Treasury of 70 poems remarkable for lyricism, subtlety, deep emotion and intense perception expressed with a unique diction and imaginative power. "The Darkling Thrush," "Hap," "The Ruined Maid," "The Convergence of the Twain," "Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?," "I Look into My Glass" and many more. Reprinted from a standard edition.
A Shropshire Lad by A. E. Housman Authoritative edition of one of the enduring classics of English poetry. Housman probes, with poignant beauty, the nature of friendship, the passing of youth, the vanity of dreams, other themes.
Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems by Rudyard Kipling Treasury of 44 poems recalls British character and attitudes at the height of the Empire. "Gunga Din," "Danny Deever," "If—," "The White Man’s Burden," many others, reprinted from standard texts. Notes.
The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories by Thomas Hardy Three first-rate short stories include the romantic title piece, the comic "The Distracted Preacher," and "The Three Strangers," a tribute to community life. Highly readable and accessible intro to Hardy's fiction.
