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From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to managea coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to theintense colours and ravishing landscapes, Karen Blixen spent herhappiest years on the farm and her experiences and friendships withthe people around her are vividly recalled in these memoirs. "Outof Africa" is the story of a remarkable and unconventional womanand of a way of life that has vanished for ever.

The Wordsworth Poetry Library comprises the works of thegreatest English-speaking poets, as well as many lesser-knownpoets. Each collection has a specially commissionedintroduction. This work contains the poetic works of John Milton. It includes"Paradise Lost", "Paradise Regained", "L'Allegro", "Il Penseroso","Comus" and various sonnets and miscellaneous poems.