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A modest finch serves as R. D. Blackmore's image for the storyteller in this collection of tales in verse. His introduction gives way to a poem addressed to his pen, where the wish to write well becomes a question of patience, honesty and kindness. The contents bring together stories of the Nile, biblical figures, a flower painter and a Michaelmas goose, giving the volume a varied range of subjects.
In the opening of Lita's tale, priests at Thebes await a rise in the river after years of poor harvests. A young woman is promised as an offering if the waters reach their appointed height. Elsewhere, Adam voices grief, wounded pride and longing for Eve against a landscape of mountains, glens and animals.
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Book facts
- Author
- R. D. Blackmore
- Reading time
- About 70 minutes
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classical Poetry
- Formats
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