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A Spring Harvest by Geoffrey Bache Smith (Paperback, 2020)
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First published in 1918, A Spring Harvest is the posthumous collection of poetry by Geoffrey Bache Smith, a close high school and college friend of J. R. R. Tolkien. Together with their friends Rob Gilson and Christopher Wiseman, the four young men formed the semi-secret Tea Club and Barrovian Society while in school, where they discussed their artistic interests and plans for the future. The outbreak of World War I interrupted the men's plans however, and Smith and Gilson died in France at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Tolkien, who was ill and evacuated to England prior to the battle, wished to honor his friend's memory by publishing Smith's poems. Tolkien greatly enjoyed Smith's work and felt it would bring comfort and joy to a nation recovering from the harsh and brutal war. Smith's poems showcase a number of different poetic styles and run the spectrum of emotion from serious to whimsical and charming. Written both before and during the war in a style often compared to W. B. Yeats, A Spring Harvest is an engaging and insightful reflection on both the emotional realities of war and the beauty that may be found in life. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.Product Identifiers
PublisherDigireads.Com
ISBN-139781420969382
eBay Product ID (ePID)24046559675
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Spring Harvest
AuthorGeoffrey Bache Smith
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPoetry
Publication Year2020
Number of Pages44 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width140mm
Item Weight68g
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Title_AuthorGeoffrey Bache Smith
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- 17 Apr, 2022
Gone but not forgotten.
Some beautiful poetry, from Geoffrey Bache Smith, a friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, who was killed in the Battle of the Somme. Some of the poems are high-brow, intellectual, but this was to be expected. There are some beauties to be found, though. My favourite is on page 37, a poignant poem written during World War 1: 'Let Us Tell Quiet Stories Of Kind Eyes'.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
