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Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

by Herman Melville

Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) is the first book of poetry published by the American author Herman Melville. The volume is dedicated "To the Memory of the Three Hundred Thousand Who in the War For the Maintenance of the Union Fell Devotedly Under the Flag of Their Country" and its 72 poems deal with the battles and personalities of the..

John Marr and Other Sailors

John Marr and Other Sailors

by Herman Melville

John Marr and Other Sailors is a volume of poetry published by Herman Melville in 1888. Melville published twenty-five copies at his own expense, indicating that they were intended for family and friends. Henry Chapin wrote in an introduction to a reprint that "Melville's loveable freshness of personality is everywhere in evidence, in the voice of ..

The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches

The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches

by Herman Melville

The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856. "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors ..

The Hunting of the Snark -  An Agony in Eight Fits

The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony in Eight Fits

by Lewis Carroll

The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorized as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel Through the Looking-Glass (1871). As f..

Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

by Lewis Carroll

Phantasmagoria is a poem written by Lewis Carroll and first published in 1869 as the opening poem of a collection of verse by Carroll entitled Phantasmagoria and Other Poems. The collection was also published under the name Rhyme? And Reason? It is Lewis Carroll's longest poem. Both the poem and the collection were illustrated by A. B. Frost...

The Nursery "Alice"

The Nursery "Alice"

by Lewis Carroll

The Nursery "Alice"  is a shortened version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, adapted by the author himself for children "from nought to five". It includes 20 of John Tenniel's illustrations from the original book, redrawn, enlarged, coloured – and, in some cases, revised – by Tenniel himself. The book was published by Macm..

Onto the Stage ‘Slighted Souls’ and other stage and radio plays

Onto the Stage ‘Slighted Souls’ and other stage and radio plays

by BS Murthy

A compendium of the author’s stage and radio plays - while 'Slighted Souls' deals with the rebellion of the downtrodden, 'Men at work on Women at work’ is about sexual harassment at work place and even as 'Castle of Despair' is built on the ground of man's urge for success, the radio play 'A Love on Hold' depicts the drama of love and possession.&n..

Three Sunsets and Other Poems

Three Sunsets and Other Poems

by Lewis Carroll

Three Sunsets and Other Poems is a collection of prose written by Lewis Carroll. In the preface of the book the author wrote as belowNearly the whole of this volume is a reprint of the serious portion of Phantasmagoria and other Poems, which was first published in 1869 and has long been out of print. “The Path of Roses” was written soon after ..