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Ceres' Runaway

Ceres' Runaway

Meynell, Alice

Paperback

HumorGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354848214
ISBN13: 9789354848216
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Aug 5 2021
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A poised, luminous voice returns to print. Ceres' Runaway gathers the sensuous music of late Victorian poetry for today's readers, inviting both casual lovers of verse and serious students of literature to listen anew. This poetry collection walks a delicate line between intimate, feminine identity and sweeping mythic symbolism. Across its verse-narrative arcs, nature imagery becomes a language for feeling, memory, and discovery, while its meditations on place situate late Victorian Britain within a rich, evolving British literary scene. The book speaks with clarity and ardour about what it means to see, to speak, and to be heard in a world of tradition and change. For poetry lovers, it offers spare, precise craftsmanship; for literature students, a compact, resonant corpus that rewards close reading and discussion. Ceres' Runaway is more than a reprint. It is a piece of literary history, a bridge to Victorian female poets and to George Meredith poetry in conversation with contemporary sensibilities. Its restoration preserves tone, cadence, and atmosphere while making it accessible to new generations of readers and collectors alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it stands as a collector's item and a cultural treasure, inviting ongoing discovery for scholars, classroom discussion, and all who seek beauty that endures.

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