Poems About Birds

Name: Poems About Birds
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781529096262
Price: 17.0 NZD
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By H. J. Massingham

Series: Macmillan Collector's Library

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Poems About Birds is a curated collection of the finest bird-themed poetry from H. J. Massingham's original 1922 anthology. Featuring works spanning from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, it showcases legendary poets such as John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth, and Sylvia Lynd. Each poem celebrates the colours, flight, grace, and whimsy of birds, capturing their beauty and significance in literature.
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This beautifully annotated edition will appeal to poetry lovers, ornithologists, and anyone enchanted by the natural world. Its compact Macmillan Collector's Library format with a ribbon marker makes it an ideal gift or a cherished addition for readers who appreciate classic literature and artful observation of birds.

An annotated gift edition of H. J. Massingham’s 1922 poetry anthology Poems About Birds.

An annotated gift edition of H. J. Massingham's 1922 poetry anthology Poems About Birds.

Description

Countless writers have been inspired by the beauty of birds - their colours, their easy flight, their lightness and softness, and the grace and whimsicality of their ways. Our literature, especially our poetry, is full of them. This annotated edition of Poems About Birds selects the very best from H. J. Massingham's original collection which was first published in 1922.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

Spanning from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, Poems About Birds captures the enticing lives of birds through the eyes of classic poets. From John Keats' 'Ode to a Nightingale' to Sylvia Lynd's 'The Return of the Goldfinches', and from Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Eagle' to William Wordsworth's 'To The Skylark', countless varieties of bird are celebrated here.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529096262

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 100.0mm

Height: 157.0mm

Weight: 136g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Harold John Massingham was born in 1888. He was brought up in London and worked in journalism before becoming a research assistant for University College, London, where he developed an interest in archeology and anthropology. He started publishing books in this area in the 1920s and by the 1930s his focus shifted to rural and country life. In 1937, he was involved in a serious accident that led to his leg being amputated and this restricted his ability to travel. He continued to write after his accident and became one of the prominent British ruralist writers of his time. After his death in 1952, a number of his tools and products of his craftsmanship were donated to the Museum of English Rural Life.