Third Cruise (1972) The Autobiography The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome (1976)

Book Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Pepys  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Pepys Illustrated written by Samuel Pepys and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-08-16 with total page 4742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The detailed private diary of Samuel Pepys, kept from 1660 until 1669, remains one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. His writings provide a vivid and fascinating combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of important events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London. This comprehensive eBook presents Pepys’ complete diary, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pepys’ life and diary * Concise introductions to several sections of the diary and other texts * The complete diary, with individual contents tables and Henry B. Wheatley’s guiding notes * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections of the diary you want to read * Includes Pepys’ contemporary John Evelyn’s complete diary, providing an invaluable resource tool for the study of Pepys and his times * Special criticism section, with six essays evaluating Pepys’ contribution to literature * Features a bonus biography - discover Pepys’ life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Diary BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE DIARY DIARY ENTRIES: 1660-1661 DIARY ENTRIES: 1662-1663 DIARY ENTRIES: 1664-1665 DIARY ENTRIES: 1666-1667 DIARY ENTRIES: 1668-1669 The Diaries of John Evelyn INTRODUCTION TO JOHN EVELYN AND HIS DIARY The Criticism SAMUEL PEPYS by Robert Louis Stevenson SAMUEL PEPYS AND THE ROYAL NAVY by J. R. Tanner MR. PEPYS by Robert Lynd MASTER SAMUEL PEPYS by Andrew Lang PEPYS AND SHAKESPEARE by Sir Sidney Lee PEPYS’ DIARY by John Kelman The Biography SAMUEL PEPYS by Leslie Stephen Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Book Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Illustrated written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 6108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disseminating his genius through celebrated essays and the hundreds of public lectures he gave across the United States, Ralph Waldo Emerson led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century and was lionised as a champion of individualism and a staunch critic of the countervailing pressures of society. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Emerson’s life and works * Detailed introduction to the life of Emerson * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Hundreds of rare poems appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Emerson’s letters – spend hours exploring the poet’s personal correspondence * The complete prose works, with all the essays * A generous selection of early, middle and late journals – appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Features two biographies – discover Emerson’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson BRIEF INTRODUCTION: RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE COMPLETE POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Books NATURE: ADDRESSES AND LECTURES ESSAYS. FIRST SERIES ESSAYS, SECOND SERIES REPRESENTATIVE MEN MEMOIRS OF MARGARET FULLER OSSOLI by R. F. Fuller ENGLISH TRAITS THE CONDUCT OF LIFE SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE LETTERS AND SOCIAL AIMS LECTURES AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES MISCELLANIES NATURAL HISTORY OF INTELLECT AND OTHER PAPERS The Essays LIST OF ESSAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Letters THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THOMAS CARLYLE AND RALPH WALDO EMERSON The Journals SELECTED JOURNALS The Biographies RALPH WALDO EMERSON by Oliver Wendell Holmes BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH by Edward W. Emerson Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Book Delphi Complete Works of Washington Irving  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Washington Irving Illustrated written by Washington Irving and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 4082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's first international man-of-letters deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. This comprehensive eBook presents Irving’s complete fictional works, with a range on non-fiction works, spiced with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Irving's life and works * Concise introductions to the story collections and other works * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Scarce satirical works, like Irving’s first ever book LETTERS OF JONATHAN OLDSTYLE – appearing in a digital collection for the first time * Many famous short stories are illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Irving's two ‘lost’ plays, discovered over a hundred years after the author’s death – first time in digital print * Rare poems appearing for the first time in digital print * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Irving’s contribution to literature * Features two biographies - discover Irving's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with rare stories and the seminal non-fiction work A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Short Story Collections THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT. BRACEBRIDGE HALL TALES OF A TRAVELLER TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA THE CRAYON MISCELLANY WOLFERT’S ROOST The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Satires LETTERS OF JONATHAN OLDSTYLE, GENT. A HISTORY OF NEW YORK The Plays ABU HASSAN THE WILD HUNTSMAN The Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Non-Fiction A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES CHRONICLE OF THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA ASTORIA THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE. THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON: VOLUME I The Criticism ELIA, AND GEOFFREY CRAYON by William Hazlitt SPEECH: NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 18, 1842 by Charles Dickens A FABLE FOR CRITICS by James Russell Lowell POE, IRVING, HAWTHORNE by George Parsons Lathrop CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN WASHINGTON IRVING AND EDGAR ALLAN POE The Biographies WASHINGTON IRVING by Henry W. Boynton WASHINGTON IRVING by Charles Dudley Warner Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Book Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt Illustrated written by William Hazlitt and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 4246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest art critic of his age, William Hazlitt is celebrated for his humanistic essays and literary criticism. Hazlitt was an influential drama critic, social commentator and philosopher, now widely considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language. This comprehensive eBook presents Hazlitt’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hazlitt’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major