Most Popular Books by Ted Hughes

A beautiful 25th anniversary edition of Ted Hughes''s The Iron Woman, the incredible sequel to The Iron Man, with the stunning original wood engravings from Andrew Davidson and a foreword by Michael Morpurgo. The streaming shape reared . . . like a sudden wall of cliff, pouring cataracts of black mud and clotted, rooty lumps of reeds. Mankind for has polluted the seas, lakes and rivers. The Iron Woman has come to take revenge. Lucy understands the Iron Woman''s rage and she too wants to save the water creatures from their painful deaths. But she also wants to save her town from total destruction. She needs help. Who better to call on but Hogarth and the Iron Man . . . ? A sequel and companion volume to Ted Hughes'' The Iron Man, this new, child-friendly setting will be treasured by a new generation of readers. ''A beautiful new edition . . . wonderfully imagined, hugely challenging, modern myth.'' Carousel

In "The Mermaid''s Purse, Ted Hughes explores the ocean. From starfish and seagulls to mermaids and monsters, 28 poems capture the beauty, drama, and mystery of the sea and the seashore. Here is the ghostly cormorant: "Drowned fishermen come back/As famished cormorants/With bare and freezing webby toes/Instead of boots and pants." The strange and comical flounder: "The flounder sees/Through crooked eyes./Through crooked lips/The flounder cries." And the mermaid herself: "Call her a fish, /Call her a girl./Call her the pearl/Of an oyster fresh/On its pearly dish." By turns lyrical, whimsical, and robust, "The Mermaid''s Purse showcases the distinctive voice and appreciation of the natural world that made Ted Hughes among the most respected of late-20th-century poets. Made doubly accessible by Flora McDonnell''s distinctive black-and-white art, this sea-themed collection will delight children and be welcomed by educators.

A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else. But Fred knew he was different. He just didn''t know quite how different. And when he did.... Well, what then?

Here are 28 whimsical, lyrical, and robust animal poems from one of the twentieth century''s most celebrated poets. The mole, the cat, the squirrel, the donkey, and others make memorable appearances, accompanied by striking duotone artwork. Acutely observed, accessible, and surprising, this is perfect for children learning to love poetry.

Stunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published. The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. ''Stunning.'' WRD Magazine ''Whether you''re already a fan of this classic children''s story or a new reader, this wonderful new version is a real treat.'' BookTrust ''Gripping . . a classic.'' Phillip Pullman ''A visionary tale.'' Michael Morpurgo ''One of the greatest of modern fairy tales.'' Observer

Sylvia Plath is one of the defining voices in twentieth-century poetry. This classic selection of her work, made by her former husband Ted Hughes, provides the perfect introduction to this most influential of poets. The poems are taken from Sylvia Plath''s four collections Ariel, The Colossus, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees, and include many of her most celebrated works, such as ''Daddy'', ''Lady Lazarus'' and ''Wuthering Heights''.

Uno de los libros más revolucionarios de la poesía del siglo XX. «Un libro considerado revolucionario de la lírica del XX, por su singularidad, complejidad y riesgo.» ABC Ted Hughes, uno de los grandes poetas ingleses de nuestro tiempo poeta laureado, famoso por su tormentosa relación con la escritora Sylvia Plath , escribió Gaudete, uno de los libros más singulares y experimentales de la poesía del siglo XX, en la cúspide de su madurez poética y volcó en la obra toda su experiencia y su capacidad de riesgo. Gaudete logra rebasar las fronteras de la poesía para convertirse en un libro indefinible, poliédrico. Es a un tiempo un guion cinematográfico, una novela y una secuencia de poemas que además experimenta una transformación estilística, desde el alucinado poema en prosa del prólogo, pasando por los poemas narrativos centrales, hasta los últimos, breves y oscuros poemas del epílogo. Una obra maestra, capital e inclasificable. La crítica ha dicho: «Una escritura de una fuerza y energía verbal difíciles de imitar. Fue un poeta prodigioso, y hoy más que nunca el genio y grandeza de sus textos resuenan con feroz actualidad. [...] Gaudete es un largo poema épico, cuya riqueza de imágenes Juan Elías Tovar ha trasvasado al castellano con sorprendente solvencia. Una de las mayores innovaciones poéticas de su época, su lenguaje es empujado más allá de los límites, sumergiéndose en un mundo enigmático y visionario.» Antonio Ortega, Babelia «Hughes será recordado por la claridad de su lenguaje, su sentido del humor y su comprensión de la condición humana.» Publishers Weekly «Ted Hughes fue un gran hombre y un gran poeta por su integridad, su sencillez y su inquebrantable verdad sobre el verdadero sentido del mundo.» Seamus Heaney «La poesía inglesa tiene un nuevo héroe. Ahora nadie podrá leer o escribir de la misma manera.» Peter Porter «Cualquier tema que pase por la pluma de Hughes conserva la misma espontaneidad de oficio que su alegría interior.» John Bayley, The Times Literary Supplement «Hughes tiene una gran imaginación espiritual: es un auténtico visionario, un primitivo moderno.» Ian Sansom, London Review of Books

The fearsome iron giant becomes a hero when he challenges a huge space monster.

Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. They are collected here in one volume for the first time. These are richly told tales of sparkling intensity about animals finding their form, and God''s struggle to understand what he has created. Meet the Polar Bear whose obsession with her snowy white fur is so great that she can only live in a landscape surrounded by her own reflection; the Whale, growing in God''s garden beside the carrots; King Leo, who began life because God was hungry for his sausages; poor Parrot''s painful defeat in the marriage song contest at the wedding of Man and Woman; and Sparrow''s heroic battle against the bird-swallowing Black Hole. There are stories here to suit children from four to fourteen, whether for reading aloud or alone.