Famous Poems and the Little-known Stories Behind ThemHawthorn Books, 1961 - 336 pages 150 American and English poems and the events which inspired their writing. |
Contents
Matthew Arnold Dover Beach | 3 |
Elizabeth Barrett Browning How Do I Love Thee? 88 | 9 |
Robert Burns Highland Mary | 17 |
Copyright | |
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