Agnew, Kate (ed.): Life and Death: A Collection of Classic Poetry and Prose

Wizard Books, paperback Publication Date: October 7, 2004 Publisher Marketing: A collection of poetry and prose for children and young adults, introduced by Philip Pullman. Life and death have been the preoccupation of all our greatest writers. Here is a collection of classic poetry and prose to make you laugh with joy and weep in sympathy while examining themes that produced some of the greatest literature in the English language. Includes poems by Matthew Arnold, William Cowper, Byron, Donne, Robert Frost and Keats, as well as extracts from Wuthering Heights, The Divine Comedy and The Pilgrim's Progress.