Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3731
Book Description
The greatest poet of the Victorian era deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (5MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tennyson's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Features Tennyson's first poetry collection, which he wrote with his brother, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Includes other rare collections often missed out of editions * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Also includes the complete poetic dramas * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the collection of memoirs edited by Tennyson's son - spend hours exploring the poet's letters and anecdotes written by close friends and literary figures * Features two bonus biographies - discover Tennyson'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 POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS TIMBUCTOO : A POEM POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL POEMS, 1832 THE LOVERíS TALE. A FRAGMENT. POEMS, 1842 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868 THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY IN MEMORIAM A. H. H. MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS IDYLLS OF THE KING ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC. DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS THE DEATH OF åNONE, AND OTHER POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA HAROLD: A DRAMA BECKET THE CUP: A TRAGEDY THE FALCON THE PROMISE OF MAY THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN The Biographies TENNYSON AND HIS FRIENDS by Hallam, Lord Tennyson ALFRED TENNYSON by Andrew Lang TENNYSON'S LIFE AND POETRY by Eugene Parsons Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)
Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3731
Book Description
The greatest poet of the Victorian era deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (5MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tennyson's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Features Tennyson's first poetry collection, which he wrote with his brother, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Includes other rare collections often missed out of editions * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Also includes the complete poetic dramas * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the collection of memoirs edited by Tennyson's son - spend hours exploring the poet's letters and anecdotes written by close friends and literary figures * Features two bonus biographies - discover Tennyson'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 POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS TIMBUCTOO : A POEM POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL POEMS, 1832 THE LOVERíS TALE. A FRAGMENT. POEMS, 1842 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868 THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY IN MEMORIAM A. H. H. MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS IDYLLS OF THE KING ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC. DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS THE DEATH OF åNONE, AND OTHER POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA HAROLD: A DRAMA BECKET THE CUP: A TRAGEDY THE FALCON THE PROMISE OF MAY THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN The Biographies TENNYSON AND HIS FRIENDS by Hallam, Lord Tennyson ALFRED TENNYSON by Andrew Lang TENNYSON'S LIFE AND POETRY by Eugene Parsons Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3731
Book Description
The greatest poet of the Victorian era deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (5MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tennyson's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Features Tennyson's first poetry collection, which he wrote with his brother, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Includes other rare collections often missed out of editions * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Also includes the complete poetic dramas * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the collection of memoirs edited by Tennyson's son - spend hours exploring the poet's letters and anecdotes written by close friends and literary figures * Features two bonus biographies - discover Tennyson'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 POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS TIMBUCTOO : A POEM POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL POEMS, 1832 THE LOVERíS TALE. A FRAGMENT. POEMS, 1842 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868 THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY IN MEMORIAM A. H. H. MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS IDYLLS OF THE KING ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC. DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS THE DEATH OF åNONE, AND OTHER POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA HAROLD: A DRAMA BECKET THE CUP: A TRAGEDY THE FALCON THE PROMISE OF MAY THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN The Biographies TENNYSON AND HIS FRIENDS by Hallam, Lord Tennyson ALFRED TENNYSON by Andrew Lang TENNYSON'S LIFE AND POETRY by Eugene Parsons Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Delphi Complete Works of Jeffery Farnol (Illustrated)
Author: Jeffery Farnol
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701679
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 10838
Book Description
The interwar British author Jeffery Farnol is known for writing romance novels, adventure yarns and detective thrillers. Along with Georgette Heyer, he largely established the Regency romantic genre of literature. For over 40 years, his swashbuckling historical romances were ranked among the best-selling fiction of the world, winning the admiration of millions of readers. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Farnol’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Farnol’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All 39 novels, with individual contents tables * Many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * The complete Jasper Shrig mystery novels, digitised here for the first time! * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete short story collections, available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Includes Farnol’s rare non-fiction – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Jasper Shrig Books The Amateur Gentleman (1913) Peregrine’s Progress (1922) The Loring Mystery (1925) The High Adventure (1925) The Quest of Youth (1927) The Way Beyond (1933) The Crooked Furrow (1937) The Happy Harvest (1939) Murder by Nail (1942) Heritage Perilous (1946) My Lord of Wrybourne (1948) The Ninth Earl (1950) Waif of the River (1952) Treasure and Vengeance Series Black Bartlemy’s Treasure (1920) Martin Conisby’s Vengeance (1921) Other Novels My Lady Caprice (1907) The Broad Highway (1910) The Money Moon (1911) The Honourable Mr. Tawnish (1913) Beltane the Smith (1915) The Definite Object (1917) Our Admirable Betty (1918) The Geste of Duke Jocelyn (1919) Sir John Dering (1923) Guyfford of Weare (1928) Another Day (1929) Over the Hills (1930) The Jade of Destiny (1931) Charmian, Lady Vibart (1932) Winds of Fortune (1934) John o’ the Green (1935) A Pageant of Victory (1936) The Lonely Road (1938) Adam Penfeather, Buccaneer (1940) The King Liveth (1942) The Piping Times (1945) The Fool Beloved (1949) The Glad Summer (1951) Justice by Midnight (1955) The Short Story Collections The Shadow and Other Stories (1929) Voices from the Dust (1932) Portrait of a Gentleman in Colours (1935) A Matter of Business (1940) Uncollected Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Some War Impressions (1918) Famous Prize Fights (1928)
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701679
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 10838
Book Description
The interwar British author Jeffery Farnol is known for writing romance novels, adventure yarns and detective thrillers. Along with Georgette Heyer, he largely established the Regency romantic genre of literature. For over 40 years, his swashbuckling historical romances were ranked among the best-selling fiction of the world, winning the admiration of millions of readers. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Farnol’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Farnol’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All 39 novels, with individual contents tables * Many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * The complete Jasper Shrig mystery novels, digitised here for the first time! * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete short story collections, available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Includes Farnol’s rare non-fiction – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Jasper Shrig Books The Amateur Gentleman (1913) Peregrine’s Progress (1922) The Loring Mystery (1925) The High Adventure (1925) The Quest of Youth (1927) The Way Beyond (1933) The Crooked Furrow (1937) The Happy Harvest (1939) Murder by Nail (1942) Heritage Perilous (1946) My Lord of Wrybourne (1948) The Ninth Earl (1950) Waif of the River (1952) Treasure and Vengeance Series Black Bartlemy’s Treasure (1920) Martin Conisby’s Vengeance (1921) Other Novels My Lady Caprice (1907) The Broad Highway (1910) The Money Moon (1911) The Honourable Mr. Tawnish (1913) Beltane the Smith (1915) The Definite Object (1917) Our Admirable Betty (1918) The Geste of Duke Jocelyn (1919) Sir John Dering (1923) Guyfford of Weare (1928) Another Day (1929) Over the Hills (1930) The Jade of Destiny (1931) Charmian, Lady Vibart (1932) Winds of Fortune (1934) John o’ the Green (1935) A Pageant of Victory (1936) The Lonely Road (1938) Adam Penfeather, Buccaneer (1940) The King Liveth (1942) The Piping Times (1945) The Fool Beloved (1949) The Glad Summer (1951) Justice by Midnight (1955) The Short Story Collections The Shadow and Other Stories (1929) Voices from the Dust (1932) Portrait of a Gentleman in Colours (1935) A Matter of Business (1940) Uncollected Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Some War Impressions (1918) Famous Prize Fights (1928)
Delphi Complete Works of Peter Cheyney (Illustrated)
Author: Peter Cheyney
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7725
Book Description
