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Believe Me, John R. Alden

Believe Me

By John R. Alden

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It's not often that an acclaimed historian takes a turn for light verse. But in these 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and other terse verse, John R. Alden takes on the tradition of Ogden Nash. His subject... read more

Beowulf, Unknown

Beowulf

By Unknown

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Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people of southern Sweden. Narrative combines mythical elements, Christian and pagan... read more

Betjeman's Britain: Poems From The BBC Archives, John Betjeman

Betjeman's Britain: Poems From The BBC Archives

By John Betjeman

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Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates. Even after his death, his popularity continues to garner acclaim and new admirers. Fortunately, he left behind a legacy of... read more

Billy Collins Live, Billy Collins

Billy Collins Live

By Billy Collins

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In this exclusive audio publishing event, Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, shares an evening of his poetry in a benefit reading for WNYC, New York Public Radio. Often compared to Robert... read more

Bird Songs in Literature: Bird Songs and the Poems They Have Inspired, Joseph Wood Krutch

Bird Songs in Literature: Bird Songs and the Poems They Have Inspired

By Joseph Wood Krutch

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How many of us who have read of the skylark and nightingale since our school days actually have ever heard their song? And how many of us realize the extent to which birds have appeared in the work... read more

Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe

The Black Cat

By Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe's horrific short story is the account of a man's irreversible journey into madness as he awaits his execution by hanging the next morning. Fueled by bouts of alcoholism and what seems... read more

Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang

The Blue Fairy Book

By Andrew Lang

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This book is a collection of traditional tales. The collection was assembled by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Lang published several collections of... read more

Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales

By Geoffrey Chaucer

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Chaucer's finest work begins at the Tabard Inn, where thirty travelers of widely varying classes and occupations are gathering to make the annual pilgrimage to Becket's shrine at Canterbury. It is... read more

Canterbury Tales II, Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales II

By Geoffrey Chaucer

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Four more delightful tales from one of the most entertaining storytellers of all time. Though writing in the thirteenth century, Chaucer's wit and observation comes down undiminished through the... read more

Canterbury Tales III, Geoffrey Chaucer

Canterbury Tales III

By Geoffrey Chaucer

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Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, a collection of narratives written between 1387 and 1400, tells of a group of thirty people from all layers of society who pass the time along their pilgrimage to... read more