The Century Reciter: Humorous, Serious, and Dramatic Selections

A superior copy of this uncommon compilation of poetry and prose encouraged for reciting. The presumed first edition of this uncommon work.Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library.In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume offers a varied selection of poetry and prose for the art and practise of reciting. The introduction discusses the most important aspects of elocution, with examples and guidance of styles of delivery.The collection itself includes poems from Shelley, Browning and Byron, as well as passages from Sir Henry Irving and Charles Dickens. With several pieces from the editors themselves.Compiled by English dramatist and critic Henry Savile Clarke, and Leopold Wagner. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities only. Internally, firmly bound. With offsetting to the endpapers, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.