Bøker av David Herd

Over Land and Sea is the story of West Ham United in Europe, exploring the rich history of the Hammers' European fixtures dating back more than a century. While West Ham's success in Europe has been largely in competitions that no longer exist, there's a great deal to discover about their wider European story.

First published in 1776, 'Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, etc.' is a landmark collection of Scottish folk songs and ballads. Edited by David Herd and George Paton, and with additional contributions from Sidney Gilpin, this book offers a vivid snapshot of Scottish culture and history. This edition includes a page-for-page reprint of the original text, together with modern introductions and annotations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

1977/78 tells the story of a historic season for Rangers FC on and off the pitch. Manager Jock Wallace and legendary captain John Greig took the team to treble glory, playing entertaining and attacking football. It marked the end of Greig's stellar playing career, and he replaced Wallace as manager just weeks after the season ended.

The poems of Walk Song build through a series of sequences which look to animate solidarities and the languages of rights. These are poems of friendship and movement, landscape and politics, action and hope.

Enthusiast! is a polemical history of American literature told from the point of view of six of its major enthusiasts. The book establishes enthusiasm as a defining feature of American literature. It shows how enthusiasm is fundamental to the circulation of culture. It -- .

John Ashbery is America's greatest living poet. He is also greatly misunderstood. Presenting the poet in all his forms -avant-garde, nostalgic, sublime and camp - this book argues that the perpetual inventiveness of Ashbery's work has always been underpinned by the poets desire to write the poem fit to cope with its occasion.