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    24/07/2024
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    House of Orchids and Other Poems

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    This is a 1911 volume of poems by California poet George Sterling. Sterling was a particularly celebrated poet during his life time in California, though his fame remained local and hardly spread to the other shore of the United States, let alone to Europe. There were good reasons for this fame, however, as is demonstrated by this volume of particularly beautiful and evocative poetry. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Many Gods

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    This is a volume of poetry by Cale Young Rice. The poems in this volume reflect Rice’s experiences while travelling across Asia, and many of them have, as their theme, a person or incident set in that area or culture. The title Many Gods then also refers to the different religions Rice would have encountered on his journey. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Two Twilights

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    This is a volume of poems by American poet Henry Augustin Beers. Born in Buffalo, NY, Beers later became a Professor of English literature at Yale University. The poems of this volume were published late in his life, and are of varied nature, addressing different themes and using different styles. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Horse Shoe

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    An hilarious telling in verse of the tale of St. Dunstan and the Devil, in which the Saint, angered by the Devil’s mocking of his music-making, responds by shoeing Old Clootie forcibly which, despite the fact he has a hoof, causes him extreme pain. Thereafter every place that shows a horseshoe over its door is safe from the doings of the Devil. Brilliantly lively illustrations by Cruickshank for those who follow the link to the text. – Summary by Tony Addison     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems

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    This is a volume of poetry by American poet and feminist social reformer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Many of the poems in this volume reflect the ideas Phelps advocated during her life, and are meant to encourage the reader to entertain them. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Roosevelt Bears Abroad

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    Follow the explorations of a comical pair of bears from the Wild West of America as they roam over Europe. All ages will laugh and enjoy the antics told in lively rhyme. (If you haven’t yet made the acquaintance of these big, delightful bears, check out the first book in the series: “The Roosevelt Bears – Their Travels and Adventures.” ( HannahMary)     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Behind the Arras: A Book of the Unseen

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    This is a volume of some of Bliss Carman’s most beautiful narrative poems. All of the poems share a rather melancholy tone, which Carman uses to bring out beautiful images of feeling. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Maurine and Other Poems

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    This is a volume of earlier poetry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Title poem, Maurine, is a narrative poem about the tragedy and happiness of the life of Maurine. Besides that long narrative poem, this collection also includes a number of Ella Wheeler Wicox’s famous shorter pieces of poetry. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Impertinent Poems

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    A Pre-Impertinence: Anticipating the intelligent critic of “Impertinent Poems,” it may well be remarked that the chief impertinence is in calling them poems. Be that as it may, the editors and publishers of “The Saturday Evening Post,” “Success” and “Ainslee’s,” and, in a lesser degree, “Metropolitan,” “Independent,” “Booklovers’” and “New York Herald” share with the author the reproach of first promoting their publicity. That they are now willing to further reduce their share of the burden by dividing it with the present publishers entitles them to the thanks of the author and the gratitude of the book-buying public. E.V.C.     [chương_files]  

    24/07/2024
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    Sandhya, Songs of Twilight

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    Dhan Gopal Mukerji wrote Sandhya, Songs of Twilight while in San Francisco, as a way to support himself and pay for his college education. This collection of poems has several references to his homeland, India. In 1928, Mukerji was awarded the John Newbery Medal. – Summary by Wikipedia and Anusha     [chương_files]