{"product_id":"the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-hardcover-1","title":"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Taylor Coleridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNed Halley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the best-known and best-loved poems in the English language, a grizzled old sailor stops a man on his way to a wedding and tells a terrifying story. He speaks of how he doomed the crew of his ship by shooting dead an albatross, awakened the wrath of ocean spirits, met Death himself, and must now walk the earth forever and share his tragic tale of sin, guilt and - ultimately - redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Coleridge's longest major poem features illustrations by Gustave Doré, the most remarkable wood engraver of the 19th century, and an introduction by Ned Halley.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Taylor Coleridge was born in the English town of Ottery St Mary, where his father was a vicar, in 1772. The youngest of ten children, he attended school with Charles Lamb and spent two years at Jesus College, Cambridge where he was introduced to radical politics and theology by the poet Robert Southey. He first met William Wordsworth in 1795 and they published a joint poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1798; this highly praised volume, which started the English Romantic Movement, contained the first version of \u003ci\u003eThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside finding success with his poetry, Coleridge's critical work, especially on Shakespeare, was highly influential. However much of his life was blighted by illness, opium addiction, financial problems and depression. He died of heart failure in London in 1834.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 3.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771802386720,"sku":"9781509842919","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6f8f14c384712774c5fa7b2876e39eaa.webp?v=1780393925","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-hardcover-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}