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riaryan's review
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
A collection of writings associated with spring, or that were written between March-May, with one or two inclusions slightly tenuous.
trish204's review
4.0
This is another anthology by The Folio Society, collecting a number of literary pieces for one of the four seasons - this time: spring.
Thus, we get a passage from the well-known children's classic The Wind in the Willows as well as pieces from Beatrix Potter, Anton Chekhov, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others. Some entries here are poems, others are excerpts from books or letters; some actually have spring as their theme, while others were written in spring (signifying hope for soldiers at war for example).
As is typical for The Folio, the book is beautifully bound and features some nice art. Some of the illustrations span a double-page such as this:
Others are smaller ones underneath respective pieces, such as these:
All of the illustrations are pretty, keep with the colour theme for the season and the little book (which can be read in one sitting on one of the first days back on one's balcony or terrace) is a very nice way to welcome new live, blossoming flowers, chirping birds and the returning sunshine.
Thus, we get a passage from the well-known children's classic The Wind in the Willows as well as pieces from Beatrix Potter, Anton Chekhov, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others. Some entries here are poems, others are excerpts from books or letters; some actually have spring as their theme, while others were written in spring (signifying hope for soldiers at war for example).
As is typical for The Folio, the book is beautifully bound and features some nice art. Some of the illustrations span a double-page such as this:
Others are smaller ones underneath respective pieces, such as these:
All of the illustrations are pretty, keep with the colour theme for the season and the little book (which can be read in one sitting on one of the first days back on one's balcony or terrace) is a very nice way to welcome new live, blossoming flowers, chirping birds and the returning sunshine.
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