
LOVE LETTERS OF A VIOLINIST AND OTHER POEMS. BY ERIC MACKAY
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE
LETTER I. PRELUDE.
LETTER II. SORROW.
LETTER III. REGRETS.
LETTER IV. YEARNINGS.
LETTER V. CONFESSIONS.
LETTER VI. DESPAIR.
LETTER VII. HOPE.
LETTER VIII. A VISION.
This volume opens with a whimsical mystery: a set of love letters supposedly penned by a violinist, bound in vellum and tied with golden ribbons. The poems glide with the cadence of a string instrument, weaving classical allusions, Italian lyricism, and vivid mythology into intimate confessions of heart and art. Readers are invited to linger on each stanza, feeling the delicate balance between tender romance and the restless yearning of a musician’s soul.
Critics of the era praised the work for its fresh imagery, melodious meter, and the uncanny skill that recalls the finest Victorian poets while sounding distinctly its own voice. The collection’s elegant wood‑cut illustrations echo the pages’ ethereal quality, enhancing the sense of a secret diary revealed to the world. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a lyrical reverie that celebrates love, art, and the timeless echo of a violin’s song.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (156K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by K Nordquist, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
Release date
2011-10-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1851–1898
A late-Victorian poet who briefly found a wide readership, he is best known for lush, musical verse and for the complicated literary family circle that linked him to novelist Marie Corelli.
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