Search Results: Authors starting with H from Hewett's Books

This is W.H. Auden's second published work, 'The Orators,' authored by the leading modernist poet and thinker. It is steeped in the tradition of modernism, showcasing all the hallmark features of modernist literature, including experiments in voice, poetic form, and subjective experience. It holds significant importance as a contributor to modernist poetry. The composition weaves together prose and interlocking verses, characterized by the language and form dislocation typical of modernist works. Within this piece, Auden emphasizes the close relationship between language and power. This collection marks a crucial phase in Auden's poetic career, containing poems that mirror his involvement with contemporary political and social matters. On the front free endpaper, there is a gift inscription from Gabriel Carritt to a Michael Caine. Gabriel Carritt was a member of the renowned anti-fascist 'Carritt Family,' and their residence became a focal point for Marxist debates. W.H. Auden was known to attend and… Read More

This is a lovely copy of "Stars, Shown to the Children". It provides copious information about the Solar System, The Sun, The Moon, Comets, Constellations and telescopes aimed at children written in plain english for children to understand. Though it is undated research suggest it was published in 1911. Contains 50 plates including the frontispiece. Very Good Condition. Purple cloth with pictorial cover. 50 plates. Binding is firm. Pages and plates are clean. Boards are clean with minimal wear. Light tanning to spine. Minor stain to rear board.

This is a very early edition of one of the most famous novels ever written in French, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Still relevant due to its myriad of modern adaptations, Hugo's novel continues to entertain readers and has solidified Notre-Dame de Paris as a French cultural icon. This edition, published by Richard Bentley in 1856, 23 years after the first English edition, features an engraved frontispiece and an introduction written by Frederic Shoberl, the original English translator of Hugo's work. Near Fine Condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Book has been rebound with binder's ticket to front pastedown. Neat previous owner's inscription to front free end paper. Binding and hinges are firm. Pages are clean with minimal tannig. Boards have minor edge-wear with slight bumping to corners and light tear to spine ends. Light mottling to rear board.