Athenaeum SouvenirVarious
Athenaeum Souvenir
The Manchester Athenaeum was founded in 1837 as a society for the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge". This short collection of poems was published to raise money for the society's annual bazaar. The collection included contributions from 'marquee' poets of the time, including Charles Swain and Agnes Strickland, and Thomas Hood provided an entertaining preface on poetry as food for the mind. It also found space for several of the local school of poets, who were determined to show the world that Manchester was not just a centre of industry and trade. In addition to poems by Ner Gardiner, John Bolton Rogerson, Isabella Varley (later Mrs. Linnaeus Banks, author of 'The Manchester Man'), Samuel Bamford, Isabella Caulton and John Critchley Prince, the collection includes Ann Hawkshaw's first published poem and a rare published piece by Jamaican-born Robert Rose, Manchester's 'bard of colour'. - Summary by Phil Benson
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30 capítulos
1 h 31 min
- 1 Preface, Contents and Letter from Thomas Hood15:58
- 2 The Disappointed by Charles Swain1:40
- 3 A Ghost Story by P. J. Bailey8:05
- 4 The Infant by Agnes Strickland1:20
- 5 An English Watering Place by J. Westland Marston3:24
- 6 Palaces by Mary Howitt3:41
- 7 Man's Tomb by Ner Gardiner1:22
- 8 Song by Charles Swain1:30
- 9 The Seaman's Funeral by J. E. Carpenter1:34
- 10 The Guardian Angel by John Bolton Rogerson2:58
- 11 Stanzas for Music by C. B. Greatrex, Jun.1:33
- 12 The Atheist and the Thistles by H. W. Wynn3:50
- 13 The Release by Isabella Varley2:13
- 14 Ambition by Thomas Smelt1:16
- 15 Sorrow by Ner Gardiner1:15
- 16 The Way-Side Spring by J. E. Carpenter1:33
- 17 Wit and Wisdom by Charles Swain2:39
- 18 The Past by Thomas Smelt2:16
- 19 The Bard and his Pupil by Samuel Bamford6:19
- 20 Life's Dull Reality by Ann Hawkshaw2:56
- 21 A Summer Evening in July by George Richardson3:22
- 22 Remember Me by Isabella Caulton2:01
- 23 The China Tea Cup by Eliza S. Craven Green2:44
- 24 War by John Bolton Rogerson1:17
- 25 The Request by John Critchley Prince3:23
- 26 A Farewell by E. C. S.3:06
- 27 The Emblem of Life by W. B. Flower1:38
- 28 Falling Leaves by Ner Gardiner1:16
- 29 The Life of Man by Robert Rose2:14
- 30 The Mysterious One by M.3:05
