James Fenton Book order

New volume in the Frick Diptych series focuses on an a remarkable Renaissance bronze oil lamp, pairing an essay by Frick director Ian Wardropper with a new poem by James Fenton.

An overview of landscape change in the Scottish Highlands over the millennia and its continuing change. It analyses and challenges the common view that the Highlands were deforested by people.

James Fenton, born in 1931, grew up in north Antrim, in the adjoining townlands of Drumadarragh and Ballinaloob. Educated at Stranmillis College and Queen's University, Belfast, he spent his working life as a teacher and principal in Belfast, and now lives in Glengormley. He is the author of The Hamely Tongue: A personal record of Ulster-Scots in County Antrim (1995; new editions, 2000, 2007, 2014). The Hamely Tongue gave us a comprehensive record of contemporary Ulster-Scots; now, in the poems and prose of On Slaimish, the writer's native language comes vividly alive. From this vantage point he stands, and takes his stand, 'On the hoovin hairt o Antrim'.

Winner of both the Queen's Gold Medal and the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, the author has given readers some of the most memorable lyric verse over the years, from the formal skill that marked his debut, Terminal Moraine, to political monologues of The Memory of War and Children in Exile, through to the love poems of Out of Danger.

Sometimes referred to as the Chinese Hamlet and tracing its origins to the 4th century BC, The Orphan of Zhao was the first Chinese play to be translated in the West. James Fenton's adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao premiered with the RSC at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2012.

The Forgotten Army consists of the letters, photos and sketches of a soldier fighting the Japanese in Burma that were sent home to the author's parents in Lancashire. Sketches, illustrations, photographs and paintings have been placed with 440 original letters spanning military service in the army at home, India, Burma and Malaya.

Offering a unique perspective, this historical account explores Tasmania's development through the eyes of a 19th-century pioneer. It delves into the challenges and experiences faced by early settlers, providing insights into the cultural and social dynamics of the time. The narrative captures the essence of pioneering life and the transformation of the landscape, making it a valuable resource for those interested in Tasmania's history and the experiences that shaped it.

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past.

'The New Faber Book of Love Poems' presents some of the most emotive and memorable lyric poems produced in the English language from the Renaissance to the present.