Books with author William Burke

Songs of Innocence and Experience brings together two books of poetry by William Blake that delve into these two opposing states of the human soul. His Songs of Innocence are often cheerful and sweet and always demonstrate the purity of youth, as Blake explores themes of freedom, happiness, loss and religion. The optimism of innocence is keenly contrasted by Blake's Songs of Experience, which feature a more realistic and often darker view of the world.

Unabridged, with all grayscale plates, value reproduction of Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake. This classic poetry, written in 1789, was originally hand colored on each page and is reproduced here in grayscale for a visually rich experience. Songs includes his most famous poem, “Tiger Tiger burning bright, In the forests of the night,” and many others. Interesting to read, and unique to Blake’s poetry in this collection, are that the poems of Innocence are often counter poised with the poems of Experience. This book of poetry is provided to the reader in a slim volume with all grayscale plates and text at an affordable price.

This compilation of four children's fantasy books (also sold individually) follows Jonny, an eight year old boy of enormous curiosity as he downloads a free App onto his Nexus 7 tablet (Book One). Though mystified by its all-black icon, he clicks on it, and is addressed by name and told to gather up his Siamese cat, Mister E, climb into the animal's huge litter box, and get ready for the ride of his life. At first, Jonny resists then his curiosity makes him follow the mysterious instructions. Moments later, he and his cat, awaken four hundred years in the future where they rescue, Cindi, a young girl who is being sent to jail for owning a pet. After many harrowing adventures, they time travel (Book Two) to a pirate ship in the year 1481 where they are forced to assist on a raid against an unsuspecting town on the Island of Tortuga. Escaping, after a shipwreck and isolation on a deserted island, they time travel to a tiny, water starved planet in the Orion cluster two thousand years in the future (Book Three). This series of four books closes with a time jump back home to Atlanta in 2013 and concluding with another fantastic voyage to the planet Daedeleus in the Andromeda constellation 7000 years into the future and 900 light years from Earth (Book Four). Always confronting beings who are threatened by their unexpected arrival, they explore the universe, helping those in need, aiding the oppressed, and attempting to right the wrongs they encounter. Laced with humor and farsighted imagination, this series of children's fantasy books are well suited for the inquisitive minds of school aged readers.

Jonny, his Siamese cat, Mister E, and Cindi, a young girl they had befriended on a previous trip to the future, wake up after a time jump from the Orion cluster and the year 3999. Dazed and frightened from such a huge jump in time and space, they wander down city streets which look to Jonny like his neighborhood in 2013 just where he wanted to go. Happily reunited with his mother, she and Jonny teach Cindi about Christmas which had been discarded in her civilization four hundred years in the future. They go Christmas shopping, buy a tree which makes her cry at seeing a living thing cut down, and go to a Christmas pageant at church. After opening presents, they go out on their new bike and scooter. Cindi falls and gets hurt. A man comes from his house and helps. His name is Zirnat, the Fourteenth. He tells them he is the inventor of the magical icon and had secretly given it to Jonny because he was too old to travel any more in space. At his request, Jonny, Cindi, and Mister E take a time jump to Zirnat's home planet in the Andromeda cluster where they meet his sister on her wedding day. Discovered as forbidden time travelers, they are helped by his sister to escape, recover the magic litter box, and time travel to ....

Jonny, his Siamese cat, Mister E, and their young friend, Cindi, wake up from a time travel jump on a space ship bound for the planet Ilo in the Orion cluster. It is the year 3999. They are discovered by the pilot, EG 7714, who is happy to have them as company but terrified of what his superiors will do when stowaways are found on his ship. Traveling at speeds beyond comprehension, it takes only weeks to span 900 light years from Earth to Ilo. Arrested as aliens, they are tried and convicted, narrowly escape, and have many harrowing adventures trying to get back to where they had hidden the magical litter box needed for a return to Earth. Will Jonny's Nexus 7 tablet and the magic litter box work from such an unfathomable distance and 2000 years in the future to get them back home to Atlanta in 2013?

Trapped in a phantom forest filled with deadly creatures of the cold, Owen son of Tadwyn leads Lucambra's royal family into a forbidden faery kingdom. Sentenced to death for unwittingly destroying the hallowed Glynnspire Cave, Owen and his companions become the Spirewalker of Feirian's unwilling guests. As the long-awaited ""shepherd's son,"" Owen is called upon to lay down his life to save his friends, restore the faery realm and revive lost souls. He is not alone, for a faithful ally in feathered guise will follow him to his appointed doom. ""The Downs"" is a touching tale of sacrificial devotion and valor woven into a rich retelling of ancient legend. This is the fifth book in the ""King of the Trees"" fantasy series. Seven titles have been published to date. All the titles feature a glossary and pronunciation guide at the back for easier reading and/or reading aloud. This series is ideal for both pre-teens and teens (ages 8 and up, male or female), including young adults and adults. These books do not contain objectionable scenes or language, and appeal to those who enjoy other classics.

The "Songs of Innocence" were published in 1789 and republished in 1794 together with the "Songs of Experience". They represent Blake's two perspectives on the world, that of the child (innocence) and that of the adult (experience).Songs of Innocence and Experience brings together two books of poetry by William Blake that delve into these two opposing states of the human soul. His Songs of Innocence are often cheerful and sweet and always demonstrate the purity of youth, as Blake explores themes of freedom, happiness, loss and religion. The optimism of innocence is keenly contrasted by Blake’s Songs of Experience, which feature a more realistic and often darker view of the world.Originally published as two books with pages illustrated by the author, Songs of Innocence and Experience has often been considered a foundational work in Romantic period literature which surely inspired poets like Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth and Byron in the years that followed.

A holiday classic that chronicles the rise of an immigrant family from the depths of poverty to the pinnacle of success. This now prominent family hosts an annual Christmas Eve celebration at their Vermont country home, an estate nestled among the snow covered mountains of a winter wonderland. A heartwarming holiday tale sure to captivate the imaginations of both the young and the not so young.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Songs of Innocence (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Songs of Innocence was the first of Blake's illuminated books published in 1789. It is a cheerful and optimistic volume which concerns itself with such themes as springtime, children's games, the freedom of the human spirit, and a kind and loving God. The poems and artwork were reproduced by copperplate engraving and colored with washes by hand. William Blake (1757 – 1827) was a British poet, painter, visionary mystic, and engraver, who illustrated and printed his own books. Blake proclaimed the supremacy of the imagination over the rationalism and materialism of the 18th-century. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. CONTENT : Introduction The Shepherd The Echoing Green The Lamb The Little Black Boy The Blossom The Chimney-Sweeper The Little Boy Lost The Little Boy Found Laughing Song A Cradle Song The Divine Image Holy Thursday Night Spring Nurse's Song Infant Joy A Dream On Another's Sorrow