Explore Sanskrit literature, the classical language of India, representing a rich cultural tradition from the time of the Vedas in the second millennium BC until Late Antiquity. The leading works of Indian epic poetry are the ‘Ramayana’ and the ‘Mahabharata’, as well as The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature and Sangam literature. These texts are among some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents a comprehensive range of Sanskrit epics, including the complete ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’, with illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the leading works of Sanskrit epic poetry * Concise introduction to the epic poems * Complete ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’, with scholarly footnotes * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare other Sanskrit epics appearing for the first time in digital publishing - explore the rich heritage of Sanskrit literature * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Features a biography on the leading poet Kalidasa * Bonus text of Arthur Anthony Macdonell’s ‘A History of Sanskrit Literature’ * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Hindu Itihasa Ramayana by Valmiki (Translated by Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Mahabharata by Vyasa (Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli) Other Sanskrit Epics Buddhacharita by Asvaghosa (Translated by E. B. Cowell) Saundarananda by Asvaghosa (Translated by E. H. Johnston) Selections from ‘Raghuvamsha’ by Kalidasa (Translated by Arthur W. Ryder) Selections from ‘Kumarasambhava’ by Kalidasa (Translated by Arthur W. Ryder) Shishupala Vadha by Magha (Cantos I-IV) (Translated by M. S. Bhandare) Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi (Translated by Romesh Chunder Dutt) Bhattikavya by Bhatti (Canto I) (Anonymous translation 1867) The Biographies A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell Kalidasa: His Life and Writings by Arthur W. Ryder Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

The English Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967, John Masefield produced a wide range of literary masterpieces, encompassing ballads, nature poetry, adventure novels, social dramas and mythological children’s works. His long narrative poems, including the much-celebrated ‘The Everlasting Mercy’ (1911), shocked the literary orthodoxy of the time with its colloquial expressions and coarseness of themes. Masefield is revered for his endeavour to make poetry a popular art and for his influence on the Georgian movement, advocating respect for formalism, as well as bucolic and romantic subject matter. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Masefield’s collected works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Masefield’s life and works * Concise introduction to Masefield’s life * The most complete poetry edition possible in the US * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Rare poetry collections digitised here for the first time * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes a selection of Masefield’s novels and non-fiction— spend hours exploring his varied works * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Poetical Works Brief Introduction: John Masefield Salt-Water Ballads (1902) Ballads and Poems (1910) The Everlasting Mercy (1911) The Widow in the Bye Street (1912) Dauber (1912) The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems (1912) The Daffodil Fields (1913) Philip the King and Other Poems (1914) Good Friday (1916) Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems with Sonnets (1917) Rosas (1918) Reynard the Fox (1919) Enslaved and Other Poems (1920) Right Royal (1920) Selected Poems (1922) King Cole and Other Poems (1923) A King's Daughter (1923) Poems from ‘Sard Harker’ (1924) Poems from ‘Odtaa’ (1926) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Novels Multitude and Solitude (1909) Martin Hyde: The Duke's Messenger (1909) Jim Davis (1911) Sard Harker (1924) ODTAA (1926) The Non-Fiction On the Spanish Main (1906) William Shakespeare (1911) John M. Synge (1915) Gallipoli (1916) The Old Front Line (1917) The War and the Future (1918) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

