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Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
Credits:
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince, Leonard Johnson and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
Summary: "The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood" by Thomas Hood is a collection of poems and writings authored during the early to mid-19th century. This anthology showcases Hood's adeptness at blending humor, pathos, and social commentary, reflecting the complexities of life and human emotion through rich imagery and thoughtful verse. The opening of the volume features a biographical introduction that sketches Hood's life, emphasizing his struggles with poor health, financial difficulties, and the profound impact of loss and love on his work. It highlights his early aspirations and eventual rise as a notable literary figure while providing a glimpse into his domestic affections and humorous disposition often masked by personal adversity. Through this introduction, readers gain insight into the poet's character and the poignant yet whimsical tone that his poems are likely to embody. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845
Author of introduction, etc.: Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919
EBook No.: 15652
Published: Apr 18, 2005
Downloads: 798
Language: English
Subject: English poetry
Subject: Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
Credits:
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince, Leonard Johnson and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
Summary: "The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood" by Thomas Hood is a collection of poems and writings authored during the early to mid-19th century. This anthology showcases Hood's adeptness at blending humor, pathos, and social commentary, reflecting the complexities of life and human emotion through rich imagery and thoughtful verse. The opening of the volume features a biographical introduction that sketches Hood's life, emphasizing his struggles with poor health, financial difficulties, and the profound impact of loss and love on his work. It highlights his early aspirations and eventual rise as a notable literary figure while providing a glimpse into his domestic affections and humorous disposition often masked by personal adversity. Through this introduction, readers gain insight into the poet's character and the poignant yet whimsical tone that his poems are likely to embody. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845
Author of introduction, etc.: Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919
EBook No.: 15652
Published: Apr 18, 2005
Downloads: 798
Language: English
Subject: English poetry
Subject: Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.