A large gathering of verse by the poet of The Vision of Sir Launfal and The Biglow Papers, opening with early sonnets, ballads and lyrics such as Hakon’s Lay and A Year’s Life. Nathan Haskell Dole’s introduction traces the Lowell family from a Bristol merchant who landed at Newbury in 1639 down to the poet’s Cambridge upbringing.
A generous single volume for anyone exploring the Fireside Poets and the New England of the abolitionist years. Download the free EPUB.