P. C. Wren was an English author of adventure fiction, who is best remembered today for his enduring 1924 classic ‘Beau Geste’. It concerns the adventures of three brothers that enlist in the French Foreign Legion, based partly on the author’s own military experiences. Inspired by the works of Marryat, Ballantyne, Henty and Haggard, Wren’s novels demonstrate an inventive, humorous and thrilling taste for adventure, which has captivated readers for over a century. This comprehensive eBook presents Wren’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wren’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels * All 14 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels and stories * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short story collections digitised here for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, 12 later novels and 3 short story collections cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels Father Gregory (1913) Snake and Sword (1914) The Wages of Virtue (1916) Driftwood Spars (1916) Cupid in Africa (1920) Beau Geste (1924) Beau Sabreur (1926) Soldiers of Misfortune (1929) Beggars’ Horses (1934) Explosion (1935) Paper Prison (1939) The Disappearance of General Jason (1940) Two Feet from Heaven (1940) The Uniform of Glory (1941) The Shorter Fiction Dew and Mildew (1912) In the Midst of Life (1914) Stepsons of France (1917) The Young Stagers (1917) Good Gestes (1929) Odd – But Even So (1941) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The first American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, Sinclair Lewis was revered for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to fashion, with wit and humour, innovative and inspiring characters. Masterpieces such as ‘Main Street’, ‘Babbitt’, 'Arrowsmith' and ‘Dodsworth’ are noted for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism in the interwar period, while promoting strong characterisations of modern working men and women. This comprehensive eBook presents Lewis’ collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Lewis’ life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * All 10 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting * Rare short stories digitised here for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: post-1926 novels cannot appear due to US copyright restrictions. When new works enter the US public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels Hike and the Aeroplane (1912) Our Mr. Wrenn (1914) The Trail of the Hawk (1915) The Job (1917) The Innocents (1917) Free Air (1919) Main Street (1920) Babbitt (1922) Arrowsmith (1925) Mantrap (1926) The Shorter Fiction Miscellaneous Short Stories Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The English Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930, Robert Bridges produced verse noted for its restraint, purity, precision and delicacy, yet strength of expression. It represents a distinct theory of prosody and his devout faith underpinned much of his work. Although he published several long poems and poetic dramas, his reputation rests upon the lyrics collected in ‘Shorter Poems’, while ‘New Verse’ features experiments using a metre based on syllables rather than accents. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Bridges’ complete poetical works (except for one poem), with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bridges’ life and works * Concise introduction to Bridges’ life and poetry * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare late poems never digitised before * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the complete verse dramas * A selection of prose works, including Bridges’ seminal work on his friend Gerard Manley Hopkins * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, ‘The Testament of Beauty’ cannot appear in this eBook until 2025, when it will be added as a free update. CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Robert Bridges Brief Introduction: Robert Bridges The Growth of Love (1876) Prometheus the Firegiver (1883) Eros and Psyche (1885) Shorter Poems (1890-1894) New Poems (1899) Demeter: A Mask (1905) Later Poems (1912) Poems in Classical Prosody (1912) October and Other Poems (1920) New Verse (1926) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Verse Dramas Nero (1885) The Feast of Bacchus (1889) Achilles in Scyros (1890) Palicio (1890) The Return of Ulysses (1890) The Christian Captives (1890) The Humours of the Court (1893) The Second Part of the History of Nero (1894) The Prose A Practical Discourse on Some Principles of Hymn-Singing (1899) Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (1918) English Homophones (1919) On the Dialectal Words in Edmund Blunden’s Poems (1921) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

A German author of fantasy and Gothic horror, E. T. A. Hoffmann wrote original and spine-chilling tales that highly influenced nineteenth-century literature, confirming his status as one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. His story ‘Das Fräulein von Scuder’ is often cited as the first detective story and his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ went on to inspire Tchaikovsky's celebrated ballet. Hoffmann was a pioneer of the fantasy genre, with a taste for the macabre combined with realism that influenced such authors as Poe, Gogol, Dickens, Baudelaire, Dostoevsky and Kafka. This eBook presents Hoffmann’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hoffmann’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 3 novels, with individual contents tables * Features a recent translation by Michael Haldane of the rare novel ‘Little Zaches’, appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare Gothic tales available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Features three biographies – discover Hoffmann’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Devil’s Elixirs (1815) Little Zaches (1819) Master Flea (1822) The Tales The Serapion Brethren (1819) Weird Tales (1885) Miscellaneous Tales The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Biographies Introduction to Hoffmann (1885) by J. T. Bealby E. T. W. Hoffmann (1896) by Thomas Carlyle E. T. A. Hoffmann (1911) by John George Robertson Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The early twentieth century writer M. P. Shiel was a master of supernatural horror and science-fiction romances. ‘The Purple Cloud’ (1901), a dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel, is an important milestone in the development of science fiction literature, regarded by some as the best of all ‘Last Man’ novels. His pioneering works went on to influence important writers like H. G. Wells and Stephen King. This comprehensive eBook presents Shiel’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Shiel’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 16 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories * Includes Shiel’s rare non fiction works, published posthumously – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Rajah’s Sapphire (1896) The Yellow Danger (1898) Contraband of War (1899) Cold Steel (1899) The Man-Stealers (1900) The Lord of the Sea (1901) The Purple Cloud (1901) The Evil That Men Do (1904) The Lost Viol (1905) The Yellow Wave (1905) The Last Miracle (1906) The White Wedding (1908) The Isle of Lies (1909) The Dragon (1913) Children of the Wind (1923) The Young Men Are Coming! (1937) The Short Story Collections Prince Zaleski (1895) Shapes in the Fire (1896) Miscellaneous Short Stories The Non-Fiction Science, Life and Literature (1950) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks