Hours With My Lyre (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Edwin Rees Rush

 
9781331809920: Hours With My Lyre (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Hours With My Lyre offers a window into a 19th‑century poet’s world, blending prose notes with a rich array of poems and sketches. This edition presents the author’s life, literary aims, and a broad, engaging range of verse and commentary.


Readers will encounter biographical memoir, reflections on poetry as a guide to truth, and a curated stroll through themes of memory, nature, and civic pride. The collection is noted for its emphasis on truth, simplicity, and cultivated reading, with nods to enduring poets and the moral purpose of verse. It aims to inspire with a steady voice that values restraint over sensationalism.



  • Biographical context that frames the poetry and prose in the book

  • A varied mix of poems, odes, sonnets, and historical sketches

  • Appreciations of poets like Longfellow and other literary themes of the era

  • Interest in local Philadelphia history and cultural landmarks woven into the verse


Ideal for readers who enjoy classic American poetry, literary memoirs, and historical sketches from the 1800s.


Hours With My Lyre and Other Writings from Edwin Rees Rush provide a thoughtful blend of verse and narrative, inviting careful reading and reflection.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

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