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Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of English poetry`s most brilliant stylistic innovators, and one of the most distinguished poets of any age. However, during his lifetime he was known not as a poet but as a Jesuit priest, and his faith was essential to his work. His writings combine an intense feeling for nature with an ecstatic awareness of its divine origins, most remarkably expressed in his magnificent and highly original `sprung rhythm.`This collection contains not only all of Hopkins’ significant poetry, but also selections from his journals, sermons, and letters, all chosen for their spiritual guidance and insight. Hopkins didn`t allow the publication of most of his poems during his lifetime, so his genius was not appreciated until after his death. Now, more than a hundred years later, his words are still a source of inspiration and sheer infectious joy in the radiance of God`s creation.
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This book collects sixteen of the best stories by the vastly influential horror writer.
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Set in 1930, this is the third in a critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Maisie Dobbs, a former maid who became a WWI nurse and then a psychologist/private investigator. Respected barrister Sir Cecil Lawton felt no particular affection for his son Ralph, but his wife, Agnes, was devastated when they received a report that Ralph`s plane was shot down during the war. Despite all information to the contrary, Lady Agnes Lawton continued to insist over the years that Ralph still lived, and her unshakeable, obsessive belief unfortunately drove her into a private mental hospital. On her deathbed, she begged her husband to carry on the search, and his reluctant acquiescence to her dying wish brings him to Maisie Dobbs, who agrees to take on the case in exchange for a small fee plus Lawton`s expert legal services in the defense of a poor 13-year-old girl who killed her abusive uncle.
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