The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell

by James Russell Lowell, Horace Elisha Scudder (Editor)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Genres: Poetry

516 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1848

About the author

James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets. These poets usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside.

Reviews

[Donna Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really, really a subjective rating, moreso than with a lot of reviews.

Technically, I can't find a single flaw. I knew this was the poet that wrote "The light at the end of the tunnel/is the light of an oncoming train..."

and I thought I would find things in there that were dark and wry, but instead, even "The Miner" turns out to be a reference to Christ. Well, hell. 1848; why am I surprised by this? Did I expect some wild free thinker to emerge between the pages?

Hope someone can download the cover, which is on my profile page.