
audiobook
by Sir John Collings Squire, Charles Baudelaire
THE THREE HILLS - AND OTHER POEMS - BY - J.C. SQUIRE - LONDON: HOWARD LATIMER LTD. - GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY - MCMXIII
TO - FRANCIS BURROWS
TWELVE TRANSLATIONS - FROM - CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
A quietly powerful gathering of verses, this collection moves from the humming hush of a rain‑soaked railway platform to the solitary stillness of ancient woods. The poet’s keen eye captures moments of ordinary life—lamps flickering, trains hissing, leaves trembling—and turns them into meditations on memory, change, and the elusive shape of beauty. The language balances a formal cadence with vivid, sensory details, inviting listeners to feel the damp stone of a platform and the crisp breath of a summer afternoon.
Among the pieces, a standout poem explores the strange clarity that can arise when a familiar place is seen anew, questioning whether time reshapes us or merely uncovers what already lies beneath. Other works glide through mythic references, gentle conversations with night, and brief, lyrical translations that echo a broader literary conversation. Together, the poems form a tapestry of contemplation, offering a gentle yet incisive look at how the ordinary can become a portal to the timeless.
Language
en
Duration
~58 minutes (56K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe & Andrea Ball
Release date
Jul 5, 2011
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1884–1958
Best known for shaping the influential literary magazine London Mercury, this English writer moved easily between poetry, criticism, journalism, and history. He was a lively and sometimes controversial figure in British literary life between the wars.
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1821–1867
A poet of beauty, decay, and city life, this groundbreaking French writer helped shape what modern poetry could sound like. His work is dark, musical, and startlingly alive, with a lasting influence far beyond the 19th century.
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