The Tay Bridge Disaster and Other Poetic Gems

The Tay Bridge Disaster and Other Poetic Gems PDF Author: William McGonagall
Publisher: Orchises Press
ISBN: 9780914061847
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Poetic Gems

Poetic Gems PDF Author: William McGonagall
Publisher:
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Category : Poets, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The World's Worst Poet

The World's Worst Poet PDF Author: William McGonagall
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Practically Speaking

Practically Speaking PDF Author: C.C. Gaither
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781420050677
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 390

Book Description
This book brings together over 1,100 quotes pertinent and illuminating to engineering, technology and architecture. It includes extensive author and subject indexes for locating quotations. The book can be read for entertainment or used as a handy reference by students and professional engineers.

Nineteenth-Century English Labouring-Class Poets Vol 3

Nineteenth-Century English Labouring-Class Poets Vol 3 PDF Author: John Goodridge
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000748375
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
Over 100 poets of labouring class origin were published in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some were hugely popular and important in their day but few are available today. This is a collection of some of those poems from the 19th century.

Dictionary of Literature in English

Dictionary of Literature in English PDF Author: Neil King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135979375
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
This dictionary is a guide to the key authors, concepts, and terms used in the study of literature written in English. Each entry begins with a straightforward definition, and is followed by explanation and examples. Each writer is defined by type, significant preoccupation and/or style, and a selection of notable works. There are a number of entries on writers in a foreign language who have had a major influence on literature in English. One of the most important uses of this book is as a cross-referencing tool. Italicized cross-referenced entries form an interrelated web, presenting a unified overall picture of particular areas of interest.

Pocket Guide to Victorian Writers and Poets

Pocket Guide to Victorian Writers and Poets PDF Author: Russell James
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783405244
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
A fact-filled reference for discovering, and learning more about, the literary greats of the nineteenth century. The Victorian era produced many famous writers and poets, including Dickens, Thackeray, H.G. Wells, and Tennyson. Magazines like The Strand launched famous creations such as Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, whose cliffhanger stories were told in part-works to add to the excitement. And the poetry was epic—Tennyson’s Morte d’Arthur and The Lady of Shalott tapped into the Pre-Raphaelite style so popular in the art of the day. In this guide, Russell James has explored the role of the Victorian writer and their genres, from Dickens’s desire to correct social wrongs and expose poverty to H.G. Wells’s desire to escape the modern world. The responsibility of the Victorian poet is also revealed from romantic declaration and escapism to heroism and historical commemorations—would modern generations know about the Charge of the Light Brigade if Tennyson hadn’t immortalized it? Together with A–Zs of writers and poets, this is a must-read book for everyone who loves good writing and wants to discover more.

Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations PDF Author: Carl C. Gaither
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461411130
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2800

Book Description
This unprecedented collection of 27,000 quotations is the most comprehensive and carefully researched of its kind, covering all fields of science and mathematics. With this vast compendium you can readily conceptualize and embrace the written images of scientists, laymen, politicians, novelists, playwrights, and poets about humankind's scientific achievements. Approximately 9000 high-quality entries have been added to this new edition to provide a rich selection of quotations for the student, the educator, and the scientist who would like to introduce a presentation with a relevant quotation that provides perspective and historical background on his subject. Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations, Second Edition, provides the finest reference source of science quotations for all audiences. The new edition adds greater depth to the number of quotations in the various thematic arrangements and also provides new thematic categories.

Greek Epigram in Reception

Greek Epigram in Reception PDF Author: Gideon Nisbet
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199662495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398

Book Description
Tracing the evolution and reception history of a collection of ancient Greek epigrams from the early nineteenth to twentieth century, the volume analyses the rhetoric which writers and translators brought to the text, highlighting the after effects of this cultural war on the interpretations of Ancient Greece in British print culture.

Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know

Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know PDF Author: Edwin Moore
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 0857899333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
STRONGA compact cornucopia of fascinating and hilarious revelations about all things Scottish—from monarchs and malts to tartans and TrainspottingSTRONG Covering all the need-to-knows, from bagpipes to Billy Connolly, this collection is the real McCoy, a comprehensive guide to Caledonia and its remarkable people. As the proud possessors of a fiercely independent creative heritage, the Scots were a race apart even before Hadrian built the wall. Scotland has produced an indomitable bunch of fighters, builders, thinkers and drinkers, poets, players, and pedagogues that have shaped the course of modern history. Edwin Moore has gathered together more than 1,000 facts about its monarchs, heroes, and rogues; battles, scandals, and great trials; food and (of course) drink; legends, folklore, and sports—for starters—and presents them here in easily digestible, scone-sized portions. This is the perfect gift for anyone curious about the connection between Homer Simpson and small Scottish town Larbert, or about whether both Barack Obama and John McCain can really be descended from a Scottish Lion.