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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press  are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Literature & Fiction

Tagore, Rabīndranāth

Poetry

Ragged Hand - Read & Co.

Many of the earliest books, 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 editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Recluse

Wordsworth,William

History & Criticism

This vintage book contains Percy Bysshe Shelley's seminal 1819 poem, "Masque of Anarchy". The poem, though written in a relaxed and familiar manner, is highly characteristic of Shelly's other works. It has the usual ardour of his tone, the unbounded sensibility by which he combines the most domestic with the most remote and fanciful images, as well as his signature patience. This volume is highly recommended for all poetry-lovers, and is a must-read for fans of Shelley's work. Many antiquarian texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

The Masque of Anarchy: A Poem

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe

James Middleton Sutherland's 1887 work “William Wordsworth” is a fantastic biography of the famous English Romantic poet, exploring the details of his personal life with reference to his seminal writings. William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was an English Romantic poet famous for helping to usher in the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of “Lyrical Ballads” (1798), which he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His best known work is perhaps “The Prelude”, a semi-autobiographical poem from his early years which was changed and expanded many times throughout his life. He was poet laureate of Britain between 1843 until his death in 1850. Contents include: “Some Tributes to Wordsworth's Eminence as a Poet”, “Wordsworth Makes a Tour in North Wales”, “Spends his Time Afterwards in Visiting his Friends”, “Wordsworth Settles with his Sister at Racedown Lodge, Near Crewkerne, Dorsetshire (1795)”, “The 'Lyrical Ballads'”, “Grasmere Described”, etc. This classic work is republished here in a new, modern, high-quality edition with additional biographical excerpt from Leigh Hunt, Anna Marie Hall and Thomas Carlyle.

William Wordsworth - The Story of His Life, With Critical Remarks on His Writings

Biographies & Memoirs

Sutherland, James Middleton

Arts & Literature

This early work by James Joyce was originally published in 1907 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Chamber Music' is a collection of Joyce's poetry. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882. He excelled as a student at the Jesuit schools Clongowes and Belvedere, and then at University College Dublin, where he studied English, French, and Italian. Joyce produced several prominent works, including: 'Ulysses', 'A Portrait of the Young Artist', 'Dubliners', and 'Finnegans Wake. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the early twentieth century and his legacy can be seen throughout modern literature.

Chamber Music

Joyce., James

This early work by James Joyce was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Pomes Penyeach' is a collection of Joyce's poetry. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882. He excelled as a student at the Jesuit schools Clongowes and Belvedere, and then at University College Dublin, where he studied English, French, and Italian. Joyce produced several prominent works, including: 'Ulysses', 'A Portrait of the Young Artist', 'Dubliners', and 'Finnegans Wake. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the early twentieth century and his legacy can be seen throughout modern literature.

Pomes Penyeach

Genre Fiction

James Joyce - Collected Poems

This book contains the collected poetry of James Joyce. It includes Chamber Music, Pomes Penyeach, and Ecce Puer. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882 and is considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. He published his first short story in 1904 and wrote many poems and novels including A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914), Ulysses (1922), and Finnegans Wake in 1939. This book is a perfect addition to the bookshelf of those who admire James Joyce and collect his works.

Whitman: A Study

Burroughs, John

Poems - by Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell; Including Introductory Essays by Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Brontë

"Poems - by Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell" is a collection of fantastic poetry written by the literary sisters Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Brontë. Published in 1846 under the pseudonyms Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily), and Acton (Anne) Bell, it only sold three copies when first published. After the success of their later works, the poems have since garnered more attention and acclaim. The Brontë sisters consisted of Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848), and Anne (1820-1849), who belonged to a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters are most famous for their novels, namely Charlotte's "Jane Eyre", Emily's "Wuthering Heights", and Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", each an irrefutable classic of English literature. Contents include: "Mementos", "The Wife's Will", "Gilbert", "Life", "The Letter", "Regret", " Presentiment", "The Teacher's Monologue", "Passion", "Preference", "Evening Solace", "Stanzas", "Parting", "Faith And Despondency", "Stars", "The Philosopher", "Remembrance", "A Death-Scene", "Song", "Anticipation", "The Prisoner", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this classic volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with biographical notes of Emily and Anne Brontë by their sister Charlotte Brontë, along with an Essay by Virginia Woolf on the Brontë Family Home, Haworth.

Bronte. Anne.

BRONTЁ, CHARLOTTE

Brönte, Emily

Literary

"Cottage Poems" is a collection of moral verses by Patrick Brontë. Patrick Brontë (1777 - 1861) was an Irish priest and author, as well as the father of the world-renowned Brontë sisters. He would eventually outlive his wife by some forty years, and, tragically, all of their children as well. This wonderful collection will appeal to poetry lovers and is not to be missed by fans of the famous Brontë literary family. Contents include: "Haworth", "The Happy Cottagers", "The Rainbow", "Winter-Night Meditations", "Verses Sent To A Lady On Her Birthday", "The Irish Cabin", "To The Rev. J. Gilpin, On His Improved Edition Of The Pilgrim's Progress", "The Cottage Maid", "The Spider And The Fly", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this classic volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of readers now and for years to come.

Cottage Poems

Brontë, Patrick

Arts & Photography

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