CURFEW MUST NOT RING TONIGHT by Rosa Hartwick Thorpe (1883)

Rosa Hartwick Thorpe

Published by Lee and Shepard Publishers, Boston, 1883

About this Item

The story was one of the most famous of the 19th & early 20th century, being and even spawning three silent films and references made in many other movies and literature based on the poem since then! From Wikipedia: "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight is a narrative poem by Rose Hartwick Thorpe, written in 1867 and set in the 17th century. It was written when she was 16 years old and first published in Detroit Commercial Advertiser. The poem consists of ten stanzas of six lines each, written in catalectic trochaic octameter; the ending of the last verse of each stanza is a variant of the title. Synopsis: The story involves Bessie, a young woman whose lover, Basil Underwood, has been arrested, thrown in prison by the Puritans and sentenced to die that night when the curfew bell rings. Knowing that Oliver Cromwell will be late in arriving, the young woman begs the old sexton to prevent the ringing of the curfew bell. When he refuses, she climbs to the top of the bell tower and heroically risks her life by. " The artwork is excellent. THIS book is printed on super-thick hard paper with beautiful gold-gilded edges on all three sides! The first page is loose, and there is a bit of writing saying "Compliments F SHVC Jr. June 22, 1883" Hard cover edition. 32 pages. Dimensions: 6.5" by 8.25". Published by Lee and Shepard Publishers, Boston Copyright 1883, 1883 printing. B&W illustrations. Brown binding. Cover defect(s): Slight corner/edge damage. Page defect(s): Some writing. Some loose pages. 1 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Poetry / Romance / Beautiful Books / English [B100].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CURFEW MUST NOT RING TONIGHT by Rosa Hartwick Thorpe (1883)
• Publisher: Lee and Shepard Publishers, Boston
• Publication Date: 1883
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: Printing Unknown
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 pound
• Seller catalogs:
  • Beautiful Books
  • Romance
  • Poetry