18 books like The Poetical Works of John Dryden

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English biography before 1700 Donald A. Stauffer · 1930 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Meet Zoe Richards, the new kid at West End Elementary. She enjoys spending lunchtime with her two new friends, Felix and Victoria. But there's this other kid named Joshua who always sits by himself. Zoe wonders if she should make friends with him. Felix says Joshua is a cool guy, but Victoria thinks Joshua is weird. What should Zoe do?Growing up on the autism spectrum, I had a… Shares: Early modern, History and criticism, English literature, Biography & Memoir

Essays Matthew Arnold · 1865 · ★ 4.5 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Victorian English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold was the archetypal sage writer, noted for his classical attacks on the tastes and manners of his time. His poetry is characterised by its classically poised, serene and grand style, which is often intimate, personal, full of romantic regret and nostalgic in tone. Arnold’s incisive essays chastised and instructed the reader on contemporary… Shares: English poetry, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Poetry

Songs of a sourdough Robert W. Service · 1907 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Songs of a Sourdough is a book of poetry published in 1907 by Robert W. Service. In the United States, the book was published under the title The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses. The book is well known for its verse about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee. " Songs of a… Shares: Canadian poetry, Poetry

Paul Kelver Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1902 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Challenging IN WHICH THE AUTHOR SEEKS TO CAST THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS STORY UPON ANOTHER. Shares: English Authors, English literature, Drama, Biography & Memoir

D.H. Lawrence D. H. Lawrence · 1928 · 30p · ≈ 1h · Challenging A collection of poems on themes of animals, people, celebration and condemnation, and love, by a prolific English poet, novelist, critic, travel writer, playwright, and painter. Shares: English Authors, English poetry, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism

The spell of the Yukon, and other verses Robert W. Service · 1900 · ★ 4.2 · 99p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Shares: Canadian poetry, English poetry, Poetry Shares: Canadian poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Moments of vision Thomas Hardy · 1889 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Challenging ix, 443 p. ; 23 cm Shares: English Authors, English poetry, Criticism and interpretation, British and irish fiction

Poetical works of Robert Bridges Robert Seymour Bridges · 1898 · ★ 3.7 · 484p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Each section preceded by a bibliographical note. Second edition. Prometheus the firegiver, a mask in the Greek manner.--Demeter, a mask.--Eros and psyche.--The growth of love.--Shorter poems, --New poems, --Later poems.--Poems in classical prosody.--October, and other poems.--New verse.--Two pieces written after the war.--Index of titles and first lines. Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Don Juan Lord Byron · 1819 · ★ 3.6 · 193p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written entirely in… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Poems George Meredith · 1851 · 623p · ≈ 20h · Demanding This is a poem book. Aurelius prudentius clemens, the greatest of the Latin Christian poets, was born in the year 348 during the consulship of Salia and Philip. The place of his birth is not known with certainty. Three cities of Hither Spain are designated by him as his own: Tarragona, Saragossa, and Calahorra. Partisans of each have claimed him as a native son with convincing arguments. In the… Shares: English poetry, Poetry

Pericles William Shakespeare · 1609 · ★ 3.5 · 87p · ≈ 2h · Demanding This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a seperate introduction to Pericles, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. Shares: Early modern, Criticism and interpretation, English literature, Drama

Кобзар Тарас Шевченко · 1840 · ★ 4.5 · 459p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Збірка поетичних творів видатного українського письменника, поета, драматурга, художника, громадського та політичного діяча Тараса Григоровича Шевченка. Книга належить до національного духовного надбання України. Shares: Canadian poetry, Poetry

Works of Thomas de Quincey Grevel Lindop · 2001 · 3024p · ≈ 100h · Moderate Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. This is the first part of a 21-volume set presenting De Quincey's work, also including previously unpublished material. Shares: English Authors, Criticism and interpretation, English literature, Biography & Memoir

Among my books James Russell Lowell · 1870 · 327p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A book of essays by American poet and writer James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). There are six essays: Dryden Witchcraft Shakespeare Once More New England Two Centuries Ago Lessing Rousseau and the Sentimentalists Shares: Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, English literature, Poetry

The complete poetical works Robert Burns · 1786 · ★ 4.1 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Demanding Poetry written by the Scottish author Robert Burns. Shares: English poetry, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, English literature

Arcadia Sir Philip Sidney · 1598 · ★ 3.7 · 561p · ≈ 18h · Demanding Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of wandering princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all… Shares: British and irish fiction, English literature, Poetry

Poems Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1796 · ★ 3.8 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Introduces the life of author Samuel Taylor Coleridge and presents a sample of his poetry, including complete works and excerpts, with a brief, explanatory introduction to each. Shares: English Authors, English poetry, Criticism and interpretation, English literature

The Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell · 1909 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Index term: English literature Shares: English Authors, English literature, Biography & Memoir

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