Goblin Market

Name: Goblin Market
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141397665
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By Christina Rossetti

Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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Summary

In Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, readers are taken into a mystical world where two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, encounter a group of goblin merchants selling enchanted fruits. The story explores themes of temptation, sacrifice, and sisterly love as the sisters navigate the allure and danger the goblins present. This richly descriptive poem offers a blend of fantasy and moral depth.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Presents a selection of Christina Rossetti's (1830-1894) most famous poem, from the hallucinatory 'Goblin Market' to 'In the bleak mid-winter.'

The pioneering nineteenth-century poet's best-known and most darkly imaginative verses on love, death and loss.

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The pioneering nineteenth-century poet's best-known and most darkly imaginative verses on love, death, and loss.

Goblin Market: 'She kissed and kissed her with a hungry mouth.' A selection of Rossetti's most famous poems, from the hallucinatory Goblin Market to In the Bleak Midwinter.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141397665

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 161.0mm

Weight: 53g

Pages: 64

Collections

Arts & Culture Christina Rossetti Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Penguin Classics: Arts & Culture Penguin Classics: Poetry Poetry Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

About the Author

Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse form. Rossetti's poems weave connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures. The directness and clarity of her lyrics still have the power to startle us with their truth and beauty.

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