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The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections

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The Parliament of England and The Parliament Of England


The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) has for nearly 500 years provided the basis for Anglican and allied worship, not only in its English home bu…

Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Version 2)

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Gerard Manley Hopkins


Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was one of the most innovative of English Victorian poets, best known now for his vivid and original image…

Miss Bracegirdle and Others

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Stacy Aumonier


A 1923 collection of tales by the British author Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928), described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-sto…

Maud, and Other Poems (Version 2)

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Alfred Tennyson and Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Surely everyone knows “Maud”? Isn’t that the Victorian love song, where the man waits by the garden gate for his lover to appear for a secre…

The Golden Windmill and Other Stories

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Stacy Aumonier


In this 1921 collection of short stories, many dealing with the experiences of ordinary people during the Great War, the master English stor…

Rhyme? And Reason? (Version 2)

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Lewis Carroll


An 1883 selection of Lewis Carroll's satirical and comic verse. The collection ranges from the well-known and well-loved The Hunting Of The …

A Child's Garden of Verses (Version 4)

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Robert Louis Stevenson


Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the most popular and loved collections of children’s verse of the 19th century…

The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)

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Charlotte Mew


A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…

Barring Out of Schools

In Christmas Short Works Collection 2018

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John Ashton


A delightful collection of stories and poems, with several interesting selections discussing various Christmas and holiday traditions, and a…

Old Father Christmas

In Christmas Short Works Collection 2019

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Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing


2019 collection of items with a Christmas theme containing traditional stories, Christmas traditions, Christmas cakes. We hope you will enj…