New Release Books by Francis Thompson

First published in 1907, “New Poems” is a collection of poems by Francis Thompson. The poems include: “The Mistress of Vision”, “Contemplation”, “'By Reason of Thy Law'”, “The Dread of Height”, “Orient Ode”, “New Year’s Chimes”, “From the Night of Forebeing”, “Any Saint”, “Assumpta Maria”, “The After Woman”, “Grace of the Way”, “Retrospect”, etc. Francis Thompson (1859–1907) was an English mystic and poet. Thompson went to medical school when he was 18, but left home at the age of 26 to pursue a life of writing. He was homeless for three years, becoming an opium addict and supporting himself through whatever means available. A married couple read his poetry and took him into their home 1888, and in 1893 he published his first book, “Poems”. Other notable works by this author include: “The Poppy” (1893), “Sister Songs” (1895), and “Shelley” (1909). A fantastic collection of poetry will appeal to all lovers of the form and is not to be missed by those who have read and enjoyed other work by Thompson. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a chapter from Benjamin Franklin Fisher's “Francis Thompson, Essays” (1917).

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The Western Isles have a significant and viable history stretching back two millennia. Settlers and visitors have come and gone but all have left a lasting mark on the landscape of today. Ancient stones stand as a silent witness to an intriguing past. Early Celtic churches are evidence of a strong faith which remains a deeply entrenched aspect of contemporary island life. Drawing on every source, from pre-historical artefacts to documentary evidence from the mid-16th to the 20th century, Francis Thompson offers an accessible insight into the unique island heritage of Lewis and Harris. Detailing the island clans, the monuments and the crofting way of life, he emphasises the importance of the landscape beneath. To walk a land is to know it and this is the book to take with you. Whether you visit Lewis and Harris or read the book first, the one will make you want to experience the other.

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Omar Khayyam's most famous book is the Rubaiyat. Omar was a great Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. The Wisdom of Omar Khayyam consists of translations of 365 quatrains from the Rubaiyat.

COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF FRANCIS THOMPSON. Originally published in May 1913. Contents include: POEMS ON CHILDREN DAISY i THE POPPY 3 To MONICA THOUGHT DYING . . 6 THE MAKING OF VIOLA 9 ToMY GODCHILD 12 To OLIVIA 15 LITTLE JESUS 15 SISTER SONGS 18 LOVE IN DIANS LAP PROEMION 59 BEFORE HER PORTRAIT IN YOUTH.... 64 To A POET BREAKING SILENCE .... 66 MANUS ANIMAM PINXIT 68 A CARRIER SONG 71 SCALA JACOBI PORTAQUE EBURNEA.... 74 GILDED GOLD 75 HER PORTRAIT 77 EPILOGUE TO THE POETS SITTER . . . .82 DOMUS TUA 84 IN HER PATHS 84 AFTER HER GOING 85 BENEATH A PHOTOGRAPH . . . . .86 THE HOUND OF HEAVEN ..... 88 ODE TO THE SETTING SUN 94 CONTENTS AFTER-STRAIN To THE DEAD CARDINAL OF WESTMINSTER ., . 105 A CORYMBUS FOR AUTUMN Ill ECCLESIASTICAL BALLADS THE VETERAN OF HEAVEN n LILIUM REGIS 118 TRANSLATIONS A SUNSET . . . . 120 HEARD ON THE MOUNTAIN 122 AN ECHO OF VICTOR HUGO . . . .126 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS DREAM-TRYST 128 BUONA NOTTE 130 THE PASSION OF MARY 131 LENVOY 132 MESSAGES 132 AT LORDS 133 LOVE AND THE CHILD 134 DAPHNE 134 ABSENCE 136 A FALLEN YEW 138 A JUDGMENT IN HEAVEN 141 THE SERE OF THE LEAF 147 To STARS 152 LINES FOR A DRAWING OF OUR LADY OF THE NIGHT 1 54 ORISON-TRYST 155 WHERETO ART THOU COME . . . .156 SONG OF THE HOURS 157 PASTORAL 164 CONTENTS PAST THINKING OF SOLOMON . . . .166 A DEAD ASTRONOMER 167 CHEATED ELSIE 167 THE FAIR INCONSTANT 170 THREATENED TEARS 171 THE HOUSE OF SORROWS 172 INSENTIENCE 174 ENVOY 175 DEDICATION OF NEW POEMS 176 SIGHT AND INSIGHT THE MISTRESS OF VISION 177 CONTEMPLATION 186 BY REASON OF THY LAW . . . . .189 THE DREAD OF HEIGHT 190 ORIENT ODE 194 NEW YEARS CHIMES 201 FROM THE NIGHT OF FOREBEING . . . .203 ANY SAINT 215 ASSUMPTA MARIA 222 CARMEN GENESIS 226 AD CASTITATEM 230 THE AFTER WOMAN 233 GRACE OF THE WAY 236 RETROSPECT . 238 A NARROW VESSEL A GIRLS SIN 240 LOVE DECLARED 246 THE WAY OF A MAID 247 BEGINNING OF END 248

The islands of North and South Uist, Barra and Benbecula are at the southern end of the Outer Hebrides. This guide describes everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna.

