Nature Pictures By American Poets

Originally published in 1899 the editors aim in this compilation has been toselect from the works of representative American poets certain pictures ofnature eit... » 

Originally published in 1899 the editors aim in this compilation has been toselect from the works of representative American poets certain pictures ofnature either vignettes of specific objects or broad landscape effects. Therehas been a hope that the book might aid in nature study and might fosteraesthetic observation and culture. The selections are all taken from authors ofhigh literary rank with the desire to promote among the younger students afurther acquaintance with contemporaneous poets and at the same time torecall familiarly certain classic American poems of description and narration.Many of the earliest books particularly those dating back to the 1900s andbefore are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We arerepublishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editionsusing the original text and artwork. «