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Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry
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128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 27, 1894
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About the author
Joseph Knight
30 books2 followers(John) Joseph Knight (1829–1907) was an English dramatic critic, theatre historian and editor.
In 1860 Knight moved to London as a journalist. He found early employment as dramatic critic for the Literary Gazette.. Knight contributed to and edited The Gentleman's Magazine from 1887 till near his death.
On 4 May 1893 Knight was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
In 1860 Knight moved to London as a journalist. He found early employment as dramatic critic for the Literary Gazette.. Knight contributed to and edited The Gentleman's Magazine from 1887 till near his death.
On 4 May 1893 Knight was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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August 24, 2011
I was actually very surprised by the variety of poetry attributed to smoking. There were short witty poems alongside longer dramatic verse. There was very good quality as well. It was definitely not a collection of cheesy and unimaginative writing devoted to something crude, but writing that was genuinely appreciative of the finer points of what was at one time a dignified activity. A great read with your favorite pipe!
October 16, 2016
Three stars for content; four stars for he novelty; five stars bc it was free.
August 13, 2022
Let say this: I loved the book way more than I had expected! I bought this poetry anthology because 1) I love poetry, and 2) I started smoking the tobacco pipe at the beginning of 2022. I always told myself: "When I'll be old, I'll smoke a pipe on a rocking chair" but with the chaos of the pandemic, I decided to do what I wanted to do right now, and not wait. I always hated cigarettes (they stinks and aren't healthy at all), but don't mind cigars, and I love tobacco pipes since that tobacco is 100% natural, without any added chemicals, there is no craving (I can go 2-3 weeks without thinking about smoking a pipe), the aroma smells great, and since we don't inhale the smoke, there is less health risks. Anyway, we all choose the risks we want to takes in our life!
The book is a facsimile of the 1894 edition and was fearing for the worst. The book itself isn't the cleanest photocopy and the typeface fonts are sometimes spotty, but they are easy to read. Surprisingly, the poems aren't only written by old bearded dudes rambling about smoking, they are actually very nice and interesting poems about many facets related to smoking. I was stunned to see that one of them was by Lord Byron! I liked most of the poems, and loved many of them. I spent a great time reading this book, it is an amazing window on history about a specific theme. Very few poems are about cigarettes and cigars, as most of them are specifically about the tobacco pipe, whether it's the gool old clay pipe, the basic corn cob pipe, the fancy meerschaum pipe, or the new briar pipe -- which got introduced from France in the 1860s. I was delighted from cover to cover, and I sometimes read the book outside, with a gool ol' pipe!
These are the poems that I liked the most:
With Pipe and Book – Richard Le Gallienne (p. 1)
My Pipe – German Smoking Song (p. 7)
Song of the Smoke-Wreaths – L. T. A., in London Society (pp. 9-10)
Ode to my Pipe – Andrew Wynter (pp. 14-15)
The Smoker's Reverie – Anonymous (pp. 17-19)
Invocation to Tobacco – Henry James Mellen (p. 31)
An Encomium on Tobacco – Anonymous: Time, James I (p. 36-38)
On a Tobacco Jar – Bernard Barker (p. 38)
To the Tobacco Pipe – Anonymous: From The Meteors, London (p. 39-40)
Choosing a Wife by a Pipe of Tobacco – Gentleman's Magazine (pp. 48-49)
Knickerbocker – Austin Dobson (p. 63-64)
The Ballad of the Pipe – Hermann Rave (pp. 69-71)
The Old Clay Pipe – A. B. Van Fleet (p. 71-73)
The Smoke Traveller [sic] – Irving Browne (pp. 74-77)
Her Brother's Cigarette – Anonymous (pp. 79-80)
Old Pipe of Mine – John J. Gormley (pp. 83-85)
A Glass is Good – John O'Keefe: Sprigs of Laurel, Act ii, sc. I (p. 94)
My Friendly Pipe – Detroit Tribune (pp. 94-95)
A Bachelor's Soliloquy – Cigar and Tobacco World, London (pp. 95-96)
Sublime Tobacco – Lord Byron: The Island, Canto ii, Stanza 19 (pp. 97-98)
A Farewell to Tobacco – Charles Lamb (p. 100-105)
What I Like – H. L. (p. 131)
On Receipt of a Rare Pipe – W. H. B. (p. 135-138)
The Pipe You Make Yourself – Henry E. Brown (p. 172)
A Bachelor's Invocation – Pall Mall Gazette (p. 182)
The book is a facsimile of the 1894 edition and was fearing for the worst. The book itself isn't the cleanest photocopy and the typeface fonts are sometimes spotty, but they are easy to read. Surprisingly, the poems aren't only written by old bearded dudes rambling about smoking, they are actually very nice and interesting poems about many facets related to smoking. I was stunned to see that one of them was by Lord Byron! I liked most of the poems, and loved many of them. I spent a great time reading this book, it is an amazing window on history about a specific theme. Very few poems are about cigarettes and cigars, as most of them are specifically about the tobacco pipe, whether it's the gool old clay pipe, the basic corn cob pipe, the fancy meerschaum pipe, or the new briar pipe -- which got introduced from France in the 1860s. I was delighted from cover to cover, and I sometimes read the book outside, with a gool ol' pipe!
These are the poems that I liked the most:
With Pipe and Book – Richard Le Gallienne (p. 1)
My Pipe – German Smoking Song (p. 7)
Song of the Smoke-Wreaths – L. T. A., in London Society (pp. 9-10)
Ode to my Pipe – Andrew Wynter (pp. 14-15)
The Smoker's Reverie – Anonymous (pp. 17-19)
Invocation to Tobacco – Henry James Mellen (p. 31)
An Encomium on Tobacco – Anonymous: Time, James I (p. 36-38)
On a Tobacco Jar – Bernard Barker (p. 38)
To the Tobacco Pipe – Anonymous: From The Meteors, London (p. 39-40)
Choosing a Wife by a Pipe of Tobacco – Gentleman's Magazine (pp. 48-49)
Knickerbocker – Austin Dobson (p. 63-64)
The Ballad of the Pipe – Hermann Rave (pp. 69-71)
The Old Clay Pipe – A. B. Van Fleet (p. 71-73)
The Smoke Traveller [sic] – Irving Browne (pp. 74-77)
Her Brother's Cigarette – Anonymous (pp. 79-80)
Old Pipe of Mine – John J. Gormley (pp. 83-85)
A Glass is Good – John O'Keefe: Sprigs of Laurel, Act ii, sc. I (p. 94)
My Friendly Pipe – Detroit Tribune (pp. 94-95)
A Bachelor's Soliloquy – Cigar and Tobacco World, London (pp. 95-96)
Sublime Tobacco – Lord Byron: The Island, Canto ii, Stanza 19 (pp. 97-98)
A Farewell to Tobacco – Charles Lamb (p. 100-105)
What I Like – H. L. (p. 131)
On Receipt of a Rare Pipe – W. H. B. (p. 135-138)
The Pipe You Make Yourself – Henry E. Brown (p. 172)
A Bachelor's Invocation – Pall Mall Gazette (p. 182)
January 22, 2024
Quirky for certain yet definitely has a verse for every type of tobacco smoker.
A few read as though Joey might have written them using his thesaurus. {iykyk}
All said it was a fun read.
A few read as though Joey might have written them using his thesaurus. {iykyk}
All said it was a fun read.
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