The Worm Forgives the Plough

Author: John Stewart Collis
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409088405
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 348

Book Description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANE During the Second World War, John Stewart Collis volunteered to leave his comfortable life as an academic to work on the land for the war effort. His account of this time perfectly captures the soft-handed, city-dweller's naivety and wonder both at the workings of nature and the toughness of life on a farm. It's set in the south of England and comprises exquisitely written sections on whatever happens to take Collis's fancy and inspire his thoughtful curiosity, ranging from humorous sketches of the characters he works alongside; mini-essays such as 'Contemplation upon Ants', The Mystery of Clouds', 'Colloquy on the Rick', 'Meditation while Singling Mangolds', 'The Garden of Eden'; and celebrations of the earthworm, pea and potato. His mind ranges far and wide through literature science and philosophy as well as amazing descriptive writing, which makes for a book that is as uncategorisable as it is enchanting.

Proverbs of Hell

Author: William Blake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Books Do Furnish a Room

Author: Anthony Powell
Publisher: Fontana Press
ISBN: 9780006540540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Author: William Blake
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 25

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Step into the visionary world of William Blake with his provocative work, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." This groundbreaking text challenges conventional notions of good and evil, inviting readers to explore the intricate relationship between opposing forces in a quest for enlightenment. As Blake unfolds his revolutionary ideas, you’ll be confronted with the radical proposition that heaven and hell are not opposing realms but rather complementary aspects of the human experience. Are you prepared to question everything you thought you knew about morality and existence?Through a blend of poetry and vivid imagery, Blake dismantles the barriers between the sacred and the profane, urging readers to embrace their passions and desires as essential to the divine. His eloquent verses resonate with the pulse of life itself, capturing the essence of human struggle and aspiration. What if the key to understanding our true selves lies in embracing the chaos of our emotions? Blake's work compels you to acknowledge that love and sin are intertwined in the dance of life.Immerse yourself in the rich symbolism and innovative language of this iconic piece, where each line offers a new perspective on the eternal battle between light and darkness. Blake's brilliance challenges you to rethink the boundaries of art and philosophy. Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey that blurs the lines between heaven and hell? This is your opportunity to delve into a masterpiece that has inspired countless thinkers and artists.Seize the chance to own a copy of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" now, and let Blake's visionary insights guide you towards a deeper understanding of the world and your place within it!

Clock's Watch

Author: Michael Reyes
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387298348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Clock the Chaos Mage. A stranger out of time, hidden in the folds of shadow. He is the guardian of Coney Island's supernatural borderlands, and the only thing standing between our reality and the demons that thirst to destroy it. Clock's Watch. An anthology of heroic dark fantasy and terror. Illustrations by Sean Bova, Jay Campbell and MV.

Meadowland

Author: John Lewis-Stempel
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 9780552778992
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
_________________ 'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' - THE TIMES WINNER OF THE THWAITES WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2015 What really goes on in the long grass? Meadowland gives an unique and intimate account of an English meadow's life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite prose, John Lewis-Stempel records the passage of the seasons from cowslips in spring to the hay-cutting of summer and grazing in autumn, and includes the biographies of the animals that inhabit the grass and the soil beneath: the badger clan, the fox family, the rabbit warren, the skylark brood and the curlew pair, among others. Their births, lives, and deaths are stories that thread through the book from first page to last.

The Parlament of Foules

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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The Doctrine of Repentance

Author: Thomas Watson
Publisher: Fig
ISBN: 162314809X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Guns, Germs and Steel

Author: Jared M. Diamond
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099302780
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 62

Book Description
This book answers the most obvious, the most important, yet the most difficult question about human history: why history unfolded so differently on different continents. Geography and biography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians

Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay

Author: George Ewart Evans
Publisher: Faber & Faber Non Fiction
ISBN: 9780571340545
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay is a vivid portrait of the rural past of Blaxhall, a remote Suffolk village, in the time before mechanization changed the entire nature of farming, the landscape and rural life for good. In the 1950s, George Ewart Evans sought out those who could recall the nineteenth-century customs, crafts, dialects, tools, smugglers' tales and rural beliefs which had endured from the time of Chaucer, and created this fascinating picture of a now vanished world.