Moving, elegiac verse set in rural landscapes, penned by the grief-stricken Hardy after his wife's death.
The Romantic poet's most lyrical, enchanting verse on myth, sensuality, dreams and superstition.
A seventeenth-century Spanish priest's shrewd maxims on using guile and pragmatism to succeed in a dangerous world
Moonlight, spring blossom, a woman's hair - a medieval Japanese monk reflects on idle moments and life's fleeting joy.
The visionary nineteenth-century American poet celebrates nature and the human spirit in these verses from Leaves of Grass
In 2020, Claire Luchette in O, The Oprah Magazine described the beloved Italian novelist Elena Ferrante as “an oracle among authors”. Here, in these four crisp essays, Ferrante offers a rare look at the origins of her literary powers. She writes about her influences, her struggles, and her formation as both a reader and a writer; she describes the perils of “bad language” and suggests w…
Dark schemes unfold and Sophie’s loyalty is pushed to the limit in this thrilling fifth book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities—but the Lost Cities have changed. The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are wreaking havoc.