collections and other texts * ALL the major works, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special essays index, with chronological and alphabetical contents tables * Easily locate the essays you want to read * Includes Hazlitt’s rare essay collections – available in no other collection * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Hazlitt’s contribution to literature * Features a bonus biographies - discover Hazlitt’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ACTION FREE THOUGHTS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS ADVERTISEMENT ETC. FROM ‘THE ELOQUENCE OF THE BRITISH SENATE’ THE ROUND TABLE CHARACTERS OF SHAKESPEAR’S PLAYS LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETS A VIEW OF THE ENGLISH STAGE TABLE-TALK THE FIGHT LIBER AMORIS CHARACTERISTICS SKETCHES OF THE PRINCIPAL PICTURE-GALLERIES IN ENGLAND THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE THE PLAIN SPEAKER NOTES OF A JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY WINTERSLOW HAZLITT ON ENGLISH LITERATURE Essays Index LIST OF ESSAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Criticism WILLIAM HAZLITT by Arthur Rickett HAZLITT by George Saintsbury WILLIAM HAZLITT by Leslie Stephen WILLIAM HAZLITT by Augustine Birrell INTRODUCTION TO WILLIAM HAZLITT by Jacob Zeitlin The Biography WILLIAM HAZLITT by Leslie Stephen Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Book Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Addison  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Addison Illustrated written by Joseph Addison and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, Joseph Addison was a leading contributor and guiding spirit of the periodicals ‘The Tatler’ and ‘The Spectator’. Addison also wrote ‘Cato’, one of the most successful tragedies of the eighteenth century. Dr. Samuel Johnson’s praise of Addison established him as one of the most admired and influential masters of prose. This comprehensive eBook presents Addison’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Addison’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All the plays and English poetry, with individual contents tables * Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare essays available in no other collection * Special alphabetical contents table for the poetry * Includes Addison’s rare magazine contributions – available in no other collection * Features four biographies - discover Addison’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Dramatic Works Rosamond Cato The Drummer The Poetry The Poetical Works of Addison The Poems in Alphabetical Order The Prose Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation, Consider’d The Late Tryal and Conviction of Count Tariff A Dissertation upon the Most Celebrated Roman Poets The Old Whig Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals Serino The Evidences of the Christian Religion A Discourse on Antient and Modern Learning Maxims, observations, and Reflections: Moral, Political, and Divine Notes upon the Twelve Books of Paradise Lost The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers The Magazines Essays from ‘The Tatler’ The Spectator Essays from ‘The Free-Holder’ Essays from ‘The Guardian’ Essays from ‘The Lover’ The Biographies Addison by William John Courthope Addison by Samuel Johnson Life of Joseph Addison by George Gilfillan Joseph Addison by William Spalding Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Book Delphi Complete Works of R  D  Blackmore  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of R D Blackmore Illustrated written by R. D. Blackmore and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 7138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most famous English novelists of the latter half of the nineteenth century, R. D. Blackmore won acclaim for his vivid portrayals of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background prevalent in many of his works. Blackmore’s masterpiece is ‘Lorna Doone’, a windswept romance with historical characters, set against the backdrop of late seventeenth century Devon, which has continued to win the hearts of readers since its first publication in 1869. This comprehensive eBook presents Blackmore’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Blackmore’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * All 14 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes story collections * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Blackmore’s rare poetry collections – available in no other collection * Features three biographies - discover Blackmore’s literary life * Quincy G. Burris’ seminal study on Blackmore — first time in digital publishing * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Clara Vaughan Cradock Nowell Lorna Doone The Maid of Sker Alice Lorraine Cripps the Carrier Erema Mary Anerley Christowell The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore Springhaven Kit and Kitty Perlycross Dariel The Shorter Fiction Tales from a Telling House Leila Poetry Collections The Georgics of Virgil Fringilla The Biographies Richard Doddridge Blackmore: His Life and Novels by Quincy G. Burris The Blackmore Country by F. J. Snell Richard Doddridge Blackmore by Stuart Johnson Reid Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Book Delphi Complete Works of Horace Walpole  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Horace Walpole Illustrated written by Horace Walpole and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 3987 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth century man of letters Horace Walpole is accredited with writing the first Gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’, as well as producing an accomplished range of literary texts in various genres. This comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Walpole’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many rare non-fiction works, appearing in digital print for the first time, including Walpole’s art criticism and memoirs of George II and III * Includes Walpole’s rare poetry collection – available in no other collection * Includes Walpole’s letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence * Features two biographies - discover Walpole’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novel THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO The Shorter Fiction HIEROGLYPHIC TALES The Plays THE MYSTERIOUS MOTHER THE COUNT OF NARBONNE The Poetry FUGITIVE PIECES IN VERSE AND PROSE The Non-Fiction SOME ANECDOTES OF PAINTING IN ENGLAND AN ACCOUNT OF THE GIANTS LATELY DISCOVERED HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF RICHARD III ON MODERN GARDENING A DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLA OF MR. HORACE WALPOLE CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVERS MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE SECOND MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD The Letters THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE The Biographies SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD by Lord Dover HORATIO WALPOLE by Adolphus William Ward Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks