
Behind the Arras
Boston and New York - Lamson, Wolffe, and Company M·DCCC·XC·V
Copyright, 1895. by Lamson, Wolffe, & Co. All rights reserved.
To G. H. B. - “I shut myself in with my soul, And the shapes come eddying forth.”
Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen - By Bliss Carman - With Designs by T. B. Meteyard
Behind the Arras
Fancy’s Fool
The Moondial
The Face in the Stream
The Cruise of the Galleon
In this imaginative anthology the narrator wanders through a timeless house, listening to the murmurs of forgotten spirits that linger in every corridor. Each section opens a window onto vignettes of phantom lovers, wandering jugglers, and strange beasts that seem as vivid as a dream. The prose‑poetry blends curiosity with a gentle melancholy, inviting listeners to trace the shapes that drift behind the curtains of perception.
The collection’s language is rich and musical, the rhythm of lines echoing the sigh of a distant sea or the rustle of autumn leaves. As the unseen characters whisper, argue, and dance, they reveal the author’s fascination with memory, yearning, and the thin veil between reality and imagination. An auditory journey through these lyrical sketches feels like stepping into a gallery where every corner holds a new, quietly unsettling wonder.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (58K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Louise Hope, Thierry Alberto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org))
Release date
2006-04-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1861–1929
A major voice in early Canadian poetry, this lyrical writer is remembered for musical verse about nature, love, wandering, and the inner life. His work helped shape the Confederation Poets and found readers on both sides of the border.
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