By Heart: Memorable Poems Chosen By Sir Francis Meynell
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: wear and tear. Page Condition: foxing.
Poetry has always been the art form most designed to be remembered — and By Heart: Memorable Poems Chosen by Sir Francis Meynell is a testament to that enduring power. Curated by the celebrated typographer, publisher, and man of letters Sir Francis Meynell, this anthology gathers a treasury of verse that has lodged itself in the minds and hearts of English-speaking readers across generations, presenting poems selected not merely for their literary merit, but for their irresistible memorability. Meynell, the founder of the Nonesuch Press and a figure of towering influence in 20th-century British book arts, brings an exquisite editorial sensibility to this collection, one shaped by a lifetime immersed in the finest traditions of English literature. The selections range across centuries and styles, united by a quality that no critic can entirely define — the capacity to haunt the reader long after the page is turned. This is a volume to be read aloud, committed to memory, and returned to again and again.
Author: Sir Francis Meynell
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: wear and tear. Page Condition: foxing.
Poetry has always been the art form most designed to be remembered — and By Heart: Memorable Poems Chosen by Sir Francis Meynell is a testament to that enduring power. Curated by the celebrated typographer, publisher, and man of letters Sir Francis Meynell, this anthology gathers a treasury of verse that has lodged itself in the minds and hearts of English-speaking readers across generations, presenting poems selected not merely for their literary merit, but for their irresistible memorability. Meynell, the founder of the Nonesuch Press and a figure of towering influence in 20th-century British book arts, brings an exquisite editorial sensibility to this collection, one shaped by a lifetime immersed in the finest traditions of English literature. The selections range across centuries and styles, united by a quality that no critic can entirely define — the capacity to haunt the reader long after the page is turned. This is a volume to be read aloud, committed to memory, and returned to again and again.