Autobiography In Verse Dedicated To My Children
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.04.2021
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
132
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/0.7 cm
Gewicht
203 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5454-140-7
Not every autobiography needs prose. In Autobiography In Verse: Dedicated To My Children, John Henry Hopkins turns a life into measured lines, offering an autobiographical verse memoir shaped by affection and hard-won reflection. A father writes to time. The result is a memoir in poetry that speaks across generations, where family, duty, and private reckonings are carried by rhythm rather than reportage. This narrative poetry collection follows the arc of a life story told in verse, written with the poised directness of 19th century American poetry and the moral earnestness of a Victorian era autobiography. It is, at heart, reflective personal poetry: an intimate record of fatherhood and family devotion, addressed to the next generation with a steady, unsentimental tenderness. Readers coming for story will find clarity and forward motion; readers coming for craft will hear how Hopkins uses traditional verse to frame memory and meaning. For poetry for adult children, or a classic verse gift book with genuine feeling, it offers a rare blend of counsel, confession, and legacy. It will also appeal to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow readers and John Greenleaf Whittier fans who value narrative warmth and historical resonance. Collectors will appreciate its voice and its place in the tradition of devotional, family-centred verse that shaped American reading rooms in the nineteenth century too. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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