Robert Nye Books
March 15, 1939 – July 2, 2016
Robert Nye was an English writer, playwright, and poet whose work bridged the gap between children's literature and profound adult themes. He possessed a unique talent for reinterpreting classic narratives, most notably in his enduring version of Beowulf. Nye's poetry is celebrated for its distinctive voice, earning him recognition as one of the most interesting poets of his generation, capable of captivating readers with a style unlike any of his contemporaries.
Faust
- 277 pages
- 10 hours of reading
In gezelschap van een vriend, twaalf meisjes en een aantal dieren trekt Dr. Faust over de Alpen naar Rome om te proberen zijn lot te keren.
Falstaff
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
In this raucous, rollicking romp, the most beloved comic figure in English literature tells his own unbuttoned story to set the record straight.
Tropic of Cancer
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Miller's groundbreaking first novel, banned in Britain for almost thirty years. A penniless and as yet unpublished writer, Henry Miller arrived in Paris in 1930. Leaving behind a disintegrating marriage and an unhappy career in America, he threw himself into the low-life of bohemian Paris with unwavering gusto. A fictional account of Miller's adventures amongst the prostitutes and pimps, the penniless painters and writers of Montparnasse, Tropic of Cancer is an extravagant and rhapsodic hymn to a world of unrivalled eroticism and freedom. Tropic of Cancer's 1934 publication in France was hailed by Samuel Beckett as 'a momentous event in the history of modern writing'. The novel was subsequently banned in the UK and the USA and not released for publication for a further thirty years.
The Late Mr. Shakespeare
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A half century after Shakespeare has departed, an old actor who claims to be an original member of the Bard's acting troupe sits down in an attic to write and set the record straight about his friend and mentor.
Beowulf
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail of blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear. Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch? Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --Beowulf.
