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Patrick Kavanagh
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Collected Poems
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The Great Hunger
'I have lived in important places, times When great events were decided . . .' By turns comical, grouchy and exalted, and including his tragic masterpiece 'The Great Hunger', some of the key poems by the writer who transformed Anglo-Irish verse. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
The Perfect Stranger
First published in 1966, this extraordinary memoir has collected a passionate band of devotees. Written with a poet's precision, it is a funny, absorbing and brilliantly portrayed rite of passage - from school playing fields to war's battlefields, holiday camps to writers' hang-outs, Brighton to Paris, Korea to Oxford, Barcelona to Jakarta ... Driving the narrator is a desire to recount the effect of a singular young woman; the love of her and the loss of her. A joyous and movingly wise evocation of youth, travel and love; those moments of maximum brilliance, at the edge of possibility.
You Are Talented!
Practical help for the Christian who wants to discover, perfect, and use his or her God-given talents for God's glory.
The French Revolution
The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Hippolyte Taine: Hippolyte Taine's seminal work on the French Revolution offers a comprehensive analysis of this transformative period in history. In Volume 1, Taine delves into the historical events and sociopolitical factors that led to the revolution's outbreak. He examines the conditions of French society, the influence of Enlightenment ideas, and the role of key figures. With meticulous research and insightful commentary, Taine's work remains a significant resource for understanding the complexities and impact of the French Revolution. Key Aspects of the Book "The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Hippolyte Taine": Historical Context: Taine provides rea...
North American Indian Portraits
"The magnificent portraits of North American Indians collected in this volume were taken between the years 1908-13 on a series of three expeditions, sponsored by John Wanamaker, the department store magnate, and his son Rodman--and led by Joseph Kossuth Dixon, a highly-skilled photographer and self-promoter ... The Wanamaker expeditions had a political agenda; they were an attempt to save Indian culture from extinction by publicizing Indian history and thereby gaining citizenship for the members of the tribes in America"--Jacket
The Irish Assassins
ONE OF THE TIMES' BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2021 'The tale of the Phoenix Park murders is not unfamiliar, but Kavanagh recounts it with a great sense of drama... Kavanagh's account reminds me of the very best of true crime.' The Times (Book of the Week) On a sunlit evening in l882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans armed with specially-made surgeon's blades. They ended what should have been a turning point in Anglo-Irish relations. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning ...
