Author: John Masefield
Publisher: London, Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
The Collected Poems of John Masefield
Author: John Masefield
Publisher: London, Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Publisher: London, Heinemann
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Sea-Fever
Author: John Masefield
Publisher: Carcanet Classics
ISBN: 9781800173743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'Sea-Fever' remains one of the most popular poems of the last century, and John Masefield one of the most popular poets, a superb spinner of yarns and ballads of tall ships, exotic seas, of the deep-rooted life of rural England, and of the great narratives of Troy and Arthurian legend. This book includes his most popular poems and a few previously uncollected rarities. All share Masefield's love of particular lives: he draws the reader into his stories with an incomparable music of language. This is a representative selection of the poems, in chronological sequence spanning his long career. The editor also provides a full introduction to his work.
Publisher: Carcanet Classics
ISBN: 9781800173743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'Sea-Fever' remains one of the most popular poems of the last century, and John Masefield one of the most popular poets, a superb spinner of yarns and ballads of tall ships, exotic seas, of the deep-rooted life of rural England, and of the great narratives of Troy and Arthurian legend. This book includes his most popular poems and a few previously uncollected rarities. All share Masefield's love of particular lives: he draws the reader into his stories with an incomparable music of language. This is a representative selection of the poems, in chronological sequence spanning his long career. The editor also provides a full introduction to his work.
Right Royal
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Reynard the Fox
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fox hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Poem, celebrating the fox hunt.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fox hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Poem, celebrating the fox hunt.
Selected Poems of John Masefield
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Poems by John Masefield
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Box of Delights
Author: John Masefield
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 159017786X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A children’s time travel adventure of a boy, a wizard, a witch, and a magic box—a beloved Christmas novel in England for generations and adapted into a classic BBC holiday series A “plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling”–The Washington Post "A wintry fantasy classic." —Michael Dirda, List of 66 Favorite Books The English countryside, 1930s: Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by 2 very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife, Sylvia Daisy Pouncer, pursue Kay. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to shrink in size, to shapeshift, and to travel in time. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too. At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 159017786X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A children’s time travel adventure of a boy, a wizard, a witch, and a magic box—a beloved Christmas novel in England for generations and adapted into a classic BBC holiday series A “plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling”–The Washington Post "A wintry fantasy classic." —Michael Dirda, List of 66 Favorite Books The English countryside, 1930s: Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by 2 very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife, Sylvia Daisy Pouncer, pursue Kay. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to shrink in size, to shapeshift, and to travel in time. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too. At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.
The Midnight Folk
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This autographed edition ... is limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered 66.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This autographed edition ... is limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered 66.
Salt-water Ballads
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Bird of Dawning
Author: John Masefield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906367244
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally written in 1933, this classic sea adventure tells of theBlackgauntletand her homeward-bound race from China to London. Disaster strikes when the ship is struck at night by a passing steamer—only half of the crew manages to escape to the lifeboat while the others perish. Cruiser, the 22-year-old second mate who has always longed to be captain, takes command of the survivors as they plan to sail 700 miles to the island of Fayal. Cruiser and his crew battle all odds, including sharks, potential mutiny, a leaky boat, too few provisions, and the sea herself, in this taut and haunting narrative.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906367244
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Originally written in 1933, this classic sea adventure tells of theBlackgauntletand her homeward-bound race from China to London. Disaster strikes when the ship is struck at night by a passing steamer—only half of the crew manages to escape to the lifeboat while the others perish. Cruiser, the 22-year-old second mate who has always longed to be captain, takes command of the survivors as they plan to sail 700 miles to the island of Fayal. Cruiser and his crew battle all odds, including sharks, potential mutiny, a leaky boat, too few provisions, and the sea herself, in this taut and haunting narrative.