The British crime fiction writer Peter Cheyney is the creator of the American FBI agent Lemmy Caution and the English detective Slim Callaghan. These characters were constructed as a British response to the hardboiled detectives of American fiction. In later years Cheyney’s style matured with the ‘Dark’ books, drawing wide praise during World War II for bringing more realism to espionage fiction. Although his works have suffered neglect in recent times, the fame of Cheyney’s novels in the post-war period cannot be underestimated, having sold over 5 million copies. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Peter Cheyney’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cheyney’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 41 novels, with individual contents tables * The complete Lemmy Caution and Slim Callaghan books * Features rare novels and story collections * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Rare uncollected tales appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Lemmy Caution Novels This Man is Dangerous (1936) Poison Ivy (1937) Dames Don’t Care (1937) Can Ladies Kill? (1938) Don’t Get Me Wrong (1939) You’d be Surprised (1940) Your Deal, My Lovely (1941) Never a Dull Moment (1942) You Can Always Duck (1943) I’ll Say She Does! (1945) G-Man at the Yard (1946) The Slim Callaghan Stories The Urgent Hangman (1938) Dangerous Curves (1939) You Can’t Keep the Change (1940) It Couldn’t Matter Less (1941) Sorry You’ve Been Troubled (1942) They Never Say When (1944) Uneasy Terms (1946) Calling Mr. Callaghan (1953) The Dark Series Dark Duet (1942) The Stars are Dark (1943) The Dark Street (1944) Sinister Errand (1945) Dark Hero (1946) Dark Interlude (1947) Dark Wanton (1948) You Can Call It a Day (1949) Dark Bahama (1950) Lady, Behave! (1950) Ladies Won’t Wait (1951) Other Novels The Vengeance of Hop Fi (1928) The Curiosity of Etienne MacGregor (1928) The Gold Kimono (1931) Death Chair (1931) The Deadly Fresco (1932) The Sign on the Roof (1935) Another Little Drink (1940) Night Club (1945) Dance without Music (1947) Try Anything Twice (1948) One of Those Things (1949) The Short Story Collections You Can’t Hit a Woman (1937) Knave Takes Queen (1939) Mr. Caution — Mr. Callaghan (1941) Making Crime Pay (1944) No Ordinary Cheyney (1948) Velvet Johnnie (1952) The Adventures of Julia (1954) He Walked in Her Sleep (1954) The Mystery Blues (1954) Miscellaneous Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7725
Book Description
The British crime fiction writer Peter Cheyney is the creator of the American FBI agent Lemmy Caution and the English detective Slim Callaghan. These characters were constructed as a British response to the hardboiled detectives of American fiction. In later years Cheyney’s style matured with the ‘Dark’ books, drawing wide praise during World War II for bringing more realism to espionage fiction. Although his works have suffered neglect in recent times, the fame of Cheyney’s novels in the post-war period cannot be underestimated, having sold over 5 million copies. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Peter Cheyney’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cheyney’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 41 novels, with individual contents tables * The complete Lemmy Caution and Slim Callaghan books * Features rare novels and story collections * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Rare uncollected tales appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Lemmy Caution Novels This Man is Dangerous (1936) Poison Ivy (1937) Dames Don’t Care (1937) Can Ladies Kill? (1938) Don’t Get Me Wrong (1939) You’d be Surprised (1940) Your Deal, My Lovely (1941) Never a Dull Moment (1942) You Can Always Duck (1943) I’ll Say She Does! (1945) G-Man at the Yard (1946) The Slim Callaghan Stories The Urgent Hangman (1938) Dangerous Curves (1939) You Can’t Keep the Change (1940) It Couldn’t Matter Less (1941) Sorry You’ve Been Troubled (1942) They Never Say When (1944) Uneasy Terms (1946) Calling Mr. Callaghan (1953) The Dark Series Dark Duet (1942) The Stars are Dark (1943) The Dark Street (1944) Sinister Errand (1945) Dark Hero (1946) Dark Interlude (1947) Dark Wanton (1948) You Can Call It a Day (1949) Dark Bahama (1950) Lady, Behave! (1950) Ladies Won’t Wait (1951) Other Novels The Vengeance of Hop Fi (1928) The Curiosity of Etienne MacGregor (1928) The Gold Kimono (1931) Death Chair (1931) The Deadly Fresco (1932) The Sign on the Roof (1935) Another Little Drink (1940) Night Club (1945) Dance without Music (1947) Try Anything Twice (1948) One of Those Things (1949) The Short Story Collections You Can’t Hit a Woman (1937) Knave Takes Queen (1939) Mr. Caution — Mr. Callaghan (1941) Making Crime Pay (1944) No Ordinary Cheyney (1948) Velvet Johnnie (1952) The Adventures of Julia (1954) He Walked in Her Sleep (1954) The Mystery Blues (1954) Miscellaneous Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated)
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1908909196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5586
Book Description
Virginia Woolf was one of the foremost authors of the twentieth century, whose ground-breaking novels and essays had a profound impact on modernist literature. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present Woolf’s complete works in a single edition. The eBook is complemented with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 10) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Woolf’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 10 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories and essays * The rare play penned by Woolf, appearing in no other collection * Easily locate the essays or short stories you want to read * Includes Woolf’s memoirs and diary – spend hours exploring the author’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with ‘Contemporary Writers’, rare stories and essays CONTENTS: The Novels The Voyage Out (1915) Night and Day (1919) Jacob’s Room (1922) Mrs. Dalloway (1925) To the Lighthouse (1927) Orlando (1928) The Waves (1931) Flush (1933) The Years (1937) Between the Acts (1941) The Short Stories The Short Stories of Virginia Woolf The Play Freshwater (1923) The Non-Fiction The Common Reader: First Series (1925) A Room of One’s Own (1929) On Being Ill (1930) London Essays (1931) The Common Reader: Second Series (1932) Walter Sickert: A Conversation (1934) Three Guineas (1938) Roger Fry: A Biography (1940) The Death of the Moth and Other Essays (1942) The Moment and Other Essays (1947) The Captain’s Death Bed and Other Essays (1950) Granite and Rainbow (1953) Contemporary Writers (1965) Books and Portraits (1978) Women and Writing (1979) Miscellaneous Essays The Essays List of Essays and Reviews in Chronological Order List of Essays and Reviews in Alphabetical Order The Memoirs Writer’s Diary (1953) Moments of Being (1976)
