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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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Complete, 6 volume set. Burgundy cloth boards. Frontis. sketch of Tennyson by G. F. Watts in Vol. I. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1870 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Authors, English; Biography ... Read more

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A great Writer
When I first began to read this book, it was in my Senior English class.At first I thought it would be some dumb poem.But as we read I became so enthralled I couldn't put it down.Alfred Tennyson wrote with such good emotion and truth I felt I knew what he was feeling.He describes so many emotions that most of us feel, and he did it so well.This is a very wonderful book!And although I have only read it once, that is all it took for me to know that it has become one of my favorite. ... Read more

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The Charge of the Light Brigade, Break Break Break, Crossing the Bar, Flower in the Crannied Wall, Idylls of the King, Ring Out Wild Bells, Sweet and Low Sweet and Low Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1860 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. ... Read more

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This Halcyon Classics ebook contains nine works by early science fiction writer Stanley Weinbaum (1902-1935), including his highly acclaimed and influential A MARTIAN ODYSSEY.In A MARTIAN ODYSSEY, Weinbaum created the sympathetic alien, one who is able to think and reason in a decidedly non-human way.Previously, aliens tended to be two-dimensional plot devices or villains, not characters in their own right.

A MARTIAN ODYSSEY was voted the second best science fiction short story in 1970, coming in behind Isaac Asimov's NIGHTFALL.

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Eighteen months of astonishing new writing ... and then gone!
Isaac Asimov called Stanley Weinbaum a nova who burst into the field of science fiction writing like an exploding star in 1934 with his debut short story "A Martian Odyssey". Perhaps super nova would have been a better euphemism because, like a supernova, Weinbaum not only exploded onto the scene but disappeared a scant 18 months after his first story was published, a victim of throat cancer.

"The Best of Stanley Weinbaum" is a collection of short stories that, unfortunately, probably represents half of this astonishing writer's entire output.

Perhaps the greatest and most enduring charm of Weinbaum's stories rests with his collection of unique extra-terrestrial life - sentient, intelligent life that clearly had alien psychologies and motivations beyond human understanding. The most innovative feature of Weinbaum's collection of creatures was that they were not simply monstrous foils used to showcase the heroism of the human protagonists. Nor were they shallow anthropomorphized critters that merely happened to have green skin and six arms and legs. Tweel, the comical ostrich-like creature from "The Martian Odyssey" was Weinbaum's phenomenal response to John W Campbell's dictum "write me a creature who thinks as well as a man, or better than a man, but not like a man". The outrageously bizarre intelligent plant "Oscar" from "The Lotus Eaters" challenged the thinking sci-fi reader in ways that had never been achieved up until that time. Indeed, a case may be made that no sci-fi writer has created this type of alien intelligence since.

Although current knowledge of our solar system has moved beyond what was available to Weinbaum in the thirties, his presentation of alien ecologies was fascinating, compelling and yet wholly believable in the context of the science of the day. His presentation of a hostile Venusian jungle in "The Parasite Planet" is positively chilling.

Beyond that, even within the limitations of the short story format, Weinbaum also demonstrates the ability to create complete characters whose achievements matter to the reader. They are fleshed out utterly human down-to-earth "folks" with foibles, failings, happiness and sadness to accompany the heroism and feats of derring-do that are only to be expected in stories like this.

If you've never sampled Stanley Weinbaum, then you are in for a truly delicious treat. Read slowly and savour it, because, sadly, there is far too little of his work available. Highly, highly recommended!

Paul Weiss

A writer among writers
Weinbaum's writing is as fresh, entertaining, and though-provoking now as it was nearly 70 years ago (not that I was there, mind you :-)).This book is a 'must have' for anyone who likes the field of science fiction, or enjoys a good yarn.

Weinbaum was a true pioneer of science fiction
Stanley G. Weinbaum in his 1 1/2 years as a published author broke new ground in his stories involving real alien aliens.In one of the stories in "The Best of" collection he also predicts the atom bomb beingused in the south Pacific.This was in 1934 or 1935.There are 12 of his23 stories in this collection.If anyone knows of a more completecolection, please let me know ... Read more

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Tennyson was acclaimed in his own day as the chief poetic voice of his age, and he remains one of the most highly regarded masters of the music and mood of poetry. This Oxford Authors edition selects extensively from Tennyson's entire career, beginning with his striking juvenilia, through his career as Poet Laureate and to the powerful poetry he wrote in his ninth decade. It contains over sixty poems, including such classics as "The Lady of Shalott," "Morte DArthur," "Break Break Break," "Locksley Hall," "Ulysses," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," and "Tears, Idle Tears." It also includes in its entirety Tennyson's quasi-feminist epic The Princess, as well as the whole of In Memoriam, Maud, Enoch Arden, and several of the Idylls of the King.

The poems are augmented with a broad selection from Tennyson's letters, as well as relevant passages from his son Hallam Tennyson's Memoir of his father, where Tennyson talks widely about his own poetry and the writing of others. The edition as a whole provides the most comprehensive one-volume representation of Tennyson's particular genius. ... Read more

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The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Volume: 10 Original Publisher: Macmillan Publication date: 1899Subjects: History / General; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / General ... Read more

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1887. This gorgeous book is Lord Tennyson's rendering of the immortal story of the search for the Holy Grail. Tennyson brings to life the characters of Percival, King Arthur Galahad, Lancelot and the other Knights of the Round Table in their quest for the Holy Grail. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more