In these brief essays Meynell writes of church bells pestered by poets, of solitude and its rarity, of Swift’s friend Mrs. Dingley, of the month of July, of wells, and of the beauty of the unshod human foot. Each piece follows a small subject with close attention and an exact, compressed prose that rewards slow reading.
Essays for lovers of fine English prose, from a writer admired by Meredith and Coventry Patmore. Download the free EPUB.