Celia Vallerand fears for her life as she stares into the deep,
arresting eyes of the dashing man who purchased her from the brigands
who had abducted her. But it soon becomes clear that it's her virtue,
not her life, that's in danger. The rugged, powerful renegade known
only as "Griffin" arouses desires in Celia as dangerous as they are
forbidden. And though she knows she must resist him, she fears she may
be unable to do so.
But the magnificent adventurer is a man
trapped in a perilous deception. And the shocking secrets he guards
could deny him the love of the fair captive lady who has enslaved his
reckless heart.
Thirty-seven chapters, written by leading literary critics from across the world, describe the latest thinking about twentieth-century war poetry. The book maps both the uniqueness of each war and the continuities between poets of different wars, while the interconnections between the literatures of war and peacetime, and between combatant and civilian poets, are fully considered. The focus is on Britain and Ireland, but links are drawn with the poetry of the United States and
continental Europe. The Oxford Handbook feeds a growing interest in war poetry and offers, in toto, a definitive survey of the terrain. It is intended for a broad audience, made up of specialists and also graduates and undergraduates, and is an essential resource for both scholars of particular poets and for those interested in wider debates about modern poetry. This scholarly and readable assessment of the field will provide an important point of reference for decades to come.
Oxford Bookworms Stage 4: 1400 headwords Great Crimes John Escott Book + Audio This book looks at some of the great crimes of history - crimes like the Lindbergh kidnapping and the Mona Lisa robbery. It also looks at some great criminals, like the poisoner Dr Crippen. Most of these crimes were solved, but some, like the assassination of President Kennedy, still hold their mysteries.
Here is the eagerly awaited new edition of The Oxford Book of American Poetry brought completely up to date and dramatically expanded by poet David Lehman. It is a rich, capacious volume, featuring the work of more than 200 poets-almost three times as many as the 1976 edition. With a succinct and often witty head note introducing each author, it is certain to become the definitive anthology of American poetry for our time.