When the young and very reluctant hero, Morgbraith, sets out on his quest to slay the dragon Xeirozogenes, it is expected that he will emulate his illustrious, monster-slaying ancestors; but Morgbraith is not so sure, and Xeirozogenes, the great dragon himself, turns out to be a very different creature from what Morgbraith had anticipated.
When the young and very reluctant hero, Morgbraith, sets out on his quest to slay the dragon Xeirozogenes, it is expected that he will emulate his ill...
The Lady of Shalott is one of the best-loved poems in the English language. The tale of the mysterious, enigmatic Lady seems to captivate everyone's imagination. Over a century and a half after it was written, men still desire the Lady, and women identify with her. In this edition, the work is embellished by four Victorian illustrations. A new Introduction by Jocelyn Almond explores the poem's perennial appeal. For the first time, The Lady of Shalott has been typeset in the beautiful Doves Type of the early twentieth century, designed for the quality, hand-made editions of a private press....
The Lady of Shalott is one of the best-loved poems in the English language. The tale of the mysterious, enigmatic Lady seems to captivate everyone's i...
By turns sorrowful, yearning, humorous, but always reflective, this little book distils a fragile life - one circumscribed by fears and the trials of long-term illness - into 38 poems, most of them written in the year before the author's unexpected and sudden death. They are accompanied by two essays that examine the nature of suffering and how to live in its presence.
By turns sorrowful, yearning, humorous, but always reflective, this little book distils a fragile life - one circumscribed by fears and the trials of ...
