All Round the Year

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All Round the Year

by E. (Edith) Nesbit, Caris Brooke

EN·~10 minutes·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
1

Title Page Text

0:35
2

RESURGAM.

1:01
3

MARCH VIOLETS.

4:56
4

HOP PICKING.

1:54
5

THE LOVER TO HIS LASS.

0:53
6

BEFORE PARTING.

0:44
7

Page Display:

0:39
8

Split Images:

0:08

Description

A lyrical journey through the turning of the year, this collection weaves together verses that celebrate the rhythm of the seasons and the quiet resilience of nature. From the first bloom of spring to the stark hush of winter, each poem captures a moment of renewal, loss, and the promise that follows every cycle. The language is rich with imagery—vivid flowers, wandering swans, and shifting light—that invites listeners to pause and feel the pulse of the natural world.

Interlaced with gentle reflections on love, faith, and the passage of time, the verses speak to the heart as much as to the senses, offering comfort in moments of change. Listeners will hear the echo of ancient seasons in modern emotions, finding both solace and inspiration in the recurring motifs of growth and rebirth. Ideal for anyone seeking a meditative escape, the poems unfold like a soft breeze, guiding the mind toward quiet contemplation.

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Language

en

Duration

~10 minutes (10K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Louise Hope, David Edwards, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the International Children's Digital Library at http://www.childrenslibrary.org)

Release date

2007-01-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the authors

E. (Edith) Nesbit

E. (Edith) Nesbit

1858–1924

Best known for The Railway Children and The Story of the Treasure-Seekers, this inventive English writer helped shape modern children's fantasy with stories that feel warm, funny, and startlingly real. She also wrote poetry and adult fiction, bringing the same lively imagination to a wide range of work.

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Caris Brooke

1844–1899

A little-known Victorian poet who wrote under the name Caris Brooke, she is best remembered for her seasonal and nature-centered verse. Her work has lasting interest today partly because of its connection to E. Nesbit, with whom she collaborated.

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