9 must-read poetry books like William Morris (1834-1896): Selected Poems (Fyfield Books) by William Morris

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William Morris (1834-1896): Selected Poems (Fyfield Books)

By: William Morris

3.75

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

If a chap can't compose an epic poem while he's weaving tapestry he had better shut up, says Willia…

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1. The Man in the Brown Suit

By: Agatha Christie

3.95

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her—a… read more

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"A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"You know I want you. You know that I’d give my soul to pick you up in my arms and keep you here, hidden away from the world, forever and ever."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imagin…"

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

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2. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.95

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more

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"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

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3. Selected Poems (William Carlos Williams)

By: William Carlos Williams , Charles Tomlinson

4.16

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

Opening with Professor Tomlinson's superbly clear and helpful introduction this selection reflects … read more

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"they are mystified by certain instances."

-William Carlos Williams, Selected Poems (William Carlos Williams)

"Sun benches at the curb bespeak another season, truncated poplars that having served for shade served also later for the fire."

-William Carlos Williams, Selected Poems (William Carlos Williams)

"I have found that Lost World in the Lost and Found Columns whose gray illegible advertisements My soul has memorized world after world: LOST - NOTHING. STRAYED FROM NOWHERE. NO REWARD."

-William Carlos Williams, Selected Poems (William Carlos Williams)

"When I was young and miserable and pretty And poor, I'd wish What all girls wish: to have a husband, A house and children. Now that I'm old, my wish Is womanish: That the boy putting groceries in my …"

-William Carlos Williams, Selected Poems (William Carlos Williams)

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4. The Wild Iris

By: Louise Glück

4.18

Format: 65 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück, a stunnin… read more

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"things that can't move learn to see"

-Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

" No one's despair is like my despair-- "

-Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

"I'm tired of you, chaos of the living world--"

-Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

"What does the horse give you That I cannot give you?"

-Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

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5. Ararat

By: Louise Glück

4.12

Format: 68 pages, Paperback

Louise Glück won the Pulitzer Prize for The Wild Iris in 1993. The author of eight books of poetry … read more

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  • poetry
"To say I’m without fear– it wouldn’t be true. I’m afraid of sickness, humiliation. Like anyone, I have my dreams. But I’ve learned to hide them, to protect myself from fulfillment: all happiness attr…"

-Louise Glück, Ararat

"As I saw it, all my mother's life, my father held her down, like lead strapped to her ankles. She was buoyant by nature; she wanted to travel, go to the theater, go to museums. What he wanted was to …"

-Louise Glück, Ararat

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6. Destination Unknown

By: Agatha Christie

3.70

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missin… read more

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"His enthusiasm was of a contagious kind."

-Agatha Christie, Destination Unknown

"He smiled, but not a very pleasant smile. Faintly catlike."

-Agatha Christie, Destination Unknown

"Food and money and luxury and women aren’t everything, you know."

-Agatha Christie, Destination Unknown

"Yet, even though he himself escaped unscathed, it was nevertheless defeat."

-Agatha Christie, Destination Unknown

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7. North and South

By: Elizabeth Gaskell , Alan Shelston

4.15

Format: 521 pages, Paperback

When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her com… read more

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"No one loves me, - no one cares for me, but you, mother."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

"One may be clogged with honey and unable to rise and fly."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

"But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be. "

-Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

"He is my first olive: let me make a face while I swallow it."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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8. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

3.73

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Tim… read more

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9. The House on Marshland

By: Louise Glück

3.95

Format: None pages,

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10. Descending Figure

By: Louise Glück

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

(The American poetry series) read more

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11. Firstborn: Poems

By: Louise Glück

4.08

Format: 234 pages,

LoC: 6818259 ASIN: B000UE2H3Y read more

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12. The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Mary Dows Herter Norton

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Briggeis Rilke's major prose work and was one of the earliest public… read more

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13. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)

By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more

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14. Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)

By: Robin Hobb

3.83

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition for ASIN  King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz--o… read more

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15. The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)

By: Robin Hobb

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. The Vestrit fa… read more

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16. Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)

By: Robin Hobb

4.09

Format: 156 pages,

As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for … read more

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17. Triumph of Achilles

By: Louise Glück

3.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

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18. Ordeal by Innocence

By: Agatha Christie

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in… read more

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19. Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2)

By: Robin Hobb

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The acclaimed Farseerand Liveship Traderstrilogies established Robin Hobb as one of the most splend… read more

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20. Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3)

By: Robin Hobb

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

FitzChivalry Farseer has become firmly ensconced in the queen's court. Along with his mentor, Chade… read more

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21. Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)

By: Robin Hobb

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wa… read more

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22. A Room with a View

By: E.M. Forster

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

'"But you do," he went on, not waiting for contradiction. "You love the boy body and soul, plainly,… read more

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23. Stalky & Co.

By: Rudyard Kipling

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern maker for the experienc… read more

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24. Crooked House

By: Agatha Christie

3.68

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

In the sprawling, half-timbered mansion in the affluent suburb of Swinly Dean, Aristide Leonides li… read more

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25. Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, #1)

By: Robin Hobb

3.91

Format: 385 pages,

For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almos… read more

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26. The Law and the Lady

By: Wilkie Collins

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury … read more

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27. Vile Bodies

By: Evelyn Waugh

4.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Evelyn Waugh's second novel, "Vile Bodies" is his tribute to London's smart set. It introduces us t… read more

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28. Passing

By: Nella Larsen

3.93

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

Nella Larsen's fascinating exploration of race and identity--the inspiration for the upcoming Netfl… read more

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"Well, what of it? If sex isn’t a joke, what is it"

-Nella Larsen, Passing

"I think that being a mother is the cruellest thing in the world."

-Nella Larsen, Passing

"Everything can't be explained by some general biological phrase."

-Nella Larsen, Passing

"It hurt. It hurt like hell. But it didn’t matter, if no one knew."

-Nella Larsen, Passing

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29. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

By: Evelyn Waugh

4.00

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evely… read more

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"Here my last love had died."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"No one is ever holy without suffering."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"I had been there before; I knew all about it."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"So through a world of piety I made my way to Sebastian."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

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30. Selected Poems and Translations

By: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

3.77

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

This selection of the poetic work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1892) emphasizes the "pure poetry… read more

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31. William Morris (1834-1896): Selected Poems (Fyfield Books)

By: William Morris

3.75

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

If a chap can't compose an epic poem while he's weaving tapestry he had better shut up, says Willia… read more

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