The poems of Mary Howitt

By Mary Howitt

A poor scholar's struggle and a sorrowing woman's ordeal stand beside hymns, sea narratives and children's moral tales in a collection where suffering repeatedly calls for compassion. Poverty, bereavement, imprisonment, labour and family separation are approached through dramatic and narrative poetry, giving human form to questions of faith, forgiveness and practical charity. Cottages, churches and war-torn landscapes become settings for choices shaped by repentance, reconciliation and nonviolence. Nature provides another language for spiritual reflection. Gardens and flowers, birds and woods, mountains, changing seasons and the sea are observed both as subjects in themselves and as part of a devotional vision. Natural-history sketches and animal pieces sit alongside Easter hymns and social-contrast poems, while sailors, widows, labourers, children and the poor remain central to the collection's concern with vulnerable lives. Hope beyond death runs through poems attentive to loss without turning away from moral responsibility. Among the longer works are the verse dramas "The Poor Scholar" and "The Sorrow of Teresa", together with "Marien's Pilgrimage", a twelve-part Christian allegory. Their extended forms broaden the collection's range, moving from intimate lyric reflection to sustained dramatic and symbolic writing. Shipwreck, moral change and separation are treated alongside domestic hardship and the consolations of faith, creating a varied body of Christian and nature poetry grounded in compassion. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9378418228
• ISBN13: 9789378418228
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"