Classic and pre-20th century poetry

'De Rerum Natura' ('On the Nature of Things') is a 1st century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius, with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience.

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and dramatist.

Saint John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Avila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites.

Return to the shores of Gitche Gumee and sing the Song of Hiawatha.

The purpose of this book is to bring together in one convenient volume some of the best devotional verse the English language affords, and thus to make available to present day Christians a rich spiritual heritage which the greater number of them for various reasons do not now enjoy.

A young woman weeps at the edge of a river, into which she throws torn-up letters, rings, and other tokens of love.

From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes a masterpiece.

Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime.

Pan Tadeusz is an epic poem by the Polish-Lithuanian poet, writer and philosopher Adam Mickiewicz.

Compiled here are some of Chaucer's shorter poems.

Collected here are three hundred twenty short poems by Rabindranath Tagore.

The poet Kabir is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism.

In Idylls of the King Tennyson infuses the King Arthur legend with passion and fire.

In Paradise Lost Milton tells the story of the fall of man, which encompasses a battle that rages across Heaven between God and Satan.

William Shakespeare's sonnets are some of his most enduring work and a treasure for all time.

Manfred, a Faustian noble, is tortured by guilt over the death of his beloved, Astarte.

In Paradise Lost Milton tells the story of the fall of man, which encompasses a battle that rages across Heaven between God and Satan.

From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes a masterpiece.

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Working from the original Persian sources, translators and scholars David and Sabrineh Fideler offer faithful, elegant translations that represent the full scope of Sufi poetry.

A blast to the past could be what your child needs in order to fully comprehend the present and know what to expect in the future.

Show your kids a glimpse of the great Mesopotamia in the ancient times with this history book.

The gods have always looked out for the Middle Kingdom, and that's evident through the years of successes and failures.

Did you know that there's so much you can learn from the early civilizations that are applicable today?

Let's visit Ancient Rome, and have some great learning fun with the Romans.

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Is it possible, at all, to visit ancient Greece without leaving the comforts of home?

Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the "e;cradle of civilization"e; and there's good reason to it.

The mythical medieval beasts are part of Europe's ancient history.

How was trade and commerce different in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Make ancient history kid-friendly by carefully crafting the texts and then adding relevant images.

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Here is a collection of sexy, brief, fleeting poems about love, lust and longing.

A flurry of festive verse, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems is a collection selected and intricately, beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell, the beloved author and illustrator behind Goth Girl, Ottoline and the Cloud Horse Chronicles.

Offering indispensable inspiration for wedding readings, this gorgeous compilation of writing on love and marriage is also the perfect gift for couples and wedding guests alike.

A beautiful gift anthology of classic poetry which captures the excitement and joy of a new arrival in the family.

To find solace from grief, we have always turned to the written word.

With a preface by Elizabeth Macneal and original illustrations by Laurence Housman.

This uplifting anthology contains classic and modern poems to galvanize and inspire you which are brought to life with exquisite, intricate artwork.

In La Vita Nuova, Italy's greatest poet recounts the famous story of his passionate love for Beatrice.

Happy Hour is a gorgeous gift book of classic poetry which fizzes with poetry about all kinds of drink, drinkers and drinking place.

A stunning anthology of poetry to create calm and peacefulness.

Poems of the Sea is an anthology of classic poetry that celebrates the sea; from the power of a stormy ocean to ships and sailors and beaches strewn with shells.

My Heart's In the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems is a glorious celebration of poetry and verse by the greatest classic Scottish poets, and introduced by the acclaimed poet John Glenday.

The Aeneid thrilling, terrifying and poignant in equal measure has inspired centuries of artists, writers and musicians.

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages.

A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry.

William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience includes some of the visionary poet's finest and best-loved poems such as 'The Lamb', 'The Chimney-Sweeper' and 'The Tiger'.