About this ebook
Andrew Lang’s New Collected Rhymes is a varied poetry collection that ranges from Jacobite history, Scottish loyalty, and nostalgia for lost causes to cricket, angling, love, literature, art, collecting, and social satire. Poems about Culloden, Loch Lomond, the White Rose, and exiled princes transform political defeat and vanished hopes into expressions of historical memory and personal longing. Other verses turn to dead cricketers, the contented angler, collectors, writers, marriage, the subconscious, and optimism, humorously exposing the vanities of everyday life and contemporary culture through lively rhyme and playful criticism. Tributes to Joan of Arc and Robert Louis Stevenson, together with folk songs and traditional-style ballads, unite sorrow for loss, delight in sport and literature, and amusement at human folly in a voice that moves easily between sincerity and wit.
Andrew Lang’s New Collected Rhymes is a varied poetry collection that ranges from Jacobite history, Scottish loyalty, and nostalgia for lost causes to cricket, angling, love, literature, art, collecting, and social satire. Poems about Culloden, Loch Lomond, the White Rose, and exiled princes tran...
About the author
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer and folklorist best known for collecting and retelling fairy tales and legends from around the world. He gained widespread recognition through the “Color Fairy Books,” which presented diverse stories in an engaging and accessible way. In addition to his work in folklore, he was also active as a literary critic and translator, introducing classical works and myths to modern readers. His writings go beyond simple storytelling, serving as a bridge between cultures and imagination. His works continue to be enjoyed by both children and adults today.
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer and folklorist best known for collecting and retelling fairy tales and legends from around the world. He gained widespread recognition through the “Color Fairy Books,” which presented diverse stories in an engaging and accessible way. In addition to his work in f...
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