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1908909196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5586
Book Description
Virginia Woolf was one of the foremost authors of the twentieth century, whose ground-breaking novels and essays had a profound impact on modernist literature. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present Woolf’s complete works in a single edition. The eBook is complemented with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 10) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Woolf’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 10 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories and essays * The rare play penned by Woolf, appearing in no other collection * Easily locate the essays or short stories you want to read * Includes Woolf’s memoirs and diary – spend hours exploring the author’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with ‘Contemporary Writers’, rare stories and essays CONTENTS: The Novels The Voyage Out (1915) Night and Day (1919) Jacob’s Room (1922) Mrs. Dalloway (1925) To the Lighthouse (1927) Orlando (1928) The Waves (1931) Flush (1933) The Years (1937) Between the Acts (1941) The Short Stories The Short Stories of Virginia Woolf The Play Freshwater (1923) The Non-Fiction The Common Reader: First Series (1925) A Room of One’s Own (1929) On Being Ill (1930) London Essays (1931) The Common Reader: Second Series (1932) Walter Sickert: A Conversation (1934) Three Guineas (1938) Roger Fry: A Biography (1940) The Death of the Moth and Other Essays (1942) The Moment and Other Essays (1947) The Captain’s Death Bed and Other Essays (1950) Granite and Rainbow (1953) Contemporary Writers (1965) Books and Portraits (1978) Women and Writing (1979) Miscellaneous Essays The Essays List of Essays and Reviews in Chronological Order List of Essays and Reviews in Alphabetical Order The Memoirs Writer’s Diary (1953) Moments of Being (1976)
Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Gainsborough (Illustrated)
Author: Thomas Gainsborough
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786564939
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
The portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough was the dominant British portraitist of the second half of the eighteenth century. Credited as a founder of the British landscape school, Gainsborough sought to change the artistic tastes of his day, establishing an original and innovative approach to high art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Gainsborough’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Thomas Gainsborough — over 550 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Gainsborough’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the paintings you wish to view * Includes a selection of Gainsborough's drawings - explore the artist’s varied works * Features two bonus biographies - discover Gainsborough's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights GAINSBOROUGH’S FOREST MR. AND MRS. ANDREWS JOHN PLAMPIN THE PAINTER’S DAUGHTERS CHASING A BUTTERFLY SELF PORTRAIT MARY, COUNTESS HOWE THE HARVEST WAGGON THE BLUE BOY THE LINLEY SISTERS THE WATERING PLACE JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH MRS. GAINSBOROUGH GIRL WITH PIGS GIOVANNI BACCELLI SHEPHERD BOYS WITH DOGS FIGHTING PORTRAIT OF THE THREE ELDEST PRINCESSES: CHARLOTTE, PRINCESS ROYAL, AUGUSTA AND ELIZABETH MRS. SIDDONS MRS. RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN THE MORNING WALK GIRL WITH DOG AND PITCHER The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS Selected Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Biographies GAINSBOROUGH by Max Rothschild BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH by William Cosmo Monkhouse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786564939
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
The portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough was the dominant British portraitist of the second half of the eighteenth century. Credited as a founder of the British landscape school, Gainsborough sought to change the artistic tastes of his day, establishing an original and innovative approach to high art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Gainsborough’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Thomas Gainsborough — over 550 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Gainsborough’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the paintings you wish to view * Includes a selection of Gainsborough's drawings - explore the artist’s varied works * Features two bonus biographies - discover Gainsborough's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights GAINSBOROUGH’S FOREST MR. AND MRS. ANDREWS JOHN PLAMPIN THE PAINTER’S DAUGHTERS CHASING A BUTTERFLY SELF PORTRAIT MARY, COUNTESS HOWE THE HARVEST WAGGON THE BLUE BOY THE LINLEY SISTERS THE WATERING PLACE JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH MRS. GAINSBOROUGH GIRL WITH PIGS GIOVANNI BACCELLI SHEPHERD BOYS WITH DOGS FIGHTING PORTRAIT OF THE THREE ELDEST PRINCESSES: CHARLOTTE, PRINCESS ROYAL, AUGUSTA AND ELIZABETH MRS. SIDDONS MRS. RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN THE MORNING WALK GIRL WITH DOG AND PITCHER The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS Selected Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Biographies GAINSBOROUGH by Max Rothschild BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH by William Cosmo Monkhouse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set
Delphi Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Illustrated)
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1908909242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5455
Book Description
Widely regarded as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky crafted unique literary works that explored the psychology of the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of nineteenth century Russia. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Dostoyevsky, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 9) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dostoyevsky’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 15 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * 20 short stories, with rare tales available in no other collection * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Dostoyevsky’s letters – explore the author’s personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Dostoyevsky’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres The Novels Poor Folk The Double Netochka Nezvanova Uncle’s Dream The Friend of the Family The Insulted and Humiliated The House of the Dead Notes from Underground Crime and Punishment The Gambler The Idiot The Permanent Husband The Possessed The Raw Youth The Brothers Karamazov The Short Stories Mr. Prohartchin The Christmas Tree and the Wedding The Heavenly Christmas Tree The Crocodile Bobok A Gentle Spirit The Dream of a Ridiculous Man The Peasant Marey The Little Orphan A Faint Heart White Nights Polzunkov A Little Hero The Honest Thief A Novel in Nine Letters The Landlady An Unpleasant Predicament Another Man’s Wife The Grand Inquisitor The Letters Letters of Fyodor Michailovitch Dostoyevsky to His Family and Friends The Criticism On Russian Novelists by William Lyon Phelps Russian Romance by Earl of Evelyn Baring Cromer A Survey of Russian Literature by Isabel Florence Hapgood Extract from ‘An Outline of Russian Literature’ by Maurice Baring Three Essays on Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1908909242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5455
Book Description
Widely regarded as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky crafted unique literary works that explored the psychology of the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of nineteenth century Russia. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Dostoyevsky, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 9) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dostoyevsky’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 15 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * 20 short stories, with rare tales available in no other collection * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Dostoyevsky’s letters – explore the author’s personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Dostoyevsky’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres The Novels Poor Folk The Double Netochka Nezvanova Uncle’s Dream The Friend of the Family The Insulted and Humiliated The House of the Dead Notes from Underground Crime and Punishment The Gambler The Idiot The Permanent Husband The Possessed The Raw Youth The Brothers Karamazov The Short Stories Mr. Prohartchin The Christmas Tree and the Wedding The Heavenly Christmas Tree The Crocodile Bobok A Gentle Spirit The Dream of a Ridiculous Man The Peasant Marey The Little Orphan A Faint Heart White Nights Polzunkov A Little Hero The Honest Thief A Novel in Nine Letters The Landlady An Unpleasant Predicament Another Man’s Wife The Grand Inquisitor The Letters Letters of Fyodor Michailovitch Dostoyevsky to His Family and Friends The Criticism On Russian Novelists by William Lyon Phelps Russian Romance by Earl of Evelyn Baring Cromer A Survey of Russian Literature by Isabel Florence Hapgood Extract from ‘An Outline of Russian Literature’ by Maurice Baring Three Essays on Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf
Delphi Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott (Illustrated)
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1908909048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27161
Book Description
Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer, is often regarded as the inventor of the historical novel, who produced a wide body of literary works, having a profound impact on world literature. This comprehensive eBook presents Scott’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 7) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Scott’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 26 novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels and shorter fiction often missed out of collections * 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 WAVERLEY, ROB ROY and IVANHOE 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 Scott’s rare poetry collections and plays – available in no other collection * Includes a wide selection of Scott’s non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s varied works * Special criticism section with essays by writers such as Henry James, Leslie Stephen and Charles Dickens examining Scott's literary achievements * Features two biographies – discover Scott’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with entirely revised texts, new formatting, rare plays and new introductions Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels WAVERLEY GUY MANNERING THE ANTIQUARY BLACK DWARF OLD MORTALITY ROB ROY THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR A LEGEND OF MONTROSE IVANHOE THE MONASTERY THE ABBOT KENILWORTH THE PIRATE THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL PEVERIL OF THE PEAK QUENTIN DURWARD ST. RONAN’S WELL REDGAUNTLET THE BETROTHED THE TALISMAN WOODSTOCK THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS CASTLE DANGEROUS The Shorter Fiction CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE MY AUNT MARGARET’S MIRROR THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER DEATH OF THE LAIRD’S JOCK. MISCELLANEOUS SHORT PIECES The Plays GOETZ VON BERLICHINGEN HALIDON HILL MACDUFF’S CROSS THE DOOM OF DEVORGOIL AUCHINDRANE THE HOUSE OF ASPEN The Poetry Collections TRANSLATIONS AND IMITATIONS FROM GERMAN BALLADS THE MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL BALLADS AND LYRICAL PIECES MARMION THE LADY OF THE LAKE THE VISION OF DON RODERICK THE BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN ROKEBY THE FIELD OF WATERLOO THE LORD OF THE ISLES HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS MISCELLANEOUS POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN PAUL’S LETTERS TO HIS KINSFOLK THE JOURNAL OF SIR WALTER SCOTT THE LETTERS OF MALACHI MALAGROWTHER THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE TALES OF A GRANDFATHER LETTERS ON DEMONOLOGY AND WITCHCRAFT TRIAL OF DUNCAN TERIG, ALIAS CLERK, AND ALEXANDER BANE MACDONALD MISCELLANEOUS PROSE WORKS The Criticism SIR WALTER SCOTT by William Hazlitt SIR WALTER SCOTT by Leslie Stephen THE POEMS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by Andrew Lang LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS by Andrew Lang SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE BORDER MINSTRELSY by Andrew Lang SIR WALTER SCOTT AS A CRITIC OF LITERATURE by Margaret Ball SIR WALTER SCOTT: A LECTURE by William Ker SIR WALTER SCOTT by Henry James MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo The Biographies SIR WALTER SCOTT by Richard H. Hutton SIR WALTER SCOTT by George Saintsbury 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
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1908909048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27161
Book Description
Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer, is often regarded as the inventor of the historical novel, who produced a wide body of literary works, having a profound impact on world literature. This comprehensive eBook presents Scott’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 7) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Scott’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 26 novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels and shorter fiction often missed out of collections * 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 WAVERLEY, ROB ROY and IVANHOE 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 Scott’s rare poetry collections and plays – available in no other collection * Includes a wide selection of Scott’s non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s varied works * Special criticism section with essays by writers such as Henry James, Leslie Stephen and Charles Dickens examining Scott's literary achievements * Features two biographies – discover Scott’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with entirely revised texts, new formatting, rare plays and new introductions Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels WAVERLEY GUY MANNERING THE ANTIQUARY BLACK DWARF OLD MORTALITY ROB ROY THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR A LEGEND OF MONTROSE IVANHOE THE MONASTERY THE ABBOT KENILWORTH THE PIRATE THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL PEVERIL OF THE PEAK QUENTIN DURWARD ST. RONAN’S WELL REDGAUNTLET THE BETROTHED THE TALISMAN WOODSTOCK THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS CASTLE DANGEROUS The Shorter Fiction CHRONICLES OF THE CANONGATE MY AUNT MARGARET’S MIRROR THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER DEATH OF THE LAIRD’S JOCK. MISCELLANEOUS SHORT PIECES The Plays GOETZ VON BERLICHINGEN HALIDON HILL MACDUFF’S CROSS THE DOOM OF DEVORGOIL AUCHINDRANE THE HOUSE OF ASPEN The Poetry Collections TRANSLATIONS AND IMITATIONS FROM GERMAN BALLADS THE MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL BALLADS AND LYRICAL PIECES MARMION THE LADY OF THE LAKE THE VISION OF DON RODERICK THE BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN ROKEBY THE FIELD OF WATERLOO THE LORD OF THE ISLES HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS MISCELLANEOUS POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN PAUL’S LETTERS TO HIS KINSFOLK THE