New Releases by Robert Graves

Robert Graves'' superb autobiography tells the story of his life at public school and as a young officer during the First World War.''It is a permanently valuable work of literary art, and indispensable for the historian either of the First World War or of modern English poetry ... Apart, however, from its expetional value as a war document, this book has also the interest of being one of the most candid self-portraits of a poet, warts and all, ever painted. Thesketches of friends lof Mr Graves, like T.E. Lawrence, are beautifully vivid'' Times Literary Supplement

A self-confessed forger, cheat, thief, and petty criminal, William Palmer was also a surgeon and a racehorse owner during the Victorian era who doped horses, fixed races, philandered unapologetically, and generally behaved as an all-around rogue. But the crime for which he was condemned was altogether more serious: poisoning numerous members of his family as well as a close friend. Based on the historic trial of a man characterized as a sociopath and a serial killer, Robert Graves tells the story of a man who was deeply flawed but ultimately not beyond redemption. They Hanged My Saintly Billy is brimming with humor, emotion, and social commentary.

Roman om det romerske imperium i det 6. århundrede i kejser Justinians regeringstid, hvor riget invaderes fra alle sider.

Marie Powell married John Milton in payment of a debt. It was a mismatching of bitter ineptitude, for in temperament and conviction they were worlds apart. Their marriage is the focus of this novel.

The well-known English poet & essayist here ventures his interpretations of the humoristic element in literature.