Farm Ballads - Will Carleton

This volume contains a collection of poems written by Will Charlton (first published in 1873). This wonderful collection will appeal to lovers of nature poetry, and will be of particular interest to fans and collectors of Charlton’s beautiful work. The poems contained herein include: “Betsey and I Are Out”, “How Betsey and I Made Up”, “Home with a Handsomer Man”, “Johnny Rich”, “Out of the Old House, Nancy”, “Over the Hill to the Poor-House”, “Over the Hill from the Poor House”, “Uncle Sammy”, “Tom was Goin’ for a Poet”, “Goin’ Home To-Day”, “Out o’ the Fire”, and many more. William McKendree Carleton (1845 - 1912) was an American poet. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

EAN: 9781408645635