Fiction – Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers

Friend of Castlereagh

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:23:14 +0000

Chosen for Autumn 2013 PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE COLLECTION for Fiction 1798 in Ireland has been described variously as the year of the French, the year of Liberty, or the year of rebellion. The summer was sunny, unusually so, but bloody when the United Irishmen, fired by France’s revolution and its gospel of equality, were crushed by a fearful, harsh and often inept ruling power.

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Sonnets

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:13:20 +0000

“A silver lantern in the heavens is hung, The crescent bow set high above the trees; Its arching radiance into space is sung And by its gentle light the lover sees. Bright stars the luminescent heav’ns adorn, The moonlit dew lies glistening on the grass; So fleeting hours of night that speed t’ward dawn Are touched withlustrous beauty as they pass.” Extract from a Sonnet The sonnet…

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A Cascade of Stars

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:07:06 +0000

A cascade of stars Set against a shade of night To beautify your day. In Cascade of Stars the well-known Yoga teacher and author Mira Mehta explores the worlds of nature and human nature with sensitivity, freshness, imagination and wit. The hundred or so poems in this collection range over a wide variety of subjects. Unusually, they combine a classical structure with a modern style.

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Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:02:48 +0000

Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film fills a gap in the world of film literature and celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the first filmed work of the Bard, revealing his continuing international appeal reflected in the success of Shakespeare in Love. This comprehensive guide includes annotations on the film versions of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as filmed stage performances and films based…

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Shakespeare and the Fire of Love

SheaFowb429Aslf — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:35:45 +0000

‘From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive: They are the ground, the books, the academes, From whence doth spring the true Promethean fire’ These lines, spoken by Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost, embody all the passions of the early stages of love but, as so often with Shakespeare, he seems to be hinting at something more. What is the doctrine he derives from women’s eyes? What is it women’s…

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Men of Valour

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:11 +0000

Based on the Second World War, this narrative poem, with its evocative drawings, captures the devastation of this global war and the dramatic events that took place. It is the author’s dedication to the courage displayed by men and women of every participating nation, but especially by those who fought for the ideals of freedom and justice against tyranny and humanity. This narrative poem seeks…

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This Way Once: A Book of Yesterday

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:56 +0000

The culmination of a lifetime’s work, this is a collection of poetry, prose and visual art that keeps body, mind and spirit together, a rich summation of ideas, thoughts and philosophy. Their common theme is a respect for life and an affinity with what endures throughout the years, bringing an empathetic solace and strength in time of need. This book finally became possible after so many years…

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Visitors

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:55 +0000

Chosen for July 2009 PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE COLLECTION for Fiction More an allegory than a novel, Visitors describes the impact of beings from a distant planet on the political, economic and spiritual life of Britain and the world A year into office and the Prime Minister’s only bonus was frustration. The swelling demands of welfare and security were like juggernauts, demolishing his reforms and…

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Shakespeare and the Rose of Love

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:54 +0000

Originally published by Chatto & Windus in 1960 as the second volume in a trilogy, this book has long been out of print. It offers a viewpoint seldom considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare’s philosophy. It does so with freshness, modesty and conviction. John Vyvyan continues his exploration into Shakespeare’s philosophy, begun in The Shakespearean Ethic…

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Sketches Sartorial, Tonsorial and the Like

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:54 +0000

St Claire Bullock – a Professor of Philosophy, no less – in the intervals between pondering the great questions of life, turned his hand to penning light verse in the manner of Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash and Edward Lear. In rhyming couplets these wry and witty poems ponder the foibles and vanities of mortals. Some of these are captured in pen and ink drawings which caricature the subject of the…

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