{"product_id":"2026100012629-secondhand-come-hither-volume-i-volume-ii","title":"Come Hither: Volume I \u0026 Volume II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew anthologies have achieved the quiet, enduring enchantment of Come Hither, Walter de la Mare's monumental two-volume collection of English poetry assembled for the young — though its spell has never been confined by age. Framed by a charming prose narrative in which a boy named Simon discovers a hidden room full of books, the anthology presents hundreds of poems ranging from medieval verse to the early twentieth century, all selected with the singular, discerning taste of a poet who understood that the best children's literature speaks with equal force to the adult imagination.\n\nDe la Mare's touch throughout is that of a master craftsman who believed poetry to be not a school subject but a living, breathing presence in the world — mysterious, musical, and morally serious. His extensive notes, gathered in the second volume, are themselves a work of quiet scholarship and personal revelation, offering readers an intimate window into his own philosophy of verse. Come Hither stands as one of the great literary labours of love in the twentieth century, a companion that rewards every return visit with something newly discovered, newly felt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948300505307,"sku":"2026100012629-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/57a7459f-5d30-43b9-b5f6-6d59229e5fef.png?v=1793104010","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012629-secondhand-come-hither-volume-i-volume-ii","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}