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LoC No.: 29000848
Title: Mirth and metre
Original Publication: United Kingdom: George Routledge & Co.,1855.
Note: Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Mirth and Metre" by Frank E. Smedley and Edmund Yates is a collection of humorous poetry and light verse written in the mid-19th century. The work is presented as a series of lays and legends that employ a satirical tone. The authors aim to emulate and pay homage to the comic poetry style of Thomas Ingoldsby, while also weaving in their own narratives and characters, including a young heiress named Maude and various other amusing figures involved in legendary tales. At the start of the collection, we find a sorrowful scene at Allinghame Hall where Maude, the heiress, mourns the death of her father, Sir Reginald Allinghame. Despite numerous suitors who show interest in her, she is determined not to marry immediately. The narrative humorously shifts when young Lord Dandelion is robbed by a flamboyant highwayman, who evokes a mix of fear and comedic awe. This detailed and whimsical setup introduces the playful nature of the poems, blending elements of humor, romance, and adventure, as it invites readers into a world where characters navigate both romantic entanglements and absurd situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Smedley, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1818-1864
Author: Yates, Edmund, 1831-1894
Illustrator: McConnell, William, 1833-1867
EBook No.: 69177
Published: Oct 18, 2022
Downloads: 62
Language: English
Subject: English wit and humor
Subject: Humorous poetry, English
Subject: Legends -- Poetry
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 29000848
Title: Mirth and metre
Original Publication: United Kingdom: George Routledge & Co.,1855.
Note: Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Mirth and Metre" by Frank E. Smedley and Edmund Yates is a collection of humorous poetry and light verse written in the mid-19th century. The work is presented as a series of lays and legends that employ a satirical tone. The authors aim to emulate and pay homage to the comic poetry style of Thomas Ingoldsby, while also weaving in their own narratives and characters, including a young heiress named Maude and various other amusing figures involved in legendary tales. At the start of the collection, we find a sorrowful scene at Allinghame Hall where Maude, the heiress, mourns the death of her father, Sir Reginald Allinghame. Despite numerous suitors who show interest in her, she is determined not to marry immediately. The narrative humorously shifts when young Lord Dandelion is robbed by a flamboyant highwayman, who evokes a mix of fear and comedic awe. This detailed and whimsical setup introduces the playful nature of the poems, blending elements of humor, romance, and adventure, as it invites readers into a world where characters navigate both romantic entanglements and absurd situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Smedley, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1818-1864
Author: Yates, Edmund, 1831-1894
Illustrator: McConnell, William, 1833-1867
EBook No.: 69177
Published: Oct 18, 2022
Downloads: 62
Language: English
Subject: English wit and humor
Subject: Humorous poetry, English
Subject: Legends -- Poetry
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.