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South Sudan: From Revolution to Independence
In July 2011 the Republic of South Sudan achieved independence, concluding what had been Africas longest running civil war. The process leading to independence was driven by the …
Narrative Verse, The First Volume
NARRATIVE VERSE - Volume 1. Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but Narrative Verse or Poetry takes the form of telling a story whether it be simple or complex …
Sohrab and Rustum
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Mixed Essays (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Each essay in this 1880 edition of Mixed Essays is on a different subject yet all exhibit unity of tendency, in Arnolds words. It contains the works "e;Democracy,"e; …
History after Hobsbawm
What does it mean - and what might it yet come to mean - to write 'history' in the twenty-first century? History After Hobsbawm brings together leading historians from across the …
Literature Dogma
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Sohrab and Rustum
Matthew Arnold was born on the 24th December 1822 in Laleham, Surrey. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby school. In 1836, Arnold was sent to Winchester …
Celtic Literature
Matthew Arnold is rightly placed amongst the greats of Victorian Poetry with Browning and Tennyson. The son of the founder of Rugby School he grew up to become a poet via a …
Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)
The Victorian English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold was the archetypal sage writer, noted for his classical attacks on the tastes and manners of his time. His poetry is …
Last Essays on Church and Religion (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This 1877 volume contains one of Arnold's most scathing attacks on the established church, "e;The Church of England."e; He berates the clergy for championing the interests …
Literature & Dogma (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
In this influential 1873 essay, Arnold professes his skepticism about Christianity as a revealed religion yet argues for the utility of its ethical precepts. Therefore he proposes …
November, A Month In Verse
Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and …