Project Gutenberg 2020-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 148 Melby, Gustav 19002472 The lost chimes, and other poems Produced by Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lost Chimes and Other Poems" by Gustav Melby is a collection of poetry written in the early 20th century. The themes within the collection appear to revolve around love, loss, and the search for meaning in life, with a strong emphasis on the beauty of music and nature as well as the impact of war. The central character seems to be Sordino, a noble Florentine who is deeply connected to the chimes he seeks to create and, later, recover. At the start of the collection, Sordino is introduced as a passionate and artistic bellmaker who is tasked with crafting a magnificent set of chimes that reflect the beauty of human emotions. As he navigates his creative process, we learn about his lost love and the depths of sorrow that accompany his artistic journey. The opening sets the stage for a narrative that intertwines universal themes of longing and the pursuit of beauty through chimes, ultimately hinting at Sordino's quest for reconciliation with his past and the melodies that resonate with human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American poetry -- 20th century PS Text Category: Poetry 446913 2025-06-25T04:12:17.484083 text/html 433731 2024-10-18T04:22:45 text/html 348034 2025-06-25T04:12:38.137960 application/epub+zip 350522 2025-06-25T04:12:23.840083 application/epub+zip 210311 2025-06-25T04:12:20.642111 application/epub+zip 563380 2025-06-25T04:12:43.806013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472727 2025-06-25T04:12:32.718985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332352 2022-09-28T08:26:43.811457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262293 2025-06-25T04:12:15.443602 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242303 2024-10-18T04:22:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15590 2025-06-25T04:12:43.957982 application/rdf+xml 14873 2025-06-25T04:12:20.856154 image/jpeg 2120 2025-06-25T04:12:20.748078 image/jpeg 318228 2025-06-25T04:12:17.523063 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog