| Do you see this Ring? 'Tis Rome-work, made to match (By Castellani's imitative craft) Etrurian circlets found, some happy morn, After a dropping April; found alive Spark-like 'mid unearthed slope-side figtree-roots. |
| Originally published in 1898. Author: R. Browning Language: English Keywords: Literature Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
1888
| Robert Browning’s famous verse retelling of the medieval legend of the Pied Piper is renowned for its humor and vivid wordplay. When the selfish townspeople of Hamelin refuse to pay the piper for spiriting away the hordes of rats that had plagued them, he exacts his revenge by luring away their greatest treasure, the children of the town.Color reproductions of Kate Greenaway’s beautiful, delicate watercolor illustrations adorn every page. |
1972
| 1903. Collection of verse by Browning containing many of his best-known poems. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
2007
| Selections Include My Last Duchess; A Woman's Last Word; Youth And Art; Andrea Del Sarto. |
| The town of Hamelin is filled with rats! There are rats in the cupboards, rats in the marketplace, rats in the doghouses, even rats in the pots and pans. The rats are eating all the food, chewing through the houses, and chasing away the cats. The people of Hamelin don't know what to do!Then a mysterious stranger comes to town and promises to kick out the rats for good. Can the townspeople trust this oddly dressed man? And is getting rid of the rats worth the price? |
| Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
1998
| As a bit of art, it is strikingly imaginative, and suggests the picture-quality of the tapestried horse, which Browning himself says was the chief inspiration of the poem. |
2009
| Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1899 Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and company Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry Philosophy / History |
1976
| This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitme....[more] |
| 1872. English poet and husband to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Fifine at the Fair is one of his dramatic poems. From the Prologue: The fancy I had today, Fancy which turned a fear! I swam far out in the bay, Since waves laughed warm and clear. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
2010
| This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of o....[more] |
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