The Waternymph and the Boy

by Roden Noel images by J. Martin Pitts Martin Pitts' name has been associated with The Old Stile Press since the very beginning. He made linocuts for our first book and, since then, a succession of projects with his images has been eagerly awaited and well received...

Jubilate Agno

by Christopher Smart images by Angela Lemaire by Christopher Smart. Woodcut and linocut images and an Afterword by Angela Lemaire. Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was a major poet of great learning. Fascinated by the occult and the supernatural and Freemasonry, his...

Joys

by Thomas Traherne images by Angela Lemaire The seventeenth century writings of Thomas Traherne lay largely unknown until they were re-discovered early in the twentieth century. The writing is celebrated today for its rapture and delight in nature and its luminous,...

Gymnopaediae

images by J. Martin Pitts Perched on a cliff that towers a thousand windy feet above the southern Aegean stood the ancient city of Thera. First among the sanctuaries and temples of the city was that of Apollo Karneios and in the middle of the month Karneios...

Green Blades

by Thomas Hardy images by Mark Cazalet Thomas Hardy’s wife Emma died in November 1912, in the attic room of their house where she had lived estranged from him. Their marriage had hardened into an empty shell and Hardy had long been in love with Florence Dugdale, whom...