Questo autore anglo-afro-asiatico si è affermato come romanziere, poeta e redattore letterario. Le sue prime opere hanno esplorato notevolmente temi di amore e matrimonio interrazziale, attirando una significativa attenzione. Ha ulteriormente sviluppato la sua carriera letteraria in Inghilterra, diventando un rispettato redattore e consulente letterario. I suoi talenti si sono estesi anche ai libretti d'opera, contribuendo a diverse composizioni notevoli.
He was E.M. Forster's favourite contemporary poet. W.H. Auden extolled his first-class visual imagination. Yet for most readers, William Plomer is now a faintly remembered name. This rich and thorough selection presents, for the first time in almost fifty years, Plomer's best.
Das lange Warten ist vorbei: Endlich erscheint der zeitlose Kinderbuchklassiker des grafischen Entertainers Aldridge nun in einer neuen Auflage mit hochwertiger Ausstattung. Nicht nur etwas für Sammler!
The diary offers a vivid portrayal of mid-Victorian country life through the eyes of Francis Kilvert, a clergyman whose observations reflect both personal experiences and the social landscape of his time. Spanning from 1870 to 1879, it reveals his daily routines, relationships, and the communities of Clyro and Langley Burrell. Though incomplete, the selected entries showcase Kilvert's literary talents, drawing comparisons to notable diarists like Dorothy Wordsworth and Samuel Pepys. His life, marked by dedication to his parish and a brief marriage, is encapsulated in this minor classic.