Penguin Little Black Classics, As Kingfishers Catch Fire - Paperback | 64 pages
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'O let them be left, wildness and wet'
As Kingfishers Catch Fire is a selection of Gerard Manley Hopkins' incomparably brilliant poetry, ranging from the ecstasy of 'The Windhover' and 'Pied Beauty' to the heart-wrenching despair of the 'sonnets of desolation'.
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
About Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). Hopkins' Poems and Prose is available in Penguin Classics.
Product Code: 9780141397849
Technical Details
| Genre & Theme | |
| Subject Matter | poetry |
| Format & Binding | |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 64 |
| Author & Series | |
| Author | Gerard Manley Hopkins |
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