Behind the Arras: A Book of the Unseen

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Behind the Arras: A Book of the Unseen

by Bliss Carman

EN·~1 hours·26 chapters

Chapters

26 total
1

Behind the Arras

0:01
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Boston and New York - Lamson, Wolffe, and Company M·DCCC·XC·V

0:03
3

Copyright, 1895. by Lamson, Wolffe, & Co. All rights reserved.

0:31
4

To G. H. B. - “I shut myself in with my soul, And the shapes come eddying forth.”

0:05
5

Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen - By Bliss Carman - With Designs by T. B. Meteyard

0:05
6

Behind the Arras

9:24
7

Fancy’s Fool

1:33
8

The Moondial

2:02
9

The Face in the Stream

3:45
10

The Cruise of the Galleon

1:43

Description

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.

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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.

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About the author

Bliss Carman

Bliss Carman

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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