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

James Byrne argues that mankind's inability to share a language and praxis about God stems from the nature of divinity and is a key strength of religion. Belief in God is a reasonable response to our existence, which makes us whole. He argues that taking God seriously includes good humour.

This visitors' guide describes the culture, landscape, climate, flora and fauna of the islands of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. Steeped in history ranging back to prehistoric times, their heritage is based on the Gaelic language spoken by over 90 per cent of the population.

"...solid, well-documented reporting...part murder mystery, part labour history, and part business story". -- The Globe Mail Yellowknife journalists Lee Selleck and Francis Thompson spent more than four years writing Dying for Gold, the utterly compelling investigation of the 1992 Giant Mine murders. Nine men were killed in a horrific explosion in the gold mine, where aggressive strikebreaking, paramilitary policing and union militancy had combined to turn a labor dispute into an intractable conflict. Updated to include the appeal trial of Roger Warren, the man convicted of killing his co-workers.

This examination of Scottish Gaelic folklore asks what the Otherworld meant to the Highlander. This is an authoritative exploration of Highland belief systems, with insights into the evil eye, witchcraft, ghosts, fairies and other supernatural beings -- all previously overlooked as superstition.

From the Butt of Lewis in the north to Barra Head in the south, the Western Islands form a unique part of Scotland: a rocky chain of islands 130 miles long, cut off from the Mainland by the Minch as effectively as the Channel separates Britain as a whole from the rest of Europe. Despite their diversity in history and landscape, Harris and Lewis, North and South Uist, Benbecula, Barra and the smaller islands have been united by the struggle against a sometimes harsh environment, and the first to maintain their independent economic and cultural identity whether against the 'Fife Adventurers' in 1598, or the land clearances of Victorian times which saw so many 'superfluous' Islanders dispatched overseas. But The Western Islands of Scotland is not a nostalgic look at a people in retreat. Illustrated with outstanding color and black-and-white photographs which emphasize the megaliths, castles, crafts and seamanship, Francis Thompson records a linguistic and cultural heritage which is now staging a forceful comeback after centuries of retreat. Many famous names have had connections with the Islands MacAulay and Gladstone among them while the traditions of the folktale and the ceilidh continue to produce successors to the Gaelic bard Ian Lom and the storyteller Donald MacPhee. Francis Thompson concludes with a look at the appeal of the Islands to outsiders, many of whom are attracted to crofting as a self-sufficient, "green" form of farming."

Crofting is much more than a way of life in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is a storehouse of cultural, linguistic and moral values which holds together a scattered and struggling rural population. This book fills a blank in the written history of crofting over the last two centuries. Bloody conflicts and gunboat diplomacy, treachery, compassion, music and story: all figure as Francis Thompson takes us into the homes and the very minds of those who fought so desperately for security on their land. Book jacket.

The world famous Harris Tweed industry is the basis of economic existence for the large island known as Harris and Lewis; from cottage beginnings it has today a status far exceeding that of any cloth mass produced in vast factories. This book describes the economic struggles of the Hebrides, the methods of tweed manufacture, both traditional and modern and the marketing problems.

The treatment and desalination of inland water via reverse osmosis (RO) technology is gaining momentum for upgrading brackish groundwater and developing supplemental fresh water for various regions. In brackish RO plants, high water recovery is critical in order to minimize the volume of residual RO concentrate (brine), given the economic and environmental challenges of concentrate management. However, high recovery may be limited by mineral salt scaling resulting from supersaturation of sparingly soluble minerals (e.g., CaSO4, BaSO4, CaCO3, SiO2). Mineral scaling results in membrane surface blockage, reduction of permeate flux and shortening of membrane lifetime. In order to control or prevent mineral scaling, effective mitigation methods must be developed and tested (i.e., the relationship between RO operating conditions and mineral scaling). To accomplish the above, early detection of mineral scaling is essential. To meet the above challenges, a novel high-pressure RO membrane monitoring system was developed to allow direct membrane surface imaging. The membrane monitoring system (MMS) was interfaced with a slipstream from an RO plant, whereby captured membrane surface images were analyzed online. The present monitoring approach demonstrated, for the first time, early detection of silica scale formation and growth kinetics. Detailed silica scaling studies revealed that scaling consisted of discrete silica particles embedded in a silica "gel" layer. The membrane monitoring approach also served to evaluate the impact of a membrane biofilm on concentration polarization (CP) and mineral scaling kinetics. It was shown that biofilms enhanced CP within the biofilm and significantly exacerbated mineral scaling. The membrane monitoring approach was subsequently deployed in a field study of desalination of brackish agricultural drainage (AD) water. In these studies, the membrane monitor was integrated with a mobile RO pilot plant, developed at UCLA, for real-time field optimization of RO operating conditions for averting mineral scaling. The above approach demonstrated that effective feed filtration for removal of suspended particles is critical for mitigating mineral scaling and reducing nucleation triggered by surface deposited particles. Moreover, antiscalant selection and dosage optimization was feasible under field conditions which also enabled determination of the maximum feasible water recovery level.