CLASSIC READINGS & POEMS

For weddings, christenings, funerals and all occasions, every special occasion in life needs to be marked with words bigger and better than those we could compose ourselves. This beautiful collection includes some of the best readings and poems from both British and American writers arranged into the chapters: New Life, Childhood, Love, Unions, Getting Older, Solitude and Loss. With works from poets Longfellow, Wordsworth and W. H. Auden, Byron and A. A. Milne, Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, Emily Dickinson and William Blake and mixed in are Apache prayers and Irish blessings and a host of favourite readings and lesser-known gems. A beautifully illustrated anthology using the colour poster art style of the 40s and 50s from the great publisher B. T. Batsford. Nostalgic, it would make a beautiful gift. 188 quality pages.