ISBN: 9780243430567 - Weeds of Witchery (classic Reprint) (3 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book of light verse, composed during the 19th century, reflects on the British social and cultural landscape through witty poems and song parodies. The author, a multitalented figure known both as a writer and composer, satirizes fashionable elements of Regency society, including theater and the blossoming of seaside leisure, while also touching on the concerns of everyday health and domesticity. The poems are rich with specific observations of the period and vivid depictions of upper-class and suburban lifestyles, offering a unique and entertaining glimpse into the period. With its rich use of comedic forms and a keen eye for human foibles, this body of verse provides a thoroughly enjoyable and insightful depiction of its historical moment. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…