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At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a pro...

Erica Wagner provides a comprehensive guide to the poems that must constitute one of the most extraordinary and powerful volumes published in the l...

About the Author Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber an...

Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom he was married. They were written...

About the Author Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber an...

'In a series of chapters built round poems by a number of writers including himself...Ted Hughes explores, colorfully and intensively, themes such ...

This is Hughes's version of Alcestis - the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die...

Ffangs lives with the other vampires on Vampire Island, but he is different from the rest - he can't stand the sight of blood! When he arrives in L...

An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, i...

The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling brings together stories perfectly suited for every five-year-old. A brimming...

Could there be a more pleasant way to spend a warm afternoon than lazing under a tree reading poetry inspired by these shade-giving wonders of the ...

Every so often a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes, in our darkest hour, hope shines a candle to light our way. Discover the Numbe...

Review Owen Sheers' evocative one-hander paints a fascinating picture of Keith Douglas and places his breathtaking poetry centre-stage ― Guardian ...

About the Author Sylvia Plath (1932-63) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University ...

Amazon Review Sylvia Plath churned out her final poems at the remarkable rate of two or three a day, masterworks Robert Lowell describes as writte...

Amazon Review Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted y...

Review There is formal ingenuity even in the most apparently straightforward of pieces here, and part of the pleasure comes from the interaction o...

‘Every home should have a copy' MARIAN KEYES How to buy jeans that fit Thirty-seven things to have in your kitchen cupboard Tiny acts for mental he...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN 'Richly entertaining and...

An Oprah Magazine Book of the Year 2023 'A magical, endearing memoir ... the literary romance of the year' Oprah 'This book pulses with a defiant...

A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance... 'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' Lesley Pearse on The Key 'A heart...

A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance... 'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' Lesley Pearse on The Key 'A heart...

About the Author Dr. Hugh Murphy is a Prosthodontist living and practicing in Raleigh, NC. He created T-Rex Trying while in dental school and enjo...