With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury Jonathan Swift's classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726, seven years after Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame and breadth of appeal). As a parody travel-memoir it reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably the minute inhabitants of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, and the Yahoos in Houyhnhnmland, where talking horses are the dominant species. It spares no vested interest from its irreverent wit, and its attack on political and financial corruption, as well as abuses in science, continue to resonate in our own times.
Sandra Cramer',s debut children',s story, Peacock in the Pine Tree, ,encourages us to celebrate all the wonders waiting for us in our own backyards. Illustrated by Jocelyn Cramer.A Grackle Book
The second collection of poetry from award-winning author Jean Gill retains the passion and spiky humour for which she is known but has matured into a unique, assured view of our world. Her most lyrical poems reveal a sensuality that lingers in the imagination.&lsquo,I would not give my eyes to tune pianosbut for one brightened night to readthe raised points of your skin with blind man&rsquo,s fingersI might.&rsquo,Other poems share political insights with timeless, incisive humour.Just like that cheated child, who eats his &lsquo,chosen&rsquo, vegI&rsquo,m bribed, cajoled, bombasted by each politician&rsquo,s pledge.This greener, better future which they say they offer me,has horizons built of money on the dead dreams of the free.Unless I stand for my beliefs myself, election meansthat I&rsquo,m doomed to cast my votefor processed peas or processed beans.Divided into two parts, this new edition includes the stories behind the poetry, some personal and some on the craft of writing poetry, always surprising. ,&lsquo,The humour frequently has the effect of pointing up the stark reality with which she writes. She employs a variety of styles to make the collection even more interesting.', ,Ted Griffin, Pause Magazinewww.jeangill.com_,
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