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1	Wyndham Lewis Collected Poems and Plays more books like this by Wyndham Lewis, Alan Munton (Editor), C H Sisson (Introduction by) add to wishlist At the beginning of his career Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) wrote vigorous poetry, and plays which in their form and vehement characterisation resemble the later work of Samuel Beckett. This volume includes major works: One-Way Song, and Enemy of the Stars in its two very different versions, as well as other writings that can now be seen as central ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $9.24! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Selected Poems: Christina Rossetti more books like this by Christina Georgina Rossetti, C H Sisson (Editor) add to wishlist Christina Rossetti was in a sense the first poet of the Pre-Raphelites, her "Goblin Market and Other Poems" (1862) having been - as if by accident - the writing from that group which first caught public attention. It contains many of her best poems. Later work - devotional poems, love lyrics and descriptive pieces - extended the themes and forms ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.85!
3	The Regrets more books like this by Joachim Du Bellay, C H Sisson (Translator) add to wishlist As a member of the mid-16th-century literary group "La Pleiade", Joachim du Bellay sought to elevate his native French to the level of the classical languages - a goal pursued with great spirit, elegance, irony, and wit in the poems that comprise "The Regrets". Widely viewed as one of the finest sonnet sequences in all of French literature, this ... see all copies from $13.22! new only from $22.48!
4	The Rash ACT by Ford Madox Ford add to wishlist see all copies from $4.90! first editions
5	Poems and Essays on Poetry more books like this by Edgar Allan Poe, C H Sisson (Editor) add to wishlist A selection of the 19th-century American poet's essays and poems. The editor singles out the unlikely and powerful qualities in Poe's language, explaining how these qualities are realized in the verse. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00!
6	Edgar Allan Poe Poems and Essays on Poetry more books like this by Edgar Allan Poe, C H Sisson (Editor) add to wishlist The American poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) claimed, 'I am ...a poet - if deep worship of all beauty can make me one'. His reputation has suffered as many posthumous reversals as he himself did in his life. He was revered in France even before Baudelaire translated his stories and Mallarme his poems, while in Britain, and even in America, his ... see all copies from $8.65! new only from $8.75! \| SVS
7	de Rerum Natura: The Poem on Nature more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, C H Sisson (Editor), Lucretius add to wishlist The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius (99BC-55BC) is one of the great books of the world, a lucid explanation of physical phenomena that develops into a majestic vision of the ultimate nature of the universe. Lucretius' observations of the particularities of the world remain vividly alive across the centuries. Through his eyes we see the growth of ... see all copies from $17.19! new only from $17.19! \| first editions
8	English poetry, 1900-1950: an assessment more books like this by C H Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
9	C.H. Sisson: Collected Poems 1943-1983 more books like this by C H Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $4.98! new only from $40.77! \| first editions
10	Antidotes more books like this by C H Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $4.66! new only from $13.62!
11	The Case of Walter Bagehot more books like this by C H Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! first editions
12	On the Look-Out: A Partial Autobiography more books like this by C H Sisson add to wishlist From Whitehall to a sergeants' mess in India, commuter Sevenoaks to Hitler's Berlin, pre-war Paris to working-class Bristol: this is the partial autobiography of C.H.Sisson. 'On the Lookout', concentrating on Sisson's first half-century, will surprise the readers of his poems and essays both by its candour and reticence. it is the story of a poet ... see all copies from $12.52! new only from $22.70! \| first editions
13	Coots, Codgers & Curmudgeons: Things Were More Like They Used to Be Then Than They Are Now more books like this by Hal C Sisson, Dwayne W Rowe add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
14	In Two Minds: Guesses at Other Writers by C H Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $10.80! new only from $34.41! \| SVS
15	Selected poems more books like this by Jonathan Swift, Pat Rogers add to wishlist A selection of Swift's poetry, which includes affectionate insights into the behaviour of his fellow men and of everyday life in Dublin. The anthology is arranged as closely as possibly in chronological order, and the poems are accompanied by commentary throughout the book. see all copies from $5.00!
16	The Big Bamboozle: A Burlesque Novel by Hal C Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
17	Some tales of La Fontaine more books like this by Jean de La Fontaine, C. H. Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $6.29! new only from $7.50! \| first editions
18	God bless Karl Marx! by C. H. Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $8.95! first editions
19	Is there a Church of England? more books like this by C H Sisson add to wishlist The worries many people have about the Church of England and its future are not confined to the most hotly debated in Synod. C.H. Sisson does not to have answers. What he does, in essays, meditations, poems and polemics which range over more than four decades, is to touch on a variety of matters - from current arguments about the language of the ... see all copies from $27.54! new only from $46.16! \| first editions
20	Lucretius: Poem on Nature: de Rerum Natura more books like this by Lucretius, C H Sisson (Editor) add to wishlist The "De Rerum Natura" of Lucretius is a lucid explanation of physical phenomena that develops into a majestic vision of the ultimate nature of the universe. see all copies from $10.85! new only from $10.85! \| SVS
21	The Avoidance of Literature: Collected Essays (Of) C.H. Sisson more books like this by C. H. Sisson, Michael Schmidt (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.97! first editions
22	Anchises : poems more books like this by C. H. Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $6.12! signed copies \| first editions
23	Coots, Codgers and Curmudgeons more books like this by Hal C Sisson, Dwayne W Rowe add to wishlist see all copies from $5.25! new only from $14.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	In the Trojan Ditch more books like this by Charles H Sisson add to wishlist see all copies from $11.42! first editions
25 view cover	Collected Poems more books like this by C. H. Sisson add to wishlist A collection of poems by C.H. Sisson. This text shows how the author grounds his work in English landscapes, especially those of Somerset, and recalls the work of Eliot and Pound, and Hardy and Edward Thomas. see all copies from $18.15! signed copies \| first editions

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