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Edward Powys Mathers (28 August 1892 – 3 February 1939) was an English translator and poet, and also a pioneer of compiling advanced cryptic crosswords.Powys Mathers was born in Forest Hill, London, the son of Edward Peter Mathers, newspaper proprietor. [1]
Reviewer Susan Avallone wrote that the collection of stories was "intriguing experimental writing" and "a strange and compelling collection of poetry and prose," uncovering "family, friends, ambition, addiction, infidelity, obsession, and life on the road." A theme provided by references to horses appeared to be "part obsession and part allegory."
A number of horses feature in Nordic mythology, both throughout tales and in lists such as those in the poem Kálfsvísa and the þulur. [4] [5] These include the horses of the Æsir, ridden by gods such as Odin and Freyr, Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi, the horses that pull Day and Night respectively, and Grani, the horse of Sigurð Fáfnir's bane.
Poetry: Points of Departure, Winthrop, 1974. ISBN 978-0-87626-678-6; Breakings, Solo Press, 1969. The Girl in the Black Raincoat, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1966. ASIN B000FREQKI; The Horse Show at Midnight and An Afternoon of Pocket Billiards, Louisiana State University Press, 1965. ISBN 978-0-8071-1763-7
The preface for 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is by children's illustrator and author Quentin Blake and introduction by Julia Eccleshare. [2] There is an index of titles, arranged alphabetically, and an index by author/illustrator, arranged alphabetically too, but by author/illustrator, not by title of book.
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W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman parodied Browning's poem in their book Horse Nonsense as "How I Brought the Good News from Aix to Ghent (or Vice Versa)". [5]In 1889 Browning attempted to recite the poem into a phonograph at a public gathering, but forgot the words; this is the only known recording of Browning's voice.
Slough House Thriller Series Books 1 - 6 Collection Box Set by Mick Herron (Slow Horses, Dead Lions, Real Tigers, Spook Street, London Rules & Joe Country) amazon.com $70.99