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Paperback. What has happened to the lost art of memorising poems? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language 'by heart'? The author explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278749
ISBN
9780571278749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. A reprinted selection of the earliest work of Ted Hughes and Thom Gunn which should be valuable as a historical document. It shows certain shared features and also serves to demonstrate, with the benefit of hindsight, how distinct these two talents were from the outset. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 185 x 121 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571130948
ISBN
9780571130948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.88

Paperback. The Calder valley, west of Halifax, was the last ditch of Elmet, the last British Celtic kingdom to fall to the Angles. For centuries it was considered a more or less uninhabitable wilderness, a notorious refuge for criminals, a hide-out for refugees. This title celebrates this area where the author spent his early childhood. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278763
ISBN
9780571278763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Simon Armitage selects Ted Hughes. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571222957
ISBN
9780571222957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.04

Paperback. In 1984, Ted Hughes author of "Lupercal" and "Crow", was made Poet Laureate. This collection of five poems were written after his appointment and include depictions of events such as the birth of Prince Harry and the Queen's 60th birthday as examples of his vision of royalty and nationhood. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144. 8vo. good copy in original wrappers.Poetry.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0277727
ISBN
9780571167135
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. The passion of the writing in this volume has been described as delivering the sensation of a line writing itself in front of the reader's eyes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 235. 8vo. good copy in original wrappers.Poetry.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0277755
ISBN
9780571111244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint of 1970 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571092468
ISBN
9780571092468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. The third of four volumes of animal poems for children and adults which Ted Hughes has himself arranged in a sequence of increasing complexity. Each volume is available separately, for different age-groups, and they are also available as a boxed set. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Faber Children's Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571176267
ISBN
9780571176267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.62

Hardcover. Offers a selection from the author's numerous translations, together with (versions of Paul Eluard, or of Yves Bonnefoy), and excerpts from essays and letters. This title selects his versions from a variety of ancient texts - "The Tibetan Book of the Dead", "Aeschylus", "Euripides", "Ovid", "Seneca" and "Racine". Editor(s): Weissbort, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221400
ISBN
9780571221400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.12

paperback. A book of poems for adults. It combines a deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber Poetry England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571099153
ISBN
9780571099153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571086146
ISBN
9780571086146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Features letters that are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom the author was married. This book became an instant bestseller on its publication in 1998 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry in the same year. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KSS0006225
ISBN
9780571194735
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores various themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'. This book encourages children to think and write for themselves via a discussion of the poems. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571233809
ISBN
9780571233809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. What has happened to the lost art of memorising poems? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language 'by heart'? The author explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571278756
ISBN
9780571278756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. 64pp. Keywords: Irish poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS1010971
ISBN
9781901866216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019250
ISBN
9781901866216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005419
ISBN
9780948339882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. 57pp. End papers shaded. Keywords: Irish poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Talbot Press
Publication date
1946
SKU
KHS1011171
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. Baldo is a descendant of French royalty who starts out as something of a juvenile delinquent. This poem narrates episodes that include imprisonment; battles with local authorities, pirates, shepherds, witches, and demons; and a journey to the underworld. It provides the English translation of this ancient epic and Renaissance chivalric romance. Translator(s): Mullaney, Ann E. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 143 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031241
ISBN
9780674031241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
School of English, Trinity College Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHN0001258
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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