New Releases by Charles Boyle

A sharp, wry look at late 20th-century Englishness through poetry. Christopher Reid distills Charles Boyle's six books of poems into The Disguise: Poems 1977-2001, showcasing a notable voice known for sharp, wry observations of social mores. Recovered from poetic neglect, Boyle's work offers a disabused perspective on quintessential white male Englishness, alongside the allure of abroad, particularly North Africa. Themes of ghosts, absences, exile, and evasions hint at the poet's eventual disappearance from the scene. These poems offer a unique blend of introspection and social commentary, exploring memory, identity, and the passage of time. For readers of contemporary poetry and those interested in insightful reflections on society and self, this collection provides a compelling journey through the late 20th century. Discover a lost voice with The Disguise, a time capsule of English verse.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) T143379 Pp.289-294 misnumbered 261-266. Includes: ''A short account of Dr. Bentley by way of index''. London: printed for M. Cooper; Mr. Clements, at Oxford; and Mr. Merril, at Cambridge, 1745. [10],266[i.e.294], [4]p.; 8°

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T080856 Pp.289-294 misnumbered 261-266. Includes: ''A short account of Dr. Bentley by way of index''. London: printed for Thomas Davies, 1745. [10],266[i.e. 294], [4]p.; 8°

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In this revised, second edition of "Another Hamlet" (which includes updated versions of both his original 30-page 1993 essay and the original screenplay based upon it) Charles Boyle expands 30 additional pages, plus indexes and appendices] upon his original story of British actor Leslie Howard's interest in the Earl of Oxford as Shakespeare, and how that may have played into both his role as an artist and propagandist in World War II, as possibly a spy for Britain during the war, and, finally, as a factor in his fate at the hands of German fighter pilots in 1943. "In "Another Hamlet" Charles Boyle has produced a riveting political thriller that explores the life and tragic death of actor and film-maker, Leslie Howard, a British patriot drawn into a deadly propaganda duel with the Germans. Deftly interweaving the behind-the-scenes politics of World War II with the decadent showbiz world of the 1930s-1940s, Boyle makes the tantalizing suggestion that it was Howard's growing conviction that the Earl of Oxford wrote Shakespeare which sealed his doom. From Leslie Howard himself to Humphrey Bogart, Merle Oberon, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, and Joseph Goebbels, Boyle brings to life a fascinating and often chilling cast of characters to tell the story of a maverick artist's losing battle with the power-brokers of his age." -- Charles Beauclerk, author of "Nell Gwynn" and "Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom." "Charles Boyle has opened a window on an amazing true story with immediate implications for our own time. His narrative essay on Leslie Howard and 'Shakespeare' is impossible to put down and I have no doubt that his screenplay, which follows, will become a stunning and important movie. I can't wait " -- Hank Whittemore, author of "CNN: the Inside Story" and "Your Future Self." "Fascinating take on the continued mystery surrounding the death of Leslie Howard ... It would make an interesting movie." (review on amazon.com) "I must confess that I was spellbound and could not turn the pages fast enough to see what happens next ... this screenplay is beautiful." (review on amazon.com)

A young whale becomes sad and lonely when playmates ridicule his oversized tail. His mother stops this abuse by leaving the pod and raising him alone. Years later, his powerful tail helps rescue his childhood tormentors from whale hunters. When the mean whales invite him back, he makes sure they learn some truths about friendship.