David Jones, a painter and poet, stands as a significant modernist voice, recognized by T.S. Eliot among the era's premier literary figures. His work is distinguished by a profound humanity and a brilliant interweaving of prose and verse. Jones explores the experiences of war with such immersive power that readers inhabit the reality of the moment, even as horrors loom. His poems, accompanied by remarkable notes, offer a captivating journey through the past and our cultural heritage.
After his dad is lost at sea, Stephen's life starts to fall apart. His mother is at her wits' end until a family takes him in on an island 23 miles offshore. This true story of transformation has been updated for contemporary readers.
Amidst the collapse of civilization, Doug Chapman, a retired Air Force OSI Special Agent and former Wisconsin State Trooper, faces the challenge of protecting his community. Having prepared his family for disaster, he steps up to serve as local law enforcement. To maintain order, he enlists the help of the volunteer fire department, forming a posse to navigate the chaos and ensure the safety of those around him.
Set against the backdrop of a harsh Wisconsin winter, the citizens of Rockport struggle to survive six months after the government's collapse. The community faces dual threats: a growing religious cult that poses a danger to their safety and the release of desperate inmates from a nearby prison. As they confront these challenges, the resilience and unity of Rockport's residents are put to the ultimate test.
A climbing guidebook to Portugal. The cliffs featured in the guide are not large - generally 10-35 metres high, but they are all very different and have a lovely complimentary style of climbing: sea cliffs, beach boulders, granite domes, small limestone bouldering cliffs and high mountain granite boulders.
"The artist and poet David Jones (1895-1974) considered The Rime of the Ancient Mariner to be 'one of the great achievements of English poetry, and not only great but unique'. In 1929 Jones made ten copper engravings for a limited edition of Coleridge's poem ..." "This new edition (the first in an accessible and affordable format) is prefaced by David Jones's Introduction. Also included is an Afterword by Thomas Dilworth, with twenty-eight illustrations, discussing the biographical context of the engravings, interpreting them, and illuminating an aspect of the form of the poem which may have influenced the engravings."--Jacket
Both his books -- like his paintings -- have a thrice-distilled quality of finality and impersonality, like Gothic stone-carvings or the paintings on the walls of the Lascaux caves.' Kathleen Raine
On November 4, 1839, John Frost, one of the leaders of the Chartist movement, led thousands of working class marchers through South Wales to push for political reform. When they arrived at the Westgate Hotel in the town of Newport, they encountered an armed militia. A bloody battle ensued. The Last Rising surveys this last of the Chartist insurrections, from its origins to its aftermath, and analyzes the profound impact of armed insurrection on the social and political climate of this period. It considers the response of the government and propertied classes--from the special commission that condemned three of the Chartist leaders to death, to the new interest in paternalism and the political concessions that were designed to prevent its recurrence. The book also includes a discussion of contemporary scholarship that regards the rising as one of the most important turning points in Welsh and British social history.
This collection of occasional writing 'reveals a consistency, a subtlety, a creativeness springing from tradition .
An authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, sumptuously illustrated throughout.
Jig and Saw have settled into their new home with their loving family. They discover a blue dresser containing magical games. This adventure takes them to Strubble Land in search of the missing X and Z. Second book in the picture book series.