Recreations and Reflections: Being Riddles From the Saturday Review (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Harold Hodge

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483330965 ISBN 13: 9780483330962

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

A thoughtful collection of nature and memory essays that mingle sound, season, and place to calm and illuminate the everyday.

This edition gathers Harold Hodge’s evocative reflections into one concise volume.

In Recreations and Reflections, the pace slows to observe the world with curious, humane attention. From the chime of bells in a quiet belfry to the changing light of summer, these pieces explore how sound, sight, and memory shape our sense of time. The writing invites readers to notice familiar moments anew and to consider how age, duty, and nature influence what we value.

• Quiet essays that connect sound and emotion, from bell-ringing to bird notes
• Meditations on seasons, city life, and the pull between work and nature
• Vignettes that blend nature writing with cultural and historical glimpses
• Reflections on aging, memory, and what it means to observe

Ideal for readers who enjoy reflective essays, nature writing, and literary sketches that blend observation with memory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483330965
• ISBN 13: 9780483330962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 492