JOURNAL OF SIR WALTER SCOTT THE LETTERS OF MALACHI MALAGROWTHER THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE TALES OF A GRANDFATHER LETTERS ON DEMONOLOGY AND WITCHCRAFT TRIAL OF DUNCAN TERIG, ALIAS CLERK, AND ALEXANDER BANE MACDONALD MISCELLANEOUS PROSE WORKS The Criticism SIR WALTER SCOTT by William Hazlitt SIR WALTER SCOTT by Leslie Stephen THE POEMS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by Andrew Lang LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS by Andrew Lang SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE BORDER MINSTRELSY by Andrew Lang SIR WALTER SCOTT AS A CRITIC OF LITERATURE by Margaret Ball SIR WALTER SCOTT: A LECTURE by William Ker SIR WALTER SCOTT by Henry James MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo The Biographies SIR WALTER SCOTT by Richard H. Hutton SIR WALTER SCOTT by George Saintsbury 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
Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5191
Book Description
A gifted poet, playwright, novelist, and critic, Algernon Charles Swinburne created late Victorian works that were controversial and groundbreaking, establishing his name as an imaginative innovator of his very own poetic forms, whilst achieving notoriety due to his scandalous lifestyle. 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 Swinburne, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Swinburne's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other texts * 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 * Features rare posthumous poems available nowhere else * the complete verse dramas, with individual contents tables * Includes Swinburne's only complete novel, LOVE’S CROSS-CURRENTS - appearing here for the first time on eReaders * Features Gosse’s seminal 1917 biography on the great poet, available in no other collection - discover Swinburne's literary life * A selection of non-fiction * 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 ATALANTA IN CALYDON POEMS AND BALLADS (FIRST SERIES) SONGS OF TWO NATIONS SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE ERECHTHEUS POEMS AND BALLADS (SECOND SERIES) POEMS AND BALLADS. (THIRD SERIES) SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES STUDIES IN SONG TRISTRAM OF LYONESSE SONNETS SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS (1590-1650) A MIDSUMMER HOLIDAY AND OTHER POEMS A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS ASTROPHEL AND OTHER POEMS THE HEPTALOGIA THE TALE OF BALEN A CHANNEL PASSAGE AND OTHER POEMS POSTHUMOUS AND UNCOLLECTED POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Verse Dramas THE QUEEN MOTHER ROSAMOND CHASTELARD BOTHWELL MARY STUART MARINO FALIERO LOCRINE THE SISTERS ROSAMUND, QUEEN OF THE LOMBARDS THE DUKE OF GANDIA The Novel LOVE’S CROSS-CURRENTS Selected Non-Fiction WILLIAM BLAKE: A CRITICAL ESSAY THE AGE OF SHAKESPEARE The Biography THE LIFE OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE by Edmund Gosse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5191
Book Description
A gifted poet, playwright, novelist, and critic, Algernon Charles Swinburne created late Victorian works that were controversial and groundbreaking, establishing his name as an imaginative innovator of his very own poetic forms, whilst achieving notoriety due to his scandalous lifestyle. 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 Swinburne, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Swinburne's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other texts * 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 * Features rare posthumous poems available nowhere else * the complete verse dramas, with individual contents tables * Includes Swinburne's only complete novel, LOVE’S CROSS-CURRENTS - appearing here for the first time on eReaders * Features Gosse’s seminal 1917 biography on the great poet, available in no other collection - discover Swinburne's literary life * A selection of non-fiction * 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 ATALANTA IN CALYDON POEMS AND BALLADS (FIRST SERIES) SONGS OF TWO NATIONS SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE ERECHTHEUS POEMS AND BALLADS (SECOND SERIES) POEMS AND BALLADS. (THIRD SERIES) SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES STUDIES IN SONG TRISTRAM OF LYONESSE SONNETS SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS (1590-1650) A MIDSUMMER HOLIDAY AND OTHER POEMS A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS ASTROPHEL AND OTHER POEMS THE HEPTALOGIA THE TALE OF BALEN A CHANNEL PASSAGE AND OTHER POEMS POSTHUMOUS AND UNCOLLECTED POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Verse Dramas THE QUEEN MOTHER ROSAMOND CHASTELARD BOTHWELL MARY STUART MARINO FALIERO LOCRINE THE SISTERS ROSAMUND, QUEEN OF THE LOMBARDS THE DUKE OF GANDIA The Novel LOVE’S CROSS-CURRENTS Selected Non-Fiction WILLIAM BLAKE: A CRITICAL ESSAY THE AGE OF SHAKESPEARE The Biography THE LIFE OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE by Edmund Gosse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Delphi Complete Works of Arthur Ransome (Illustrated)
Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701180
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5490
Book Description
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)
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701180
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5490
Book Description
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)