William Wordsworth was a pivotal English Romantic poet who, alongside Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is credited with initiating the Romantic Age in English literature. His magnum opus is a deeply personal, autobiographical poem reflecting on his early years, a work he continuously revised and expanded throughout his life. Wordsworth's writing is celebrated for its profound engagement with nature and its transformative effect on the human spirit, exploring enduring themes of memory, childhood, and spiritual development.
Each boxset contains eight of the best classics ever written Beautifully packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase with metallic detailing, complete with strikingly attractive, bespoke artwork. Includes: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Wind in the Willows Treasure Island Black Beauty The Jungle Book The Secret Garden Peter Pan
Lyrical Ballads constituted a quiet poetic revolution, both in its attitude to its subject matter and its anti-conventional language. This volume contains all of "Lyrical Ballads" with Wordsworth's preface of 1800/1802, and a wide range of both poets' other work across their poetic careers.
This work is a storehouse for crossword puzzlers and lovers of wordgames. It is clearly and alphabetically arranged in word-length order with over 120,000 entries.