Hamewith, Signed

Charles Murray

Published by Constable and co.

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Signed copy. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Introduction by Andrew Lang, illustrations by R Douglas Strachan.Charles Murray was a poet who wrote in Scots. He was born and raised in Alford in north east Scotland, but wrote much of his poetry while living in South Africa where he spent most of his working life as a civil engineer. His first volume, A Handful of Heather (1893), was privately printed and he withdrew it shortly after publication to rework many of the poems within it. His second volume, Hamewith (1900), was much more successful. It was republished five times before he died and it is this volume for which he is best known. The title of the volume, which means Hom.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hamewith, Signed
• Publisher: Constable and co.
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Poor