Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

The finest literary work passed down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf celebrates the existence of heroism in a dark world of feuds, violence, and uncertainty. Set in the legendary Scandinavian past, Beowulf comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing the terrifying monster Grendel

Beowulf (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

For a long while Beowulf leaned on the blood-stained sword; his heart was pounding. A man with the strength of thirty! Slayer of Grendel and slayer of the sea-wolf! A hero without equal in this middle-world! The story of Beowulf was written down as an epic poem in Anglo-Saxon England. It recounts

The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

Crossley-Holland--the widely acclaimed translator of Old English texts--introduces the Anglo-Saxons through their chronicles, laws, letters, charters, and poetry, with many of the greatest surviving poems printed in their entirety. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has

Penguin Book of Norse Myths - Gods of the Vikings (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Short!: A Book of Very Short Stories (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Gravity for Beginners (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Kevin Crossley-Holland's name will be familiar to readers of all ages for his historical novels, his re-telling of the Norse myths and his many volumes of poetry. Previously published by the late Enitharmon Press, he is a very welcome newcomer to Arc with his twelfth collection - his first for six

Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

The Exeter Book Riddles (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

The ninety-six Anglo-Saxon riddles in the eleventh-century Exeter Book are poems of great charm, zest, and subtlety. Ranging from natural phenomena (such as icebergs and storms at sea) to animal and bird life, from the Christian concept of the creation to prosaic domestic objects (such as a rake

Seeing Stone - Book 1 (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Medieval life and Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries, with appeal for children of 9+ and older readers

Beowulf (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback)

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf ?is the elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. Drawn to what he has called the 'four-squareness of the utterance' in ?Beowulf ?and its

Beowulf (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback / softback)

Beowulf, composed between the seventh and tenth century, is the elegaic narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel, and, later, from Grendel's

The Crossley Id Guide: Raptors (Crossley Richard)(Paperback)

A revolutionary, comprehensive, and authoritative photographic guide to North America's raptorsPart of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback)

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid

Beowulf (Heaney Seamus)(Paperback / softback)

Composed towards the end of the first millennium of our era, the Anglo-Saxon poem 'Beowulf' is a Northern epic and a classic of European literature. In this new translation, Seamus Heaney has produced a work that is true, line by line, to the original

The Crossley Id Guide: Britain and Ireland (Crossley Richard)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking and accessible field guide to the birds of Britain and IrelandThis guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds and the British and Irish countryside. Aimed at beginner and intermediate birders, yet suitable for all levels, this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide

Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition (Chickering Howell D.)(Paperback)

The first major poem in English literature, Beowulf tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. Leading Beowulf scholar

Connecting sounds: The social life of music (Crossley Nick)(Paperback)

Crossley argues that music is a form of social interaction, interwoven in the fabric of society and in constant interplay with its other threads. Musical interactions are often also economic interactions, for example, and sometimes political interactions. They can be forms of identity work, for

Norse Myths - Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

An extraordinary and enthralling illustrated anthology of Norse Myths from a Carnegie-Medal winning author.The gods of the Vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary illustrated anthology by Carnegie Medal-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland and artist Jeffrey Alan Love. These

Southern Steam Days Remembered (Derrick Kevin)(Paperback)

A nostalgic look back at the days of Steam in the Southern

A Critical Companion to Beowulf (Orchard Andy)(Paperback)

'Beowulf' is the best known and most closely studied literary work surviving from Anglo-Saxon England, and the modern reader is faced with a bewildering number and variety of interpretations about such basic matters as the date, provenance, and significance of the poem. 'A Critical Companion to

Crave the Rose: Anne Bront at 200 (Holland Nick)(Paperback)

2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anne Bront , the youngest of the famed Bront sisters. Only now is she gaining recognition as a great writer in her own right, with her novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall deservedly standing alongside those of Charlotte and Emily Bront

School-Live!, Vol. 10 (Kaihou (Nitroplus) Norimitsu)(Paperback)

The Militants' fight at the college comes to a close...or does it? They still need to save Kurumi (who's been exhibiting symptoms of infection) and make a serum based on her-one that might just be humanity's best hope. Yuki and the others, along with a new ally, now head toward the Randall

The Key to Creation (Anderson Kevin J.)(Paperback)

Brave explorers and mortal enemies across the world clash at a mysterious lost continent. After long voyages, encountering hurricanes and sea monsters, Criston Vora and Saan race to Terravitae, the legendary promised land. Saan's quest is to find the Key to Creation, a weapon that may defeat