An small book of poetry can be a delight to read and reread. John Oxenham was the pseudonym for William Arthur Dunkerley (1852 - 1941). He was an English journalist, novelist and poet. Bees in Amber: a Little Book of Thoughtful Verse (1913) became a bestseller. He also wrote Under The Iron Flail (1902), Barbe Of Grand Bayou (1903), Bondman Free (1903), Hearts In Exile (1904), John Of Gerisau (1904), A Weaver Of Webs (1904), White Fire (1905), and Giant Circumstance (1906). Some of the poems in Bees in Amber are Hearts in Exile, Wandered, Bide a Wee, The Word that Was Left Unsaid, Don' t...
An small book of poetry can be a delight to read and reread. John Oxenham was the pseudonym for William Arthur Dunkerley (1852 - 1941). He was an Engl...
John Oxenham was a prolific writer, producing more than 40 novels, a number of books of verse, a large body of poetry, and short fiction. His collection Bees in Amber: A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse(1913) was a popular bestseller, and he was a major contributor toJerome K. Jerome'sThe Idlermagazine. 'A Mystery of the Underground' was one of his most successful short stories. Many crime and detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...
John Oxenham was a prolific writer, producing more than 40 novels, a number of books of verse, a large body of poetry, and short fiction. His collecti...
A girl and a boy lay in a cubby-hole in the north side of the cliff overlooking Port Gorey, and watched the goings-on down below. The sun was tending towards Guernsey and the gulf was filled witn golden light. A small brig, unkempt and dirty, was nosing towards the rough wooden landing-stage clamped to the opposite rocks, as though doubtful of the advisability of attempting its closer acquaintance.
A girl and a boy lay in a cubby-hole in the north side of the cliff overlooking Port Gorey, and watched the goings-on down below. The sun was tending ...
God is; God sees; God loves; God knows. And Right is Right; And Right is Might. In the full ripeness of His Time, All these His vast prepotencies Shall round their grace-work to the prime Of full accomplishment, And we shall see the plan sublime Of His beneficent intent. Live on in hope Press on in faith Love conquers all things, Even Death.
God is; God sees; God loves; God knows. And Right is Right; And Right is Might. In the full ripeness of His Time, All these His vast prepotencies Shal...
