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Join Ywain, a weary knight disillusioned by his mundane administrative responsibilities, as he abandons his estate to his younger brother in search of adventure and self-discovery. On a mystical pilgrimage guided by a will-o-the-wisp that resembles a child, Ywains journey leads him to the enchanting city of Paladore, where he encounters Aithne, a captivating half-fae enchantress. This allegorical fantasy by Sir Henry Newbolt, originally published in hardback in Britain in 1914 and later in the United States, was revitalized in 1975 as the fifth installment of the esteemed Newcastle Forgotten ...

This World War I poem by Henry Newbolt exhorts the British people to face the onset of war with the belief that God will defend their efforts in a righteous cause, exhorting the nation to “Pray that God defend the Right”. The Vigil was published in 1914, in “Poems of the Great War”, the net profits of which were donated to the Prince of Wales’ Fund.

A collection of Henry Newbolt's finest poetry including "Vitaï Lampada".

It is human nature to create and compete. Both of these are brought together in sport. Many games began in distant eons and gradually adapted and became codified to those we know today. In this volume we celebrate, through the verse of so many well-known poets, sports of all kinds. Sports for the rich, sports for the poor and all manner in between. As Henry Newbolt would say, ‘Play up, play up, and play the game'.