From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. An introduction to the colourful world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. An introduction helps readers to appreciate the language and culture of the first settlers in Iceland. Looks at the reception of Old-Norse-Icelandic literature over the ages, as views of the vikings have changed. Shows how a whole range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by Old Norse-Icelandic literature.
Jane Austen's scalpel disinters the motives of her characters, and
though her age is so remote, her insights strike a modern note. At
Winchester you'll find her bones; her books are all in Waterstone's.
Alfred the Great, Robert the Bruce, Francis Drake, Christopher Wren,
Elizabeth Fry, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Emmeline Pankhurst, Ernest
Shackleton, Agatha Christie, J. K. Rowling...What do they all have in
common? They're all great Brits, and their works and achievements are
celebrated in charming verse along with many more in this entertaining
book. Muirden has regaled us before with rhyming romps through British
history. Now he presents us with 100 Great Brits ; witty and erudite,
this is the perfect gift to illuminate and amuse.
A cassette is available to accompany the book. Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. Meet the clever pig with a plan to save his bacon, the scorpion who likes to sting, the giant toad who can jump from England into France, and lots more.
Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. Meet the clever pig with a plan to save his bacon, the scorpion who likes to sting, the giant toad who can jump from England into France, and lots more.
Dirty Beasts (audio-book) 
