Publisher Description
It is often said that two things in life are unavoidable: death and taxes. Certainly the latter is a common thorn, but as to the former it seems that for many people it is merely a hiccup in life's eternal journey. A journey they wish, if being of good deed and character, to share at the eternity of Heaven's largesse, a reward for faith and the obligations of religion. Of course for those not so fortunate an altogether different experience awaits them in Hell. For those who take religion as their companion, Heaven conjures up all manner of eternal delights.
Here we take the thoughts and words of such greats as Gerald Manley Hopkins, W.B. Yeats, Rupert Brooke, Emily Dickinson and many others to give their views of a time to come.
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About various authors
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.
About Patricia Rodriguez
Patricia Rodriguez
was the original voice actress for Sue Ellen Armstrong and Francine’s sister
Catherine Frensky on the children’s television series, Arthur. Also an audiobook narrator, she has read numerous titles by
Siri Hustvedt, Heather O’Neill, and Donna Milner.